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There is no place for TV viewer complaints the day after

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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

his is my take on the Lexi Thompson affair.

There is no question in my mind that Thompson did not replace her golf ball in the place it had been.

When I saw television footage of the incident in the first women’s major of the year in California last month, I did not require the close-up shots to see that she had indeed replaced the ball in a different position.

I could tell from a longer shot that she had done so. It’s always easy to pick up these things when they are pointed out to you. But, to me, it was quite clear. So much so, it made me think if I had been watching the event live, that I may well have noticed it.

The odd thing to me was that Lexi was about to knock in what

earn as finishing second in the tournament.

So, in summary so far. Yes, she did play the ball from the wrong spot but the four-shot penalty a little harsh.

But the truly controversial aspect of this incident was that it was drawn to the attention of tournament referees by a television viewer. We do not know who that viewer was. I suspect it was a fellow referee who knew who to contact at the tournament. But that’s a total guess on my part.

The incident occurred on the 17th green on the Saturday of the tournament. The tournament referees said they did not receive the email of complaint from the television viewer until Sunday afternoon.

The tournament officials then had to review footage of the incident and consequently it was not until Lexi was walking from the

was a relatively short putt but for some reason she changed her mind. Why did she change her mind, did she see something?

She didn’t even clean the ball.

She simply picked it up and replaced it to a different side of her ball marker.

Lexi did not dispute the fact she had played the ball from the wrong position when shown video footage of the incident.

She was penalised two strokes for playing the ball from the wrong position and two further shots for signing an incorrect scorecard. To be penalised a total of four strokes, seemed quite harsh to me.

But remember if this same incident had happened prior to 2016, the rules would have required Lexi to have been disqualified from the tournament. She would not have gained a single cent of the $US250,000 she went on to

12th green on the Sunday that she was informed she would incur a four-shot penalty.

This, to me, is where it gets ridiculous. It was a day after the event and well into the final nine holes on the final day of one of the most important tournaments of the year.

The day after the event is too late for me. I would be happy with television reviews on the day.

I am all for the use of technology but a line has to be drawn in the sand. In rugby or rugby league, for example, I am happy for a try to be reviewed. But once a decision on a review has been made, move on. There is no going back.

At the time of writing this column there has been a suggestion that rules officials might be about to act about the participation of television viewers. Let’s hope so.

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t has been a remarkable and quick transformation for the Windross Farm golf course that will play host to the world’s best women golfers this year in the McKayson New Zealand Women’s Open.

Four years ago Windross Farm was 60ha of land producing potatoes and corn.

In little more than three months time, on August 28, the first LPGA event in this country will tee off on that very same piece of land, now transformed into the Windross Farm golf course, near Ardmore, south of Auckland.

For golf course designer Brett Thomson of RBT Design and his good friend Phil Tataurangi as consultant, it had been a whirlwind few years, and a very busy few months ahead.

Said Tataurangi: “This course is quite different to most of them in Auckland.

“It’s kind of rustic farmland. Four years ago it had potatoes and corn growing all over it.

“To think that in a few months time the world’s best women golfers will be here playing on it with television showing it around the world is quite a cool story.”

Those close to the golf industry well know the outstanding capability of Thomson, who has worked for high

profile golf course developer John Darby for 15 years with his projects including Clearwater Resort in Christchurch before he moved south to Queenstown to manage the course build of The Hills and Jack’s Point.

Thomson said the $30 million development of Windross Farm had been a massive piece of work.

“It was a hugely daunting undertaking, given the site was essentially flat,’’ Thomson said.

“We had to build and shape every square metre of the property.”

The development included moving an eye-watering 500,000 tonnes of material to the site, but Thomson said both he and Tataurangi were very pleased with the result.

The design-brief was to create a stunning inland links-styled course that was user-friendly for the average club golfer.

“Courses are getting too long,’’ Thomson said.

“If it is too difficult, it is not good for the game and it’s not good for participation.”

While Tataurangi agreed they had stuck firmly to the design-brief, he also thought it would throw up an interesting test, while golf fans should be treated to plenty of hot scoring.

Windross Farm golf course, the venue for this year’s New Zealand Women’s Open. The same piece of land was producing potatoes and corn just four years ago.

“It’s not designed to be incredibly difficult but we hope it will be something a little different for the LPGA Tour girls,’’ Tautaurangi said.

“They play on a lot of resort and country club golf courses. This is going to be different.”

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areth Paddison became the first player to win consecutive tournaments on New Zealand’s professional golf circuit, the Charles Tour, when he won the Muriwai Open in Auckland.

Paddison led from start to finish in the Autex Muriwai Open with scores of 64, 69, 69 and 71 to finish at 15 under par and five shots clear of his nearest rival.

The previous week Paddison had won the Akarana Open in Auckland when he held New Zealand Open winner Michael Hendry at bay in a marathon playoff that went an extra four holes.

The Wellington professional, from Manor Park Golf Sanctuary, was proud of his achievements.

“Going back to back is really special and it was great to lead from start to finish this week, which is a first for me,” Paddison said.

“It’s always nice to be part of New Zealand Golf history, because I haven’t been in it much.’’

The two wins also put him in line for an additional $5000 as the winner of the Jennian Homes Trophy which is for the player who tops the Charles Tour order-of-merit table.

“To be in the driver’s seat for the Jennian Homes Trophy is fantastic,’’ Paddison said.

“Any bit of extra money is of massive value with the amount of expenses we have as professionals.”

Mark Brown, who had finished third at Akarana, once again featured in the final group on the last day at Muriwai and ended up taking second. Brown gave Paddison an early fright but could only manage a matching round of 71.

Shaun Jones was third after making an exciting run of six birdies in eight holes to add to the tension, but a demoralising four-putt on the 17th green quickly ruined his chances.

Meanwhile, in the women’s division of the Muriwai Open, Chantelle Cassidy was back in the winner’s circle after a clinical performance over the weekend to win by four strokes.

This was Cassidy’s fourth title on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour in three different tournaments to show her skill in a range of different conditions.

