New Zealand Amateur

The first tournament was organised by Otago Golf Club "open to members of any recognised Now Zealand club" held on 30 November and 1 and 2 December 1893, "for the amateur championship of the colony."[1] 16 players entered, primarily from the home club.[2] Two rounds were played on the first day, with the semi-finals on the second morning.[3] The final was played on the third morning between two members of the Otago club, James Somerville and Henry Rose. Somerville won the first four holes but Rose won the next three. Somerville then won five of the next seven to win 6&4.[4] Somerville had only recently arrived in New Zealand, having graduated from Edinburgh University in 1891.[5]

The first championship meeting was held at Christchurch Golf Club in July 1894, with the amateur championship being the main event.[6] The championship was played from 24 to 26 July with two rounds on each of the first two days and the final on the third afternoon.[7] The final was between Hugh MacNeil and James Scott, both from the Otago club, and resulted in a easy win for MacNeil by a score of 7&6.[8]

The 1895 championship meeting was held in the North Island for the first time, at Hutt Golf Club near Wellington, although there were suggestions that it should be played at the newly-opened Wellington Golf Club at Miramar.[9] Until World War I, the venue generally alternated between the north and south islands.

In 1900, Arthur Duncan became the first multiple winner, having also won in 1899. He beat Hugh MacNeil, also a previous winner, in the final.[10] In 1901, Duncan won for the third successive year, winning the final by a score of 9 & 7, the first final to be played over 36 holes.[11] Duncan won again in 1905, while Spencer Gollan became the second multiple winner in 1906, having previously won in 1902. The inaugural New Zealand Open was played in 1907 and the 36-hole event was won by Arthur Duncan who won his fifth Amateur Championship a few days later.

Up to 1907 the event was a pure match-play event. However, with the expansion of the New Zealand Open to 72 holes and the increasing number of entries, a change was made in 1908. The final two rounds of the Open acted as qualifying rounds for the Amateur Championship, after which the leading 32 players played 5 rounds of match-play.[12]

in the period before World War I, Arthur Duncan continued his success in the event, winning in 1909, 1911 and 1914, and he remained undefeated in the final, having won all 8 of those he had reached. He won by a record margin of 11 & 10 in 1911 and repeated the feat in 1914. The other successful player in this period was Bernard Wood who was runner-up in 1910 and then won twice in succession, 1912 and 1913.

