Carrus Tauranga Open
Golf tournament
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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 | 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 | 251 Josh Geary (2025) |
| To par | −29 as above |
| 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
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrus Tauranga Open | |||||||
| 2025 | CHAR | Josh Geary (6) | 251 | −29 | 12 strokes | James Hydes | [4] |
| 2024 | CHAR | Josh Geary (5) | 259 | −21 | 5 strokes | Jayden Ford (a) | [5] |
| 2023 | CHAR | Josh Geary (4) | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Tyler Hodge | [6] |
| 2022 | CHAR | Sam Jones (a) | 259 | −21 | 3 strokes | Woonchul Na | [7] |
| 2021 | CHAR | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [8] | ||||
| Carrus Open | |||||||
| 2020 | CHAR | Luke Toomey (2) | 266 | −14 | 1 stroke | James Hydes (a) Woonchul Na | [9] |
| 2019 | CHAR | Luke Toomey | 258 | −22 | 6 strokes | Kazuma Kobori (a) Woonchul Na | [10] |
| 2018 | CHAR | Kerry Mountcastle (a) | 264 | −16 | 1 stroke | Mark Brown Kang Dong-woo Lachie McDonald | [11] |
| 2017 | CHAR | Mark Brown (4) | 262 | −18 | 2 strokes | Harry Bateman Gareth Paddison | [12] |
| 2016: No tournament | |||||||
| 2015 | CHAR | Mark Brown (3) | 266 | −14 | 1 stroke | Jim Cusdin Joshua Munn (a) | [13] |
| 2014 | CHAR | Mark Brown (2) | 263 | −17 | 2 strokes | Doug Holloway | [14] |
| 2013 | CHAR | Josh Geary (3) | 262 | −18 | 8 strokes | Richard Lee Troy Ropiha | [15] |
| 2012 | CHAR | Mark Brown | 263 | −17 | 4 strokes | Troy Ropiha | [16] |
| 2011 | CHAR | Jim Cusdin | 265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Ryan Fox (a) | [17] |
| Carrus Tauranga Open | |||||||
| 2010 | CHAR | Ben Campbell (a) | 261 | −19 | 4 strokes | Michael Hendry | [18] |
| 2009 | CHAR | Michael Hendry | 268 | −12 | Playoff |  Peter Fowler | [19] |
| 2008 | CHAR | Josh Geary (2) | 266 | −14 | Playoff | Grant Moorhead | [20] |
| 2007 | GTNZ | Mark Purser | 263 | −21 | 1 stroke | Leighton James (a) | [21] |
| 2006 | GTNZ | Josh Geary (a) | 262 | −22 | 8 strokes | Kevin Smith (a) | [22] |
Notes
- CHAR − Charles Tour; GTNZ − Golf Tour of New Zealand.