Cassidy was ecstatic to be back on top of the leaderboard and win her maiden Muriwai Open title.

“It feels great to finally get a win under the belt this year,’’ Cassidy said.

“I’m just so excited and it means a lot to win another Jennian Homes Charles Tour event.

“I started par, birdie which settled my nerves early and the putts started dropping on the back nine which was very pleasing.”

No one can argue with Cassidy’s dominance at this level and after her fourth victory on the Charles Tour, turning professional might just be around the corner.

“There is a chance in the near future,’’ she said.

“I am just discussing with my coach about the next step and it should be an exciting year. I’m looking forward to heading back overseas at some stage and hopefully getting more experience.”

MURIWAI OPEN SCORES

Scores from the Autex Muriwai Open held at the Muriwai Links Golf Club from April 6-9 were:MEN (PAR 72)

273 Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 64 69 69 71 278 Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 70 71 66 71 279 Shaun Jones (PGA New Zealand) 71 68 69 71 281 Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 72 64 77 68 283 Matthew McLean (Harewood) 74 69 68 72 284 Mark Hutson (Muriwai) 72 70 70 72, Campbell

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Chantelle Cassidy shows her delight at victory in the Muriwai Open in Auckland.

Rawson (P, Australia) 69 75 68 72 285 Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 69 73 73 70, Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 73 71 69 72 286 Fraser Wilkin (Royal Auckland) 72 76 69 69 287 Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 72 72 70 73, Chang Gi Lee (Pupuke) 69 69 73 76 288 Harry Bateman (Muriwai) 75 75 69 69, Sean Riordan (PGA New Zealand) 73 70 71 74 289 Scott Hellier (Gore) 70 75 72 72, Pieter Zwart (PGA New Zealand) 72 72 72 73, Dale Williamson (P, Australia) 78 73 65 73 290 Jordan Loof (Akarana) 74 69 77 70, Troy Ropiha (PGA New Zealand) 74 71 73 72 291 Luke Brown (Muriwai) 74 73 72 72, Tae Koh (Windross Farm Golf Course) 74 71 70 76, Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) 72 73 68 78 292 David Klein (Te Anau) 71 76 72 73 293 Jimmy Zheng (Howick) 74 75 72 72, Woonchul Na (PGA New Zealand) 76 73 71 73, Lachie McDonald (Marton) 73 68 76 76 294 Sam An (Titirangi) 78 73 70 73 295 Steven Heyes (New Plymouth Inc.) 74 73 76 72, Kwanghue Kim (Akarana) 75 74 73 73, Nick Coxon (Riverside) 74 72 73 76 297 Wesley Jeon (Whitford Park) 79 72 74 72, Jonathan Mackay (Lower Waitaki) 75 72 72 78 298 Matthew Friend (Wainui) 73 74 74 77 299 Justin Morris (PGA New Zealand) 78 73 74 74, William Howard (Tauranga) 71 74 72 82 300 Markopolo Fullepp (New Zealand) 77 74 77 72 301 Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 73 74 77 77 304 Kit Bittle (Wainui) 77 72 74 81 305 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 81 70 78 76, Jeremy Hall (Green Acres Country Club) 77 72 80 76, Taylor Gill (Bay of Islands Kerikeri Incorporated) 75 72 79 79 306 Jack Lee (Pupuke) 76 73 84 73, Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 74 72 81 79 307 Inia Logan (Wakatipu Junior) 71 79 79 78 308 Christian Nitsche (Whangarei) 76 75 73 84 309 David Riordan (Nelson Inc.) 75 72 82 80, Johnny Tynan (Titirangi) 78 72 76 83 310 Steven Han (PGA New Zealand) 72 79 81 78, Ben Guilford (PGA New Zealand) 82 69 77 82 312 Jee Hwan (Davis) Oh (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 71 78 86 77 314 Tyler Wood (Ngahinepouri) 75 76 83 80

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Gareth Paddison salutes the crowd following his win in the Muriwai Open in Auckland.

315 James Perkinson (P, Australia) 74 76 79 86 WOMEN (PAR 72)

279 Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside) 74 68 69 68 283 Hanee Song (North Shore) 73 66 73 71 290 Alanna Campbell (Omanu) 74 70 75 71 298 Jenna Hunter (P) 72 78 72 76 301 Caryn Khoo (Pakuranga) 78 75 74 74 304 Siyi Keh (Pakuranga) 77 71 80 76, Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 75 77 76 76 308 Miree Jung (Titirangi) 75 73 79 81 311 Darae Chung (Shandon) 82 77 78 74 313 Silvia Brunotti (Takapuna-Thomas Park) 79 75 79 80 319 Anna An (Muriwai) 79 81 81 78 320 Jessica Huang (Pakuranga) 83 78 78 81 325 Fiona Xu (Pakuranga) 81 80 83 81

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It’s Mark Brown again, again and again at Tauranga M ark Brown added to his remarkable record in the Carrus Open at Tauranga when last month he won it for the fourth time.

Brown went into the final day of the tournament with a one-shot lead but when he racked up five birdies in his first nine holes he was already being hailed the winner by many.

His hot form, however, cooled in the final nine holes with a score of even par but that was enough for him to prevail by two shots and add to his victories of 2012, 2014 and 2016.

It also took his winning tally on the Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes, to five. He had won the Taranaki Open in 2006.

Brown was pleased at the way he handled the final day pressure which he said made the win a little different from the previous three.

“It feels great and this one feels different to all the others,’’ Brown said.

“I played really well on the final day and showed patience which I haven’t shown of recent.’’

The Tauranga course at Gate Pa, partly surrounds a horse-racing track and it is not uncommon for some shots to end up there.

“I drove it straight which was the key,’’ Brown added.