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Ref.
2020	Poverty Bay GC	James Hydes	3 & 2	Charlie Smail	[13]
2019	Remuera GC	Sam Jones	4 & 3	Mitchell Kale	[14]
2018	Wairakei GC	Charlie Smail	5 & 4	Kerry Mountcastle	[15]
2017	Russley GC	Daniel Hillier (2)	10 & 9	Tom Parker	[16]
2016	Royal Wellington GC	Louis Dobbelaar	2 & 1	Peter Spearman-Burn	[17]
2015	Titirangi GC	Daniel Hillier	6 & 5	Sam Vincent	[18]
2014	Nelson GC	Joshua Munn	37 holes	Tae Koh	[19]
2013	Manawatu GC	Kadin Neho	3 & 2	Ryan Chisnall	[20]
2012	Mount Maunganui GC	Vaughan McCall	6 & 5	Peter Lee	[21]
2011	Russley GC	Mathew Perry	4 & 2	Steven Heyes	[22]
2010	Hastings GC	Matt Jager (2)	7 & 6	Brad Kendall	[23]
2009	Titirangi GC	Matt Jager	6 & 5	Nicol van Wyk	[24]
2008	Paraparaumu Beach GC	Thomas Spearman-Burn	4 & 2	Kevin Smith	[25]
2007	Hamilton GC	Danny Lee	7 & 5	Nick Gillespie	[26]
2006	Coringa CC	Andrew Green	1 up	Mitchell Brown	[27]
2005	Manawatu GC	Mitchell Brown	1 up	Andrew Dodt	[28]
2004	Taupo GC	Gavin Flint	5 & 4	Jarrod Lyle	[29]
2003	Chisholm Park GC	James Nitties	3 & 2	Hamish Robertson	[30]
2002	Auckland GC	Marcus Fraser	2 & 1	Eddie Lee	[31]
2001	Mount Maunganui GC	Ben Gallie	37 holes	Matthew Peter	[32]
2000	Christchurch GC	Eddie Burgess	5 & 3	Andrew Webster	[33]
1999	Remuera GC	Andrew Duffin	8 & 7	Carl Brooking	[34]
1998	Paraparaumu Beach GC	Bryce MacDonald	4 & 2	Trevor Immelman	[35]
1997	Harewood GC	Chris Johns
1996	Napier GC	David Somervaille		Karl Kitchingham
1995	Manawatu GC	Simon Bittle
1994	Hamilton GC	Paul Fitzgibbon	3 & 1	Richard Best	[36]
1993	New Plymouth GC	Phil Tataurangi	6 & 4	Rob Elkington	[37]
1992	Otago GC	Richard Lee
1991	Poverty Bay GC	Lucas Parsons	2 & 1	Grant Moorhead	[38]
1990	Nelson GC	Michael Long		David Podlich
1989	Taupo GC	Lester Peterson	6 & 4	Tony Christie	[39]
1988	North Shore GC	Bradley Hughes	2 up	Lester Peterson	[40]
1987	Waitikiri GC	Owen Kendall
1986	Hutt GC	Peter O'Malley	3 & 1	Stephen Taylor	[41]
1985	Mount Maunganui GC	Gerard Power	7 & 6	Michael Barltrop	[42]
1984	St. Clair GC	Jeff Wagner	2 & 1	Tony Dight	[43]
1983	Titirangi GC	Colin Taylor
1982	Manawatu GC	Ian Peters	2 & 1	Roger Mackay	[44]
1981	Timaru GC	Terry Cochrane
1980	Lochiel GC	Paul Hartstone
1979	Paraparaumu Beach GC	John Durry (4)
1978	Hastings GC	Frank Nobilo		Peter Maude
1977	Russley GC	Terry Pulman (2)
1976	New Plymouth GC	Terry Pulman
1975	Nelson GC	Stuart Reese	10 & 9	Stephen Barron	[45]
1974	Manukau GC	Rodney Barltrop
1973	Springfield GC	Mike Nicholson
1972	Waitikiri GC	Ross Murray
1971	Hutt GC	Stuart Jones (7)
1970	Manawatu GC	Ted McDougall (2)
1969	Nelson GC	Graham Stevenson	2 & 1	Ted McDougall	[46]
1968	Titirangi GC	Bruce Stevens
1967	Hastings GC	John Durry (3)
1966	Russley GC	Stuart Jones (6)
1965	Miramar GC	John Durry (2)
1964	Hamilton GC	Stuart Jones (5)	37 holes	Ted McDougall	[47]
1963	Wanganui GC	John Durry	6 & 5	Ross Murray	[48]
1962	Titirangi GC	Stuart Jones (4)
1961	New Plymouth GC	Stuart Jones (3)		Ross Newdick
1960	Invercargill GC	Ross Newdick	8 & 7	Ian Woodbury	[49]
1959	Paraparaumu Beach GC	Stuart Jones (2)	5 & 4	John Durry	[50]
1958	Hamilton GC	Walter Godfrey	2 & 1	Guy Horne	[51]
1957	Manawatu GC	Ted McDougall	5 & 4	W. W. Smith	[52]
