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.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1979–80 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(NZ$) Winner Notes 2 Dec Air New Zealand Shell Open Wellington 75,000 David Graham (1) 9 Dec New Zealand Open Otago 50,000 Stewart Ginn (1) 2 Jan New Zealand PGA Championship Bay of Plenty 32,000 Bob Charles (20)
Money list The money list was based on tournament results during the season, calculated in New Zealand dollars.
Position Player Prize money (NZ$)1 Rodger Davis 15,9322 David Graham 12,5003 Simon Owen 10,2154 Bob Charles 9,8585 Stewart Ginn 8,270
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