“I hit every drive bar one exactly where I was aiming and when you do

SCORES FROM TAURANGA

Scores from the Carrus Open at the Tauranga Golf Club from April 20-23 were:MEN (PAR 70) 262 Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 64 66 67 65 264 Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 67 71 63 63, Harry Bateman (Muriwai) 65 64 70 65 265 Jared Pender (Te Puke) 65 67 66 67 266 David Klein (Te Anau) 63 66 69 68 268 Tae Koh (Windross Farm Golf Course) 69 67 64 68 269 Nick Coxon (Riverside) 68 64 71 66 270 Sam An (Titirangi) 72 65 67 66, Troy Ropiha (PGA New Zealand) 65 68 67 70, Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 66 65 69 70, Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 64 68 67 71

Mark Brown, winner of the Carrus Open at Tauranga for a remarkable fourth time.

that you’re not in the racetrack which makes things a lot easier.”

There had been threats of players shooting 59 throughout the week on the par 70 course which meant his overnight lead was never safe going into the final round.

271 Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 70 65 67 69 272 William Howard (Tauranga) 67 68 70 67, Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 66 69 65 72 274 Karl Knedler (Tauranga) 64 73 70 67, Ben Campbell (PGA New Zealand) 69 67 69 69, Victor Janin (Rotorua) 68 68 68 70, Brad Shilton (PGA New Zealand) 66 72 66 70, Matthew McLean (Harewood) 68 68 67 71, Wesley Jeon (Whitford Park) 68 70 64 72, Fraser Wilkin (Royal Auckland) 67 64 68 75 275 Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) 69 70 67 69 276 Jake Lee (Muriwai) 67 70 71 68, Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 69 70 68 69 277 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 69 70 72 66, Chang Gi Lee (Pupuke) 69 70 68 70, Grant Moorhead (PGA New Zea-

land) 67 69 70 71 278 Harry Hillier (Te Puke) 66 74 72 66, Luke Brown (Muriwai) 70 68 67 73, Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 67 63 69 79 279 Nick Loach (PGA New Zealand) 70 68 71 70, Sean Blomquist (Tauranga) 69 70 68 72 280 Pieter Zwart (PGA New Zealand) 70 69 73 68, Jim Cusdin (Tauranga) 70 71 71 68 281 Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 71 70 69 71 282 Justin Morris (PGA New Zealand) 72 67 74 69, Steven Heyes (New Plymouth Inc.) 68 71 72 71, Joonsang Chung (PGA New Zealand) 70 70 69 73, Minsoo Ko (PGA New Zealand) 70 68 70 74, Christian Nitsche (Whangarei) 70 70 68 74 283 Dominic Brettkelly (Hororata) 69 69 75 70, Martin Pettigrew (PGA New Zea-

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“I knew a handful of players were going to shoot about 63 so I had to be one of them rather than having a lead and trying to defend it.

“I had to be aggressive and I was, so it was a nice way to start.”

To see a few thousand people swarm to the course to watch the last event of the Charles Tour season showed golf in New Zealand is growing and that the Charles Tour was only getting stronger.

“It was awesome to see a lot of people out by the tees and around the greens,’’ said Brown, a former Wellingtonian who these days is based in Tauranga.

“It’s a nice sight to see golf in New Zealand getting popular again. I love playing these tournaments. There are great young amateurs and the girls are out here playing in what is a great format. Both fields are strong and it creates a perfect contest here in New Zealand.”

To add to the day’s drama, Gareth Paddison deservedly won the Jennian Homes Trophy for topping the Charles Tour league table.

But it was not without stress. Paddison, who was leading the points race entering the final week, got off to a slow start with scores of 67 and 71 on the first two days before shooting matching weekend scores of 63 to finish in a tie for second.

“It feels fantastic, to come here needing a good finish and to deliver in the end is pleasing,’’ Paddison said.

“It wasn’t playing on my mind until late in the piece when I wondered if I had done enough and it turns out I did.”

To take home the title and an additional $5000, he had to finish inside the top three which he did by a whisker and automatically gain a start in the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open next year.

Paddison, from Wellington, was the form player of the Charles Tour with his second placing at Tauranga following wins in the two Auckland events of the Akarana Open and the Muriwai Open.

“I think I have won probably over $25,000 in the last five weeks which is amazing on our local circuit, so it’s growing quickly thanks to all the support from everyone involved.”

Joining Paddison in second place at Tauranga was Harry Bateman who became the bridesmaid for the fourth time on the Charles Tour. Bateman will be searching for ways to change this by the time next season rolls around.

A large percentage of the final day’s gallery would have been following local boy Jared Pender who also had his best finish of the year, falling just three shots short in third place.

land) 72 69 70 72 284 Jonathan Mackay (Lower Waitaki) 69 71 72 72, Charlie Smail (Walton) 70 69 71 74, Shaun Campbell (Omanu) 72 66 71 75 285 Jared Edwards (The Grange) 69 71 69 76 286 Alex Tait (PGA New Zealand) 71 70 71 74 288 Lachie McDonald (Marton) 69 68 72 79 289 Johnny Tynan (Titirangi) 72 68 78 71 292 Taylor Gill (Bay of Islands Kerikeri Incorporated) 67 74 75 76 293 Inia Logan (Wakatipu Junior) 69 72 77 75 298 Henry Spring (Whakatane) 69 72 79 78 WOMEN (PAR 72) 285 Alanna Campbell (Omanu) 75 71

73 66 286 Carmen Lim (Windross Farm Golf Course) 71 70 73 72 288 Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 72 71 71 74 289 Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside) 71 73 73 72 295 Rose Zheng (Pakuranga) 71 73 77 74 301 Grace Senior (Wairakei International Golf Course) 74 73 79 75 302 Jodae Ngaheu (Tauranga) 71 76 79 76 306 Rotana Howard (Springfield) 75 75 77 79 310 Subin Wui (Pupuke) 75 80 75 80 312 Darae Chung (Shandon) 74 79 78 81, Sato Tajima (Rotorua) 77 74 75 86 314 Hillary O'Connor (Pegasus) 79 75 80 80

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Alanna Campbell, winner of the Carrus Open at Tauranga, equalled the course record on the final day.

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lanna Campbell equalled the course record to complete a clinical comefrom-behind victory at the Carrus Open hosted by the Tauranga Golf Club.

The Bay of Plenty amateur, in front of friends and family from all around the region, made eight birdies on her way to a round of six under par 66 to record her third win on the Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes.

