53-618: The Charles Tour , currently titled as the Jennian Homes Charles Tour for sponsorship reasons, is a New Zealand-based golf tour run by Golf New Zealand and the New Zealand PGA. It is named after Bob Charles . The tour was founded in 2008, replacing the Golf Tour of New Zealand which had run from 2004 to 2007. In September 2015, the tour undertook a title sponsorship by New Zealand-based home building company Jennian Homes. With
106-696: A European senior event, although he finished runner-up in the 2007 Wentworth Senior Masters at the age of 71. In addition to his senior wins in America, Charles won a number of other senior events around the world, including South Africa, Japan and Australia. Charles was the first left-handed golfer to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame , in the veterans category. He was inducted in 2008. In December 1962, Charles married Verity Joan Aldridge in Johannesburg, South Africa . They met three years previously at
159-423: A number of high finishes including 11 top-10 finishes in 1969, 9 in 1970 and 8 in 1971. He finished 30th in money list in 1969 with $ 59,734, 25th in 1970 with $ 70,854 and 41st in 1971 with $ 58,016. Charles won the 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship beating Gene Littler with an eagle at the 37th hole in the final. He lost in playoff for the 1970 Greater New Orleans Open . He had more tournament wins on
212-692: A number of top finishes including a tied for 4th place in the Martini International . He led the qualifiers for the 1961 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale after rounds of 66 and 70. He started with a 72 but missed the cut after a second round 84, played in difficult conditions. Returning to New Zealand, in October he won the Caltex Tournament , by 4 strokes from Nagle, and then the New Zealand PGA Championship. Charles played on
265-701: A playoff to Max Faulkner in the Woodlawn International Invitational in West Germany, and won the Swiss Open in successive weeks. Returning to New Zealand, he again won the Caltex Tournament ahead of Kel Nagle . Towards the end of the year he played in the Australian Open , finishing tied for third, and then played in the 1962 Canada Cup in Argentina. From 1963 Charles played mostly on
318-558: A tie for a place. Source: Amateur Professional New Zealand Open The New Zealand Open is the premier men's golf tournament in New Zealand . It has been a regular fixture on the PGA Tour of Australasia tournament schedule since the 1970s. The 2019 event was the 100th edition of the tournament. Since 2014 it has been held as a pro-am in February or March. Prize money for
371-611: The 1962 Far East Circuit in February and March. His best performance with joint runner-up in the Malayan Open behind Frank Phillips . He received an invitation for the 1962 Masters Tournament in April. He made the cut and tied for 25th place. Charles then travelled to Europe to play in the British/Irish and Continental circuits, where he had considerable success. He finished third in the Martini International at St Andrews and tied for
424-637: The 1963 Open Championship and the Senior British Open twice, in 1989 and 1993. These were later added as official wins on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. In addition to his PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour wins, Charles won 9 times in Europe, including the 1969 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship , and 25 times in domestic New Zealand tournaments. He also won a number of other seniors events around
477-637: The Asian Tour . Since 2014 it has also been run in partnership with the Japan Golf Tour , an arrangement whereby a number of golfers from that tour compete in the event, although it is not an official event on the Japanese tour. Since 2014 the Championship has been a pro-am event. A professional field of 156 play with an amateur partner for the first two rounds, alternately at The Hills and Millbrook Resort before
530-683: The Coromandel Peninsula . He was also consultant to the Clearwater course, near Christchurch, designed by golf architect John Darby. Although Charles plays golf left-handed, he is naturally right-handed. Source: PGA Tour playoff record (1–2) Source: Source: European Tour playoff record (0–1) Source: Source: *Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain. New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1) Sources: Tournament Players Series playoff record (1–0) Source: *Note: The 1988 Pepsi Senior Challenge
583-922: The Dunlop Masters on the 1972 European Tour and the Scandinavian Enterprise Open on the tour in 1973. He won the South African Open in early 1973 and the City of Auckland Classic and the New Zealand Open at the end of the year. In 1972 he made his final appearance in the World Cup in Australia. Charles had a better year on the 1974 PGA Tour , winning the Greater Greensboro Open and having three other top-10 finishes. He finished 36th in
