The 1963 New Zealand Golf Circuit was the inaugural season of the New Zealand Golf Circuit, the main professional golf tour in New Zealand since it was established in 1963.
Season outline The initial circuit was organised by the New Zealand Golf Association and was held over a five-week period from late August to late September. It consisted of 7 tournaments, 6 sponsored events followed by the New Zealand Open. Two events were held mid-week. There was additional prize money of £300 for the leading players in a points based system, based on performances over the whole series. 10 points were given to the winner, down to 1 for 10th place.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1963 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(£NZ) Winner Notes 31 Aug Wiseman's Tournament Auckland 2,000 Kel Nagle (1) 3 Sep Metalcraft Tournament Manawatu-Wanganui 1,000 Ted Ball (1) Peter Thomson (1) New tournamentTitle shared 7 Sep Wills Classic Canterbury 2,000 Bruce Devlin (1) 14 Sep Roslyn Tournament Otago 1,500 Barry Coxon (1) New tournament 17 Sep Wattie's Tournament Hawke's Bay 1,500 Bob Charles (1) New tournament 21 Sep Caltex Tournament Wellington 2,000 Bruce Devlin (2) 28 Sep New Zealand Open Manawatu-Wanganui 1,000 Bruce Devlin (3)
Money list The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.
Position Player Points1 Bruce Devlin 552 Peter Thomson 44T3 Ted Ball 38 Kel Nagle5 Frank Phillips 26
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