Campbell said 66 was a score she had set her sights on.

“I feels great,’’ Campbell said.

“I set myself the goal of shooting six-under at the start of the day so I went and got that done which is nice.

“I think it will sink in eventually, but it all just kind of happened and it was my day today, I was due to drop a few putts.”

Campbell has been a great servant to the New Zealand golf circuit and was headed to a new adventure where she will

take up a golfing scholarship at Iowa State College in the United States.

It was clear the Tauranga tournament meant a lot to her.

“It was awesome to have the family out here this week and the people from Omanu Golf Club, it’s turned out to be the perfect week.

“I’m gutted this will be my last event in some time because I have loved every one of them.”

Rounding out the top three at Tauranga was Auckland’s Brittney Dryland and Carmen Lim who couldn’t quite get things going on yet another day of perfect weather in the Tauranga.

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DEAR SIR, I would love to see a rule change that allows us to use a cellphone GPS golf application instead of having to buy an expensive device.

There are good apps available, but we have been told we can’t use them.

JUDIE REYNOLDS HOWICK, AUCKLAND ••• JUDIE, To be honest I’m not sure what the answer is. I use both a GPS and a laser range-finder which I know I can use in virtually in any golf event.

I have copied the following from the Royal & Ancient website which, from my first reading, suggests you can use a mobile phone under a local rule which I believe is in place universally except in perhaps professional golf tournaments or other top class events. The only provision under the local rule is that you cannot measure wind direction, wind speed, elevation or advice on what club to use.

— EDITOR, PAUL GUEORGIEFF.

YOUR DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE QUESTIONS ANSWERED Most of the questions that The R&A receives in connection with distance-measuring devices along with the answers, are provided below.

Q. Can I use a distance-measuring device in a competition?

A. The use of a distance-measuring device during a stipulated round remains contrary to the Rules of Golf under Rule 14-3 (Artificial Devices and Unusual Equipment; Abnormal Use of Equipment). However, since January 2006, a Committee can permit the use of some such devices via a Local Rule.

Q. What kind of distance-measuring devices are allowed by Local Rule?

A. A GPS, laser, smart phone, any really – provided the device meets certain guidelines and recommendations. The important thing to remember is that the device must only be used to access permitted information. The player would be in breach of the Rules if the device is used to access prohibited information, such as slope and club recommendation features.

Q. What about multi-functional devices, such as a mobile phone, with a distance-measuring application?

A. Subject to any club or course regulations, a multi-functional device may be used, provided it is not to access information that, if used, would cause the player to be in breach of the Rules.

Q. If a player uses a smartphone to look up a weather forecast, is the player gauging the conditions?

A. No. Accessing weather reports provided by a weather station through an app or internet browser, is not considered to be actively measuring or gauging the conditions and is permissible whether or not the Local Rule for distance-measuring devices is in effect.

Q. My smartphone has an inbuilt spirit level as part of the functionality of the phone but it is not part of the distance-measuring app. Can I use the phone as a distance-measuring device?

A. Yes, provided that you do not use the level in a

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manner that might assist you in your play.

Q. My smartphone has a compass feature. Can I use the phone as a distance-measuring device?

A. Yes. A compass only provided directional information and does not gauge or measure variable conditions or assist the player in his play and is permissible whether or not the Local Rule for distance-measuring devices is in effect.

Q. What should the Local Rule permitting distance-measuring devices say?

A. The wording of the recommended Local Rule (Appendix 1, Part A, 7) reads as follows: “Distance-Measuring Devices [Specify as appropriate, e.g. In this competition, or For all play at this course, etc.], a player may obtain distance information by use of a distance-measuring device. If, during a stipulated round, a player uses a distance-measuring device to gauge or measure other conditions that might affect his play (e.g. elevation changes, wind speed, etc.), the player is in breach of Rule 14-3.”

Q. Why not simply allow distance-measuring devices without the need for a Local Rule?

A. The advent of distance-measuring devices and their use in the game divides opinion at many levels.

Many golfers are fans of these devices as they feel it puts them on a level footing with tournament professionals who have caddies providing precise distance information, whilst others will argue that there is no place for such technology in the game. As such, it was, and remains, appropriate to allow individual clubs and Committees to decide what is right for them, their competitions and their players.

Q. If a Club has in place the Local Rule permitting distance-measuring devices and an external body, the national golf association, for example, is running an event there, does that mean that distance-measuring devices are automatically allowed in the national event?

A. No. It is the responsibility of the national golf association to establish its own Local Rules for the event.

The Local Rules written by the Committee in charge of the competition supersede what the Club has in place on a day-to-day basis.

Q. If the Local Rules for distance-measuring devices is in place, may players share a distance-measuring device?

A. Yes, but it is important that players sharing devices do not unduly delay play. In addition, information on distance obtained from a distance-measuring device can be shared between the player, partner, fellow-competitor or opponent if so wished.

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Paddison’s third win on Charles Tour after marathon playoff GOLF NEWS

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areth Paddison racked up his third win on the Charles Tour when he held off New Zealand Open winner Michael Hendry in a marathon playoff to take out the Akarana Open in Auckland.

Paddison and Hendry were tied at 18 under par at the conclusion of the regulation 72 holes and a playoff was required to determine a winner.

The playoff may have been sudden-death but it was anything but. The playoff went to four extra holes, the longest in the history of the Charles Tour, before Paddison secured victory with a virtual tap-in birdie in front of a boisterous crowd.

The win was a relief for Paddison who had gone into the final round with a three-shot lead. But that lead was quickly whittled away with Hendry, the winner of the New Zealand Open just three weeks earlier, being six-under through 12 holes and Mark Brown and Henry Spring also applying pressure.

Paddison said he was well aware of the charging pack.

“Mark [Brown], Mike [Hendry] and Henry [Spring] were all coming at me,’’ Paddison said.

“When I looked at the leaderboard through 14, I knew I had to pull the finger out and that’s what you practice for.”

Paddison was the only player to score birdies on the final six holes, which he achieved on the 14th and 18th holes, and that proved the difference in him surviving.