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#1732902532388636-646: The New Zealand Amateur which followed immediately after the Open. Charles reached the final but lost 3&2 to Tim Woon , the defending champion, in the 36 hole match. Charles also reached the final of the New Zealand Amateur in October 1956 at Christchurch Golf Club, but lost again, 3&2 to the Tasmanian Peter Toogood . In September 1956 Charles had been a member of the 4-man New Zealand team in
689-546: The New Zealand Golf Circuit , the New Zealand Open in late 1970 and three in the 1971–72 season. 1972 and 1973 were relatively poor years on the PGA Tour with just one top-10 finish each season. He finished 97th in the money list in 1972 with $ 21,809, and 108th in 1973 with $ 19,499. Despite his lack of success in America, he won a number of tournaments around the world. He won the John Player Classic and
742-706: The New Zealand Open which he won by 13 strokes. Charles showed a return to form in 1967, with eight top-10 finishes on the 1967 PGA Tour , including winning the Atlanta Classic . He finished 11th in the money list with $ 72,468. He played in the 1967 World Cup in Mexico, the New Zealand pair finishing second behind the United States with Charles finishing joint runner-up in the individual standings, level with Jack Nicklaus and behind Arnold Palmer . He again played on
795-605: The New Zealand Open , he reached the final of the New Zealand PGA Championship losing 5&4 to Nagle. In early 1961, Charles played on the South African circuit. Had a number of good finishes and was runner-up in the Dunlop South African Masters behind Denis Hutchinson . Charles then travelled to Europe. He won the 36-hole Bowmaker Tournament , two strokes ahead of Hutchinson and Nagle, and had
848-519: The New Zealand PGA Championship in early 1979 and in early 1980. In 2007, at the age of 71, Charles became the oldest golfer to make the cut in a European Tour event, at the Michael Hill New Zealand Open . Charles shot a 68 in the second round, beating his age by three strokes. He had a final round 70 to finish in a tie for 23rd place. Charles's played on the Senior PGA Tour (now called PGA Tour Champions ) after turning 50. He
901-648: The Sloan Morpeth Trophy match against Australia at Wanganui. Australia won the contest but Charles won his singles match. Charles left New Zealand in January 1958 for a tour of the United States and Britain, travelling with Ian Cromb , and returning in August. They spent the early part of year in America, playing in a number of professional events, ending with the Masters for which Charles had received an invitation. He missed
954-406: The 1923 winner, Arthur Brooks , and is held "from year to year" by the winner of the Open. The Jellicoe Cup was presented by Viscount Jellicoe , the second Governor-General of New Zealand , in 1924 and is awarded for the lowest round in the championship. The Bledisloe Cup was presented by Lord Bledisloe , the fourth Governor-General, in 1934 and is awarded to the leading amateur. The 1937 event
1007-518: The 2020 event was NZ$ 1.4 million, with an additional NZ$ 50,000 for the pro-am; the tournament winner received NZ$ 252,000. The reigning champion is Brendan Jones , who won the 2023 event; the 2021 and 2022 editions were cancelled due to risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic . The New Zealand Amateur Championship had been played since 1893 and at the 1906 championship meeting in Christchurch it
1060-502: The American Corey Pavin in 1984 and 1985, and Michael Campbell in 2000. Campbell joined Charles as a major champion when he won the 2005 U.S. Open . In 2002, Tiger Woods took part as a thank you to his New Zealand caddie Steve Williams , but he did not win. His participation caused some controversy when ticket prices were raised sharply that year. The New Zealand Open is a PGA Tour of Australasia tournament, and in 2005
1113-561: The American PGA Tour . He won his first PGA Tour event in April 1963, the Houston Classic , the first PGA Tour event won by a left-handed golfer. He had three other top-5 finishes and finished the year 27th in the money list with $ 23,636. In late June he travelled to Britain and was third in the Dunlop Masters . Two weeks later, he won The Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Annes . After four rounds (68-72-66-71) his 277
