New Zealand Wills Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Zealand |
| Established | 1965 |
| Final year | 1967 |
| Final champion | |
| Bob Charles and Martin Roesink | |
The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Geoff Donald |  Australia |
Russley Golf Club | 276 | 5 strokes | Kel Nagle |
[1] | |
| 1966 | Peter Thomson Tim Woolbank |
Australia Australia |
Russley Golf Club | 275 | Tie | Title shared | [2] | |
| 1967 | Bob Charles Martin Roesink |
 New Zealand Netherlands |
Russley Golf Club | 278 | Tie | Title shared | [3] |
References
- ^ "Victorian wins NZ Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 343. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 December 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Woolbank, Thomson tie golf". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 546. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 November 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 23 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Roesink ties with 67". The Age. 4 December 1967. p. 23.