He was delighted to prevail.

“I’m ecstatic with this victory and to finally come through with another win on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour

is very special,” Paddison said with a beaming smile.

“The pride of winning this and especially beating Mike was a challenging obstacle and I couldn’t be happier.”

The win for Paddison, 36, was his third on the Charles Tour. He had also won the Akarana Open in 2015 and his first win on New Zealand’s professional golf circuit came in the Wairakei Open in 2010.

Paddison has also won five times on the Australasian Tour. They were the 2002 Dunedin Classic, the 2004 Victorian Open, the 2011 Queensland PGA and the 2012 and 2014 Victorian PGAs. He is also a winner on the Challenge Tour in Europe. That win came in the 2007 Volcans Open in France.

Meanwhile, in the women’s field of the Akarana Open, Hanee Song completed a dominant win, which was her first as a professional golfer.

It looked in doubt after she four-putted on the par three eighth hole, but she then showed class to make an impressive eagle on the 10th to bounce back and win the tournament by four shots.

“It feels great, it’s my first win on the Charles Tour and my first win as a professional, so it feels good,” Song said.

280 Brett Allan (Hastings) 67 73 73 67, Wesley Jeon (Whitford Park) 67 74 70 69, Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 69 72 70 69, Steven Han (PGA New Zealand) 70 71 70 69, Kwang Hue Kim (PGA New Zealand) 72 67 71 70, Charlie Smail (Walton) 71 66 71 72 281 Tyler Wood (Ngahinepouri) 69 71 70 71, Minsoo Ko (PGA New Zealand) 69 67 73 72 282 Matthew McLean (Harewood) 65 72 70 75 283 Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 72 68 73 70, Kit Bittle (Wainui) 69 71 71 72 286 Daniel Graham (PGA New Zealand) 71 71 76 68 288 Nick Coxon (Riverside) 71 70 72 75 290 Matthew Morris (St. Andrews of Hamilton (Hamilton)) 70 70 78 72 291 James Perkinson (P, Australia) 71 71 73 76 * Gareth Paddison won in a playoff that went to four extra holes.

Women 282 Hanee Song (P) 74 66 72 70 286 Alanna Campbell (Omanu) 71 71 73 71, Carmen Lim (Windross Farm Golf Course) 73 73 67 73 288 Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside) 74 71 72 71 289 Jenna Hunter (P) 74 71 73 71 290 Miree Jung (Titirangi) 73 76 71 70, Rose Zheng (Pakuranga) 73 72 72 73 291 Siyi Keh (Pakuranga) 73 72 74 72 294 Caryn Khoo (Pakuranga) 74 69 78 73 301 Subin Wui (Pupuke) 70 74 76 81 310 Fiona Xu (Pakuranga) 74 76 78 82

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Akarana Open Men 262 * Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 66 64 64 68, Michael Hendry (PGA New Zealand) 65 68 65 64 264 Daniel Hillier (Manor Park) 73 64 62 65, Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 63 70 65 66, Henry Spring (Whakatane) 68 65 64 67 267 Victor Janin (Rotorua) 69 67 66 65 268 Woonchul Na (PGA New Zealand) 64 72 68 64, Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 67 65 69 67

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269 Mark Hutson (Muriwai) 67 68 70 64, Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 70 67 64 68, Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 68 66 67 68 270 David Klein (Te Anau) 71 65 71 63 271 Lachie McDonald (Marton) 67 68 73 63, Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) 69 65 71 66, Brad Shilton (PGA New Zealand) 68 67 69 67, Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 68 66 69 68 272 Tae Koh (Windross Farm Golf Course) 66 68 73 65, Jared Pender (Te Puke) 67 69 67 69, Chang Gi Lee (Pupuke) 69 68 65 70, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 67 67 67 71 273 Tom Parker (Christchurch) 66 67 68 72 274 Jordan Woodall (Cambridge) 72 70 65 67, Tyler Hodge (Levin Inc.) 71 70 66 67 275 Harry Bateman (Muriwai) 76 63 71 65, Dale Williamson (P, Australia) 72 67 68 68 276 James Hydes (Wainui) 71 70 69 66, Ethan Jones (Manaia) 66 73 69 68, Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 74 68 65 69 277 Jared Edwards (The Grange) 73 66 70 68, Sean Riordan (PGA New Zealand) 69 71 69 68, Jimmy Zheng (Howick) 65 64 75 73 278 Grant Moorhead (PGA New Zealand) 70 69 72 67, Justin Morris (PGA New Zealand) 67 73 70 68, Joonsang Chung (PGA New Zealand) 66 72 71 69, Jordan Loof (Akarana) 70 66 70 72 279 Taylor Gill (Bay of Islands Kerikeri Incorporated) 68 73 70 68, Sam An (Titirangi) 72 70 66 71, Kevin Koong (Muriwai) 69 69 69 72

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First win on Symetra Tour for Aucklander GOLF NEWS

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iv Cheng of Auckland has posted her first win on the Symetra Tour, the second-tier professional golf circuit in the United States.

The win came in the Gateway Classic played at the Longbow Golf Club in Arizona from March 30-April 1.

Cheng scored a two-under par score of 70 in her final round to force a playoff with Mina Harigae of California.

The playoff went to a second extra hole before Cheng prevailed and bank the winner’s purse of $US15,000 ($NZ21,000).

“It feels amazing and I still can’t believe it,” said Cheng. “I’m over the moon excited.”

Cheng made a 17-foot par putt on the 17th hole and a par on the 18th to get into the clubhouse with the lead at seven-under. Harigae, who was the co-leader entering the final day, made a 10-foot par putt on the 18th to force the playoff.

Said Cheng: “I was out of position with my driver, but I stuck to it and scrambled.

“I never gave up and trusted myself and the putts rolled in. I think I had 11 putts on the back nine and that really helped with scoring.”

After two pars on the first play-off hole, Harigae’s second shot went into

the hazard on the second play-off hole and that opened the door for Cheng, who was able to drop an 8-footer for par to claim the victory.

Cheng had just 24 putts in the final round.

