Caltex Tournament
Golf tournament in New Zealand
The Caltex Tournament was a golf tournament held at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, from 1955 to 1972.
01History
Bob Charles and Peter Thomson each won the event five times, while Kel Nagle won it four times and Dave Thomas won it twice. There were no playoffs and three of the tournaments ended in a tie.
From 1963 the tournament was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.
02Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Bill Dunk | 273 | −11 | 3 strokes | Jack Newton | |
| 1971 | Bob Charles (5) | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | Guy Wolstenholme | |
| 1970 | Maurice Bembridge Terry Kendall | 286 | +2 | Title shared | ||
| 1969 | Kel Nagle (4) | 275 | −9 | 7 strokes | Bill Dunk John Lister | |
| 1968 | Bob Charles (4) | 197 | −13 | 10 strokes | Tony Mangan Randall Vines | |
| 1967 | Bob Charles (3) Peter Thomson (5) | 278 | −14 | Title shared | ||
| 1966 | Kel Nagle (3) Peter Thomson (4) | 276 | −4 | Title shared | ||
| 1965 | Peter Thomson (3) | 282 | −10 | 2 strokes | Cedric Amm John Sullivan | |
| 1964 | Kel Nagle (2) | 285 | −7 | 1 stroke | John Sullivan | |
| 1963 | Bruce Devlin | 274 | −18 | 3 strokes | Darrell Welch | |
| 1962 | Bob Charles (2) | 277 | 5 strokes | Kel Nagle | ||
| 1961 | Bob Charles | 289 | 4 strokes | Kel Nagle | ||
| 1960 | Kel Nagle | 277 | 8 strokes | Peter Thomson | ||
| 1959 | Peter Thomson (2) | 278 | 5 strokes | Ángel Miguel | ||
| 1958 | Dave Thomas (2) | 290 | 4 strokes | Gary Player | ||
| 1957 | Dave Thomas | 295 | 3 strokes | Peter Thomson | ||
| 1956 | Bryan Silk (a) | 299 | 1 stroke | Ernie Southerden | ||
| 1955 | Peter Thomson | 283 | 3 strokes | Kel Nagle | ||
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