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#17329025323881166-740: The Canada Cup in Hawaii. Charles made a good start to the 1965 season. He lost in a playoff for the Lucky International Open , won the Tucson Open and was a runner-up in the Jacksonville Open . Later in the season he had less success and finished 34th in the money list with $ 28,360. Later in the year he played in some events in Europe, including the Canada Cup in Madrid, and in New Zealand, where he
1219-476: The Championship with a 71 but missed the cut after a second round 79. Charles was selected for the 4-man New Zealand team for the inaugural Eisenhower Trophy competition on the Old Course at St Andrews in October 1958. New Zealand led by three strokes after 3 of the 4 rounds. However a poor last day left then in fourth place. John Durry took 83, including a 10 at the 14th hole. Charles took 81 and with three of
1272-606: The Commonwealth Golf tournament when it was held in South Africa. The golfers Denis Hutchinson and Bobby Verwey served as groomsmen. They had two children, Beverly and David. David is a golf director in the United States. He is a successful golf course designer having had major input into the Formosa Country Club east of Auckland , Millbrook at the resort town of Queenstown , and The Dunes course at Matarangi on
1325-572: The European Tour. His best year was 1978 when he finished 14th in the Order of Merit. He didn't win on the tour in this period but was runner-up in the 1977 Benson and Hedges International Open , the 1978 Greater Manchester Open and the 1982 Benson and Hedges International Open. Charles also won three events on the New Zealand Golf Circuit , the Air New Zealand Shell Open in late 1978 and
1378-532: The New Zealand circuit towards the end of year, winning three events, and again being the leading money winner. Charles had another successful season on the 1968 PGA Tour, with a win in the Canadian Open , and six other top-10s in official events. He finished 18th in the money list with $ 70,926. Two of his top-10 finishes came in the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, and he also finished a joint runner-up in
1431-743: The Open Championship. He made his debut in the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship , losing in the final to Gary Player . He played in the 1968 World Cup in Italy, where the New Zealand pair finished seventh. He had three more tournament wins on the 1968–69 New Zealand circuit, including the Spalding Masters which he won by 10 strokes with a score of 260. Charles didn't win on the PGA in 1969, 1970 or 1971 but continued to have
1484-691: The PGA Tour Champions as official wins on the tour, increasing Charles's total to 25. Charles was a regular competitor in the Senior British Open from its founding in 1987. As well as winning twice, he was a runner-up 6 times between 1987 and 2001. During this period he rarely played in European Seniors Tour events but as he had less success in America he played more in European tournaments. Apart from his Senior British Open wins he never won
1537-580: The cut by 8 strokes after rounds of 77 and 80. In Britain, he also played in some professional tournaments. Charles reached the quarter-finals of the Amateur Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews , before losing to Alan Thirlwell , and later finished tied for 9th place in the Brabazon Trophy at Royal Birkdale . He also played in the 1958 Open Championship at Royal Lytham where he qualified after rounds of 74 and 73. He started well in
1590-564: The event nine times while Nagle won it seven times. In 1966 Australian professionals were banned from playing in the tournament by the Australian PGA. The intention of the Australian PGA was to protect the North Coast Open tournament at Coffs Harbour, Australia and ensure that all of the best Australian players entered that event. Despite the ban, Kel Nagle and Len Thomas played in the event. Other well known winners have included
1643-460: The exception of the Super 6s event, tournaments are over 72 holes, played over 4 days. They feature a mixture of professionals and amateurs, men and women. There have been between four and six tournaments each year. Michael Hendry has the most wins on the tour, with nine between 2009 and 2023. The Jennian Homes Trophy was first contested in 2015–16, and was won by Jim Cusdin , despite not winning during
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1696-442: The final round. The New Zealand Open was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic . Since 2014 the first two rounds have been played on two different courses, everyone playing one round on each course. After the cut, one of the courses is then used for the final two rounds. The number in brackets refers to the occasions where the course was just used for the first two rounds. Sources: The Bledisloe Cup