“My putter feels really good right now, definitely the best club in my bag right now,” said Cheng.

Cheng had had just one top 10 finish over her first two years on the Symetra Tour. The win certainly puts her in a great spot early in the season.

“This is my third year playing on the Symetra Tour and I feel like this year I have the tools in my game to play better and get myself on the LPGA Tour.”

Cheng finished 63rd on the money list in 2016 and 108th as a rookie in 2015.

“The win this week makes me really happy that the hard work is starting to pay off. I’m definitely starting to see results.”

Cheng was a four-time WCC FirstTeam performer while in college at Pepperdine.

“After college, I decided that I wanted to play professional golf and pursue a career,” said Cheng.

“I’ve seen some of my friends do well on the LPGA and that is where I want to be.”

Liv Cheng after the final round of the Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club PHOTO: RALPH FRESCO

Cheng grew up playing junior golf with and against world No. 1 Lydia Ko. She if the first player from New Zealand to win on the Symetra Tour since

2011 when Cathryn Bristow won. Bristow and Cheng are the only two from New Zealand to win on the Symetra Tour.

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The final scoreboard from the US Masters played at Augusta National in Georgia from April 6-9. The prizemoney is in United States dollars.

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NZ Women’s Masters title goes to Northland

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orthland won the New Zealand Women’s Masters for the first time in the tournament’s 26-year history last month.

Northland’s previous best results had been thirds in 1997 and 2007.

This year’s event, for women aged 40 and older, was held at the Ngaruawahia Golf Club in Waikato and Northland led from start to finish.

The best three scores from the four players of each team counted towards the team’s total and points were totalled in a stableford format as if each player was on a zero handicap.

Northland scored 100 points on the first day to share the lead with hometown favourite Waikato.

The early charge for Northland was led by Kylie Jacoby who racked up 38 points. Jacoby went on to win the Canterbury Shield as the tournament’s leading individual by one point from Lisa Herbert of Auckland. Jacoby racked up 137 points from four rounds.

Sam Dangen also had four counting rounds for Northland with a total of 126 points. Alayna Cox, along with Jenny Peters, called in after the first round when the experienced Ann Hathaway had to withdraw with illness, also added to the team tally with contributions from two-rounds apiece.

Second place went to Bay of Plenty. Heather Keefe and Shelley McElroy led the team with solid play in all four rounds. Carol Leary, who has previously played for Manawatu-Wanganui, was steady with two counting rounds.

One of the best rounds on the final day was by reserve Judy Cameron (32 points) who was called in for Gillian Lees, who also withdraw with illness. Bay of Plenty’s combined total of 93 on the final day was too good for Auckland which only managed 86 points.

Auckland ended up finishing third while fourth was shared by Waikato and Aorangi.

The latter district, now administered with the assistance of Canterbury Golf, continues to punch above its weight over larger and arguably, stronger districts.

Having to settle for sixth place was Southland which has dominated this tournament for the last nine years with six wins and three seconds.

FINAL RESULTS WERE:-

379 – NORTHLAND 100, 98, 92, 89: K Jacoby 38, 33, 34, 32; S Dangen 33, 34, 30, 29; A Cox 29, 22 (n/c), 28, 22 (n/c); A Hathaway 20 (n/c), 31*, 25 (n/c)*, 28* *Jenny Peters (Reserve)

Kylie Jacoby is congratulated by Phil Hassall from New Zealand Golf after being awarded as the top individual scorer at the New Zealand Women’s Masters.

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369 – BAY OF PLENTY 95, 91, 90, 93: H Keefe 36, 30, 33, 32; S McElroy 31, 30, 32, 29; C Leary 28, 26 (n/c), 25, 26 (n/c); G Lees 28 (n/c), 31, 25 (n/c), 32* *Judy Cameron 362 – AUCKLAND, 99, 91, 86, 86: L Herbert 37, 34, 33,32; S Kelly 31, 25 (n/c), 30, 27; L Creedy 31, 30, 22 (n/c), 27; K Vitale 28 (n/c), 27, 23, 15 (n/c) 360 – WAIKATO 100, 86, 90, 84: J Morgan 34, 32, 29, 28; R Pellow 34, 22, 31, 31; J Storey 32, 20 (n/c), 26 (n/c), 24 (n/c); J Gee 25 (n/c), 32, 30, 25 360 – AORANGI 91, 92, 85, 92: C Knight 36, 30, 33, 32; G Bolderston 29, 35, 25, 34; S Bradford 26, 27, 27, 26; W Parr 18 (n/c), 21 (n/c), 19 (n/c), 18 (n/c) 355 – SOUTHLAND 91, 90, 87, 87: R Boniface 33, 34, 30, 31; R Pullar 32, 35, 33, 31; F Murray 23 (n/c), 21, 23 (n/c), 25; H Baird 26, 21 (n/c), 24, 19 (n/c) 336 – HAWKES BAY / PB 92, 86, 83,75: J Field 29, 31, 29, 25; K Olsen 34, 29, 29, 26; M Manaena 20 (n/c), 26, 24 (n/c), 18 (n/c); F Ellis 29, 26 (n/c), 25, 24 334 – TARANAKI 80, 88, 81, 85: D McCallum 27, 29, 27, 26; A Braithwaite 27, 28, 32, 27; S Garner 25 (n/c), 26 (n/c), 21 (n/c), 25 (n/c); J McDonald 26, 31, 22, 32 312 – NORTH HARBOUR 78, 78, 73, 83: V Fapiano 29, 30, 36, 34; A Muir 25, 24, 17, 25; L Tate 24, 23 (n/c), 20, 17 (n/c)*; J Gillespie 21 (n/c), 24, 17 (n/c), 24 *Aprile Everitt 308 – CANTERBURY 79, 78, 74,77: K Turner 30, 31, 28, 25; D Kay 25, 20 (n/c) 21, 23 (n/c); C Kemp 24, 22, 25, 24; N Muir 21 (n/c), 25, 16 (n/c), 28 306 – MANAWATU / WANGANUI 84, 75, 70, 77: J Hall 32, 24, 26, 27; J Ritchie 27, 23, 19, 22 (n/c); R Hopper 21 (n/c), 20 (n/c), 18 (n/c), 26; L Cotton 25, 28, 25, 24 303 – WELLINGTON 78, 76, 78, 71: K Orchard 26, 28, 26, 25; C Hawe 24, 26, 28, 23; W Rhodes 28, 22, 24, 23; J Hewett 23 (n/c), 21 (n/c), 22 (n/c), 22 (n/c) 301 – TASMAN 82, 80, 68, 71: S Murray 25, 26, 19 (n/c), 21; T Bary 29, 25, 26, 22; M Reardon 22 (n/c), 29, 20, 28; R White 28, 24 (n/c), 22, 17 (n/c) 279 – OTAGO 74, 72, 69, 64: M Arhanic 25, 25, 25, 17, (n/c); D Dagg 23, 22, 21 (n/c), 25; R Devlin 21 (n/c), 20 (n/c), 22, 18; B Sutherland 26, 25, 22, 21 The winning Northland team. Back row from left to right: Sam Dangen, Jenny Peters, Ann Hathaway.

