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1979–80 New Zealand Golf Circuit
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1979–80 New Zealand Golf Circuit 1979 11 29 y – 1980 1 2 y 3 Money list AUS Rodger Davis 1978–79
The 1979–80 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the 17th and final season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.
Final season
The 1979–80 season proved to be the last season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, as from 1980 the New Zealand events were incorporated into the PGA Tour of Australia schedule and a combined Order of Merit was produced.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/44929439 Top of the list Sydney Morning Herald 23 November 1980 85 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal/120011582 Charities get series check Akron Beacon Journal 12 December 1980 41 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/134489510 Sport around the world The Age 10 January 1981 35 Newspapers.com
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1979–80 season.World of Golf 1980 George Simms Macdonald and Jane's 1979 0362020078 157Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1980 Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Springwood Books 1980 0905947835 256–261, 418–419https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19791108.2.124.13 The circuit The Press 8 November 1979 23 2 November 2023 Papers Past
Date Tournament Location Purse(NZ$) Winnertotals The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of New Zealand Golf Circuit events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for New Zealand Golf Circuit members. Notes 2 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open Wellington 75,000 AUS David Graham (1) 9 Dec New Zealand Open Otago 50,000 AUS Stewart Ginn (1) 2 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 32,000 NZL Bob Charles (20)
Money list
The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981 Mark H. McCormack Mark McCormack Springwood Books 1981 0862540054 415–416
Position Player Prize money (NZ$)1 AUS Rodger Davis 15,9322 AUS David Graham 12,5003 NZL Simon Owen 10,2154 NZL Bob Charles 9,8585 AUS Stewart Ginn 8,270
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