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This article is about the Australian golf tournament. For the New Zealand golf tournament, see New Zealand Wills Masters.
Wills Masters
Tournament information
LocationAustralia
Established1963
Final year1975
Final champion
David Graham

The Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in Australia and played annually from 1963 to 1975. The Wills Classic had been held in Australia from 1960 and 1962. Total prize money from 1963 to 1965 was A£4,000. In 1966 and 1967 it was A$8,000 increasing to A$10,000 in 1968, A$20,000 from 1969 to 1971, A$25,000 in 1972 and A$35,000 from 1973 to 1975. The sponsor was W.D. & H.O. Wills, a cigarette manufacturer.

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share		 Ref
1963 Arnold Palmer File:Flag of the United States.svg United States The Lakes Golf Club 285 2 strokes United States Jack Nicklaus A£1,000 [1]
1964 Cobie Legrange File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa Victoria Golf Club 277 3 strokes Australia Bruce Devlin
United States Jack Nicklaus		 [2]
1965 Bruce Devlin File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia The Australian Golf Club 286 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson [3]
1966 Kel Nagle File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Victoria Golf Club 278 2 strokes Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo A$2,000 [4]
1967 Alan Murray File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia The Australian Golf Club 290 Playoff Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo [5]
1968 Gary Player File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa Manly Golf Club 277 Playoff England Peter Townsend [6]
1969 George Knudson File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Victoria Golf Club 279 2 strokes Australia Bob Stanton
Australia Peter Thomson		 [7]
1970 Brian Barnes File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland The Australian Golf Club 288 1 stroke Australia Wally Gale
Canada George Knudson
England Guy Wolstenholme		 A$3,300 [8]
1971 Bruce Crampton File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Victoria Golf Club 281 3 strokes England Maurice Bembridge [9]
1972 Bob Murphy File:Flag of the United States.svg United States The Australian Golf Club 278 3 strokes Thailand Sukree Onsham A$3,800 [10]
1973 Ted Ball File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Victoria Golf Club 282 2 strokes United States Jerry Heard A$7,000 [11]
1974 Ted Ball (2) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia The Australian Golf Club 281 2 strokes South Africa Gary Player
Australia Ian Stanley		 A$7,000 [12]
1975 David Graham File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Victoria Golf Club 282 2 strokes Australia Rob McNaughton A$7,000 [13]

In 1967 Murray won at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. In 1968 Player won at the second extra hole.

References

  1. ↑ "Palmer Takes Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 690. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Legrange wins Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 10, 986. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 October 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Last round fight-back wins Wills for Devlin". The Canberra Times. Vol. 40, no. 11, 307. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 November 1965. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Birdies give Kel Nagle victory in Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 516. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 October 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Wills victory to Murray in play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 42, no. 11, 826. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 October 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Gary Player wins play-off". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 154. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1968. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Knudson beat the heat for golf win". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 446. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 October 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 45, no. 12, 725. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 October 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Wills Masters victory to Crampton". The Canberra Times. Vol. 46, no. 12, 950. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 October 1971. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Bob Murphy wins Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 261. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 October 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Ted Ball wins Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 48, no. 13, 572. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Ted Ball takes Wills Masters". The Canberra Times. Vol. 49, no. 13, 897. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 October 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Wills Masters Graham wins classic by two strokes". The Canberra Times. Vol. 50, no. 14, 208. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 October 1975. p. 16. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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