John Lister (golfer)

John Malcolm Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand.[1]

John Lister
Personal information
Full nameJohn Malcolm Lister
Born (1947-03-09) 9 March 1947
Temuka, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia9
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT42: 1971
PGA ChampionshipT43: 1976
U.S. OpenT27: 1977
The Open ChampionshipT25: 1971

Biography

Lister was one of the leading players on the Australia and New Zealand circuit during the 1970s. Between 1972 and 1977, he was the leading player on the New Zealand Tour winning ten of twenty-five events. He won the Garden City Classic four consecutive times (1972–1975). His four consecutive wins in a professional tour event is a record that he shares with Tiger Woods, who won the Bay Hill Invitational from 2000–2003.[2]

Lister also enjoyed success around the world. In 1970, he won twice on the British PGA circuit and finished the season in fourth place on the Order of Merit.[3] At the end of the year he qualified for the PGA Tour. He played on the PGA Tour from 1971 until 1982,[1] where he had 15 top-10 finishes in 12 seasons, including a win at the 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open, the first international player to win this tournament. His best finish in a major championship was in the 1971 Open Championship, where he tied for 25th place.[4]

Lister's older brother, Tom, is a former rugby union player who represented New Zealand.

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 11 Jul 1976 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open −16 (68-68-65-67=268) 2 strokes Fuzzy Zoeller

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (9)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 2 Dec 1973 Otago Charity Classic −10 (68-69-70-71=278) 5 strokes Robert Taylor
2 9 Dec 1973 Garden City Classic −15 (68-73-68-67=277) 1 stroke David Good, Bob Shearer
3 1 Dec 1974 Otago Charity Classic (2) −16 (69-68-67-68=272) 1 stroke Kel Nagle
4 8 Dec 1974 Garden City Classic (2) −18 (69-74-65-66=274) 6 strokes Bob Shearer, Ian Stanley
5 7 Dec 1975 Garden City Classic (3) −9 (68-74-71-70=283) 3 strokes Stewart Ginn
6 4 Jan 1976 New Zealand PGA Championship −17 (66-65-67-65=263) Playoff Bill Brask
7 12 Dec 1976 City of Auckland Classic −11 (64-73-68-68=273) 4 strokes Vaughan Somers
8 19 Dec 1976 Waikato Charity Classic −17 (67-66-69-69=271) 7 strokes David Good
9 9 Jan 1977 New Zealand PGA Championship (2) −10 (64-70-69-71=274) 1 stroke Bob Charles, John Downie

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1976 New Zealand PGA Championship Bill Brask Won with par on second extra hole
2 1981 New Zealand PGA Championship Dennis Clark, Brian Jones Jones won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Clark eliminated by par on second hole

British PGA circuit wins (2)

New Zealand circuit wins (2)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Masters Tournament T42 CUT
U.S. Open T37 T58 T27
The Open Championship CUT T25 CUT
PGA Championship T43 T62 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Source:[4][5]

Team appearances

References
  1. Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 335. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  2. Young, Bruce (18 March 2004). "John Lister the forgotten statistic". iseekgolf.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011.
  3. "Lister fourth on merit list". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 October 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 21 April 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "John Lister". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. "Will Watson choke on the Masters?". Eugene Register-Guard. 9 April 1977. pp. 1C, 2C. Retrieved 2 December 2019 – via Google News Archive Search.
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