1749-483: The first left-handed player to win a major championship . He won the 1954 New Zealand Open as an 18-year-old amateur and made the cut in the same event in 2007, at the age of 71. His achievements over that period, in which he won 80 tournaments, rank him as one of the most successful New Zealand golfers of all time. He is, along with Michael Campbell , one of only two New Zealanders to win a men's major golf championship . Charles turned professional in late 1960 and for
1802-522: The following calendar year. The 2007 event was the last to be co-sanctioned by the European Tour, and with the tournament being rescheduled to March, there was also no New Zealand Open on the 2008 Australasian Tour. The 2009 and 2010 tournaments were also co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour , the official development tour of the PGA Tour . From 2011 to 2017 it was solely sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia while since 2018 it has been co-sanctioned by
1855-414: The following day. Hornabrook won the 18-hole playoff. In 1954 Bob Charles , who was later to become the only New Zealander to win a major championship in the 20th century, won as an 18-year-old amateur. He won again in 1966, 1971 and 1973, as a professional, and he and the two Australian major champions Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle dominated the event from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s. Thomson won
1908-417: The four scores counting, New Zealand finished three strokes behind the leaders. Despite his poor last round Charles had the best four-round aggregate among the New Zealand team. Charles played in the 1959 Commonwealth Tournament in Johannesburg . New Zealand finished third of the five teams. Charles was the best of the team with three wins in foursomes matches and three wins in the singles, losing only in
1961-501: The match against South Africa. Charles also played in the 1960 Eisenhower Trophy in the United States. The contest was dominated by the Americans who won by 42 strokes. New Zealand finished fifth, with Charles again the best of the team. In October 1960, Charles turned professional. Soon after turning professional, Charles won a 36-hole event at Queens Park, Invercargill , eight strokes ahead of Kel Nagle . Although he disappointed in
2014-572: The money list with $ 65,226, although $ 44,000 of that came from his win. He also won the 1974 Swiss Open . After his relatively successful season on the 1974 PGA Tour, Charles had poor 1975 and 1976 seasons winning $ 7,226 and $ 3,769. From 1977 he only played a few events on the tour, leaving the tour in 1984. In 1983 he won the Tallahassee Open , an event on the Tournament Players Series. From 1977 to 1985 he played more frequently on
2067-580: The next two years had some success in tournaments around the world. From 1963 until the mid-1970s he played mostly on the PGA Tour . He won 5 times on the tour and finished in the top-60 on the money list each year from 1963 to 1971, except 1966, and again in 1974. Later he played more on the European Tour before joining the Senior PGA Tour when he reached 50. He was very successful on the Senior PGA Tour with 23 titles between 1987 and 1996, and winning over $ 9 million between 1986 and 2008. In Britain, Charles won
2120-486: The season. The 2016–17 trophy was won by Gareth Paddison . Daniel Pearce won twice in the 2017–18 and led the Order of Merit. In 2018 it was decided to change the season to match the calendar year. The 2018–19 season covered the period from mid-2018 to the end of 2019, the Jennian Homes Trophy being won by James Anstiss . Daniel Hillier won the 2020 Order of Merit, covering the 2020 calendar year. Ryan Fox took
2173-418: The second round cut of 60 and ties. From 2014 to 2016 and in 2019 the final two rounds of the championship were played at The Hills. In 2017, 2018 and 2020 they were played at Millbrook Resort. The New Zealand Pro-Am Championship runs alongside the main tournament in a best-ball format. After a second round cut, the top 40 pro-am pairs progress to the third round, with a further cut to the top 10 pairs who play in
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2226-416: The trophy in 2021, winning two of the tour events in a reduced season. Sam Jones won in 2022 with one win and a number of high finishes. With two victories and two runner-up finishes, Josh Geary won the trophy in 2023. Bob Charles (golfer) Sir Robert James Charles ONZ KNZM CBE (born 14 March 1936) is a New Zealand professional golfer who won the 1963 Open Championship ,
2279-789: The win, with Dai Rees , in the Daks Tournament . In the 1962 Open Championship he finished in 5th place, although a distant 14 strokes behind the winner, Arnold Palmer . He was then joint runner-up in the French Open , runner-up in the Irish Hospitals Tournament and joint runner-up in the Royal Gold Tournament , a 12-man round-robin tournament . Returning to the continent he won the Engadine Open in Switzerland, lost
