City of Auckland Classic

The City of Auckland Classic was a golf tournament held in New Zealand from 1971 to 1976.

City of Auckland Classic

Tournament information
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Established	1971
Course(s)	The Grange Golf Club
Par	71
Tour(s)	New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	NZ$25,000
Month played	December
Final year	1976
Tournament record score
Aggregate	268 Tom Kite (1974)
To par	−16 as above
Final champion
John Lister
Location map
The Grange GC Location in New Zealand

History

The tournament was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.^[1] The event was hosted by The Grange Golf Club in Auckland. In 1975, however, the New Zealand Airlines Classic was played at The Grange and the City of Auckland Classic was not held that year.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
1976	John Lister	273	−11	4 strokes	Vaughan Somers	[2]
1975: No tournament
1974	Tom Kite	268	−16	7 strokes	Stewart Ginn	[3]
1973	Bob Charles	206[a]	−7	1 stroke	Walter Godfrey	[5]
1972	Jack Newton	277	−7	1 stroke	Bob Tuohy	[6]
1971	Guy Wolstenholme	275	−9	3 strokes	Frank Phillips	[7]

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.^[4]