SBS Invitational

The SBS Invitational was a 72-hole amateur stroke-play team championship played, from 1977 to 2015, between the 15 golf associations of New Zealand. It also acted as the New Zealand Teams Stroke Play Championships. It was permanently hosted at the Invercargill Golf Club in Otatara, Invercargill. It was mostly played in the first weekend of March, although later events were played at other times. It was played for the Macquarie Cup. To celebrate 30 years of the Invitational, a team from Australia was sent to compete in the tournament. The event was axed in 2016 because of scheduling problems.[1]

Format

Played on Saturday and Sunday, a 72-hole team championship with the four lowest scores from each team of five counting in each stroke-play round. The teams included Aorangi, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu/Wanganui, North Harbour, Northland, Otago, Poverty Bay/East Coast, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, and Wellington.

Macquarie Cup
YearWinnerScore
1977Southland923
1979Auckland885
1980Otago1167
1981Auckland1169
1982Canterbury1200
1983Canterbury1163
1984Canterbury1194
1985Southland1191
1986Canterbury1164
1987Auckland1169
1988Auckland1181
1989Wellington878
1990Canterbury1177
1991Auckland1166
1992Wellington1145
1993Auckland1187
1994Tasman1163
1995Tasman1179
1996Wellington1169
1997Canterbury1186
1998Canterbury1154
1999Wellington1148
2000Canterbury1130
2001Bay of Plenty1167
2002Manawatu/Wanganui1167
2003Bay of Plenty1144
2004Waikato1139
2005Auckland1152
2006Bay of Plenty1176
2007North Harbour1141
2008Auckland1171
2009North Harbour1158
2010Auckland1130
2011Auckland1142
2012Manawatu/Wanganui1133
2013Auckland1144
2014Bay of Plenty881
2015Otago1184
  • Played over 54 holes in 1977, 1979, 1989 and 2014

Player of the Tournament
YearWinnerProvinceScore
1977C E TaylorWaikato221
1979P K CreightonAuckland217
1980Rodney BarltropWellington284
1981N A GaskinManawatu/Wanganui285
1982J N WilliamsonCanterbury292
1983Michael AtkinsonOtago283
1984J N WilliamsonCanterbury292
1985N A GaskinManawatu/Wanganui288
1986G W GoldfinchAuckland286
1987F J PoskittCanterbury292
1988L G PhelpsWellington291
1989B G PatersonCanterbury214
1990H MorganTasman287
1991Steve AlkerWaikato283
1992Tony ChristieCanterbury281
1993Marcus WheelhouseAuckland290
1994G DomiganTasman285
1995M LloydBay of Plenty291
1996G MacFarlaneBay of Plenty283
1997David RattraySouthland288
1998Carl BrookingCanterbury282
1999Reon SayerWellington280
2000Gareth PaddisonWellington279
2001K SkellernBay of Plenty288
2002Tim WilkinsonManawatu/Wanganui279
2003Matthew HoltenWaikato275
2004Joshua CarmichaelNorth Harbour278
2005Kevin ChunAuckland279
2006David RattrayCanterbury286
2007Rohan BlizardAustralia273
2008Sean RiordanTasman286
2009Scott JohnsonNorth Harbour281
2010Simon BrownleeNorth Harbour279
2011Ryan FoxAuckland280
2012Blair RiordanTasman276
2013Brent McEwanSt Clair273
2014Luke ToomeyWaikato214
2015Ryan ChisnallTasman287
  • Air New Zealand Cup 1977–2002
  • Russell Haywood Memorial 2003–2015

References
  1. Savory, Logan (12 August 2016). "Premier Southland golf tournament axed after 40 years". Stuff.co.nz.
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