2332-523: The world, including in South Africa, Japan and Australia. Born in Carterton , a small town in the Wairarapa district in New Zealand 's North Island , Charles lived in Masterton , where he worked as a bank teller, before moving to Christchurch in mid-1956. Charles came to prominence when he won the New Zealand Open at Wellington Golf Club in November 1954, as an 18-year-old amateur, finishing two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton and four ahead of Peter Thomson . The event acted as qualification for
2385-401: Was a runner-up in the New Zealand Open . Charles had a very poor season on the 1966 PGA Tour . His only top-10 finish came towards the end of the season and he only won $ 8,472, to finish 87th in the official money list. He showed a return to form late in the year, playing well at the 1966 Canada Cup in Japan, and winning four events out of seven on the New Zealand Golf Circuit , including
2438-401: Was co-sanctioned for the first time by the European Tour , which led to a doubling of the prize fund to 1.5 million New Zealand Dollars . The European Tour had co-sanctioned PGA Tour of Australasia events before, but they had all been in Australia , making this the tour's first ever visit to New Zealand. In 2006 the event was moved to November, taking its place on the European Tour schedule for
2491-487: Was decided to hold a 36-hole Open Championship at the championship meeting in 1907, "open to any professional or amateur in any part of the world" with prizes of £25 and £10 for the leading professionals. The 1907 championship meeting was held at Napier Golf Club. The first round of the Open was played on the morning of 10 September, the amateurs also competing in a club team event. The professional David Hood and amateur J. Carne Bidwell led with rounds of 80. A handicap event
2544-424: Was held on the following day and the second round of the Open was played on the morning of 12 September. The amateur Arthur Duncan had a second round of 76 to win with a score of 159, seven ahead of J. Carne Bidwell. The Scottish professional, Jack McLaren, finished third on 167 with David Hood fourth on 168. McLaren and Hood took the cash prizes of £25 and £10. In 1908 the tournament was extended to 72 holes, and
2597-544: Was level with American Phil Rodgers . Charles won the 36-hole playoff by eight shots. Later in the year he played on the New Zealand Golf Circuit , winning the Wattie's Tournament , and competing in the 1963 Canada Cup in Paris. Charles didn't win on the 1964 PGA Tour but had five top-5 finishes, including a third place finish at the U.S. Open . He finished 17th in the official money list with $ 28,451. He played relatively few other event but did defend his Open Championship title, finishing tied for 17th, and he played in
2650-491: Was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. Source: Senior PGA Tour playoff record (2–8) Source: European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1) Source: Source: PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1) Defeated Phil Rodgers in a 36-hole playoff (Charles 69-71=140, Rodgers 72-76=148). Amateur Professional CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship) WD = withdrew QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates
2703-409: Was thought to be won by Alex Murray . However, shortly after the tournament ended it was discovered that Murray hit a putt while his playing partner was also putting. Though unintentional, this was a rule violation. Murray was therefore disqualified. John Hornabrook , the reigning New Zealand Amateur champion, Andrew Shaw , the defending New Zealand Open champion, and Ernie Moss played off for title
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#17329025323882756-429: Was very successful on the tour with 23 titles between 1987 and 1996, and winning over $ 9 million on the tour between 1986 and 2008. He was the leading money winner in 1988 and 1989 and led the scoring average in 1988, 1989 and 1993. He won the Senior British Open in 1989 and 1993. From 2002 the Senior British Open was an official event on the PGA Tour Champions but it was only in 2018 that earlier wins were recognised by
2809-418: Was won by Joe Clements, the first notable New Zealand-born professional golfer. There were no Opens from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I and the championship was again cancelled from 1940 to 1945 due to World War II . In early 1923, G. Brodie Breeze, a golf club maker in Glasgow offered a trophy for the event, an offer that was accepted by the New Zealand Golf Association. The trophy was first presented to
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