The Carrus Tauranga Open is an annual 72-hole golf tournament staged at Tauranga Golf Club in Gate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand. In 2006 and 2007 it was an event on the Golf Tour of New Zealand while events since 2008 have been part of the Charles Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Established | 2006 |
| Course(s) | Tauranga Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Tour(s) | Charles Tour Golf Tour of New Zealand |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | NZ$50,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 258 Luke Toomey (2019) |
| To par | −22 Josh Geary (2006) −22 Luke Toomey (2019) |
| Current champion | |
 Josh Geary | |
| Location map | |
.png)  Tauranga GC Location in New Zealand | |
There have been three rounds of 59 in the event. Richard Lee made one in 2010, while Mark Brown has made two, in 2014 and 2018.[1][2][3]
Winners
edit| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrus Tauranga Open | |||||||
| 2024 | CHAR | Josh Geary (5) |
259 | −21 | 5 strokes | Jayden Ford |
[4] |
| 2023 | CHAR | Josh Geary (4) |
265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Tyler Hodge |
[5] |
| 2022 | CHAR | Sam Jones (a) |
259 | −21 | 3 strokes | Woonchul Na |
[6] |
| 2021 | CHAR | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [7] | ||||
| Carrus Open | |||||||
| 2020 | CHAR | Luke Toomey (2) |
266 | −14 | 1 stroke | James Hydes (a) Woonchul Na |
[8] |
| 2019 | CHAR | Luke Toomey |
258 | −22 | 6 strokes | Kazuma Kobori (a) Woonchul Na |
[9] |
| 2018 | CHAR | Kerry Mountcastle (a) |
264 | −16 | 1 stroke | Mark Brown Kang Dong-woo Lachie McDonald |
[10] |
| 2017 | CHAR | Mark Brown (4) |
262 | −18 | 2 strokes | Harry Bateman Gareth Paddison |
[11] |
| 2016: No tournament | |||||||
| 2015 | CHAR | Mark Brown (3) |
266 | −14 | 1 stroke | Jim Cusdin Joshua Munn (a) |
[12] |
| 2014 | CHAR | Mark Brown (2) |
263 | −17 | 2 strokes | Doug Holloway |
[13] |
| 2013 | CHAR | Josh Geary (3) |
262 | −18 | 8 strokes | Richard Lee Troy Ropiha |
[14] |
| 2012 | CHAR | Mark Brown |
263 | −17 | 4 strokes | Troy Ropiha |
[15] |
| 2011 | CHAR | Jim Cusdin |
265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Ryan Fox (a) |
[16] |
| Carrus Tauranga Open | |||||||
| 2010 | CHAR | Ben Campbell (a) |
261 | −19 | 4 strokes | Michael Hendry |
[17] |
| 2009 | CHAR | Michael Hendry |
268 | −12 | Playoff |  Peter Fowler |
[18] |
| 2008 | CHAR | Josh Geary (2) |
266 | −14 | Playoff | Grant Moorhead |
[19] |
| 2007 | GTNZ | Mark Purser |
263 | −21 | 1 stroke | Leighton James (a) |
[20] |
| 2006 | GTNZ | Josh Geary (a) |
262 | −22 | 8 strokes | Kevin Smith (a) |
[21] |
Notes
edit- ^ CHAR − Charles Tour; GTNZ − Golf Tour of New Zealand.
References
edit- ^ "Green leads, Lee fires 59 in Carrus Tauranga Open". New Zealand Golf. 30 April 2010.
- ^ "Charles Tour: Carrus Open: Brown joins 59 club in Tauranga". New Zealand Golf. 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Brown bounces back with magical round of 59". New Zealand Golf. 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Geary Goes Back-to-Back on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour". Golf New Zealand. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Geary wins eighth Jennian Homes Charles Tour title". Golf New Zealand. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Jones wins Carrus Tauranga Open". Golf New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "The Carrus Open and Christie's Floorings Mount Open Cancelled". Golf New Zealand. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Tauranga Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Hendry wins Tauranga Open". New Zealand Herald. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Gearey clinches win after playoff". New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Purser revels in finest hour". New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Golf: Geary flies home with birdies and brilliant eagle". New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2020.