New Zealand PGA Championship

Updated on Oct 01, 2024

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Established 1920 Month played March Par 71		Course(s) Manawatu Golf Club Prize fund 125,000 NZD

Location Palmerston North, New Zealand Format Stroke play (since 1965)Match play (1920–64) Tour PGA Tour of Australasia (1965–)

New zealand pga championship

The New Zealand PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Lawnmaster Horizon Golf New Zealand PGA Championship. It has been played since 1920, with some gap periods. It was originally a match play event and switched to stroke play in 1965. Major championship winners who have claimed the New Zealand PGA title include Sir Bob Charles, Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle and Tony Jacklin.

Sponsorship problems caused the tournament to be terminated after the 1987 event. In 2002, a PGA Tour of Australasia and U.S.-based Nationwide Tour co-sanctioned event, called the Holden Clearwater Classic was started at the Clearwater Resort in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was played again in 2003 and in 2004 the event resumed the name New Zealand PGA Championship. Co-sanctioning with the Nationwide Tour ended after 2009.

The 2017 purse was NZ$125,000.