{{Short description|Golf tournament in New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = Caltex Tournament | image = | location = Paraparaumu, New Zealand | establishment = 1955 | course = Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club | par = 71 | tour = New Zealand Golf Circuit | format = Stroke play | month_played = December | purse = {{currency|10,000|NZD}} | final_year = 1972 | aggregate = 273 Bill Dunk (1972) | to-par = −18 Bruce Devlin (1963) | final_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Dunk | coordinates = {{coord|-40.892|174.984}} | map = New Zealand | map_label = Paraparaumu Beach GC | map_caption = Location in New Zealand | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = }} The '''Caltex Tournament''' was a golf tournament held at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, from 1955 to 1972.
== History == Bob Charles and Peter Thomson each won the event five times, while Kel Nagle won it four times and Dave Thomas won it twice. There were no playoffs and three of the tournaments ended in a tie.
From 1963 the tournament was part of the New Zealand Golf Circuit.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710910.2.171 |title=ANOTHER BIG INCREASE Golf circuit now worth $91,500 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref>
==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of<br>victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Ref. |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Dunk || align="center" |273 || align=center|−11 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Newton || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P-JUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4861%2C2774243 |title=Happy 34th for Dunk |date=11 December 1972 |page=22 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1971 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles (5) || align="center" |274 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Wolstenholme || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WZAQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1325%2C2877262 |title=Charles wins by 2 shots |date=13 December 1971 |page=21 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Maurice Bembridge<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} Terry Kendall || align="center" |286 || align=center|+2 || colspan=2 align=center|Title shared || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y9szAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2326%2C4510666 |title=Two tie in NZ |date=23 November 1970 |page=25 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1969 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle (4) || align="center" |275 || align=center|−9 || 7 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Dunk<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} John Lister || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vshUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7017%2C2972158 |title=Nagle's third win in row |date=15 December 1969 |page=22 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1968 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles (4) || align="center" |197{{efn|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} || align=center|−13 || 10 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Mangan<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Randall Vines || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RQYRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4268%2C1588807 |title=Final 62 wins for Charles |date=9 December 1968 |page=22 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1967 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles (3)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson (5) || align="center" |278 || align=center|−14 || colspan=2 align=center|Title shared || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZP1UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YpMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6015%2C5300344 |title=Thomson ties with Charles |date=27 November 1967 |page=29 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1966 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle (3)<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson (4) || align="center" |276 || align=center|−4 || colspan=2 align=center|Title shared || <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106952969 |title=Nagle, Thomson tie in NZ |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=41 |issue=11564 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=19 December 1966 |accessdate=2 October 2019 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |- | 1965 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson (3) || align="center" |282 || align=center|−10 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Cedric Amm<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} John Sullivan|| <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IH5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3439%2C5132561 |title=Third in Row for Thomson |date=30 November 1965 |page=22 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1964 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle (2) || align="center" |285 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} John Sullivan|| <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PnFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5451%2C5279579 |title=Nagle's Scores in N.Z. Golf |date=30 November 1964 |page=23 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1963 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Bruce Devlin || align="center" |274 || align=center|−18 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Darrell Welch|| <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_jRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4976%2C3745754 |title=N.Z. Golf to Bruce Devlin |date=23 September 1963 |page=21 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1962 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles (2) || align="center" |277 || align=center| || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DjpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4141%2C3579250 |title=N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles |date=22 October 1962 |page=18 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1961 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles || align="center" |289 || align=center| || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cL9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=57wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2456%2C1161037 |title=N.Z. Golf to Bob Charles |date=9 October 1961 |page=16 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1960 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle || align="center" |277 || align=center| || 8 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJ5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s60DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3452%2C2578654 |title=Kel Nagle's N.Z. Golf Win |date=14 November 1960 |page=20 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1959 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson (2) || align="center" |278 || align=center| || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ángel Miguel || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qKUUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sq8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4688%2C2455398 |title=Thomson Wins Again in N.Z. |date=14 December 1959 |page=19 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1958 || {{Flagicon|WAL}} Dave Thomas (2) || align="center" |290 || align=center| || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Gary Player || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-EsRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5631%2C2112092 |title=Thoms Wins golf in N.Z. |date=13 October 1958 |page=19 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1957 || {{Flagicon|WAL}} Dave Thomas || align="center" |295 || align=center| || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RXhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4088%2C4728519 |title=N. Zealand Tournament |date=7 October 1957 |page=11 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald}}</ref> |- | 1956 || {{flagicon|NZL}} Bryan Silk (a) || align="center" |299 || align=center| || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NZL}} Ernie Southerden || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9AkUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4030%2C1046804 |title=Amateur Wins Caltex Golf |date=8 October 1956 |page=16 |newspaper=The Age}}</ref> |- | 1955 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson || align="center" |283 || align=center| || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kel Nagle || <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QXdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5264%2C4193954 |title=Thomson Again |date=17 October 1955 |page=14 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> |}
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