New Zealand Wills Masters

The New Zealand Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in New Zealand played from 1965 to 1967. The Wills Classic had been held in New Zealand in 1963 and 1964. A Wills Masters tournament was also held in Australia from 1963. The tournament had prize money of NZ£2,000 in 1966 and NZ$4,000 in 1967. The event was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.

New Zealand Wills Masters

Tournament information
Location	Christchurch, New Zealand
Established	1965
Course(s)	Russley Golf Club
Par	73
Tour(s)	New Zealand Golf Circuit
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	NZ$4,000
Month played	December
Final year	1967
Tournament record score
Aggregate	275 Peter Thomson (1966) 275 Tim Woolbank (1966)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
Bob Charles and Martin Roesink
Location map
Russley GC Location in New Zealand

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
1967	Bob Charles Martin Roesink	278	−14	Title shared		[1]
1966	Peter Thomson Tim Woolbank	275	−17	Title shared		[2]
1965	Geoff Donald	276	−16	5 strokes	Kel Nagle	[3]