1900s
1913

Twelve golf professionals gather at the City Hotel in Dunedin on October 15th to form the Professional Golfers' Association of New Zealand. F G (Fred) Hood is elected as the first Chairman. Coaching fees set at 35 cents (equivalent) per hour, or 20 cents per half hour lesson.

1914

Second AGM held in Auckland, combined with competitions for professionals

1920

First PGA Championship held in Hamilton, won by Joe Kirkwood (matchplay)

1922

PGA resumes activities after World War I - holds AGM in Palmerston North

1926

Andy Shaw wins first of his seven NZ Open titles, at Miramar

1938
Membership reaches 50

First Life Members elected: H R Blair, James Watt, Reg Butters and J A Clements

1940

PGA Board votes to allow free subscriptions for members serving in the armed forces

1946

PGA holds first meeting after World War II in Auckland, with 27 members attending. Wisemans agree to sponsor a Victory Tournament, which ran annually until 1949

1950s
1955

First Caltex tournament held at Paraparaumu Beach; continues until 1973

1960
Bob Charles joins PGA

Bob (later Sir Bob) Charles joins PGA, after a special resolution of the PGA Board

1963

Bob Charles wins the Open Championship at Royal Lytham St Annes

1965

NZ PGA Championship is run directly by the PGA as a 72 hole stroke play event, played for £2,000 at Mount Maunganui.

1976

New Zealand Professional golf circuit grows to seven major events, with total prize money of $164,000. Bob Charles elected as president of the PGA of New Zealand.

1977

Large ball made compulsory for the PGA Championship. NZ Open continues to make this optional

1987

Membership reaches 260

1988

PGA Championship goes into recess

1991

Code of Ethics agreed and included in the rules of the Association

1998

World Cup of Golf held at Gulf Harbour, with PGA member Richard Ellis playing a key role

2000s
2004

PGA Championship reinstated at Clearwater, and played for a purse of $A1 million

2005

Michael Campbell wins US Open at Pinehurst

2012

PGA Championship moves to The Hills, Arrowtown; Pro-Am format introduced alongside the 72 hole Championship. Michael Hendry wins in a close finish

2013

A gala dinner to celebrate 100 years of the NZPGA was held at the Sky City Conference rooms. It was attended by many local and overseas guests of the association, as well as a wonderful attendance from the NZPGA members throughout the country. The association's board had worked for over a year in preparation for the event.