1956	Christchurch GC	Peter Toogood	3 & 2	Bob Charles	[53]
1955	Auckland GC	Stuart Jones
1954	Wellington GC	Tim Woon (4)	3 & 2	Bob Charles	[54]
1953	Otago GC	Tim Woon (3)	6 & 4	Ron Timms	[55]
1952	Wanganui GC	Harry Berwick	7 & 6	Jack Coogan	[56]
1951	Titirangi GC	Tim Woon (2)	7 & 6	M J Thornton	[57]
1950	Christchurch GC	Tim Woon	9 & 7	Tony Gibbs	[58]
1949	Hastings GC	Joe Holden	6 & 5	Denny Sutherland	[59]
1948	Otago GC	Tony Gibbs	2 & 1	Bob Glading	[60]
1947	New Plymouth GC	Bryan Silk (3)	2 & 1	Bill Edgar	[61]
1946	Manawatu GC	Guy Horne	4 & 3	Bert Reilly	[62]
1940–1945 No tournament due to World War II
1939	Miramar GC	John Hornabrook (3)	2 & 1	Arthur Kitto	[63]
1938	Otago GC	Pax Smith	4 & 3	Bert Reilly	[64]
1937	Hamilton GC	Bryan Silk (2)	9 & 8	Arthur Kitto	[65]
1936	New Plymouth GC	John Hornabrook (2)	6 & 5	Leslie Cathro	[66]
1935	Christchurch GC	John Hornabrook	5 & 4	Bryan Silk	[67]
1934	Wanganui GC	Bryan Silk	5 & 4	Jack Mortland	[68]
1933	Titirangi GC	Pip Wright	12 & 11	Harold Black	[69]
1932	Wellington GC	Rana Wagg (2)	37 holes	Bill Horton	[70]
1931	Christchurch GC	Rana Wagg	2 & 1	Arthur Duncan	[71]
1930	Manawatu GC	Harold Black	6 & 4	Jack Black	[72]
1929	Wanganui GC	Sloan Morpeth (3)	37 holes	Jack Black	[73]
1928	Otago GC	Bill Horton (2)	1 up	Jack Black	[74]
1927	Hamilton GC	Sloan Morpeth (2)	6 & 5	Bill Horton	[75]
1926	Miramar GC	Arthur Duncan (10)	6 & 5	Leo Quin	[76]
1925	Christchurch GC	Bill Horton	9 & 8	Arthur Duncan	[77]
1924	Auckland GC	Leo Quin	8 & 7	Jack Goss	[78]
1923	Wanganui GC	Jack Goss	1 up	Arthur Duncan	[79]
1922	Manawatu GC	Arthur Duncan (9)	10 & 9	Bill Horton	[80]
1921	Christchurch GC	Alex Sime	5 & 4	Jack Black	[81]
1920	Hamilton GC	Sloan Morpeth	8 & 6	Kenneth Ross	[82]
1919	Napier GC	Hugh Crosse	38 holes	Arthur Duncan	[83]
1915–1918 No tournament due to World War I
1914	Auckland GC	Arthur Duncan (8)	11 & 10	Jack Harold	[84]
1913	Otago GC	Bernard Wood (2)	5 & 4	Kenneth Ross	[85]
1912	Wellington GC	Bernard Wood	6 & 5	Harold Wright	[86]
1911	Wanganui GC	Arthur Duncan (7)	11 & 10	Gordon Dodgshun	[87]
1910	Christchurch GC	Harold Lusk	2 up	Bernard Wood	[88]
1909	Auckland GC	Arthur Duncan (6)	3 & 1	John Burns	[89]
1908	Otago GC	Hamilton Smith	3 & 1	Harold Lusk	[90]
1907	Napier GC	Arthur Duncan (5)	10 & 9	Harold Lusk	[91]
1906	Christchurch GC	Spencer Gollan (2)	8 & 7	William Harman	[92]
1905	Auckland GC	Arthur Duncan (4)	5 & 4	Kenneth Duncan	[93]
1904	Otago GC	Arthur Fisher	3 & 2	George MacEwan	[94]
1903	Napier GC	Kurupo Tareha	3 & 1	Edward Nicolaus	[95]
1902	Christchurch GC	Spencer Gollan	3 & 1	Charles Gillies	[96]
1901	Auckland GC	Arthur Duncan (3)	9 & 7	Wilfred Colbeck	[11]
1900	Otago GC	Arthur Duncan (2)	3 & 1	Hugh MacNeil	[10]
1899	Wellington GC	Arthur Duncan	5 & 4	Norman Perston	[97]
1898	Christchurch GC	William Pryde	5 & 4	Edmond Wilder	[98]
1897	Auckland GC	David Pryde	4 & 2	Ross Gore	[99][100]
1896	Otago GC	Stanley Todd	2 up	Hugh MacNeil	[101]
1895	Hutt GC	George Gosset	5 & 3	Edmond Wilder	[102]
1894	Christchurch GC	Hugh MacNeil	7 & 6	James Scott	[8]
1893	Otago GC	James Somerville	6 & 4	Henry Rose	[4]

Early finals were over 18 holes but all finals since 1901 have been over 36 holes.

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