SBS Invitational


The SBS Invitational is a 72-hole amateur stroke play team championship played between the 15 golf associations of New Zealand. It also combines as the New Zealand Teams Stroke Play Championships. It is permanently hosted at the Invercargill Golf Club in Otatara, Invercargill. It is always played in the first weekend of March. Teams include 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. It is played over four rounds and teams playoff for the Macquarie Cup. A large number of professional golfers currently performing with distinction on various circuits around the world, have participated in the Invitational during their amateur careers - Michael Campbell, Craig Perks, Frank Nobilo, Grant Waite, Greg Turner, Phil Tataurangi, Stephan Scahill, Tim Wilkinson, Grant Moorhead, Steven Alker, Marcus Wheelhouse, Elliot Boult, Stephen Scahill and David Smail to name but a few. To celebrate 30 years of the Invitational, a team from Australia has been sent to complete in the tournament.

Tournament format

The bottom seven teams after Saturday’s play shall also compete for "The Founders Trophy". The winner being the team from this group with the lowest two round total on the final day.
YearWinner
1990Southland
1991Tasman
1992Hawkes Bay
1993Canterbury
1994Aorangi
1995Canterbury
1996Taranaki
1997Hawkes Bay
1998Tasman
1999Auckland
2000North Harbour
2001Tasman
2002Bay of Plenty
2003Southland
2004Otago
2005Canterbury
2006Taranaki
2007Manawatu/Wanganui
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012Wellington

Player of the Tournament