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Carrus Tauranga Open

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Carrus Tauranga Open
Tournament information
LocationGate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand
Established2006
Course(s)Tauranga Golf Club
Par70
Tour(s)Charles Tour
Golf Tour of New Zealand
FormatStroke play
Prize fundNZ$50,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate258 Luke Toomey (2019)
To par−22 Josh Geary (2006)
−22 Luke Toomey (2019)
Current champion
New Zealand Josh Geary
Location map
Tauranga GC is located in New Zealand
Tauranga GC
Tauranga GC
Location in New Zealand

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.

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

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
Carrus Tauranga Open
2024 CHAR New Zealand Josh Geary (5) 259 −21 5 strokes New Zealand Jayden Ford (a) [4]
2023 CHAR New Zealand Josh Geary (4) 265 −15 1 stroke New Zealand Tyler Hodge [5]
2022 CHAR New Zealand Sam Jones (a) 259 −21 3 strokes New Zealand Woonchul Na [6]
2021 CHAR Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [7]
Carrus Open
2020 CHAR New Zealand Luke Toomey (2) 266 −14 1 stroke New Zealand James Hydes (a)
New Zealand Woonchul Na
[8]
2019 CHAR New Zealand Luke Toomey 258 −22 6 strokes New Zealand Kazuma Kobori (a)
New Zealand Woonchul Na
[9]
2018 CHAR New Zealand Kerry Mountcastle (a) 264 −16 1 stroke New Zealand Mark Brown
South Korea Kang Dong-woo
New Zealand Lachie McDonald
[10]
2017 CHAR New Zealand Mark Brown (4) 262 −18 2 strokes New Zealand Harry Bateman
New Zealand Gareth Paddison
[11]
2016: No tournament
2015 CHAR New Zealand Mark Brown (3) 266 −14 1 stroke New Zealand Jim Cusdin
New Zealand Joshua Munn (a)
[12]
2014 CHAR New Zealand Mark Brown (2) 263 −17 2 strokes New Zealand Doug Holloway [13]
2013 CHAR New Zealand Josh Geary (3) 262 −18 8 strokes New Zealand Richard Lee
New Zealand Troy Ropiha
[14]
2012 CHAR New Zealand Mark Brown 263 −17 4 strokes New Zealand Troy Ropiha [15]
2011 CHAR New Zealand Jim Cusdin 265 −15 2 strokes New Zealand Ryan Fox (a) [16]
Carrus Tauranga Open
2010 CHAR New Zealand Ben Campbell (a) 261 −19 4 strokes New Zealand Michael Hendry [17]
2009 CHAR New Zealand Michael Hendry 268 −12 Playoff Australia Peter Fowler [18]
2008 CHAR New Zealand Josh Geary (2) 266 −14 Playoff New Zealand Grant Moorhead [19]
2007 GTNZ New Zealand Mark Purser 263 −21 1 stroke New Zealand Leighton James (a) [20]
2006 GTNZ New Zealand Josh Geary (a) 262 −22 8 strokes New Zealand Kevin Smith (a) [21]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Green leads, Lee fires 59 in Carrus Tauranga Open". New Zealand Golf. 30 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Charles Tour: Carrus Open: Brown joins 59 club in Tauranga". New Zealand Golf. 26 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Brown bounces back with magical round of 59". New Zealand Golf. 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Geary Goes Back-to-Back on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour". Golf New Zealand. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Geary wins eighth Jennian Homes Charles Tour title". Golf New Zealand. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Jones wins Carrus Tauranga Open". Golf New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "The Carrus Open and Christie's Floorings Mount Open Cancelled". Golf New Zealand. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  10. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  14. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  15. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. ^ "The Charles Tour - Carrus Tauranga Open". New Zealand Golf. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Golf: Hendry wins Tauranga Open". New Zealand Herald. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Golf: Gearey clinches win after playoff". New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Purser revels in finest hour". New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Golf: Geary flies home with birdies and brilliant eagle". New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2020.