Middle row: Sandy Doherty.

Front row from left to right: Alayana Cox, Kylie Jacoby

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Lydia Ko is firmly in control of her destiny

By Dean Murphy New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

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n recent weeks, I have been surprised by the level of commentary in the public and other domains around the recent decision from Lydia Ko to change her caddy.

Most of what I have read or heard seems to question the decision and suggest that something is wrong with our golfing superstar.

I guess that’s the territory that comes with being the number one player in the world. High-profile athletes are constantly under scrutiny from all and sundry — everyone seems to have an opinion on every matter.

This is all very common, of course.

However, what has surprised me most about the recent commentary is the uninformed and inaccurate summations that the team around Lydia is making poor decisions. The suggestion that decisions are being made by Lydia’s team to the detriment of Lydia’s golf is absurd.

Most people making these statements seem to be forgetting that Lydia remains the world’s number one golfer — a feat never before achieved by any other New Zealander, let alone someone who has just turned 20.

People also seem to forget that in the past year, Lydia has won an Olympic silver medal, a major championship in addition to three other LPGA tour victories. That is an incredible year that, in isolation, would probably be considered the most successful year ever for a New Zealand golfer.

Golf is a game of honesty, integrity and respect. However, many folk including many in the news media have been very quick to show a lack of respect for Lydia, her team and in particular her family.

Having been very close to Lydia and her family over the last eight years, my informed opinion is that the Ko family are the very reason for her ascent to the top of the world game, rather than any hindrance to it. They are among

the most professional, dedicated and knowledgeable people I know and from what I know and from what I have seen, Lydia and her family are firmly in control of their destiny.

Lydia is laser-focused on being the best golfer in the world and the suggestion that her and her family would make decisions that would compromise her ambition or performance is just out of touch with reality.

In my opinion, whether the world number one athlete wishes to hit a different golf ball, wear different clothing or work with a new caddy shouldn’t be second guessed or criticised so quickly.

Through outstanding performances over many years, I think Lydia and her family have earned the right to make decisions that are respected. Not many people could say that the decisions made to date have not had the right outcome. So far, her career has featured a jaw dropping number of world firsts and unparalleled success. Team Ko must be doing something right.

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By Andrew Whiley A voice from the south

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s the caddymaster for the ISPS Handa 2017 New Zealand Open, I always enjoy meeting new caddies and some of my regulars, who like me, were making it back for the sixth year in a row.

This year, I had 129 caddies carrying bags for 45 professionals and 84 amateur players.

Even more pleasing was that 36 caddies were carrying bags on the Saturday. We had one of the registered caddies, Will, in the tournament’s play-off caddying for Brad Kennedy, and I am sure Will had a great tale to tell when he went back to school on the Monday — plus a few extra dollars in the bank account.

Caddies are paid by the players at the New Zealand Open. The normal bag fee is $75 per round but most get a tip on top of this, with many receiving in excess of $100 per round.

In talking to most of the caddies, it is the fun of being inside the ropes of this great event and seeing what it is like to caddy in the tournament environment. Some relish the idea of being on a pro bag but then find it too intense and want the more relaxed amateur to whom they can relate on a more informal basis.

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It’s a great time to become a caddy and the amateurs often bring double-strap carry bags but I do feel sorry for the caddies that end up with a big tour bag that can have up to 20 golf clubs and a couple of dozen balls in the bag during the practice rounds, as the professional golfer works out what clubs will best suit the conditions.

This year I had caddies from as far away as Belgium, the United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Japan, Australia and from throughout New Zealand (KeriKeri through to Invercargill).

It is a week where keen golfers lap up knowledge from Steve Williams at the caddy barbecue on the Wednesday night or head to Arrowtown, Cromwell or Queenstown Golf Clubs when you’re done, for a round to put some of their new knowledge to good use.

With regards to the competition, playing the three rounds at Millbrook and one round at The Hills made for an easier walk this year. The par three, 18th hole at Millbrook, around the pond also made for some spectacular moments especially during the play-off. So if you are keen to come to Queenstown next year, the caddy registration for the 2018 New Zealand Open will commence November 1 on the

New Zealand Open website.

Caddies will also be needed for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship to be played at Royal Wellington from October 26-29 this year. Caddies can register to work Tuesday to Sunday, Thursday to Sunday or only Thursday and Friday. Players from approximately 40 countries (from Samoa to Lebanon, Iran and Kyrgyzstan) will be participating.

At this event, caddies will have the choice to carry the bag or to use a trundler. Men and women are invited to come and caddy but preference will be given to caddies who can commit to all six days and it would be advantage if you are able to speak a second language, which would allow you to be able to assist and connect with your assigned player.

For this tournament, there will be major international television coverage, broadcast to several million homes especially throughout Asia, the South Pacific and North America. The winning player receives an entry to the US Masters and it was great to see Curtis Luck, the 2016 Asia-Pacific winner, make the cut and enjoy playing Masters this year at Augusta.

