More Prize Money On Golf Circuit

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31460, 29 August 1967, Page 17

More Prize Money On Golf Circuit

An increase in the prize money for the Metalcraft tournament of $l6OO and the addition of a second New Year tournament has taken the money to be won on the New Zealand professional golf circuit from $29,000 to $30,600.

The circuit will begin, as it did last year, with the New Zealand Open, this time at Hamilton, with prize money unchanged ’ at $3600. This tournament begins on Novem-

her 15 and ends on November 18.

From Hamilton, the players will go to the Watties tournament at Hastings, with the prize money $3OOO as it was last year. The third tournament is the Caltex at Paraparaumu Beach, from November 23 to 25, with the prize money unchanged at $4OOO. A new event, the Landrover $2OOO at Wanganui, has been added. This is a 36-hole, oneday event on November 27.

Then comes the Wills Masters at Russley (again $4000) from November 30 to December 2, after which the players will travel to Auckland for the B.P. $4OOO at Titirangi. Here, too, the prize money is as it was last year.

The seventh event is the Metalcraft Industries $4OOO, to be played this year at Miramar. Last year, at Hamilton, this event carried prize money of $2400. The New Zealand professional championship, now the Stars Travel $4OOO, will again be at Mount Maunganui, and a new event is the Spalding Masters $2OOO to be played at Tauranga, over 54 holes on two days.