Player of The Tournament
| Year | Winner | Province | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | C E Taylor | Waikato | 221 |
| 1979 | P K Creighton | Auckland | 217 |
| 1980 | Rodney Barltrop | Wellington | 284 |
| 1981 | N A Gaskin | Manawatu/Wanganui | 285 |
| 1982 | J N Williamson | Canterbury | 292 |
| 1983 | Michael Atkinson | Otago | 283 |
| 1984 | J N Williamson | Canterbury | 292 |
| 1985 | N A Gaskin | Manawatu/Wanganui | 288 |
| 1986 | G W Goldfinch | Auckland | 286 |
| 1987 | F J Poskitt | Canterbury | 292 |
| 1988 | L G Phelps | Wellington | 291 |
| 1989 | B G Paterson | Canterbury | 214 |
| 1990 | H Morgan | Tasman | 287 |
| 1991 | Steve Alker | Waikato | 283 |
| 1992 | Tony Christie | Canterbury | 281 |
| 1993 | Marcus Wheelhouse | Auckland | 290 |
| 1994 | G Domigan | Tasman | 285 |
| 1995 | M Lloyd | Bay of Plenty | 291 |
| 1996 | G MacFarlane | Bay of Plenty | 283 |
| 1997 | David Rattray | Southland | 288 |
| 1998 | Carl Brooking | Canterbury | 282 |
| 1999 | Reon Sayer | Wellington | 280 |
| 2000 | Gareth Paddison | Wellington | 279 |
| 2001 | K Skellern | Bay of Plenty | 288 |
| 2002 | Tim Wilkinson | Manawatu/Wanganui | 279 |
| 2003 | Matthew Holten | Waikato | 275 |
| 2004 | Joshua Carmichael | North Harbour | 278 |
| 2005 | Kevin Chun | Auckland | 279 |
| 2006 | David Rattray | Canterbury | 286 |
| 2007 | Rohan Blizard | Australia | 273 |
| 2008 | Sean Riordan | Tasman | 286 |
| 2009 | Scott Johnson | North Harbour | 281 |
| 2010 | Simon Brownlee | 279 | |
| 2011 | Ryan Fox | 280 | |
| 2012 | Blair Riordan | Tasman | 276 |
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“The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.”
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