Caddy registration is now open at www.

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royalwellington.com Please note that there will be no payment for caddying so this will be a volunteer role, but it will be a great experience to be a part of this amazing golf event. Caddies will also be needed at the New Zealand Women’s Open. So check the tournament website for more information.

Meanwhile, my five cents worth on Lydia Ko. She should have a Kiwi caddy on her bag. When you look around the tour many of the younger players have close friends who know them well, carrying their bag.

Lydia doesn’t have a sister so she can’t pull a “Brooke Henderson” and have her older sister on her bag. But she does have some great friends who were very good players here in the New Zealand amateur scene.

If I was her coach or manager, I would suggest putting one these very good players on her bag — someone with whom she can connect with and relate to well.

The caddies she has had on her bag have all been very good caddies but perhaps not someone that Lydia can immediately relate to. To me that is the secret to the best caddy relationships. They connect on many levels, not just at the game level.

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W

hen the Scots brought the game of golf to New Zealand nearly 150 years ago, they also brought their calendar with them.

As a result, golf clubs continued to play most of their important events in the same months they had done back at “home”, ignoring the seasonal differences in the southern hemisphere.

It has taken well over 100 years to recognise this, but even now most golf clubs in New Zealand continue with a programme in winter very little different from the other seasons.

That means a steady diet of single stableford and medal round competitions, despite the deteriorating weather and ground conditions. Consequently, rounds take longer, scores are higher, handicaps go out and perhaps most importantly, course conditions worsen to the point where carts and even trundlers can’t be used, meaning that a significant number of members can’t or won’t play, club revenue drops, and hard pressed course maintenance budgets get put under further pressure.

We need to break this circle of doom, and find ways of keeping members engaged and minimising damage to our courses throughout the winter. This

Time for a winter re-think? means switching the emphasis away from the standard playing programmes to other ways of playing the game.

We could start by looking at foursomes.

This is a traditional form of the game, with a long history going back to the big money games of the mid-19th century between the Park brothers and old Tom Morris and his son, young Tom. Its big advantage is speed. With only half the number of balls in play, a foursomes round can probably be completed in three hours or so. That means it’s ideal for winter when frost, ground conditions and shorter daylight hours all contribute to the frustrations mentioned earlier. Under the rules of golf, partners can share clubs (providing the total carried between them is not more than 14), so two players could carry seven clubs each without difficulty, which would also reduce damage to the course.

If you’re a real traditionalist, you could follow the example of the Honourable Society of Edinburgh Golfers (aka Muirfield), who favour foursomes matchplay as their standard format, playing 36 holes a day with time for a decent lunch between rounds. They’ve been doing this since

1744.

You may not wish to go this far, but a winter foursomes Top Dog series could breathe some new life into many club programmes. If you want a variation from tradition, you could also try Scottish, Canadian or American foursomes. The Wanaka Golf Club has run a very successful three-day tournament based on these for many years, which is usually sold out months in advance.

Coming back to the theme of course preservation, how about tournaments with reduced numbers of clubs? Harry Vardon won six Open Championships and one US Open using only eight clubs. His great rival Ted Ray carried only seven.

So when these tournaments roll round again in June and July, how about a corresponding “retro” event at your club, with everyone allowed no more than seven clubs. You might be amazed at how good the scoring is.

In fact, why stop at seven? Make it four — the idea being that you carry what you need by hand, without the encumbrance of a bag and trundler. If you want the ultimate, a one club competition (perhaps over nine holes) could do the trick. In this

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Some regions of New Zealand cope with winter better than others. The most enjoyable winter golf I’ve played was in Dunedin, where the weather and underfoot conditions were certainly better than Auckland and its environs. The shorts had to stay in the wardrobe, of course.

Likewise, some parts of a golf course hold up better than others, so why don’t clubs take out the holes on low-lying land and give them a rest during winter? That might mean playing only a 15 hole (or so) round, but isn’t that better than plowing through World War I conditions to the detriment of clothing, equipment and general enjoyment, to say nothing of the huge damage caused to the course? Cross country golf, using the drier parts of the course, is yet another option.

All of this is not to say you can’t continue with a monthly medal round or other conventional competition when conditions allow. But if you’re finding that you’re losing members during or after winter, or if you don’t see them for several months, perhaps it’s time for a winter re-think.

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n the Rotorua Daily Times late March there was a great article on the growth of Junior golf in the Bay Of Plenty. There has been an increase in junior members of 21% which is outstanding. The issue we have here in Rotorua and in other areas I predict is that we are not seeing the same positive increases.

To help with this locally, what I have done is come up with a plan similar to down South where clubs joined together to collaboratively attack the issue. The Wakatipu Junior Golf Club (WJGC) has been hugely successful so we have adapted this model and are currently working through details with the four clubs involved in the Rotorua area. With this we create a virtual golf club (ours will be the Geyserland Junior Golf Club) and each athlete pays a fee to the trust which is used for the running of the GJGC. The golfers get membership at all courses and access to coaching and tournaments spread through the clubs who work on the same coaching and play models.

So the wheels are turning here in the Rotorua area to come up with a strategy to inject more juniors into this great game that we play. I think golf can have such a huge impact on the development of young peo-

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ple as it teaches them so many great traits for life. That’s why in our trust the mission statement will be “Making better people through golf in the Rotorua Community” as I believe we have the opportunity to do this.

Many of you reading will already have children or grandchildren involved in some great programmes where the above model is not necessary. If so, fantastic, if not look for one that offers the best opportunities for children to learn.

Whats changed with junior programmes over the years?

In years gone by junior programmes involved children hitting balls for an hour on the range learning the basics for golf.

Nowadays its more scientific in terms of including more variety. An example is there was a shift to a more athletic development aspect that included balance, agility and coordination so young athletes had the capabilities to swing a club easier. Another aspect is that games play a larger role in sessions these days especially with younger children.

Parents can find these changes hard to understand but they are important steps in the development of young golfers.

TIP: Let them learn to love the game and the course at first before getting too serious.

Technically we also need to be very careful with kids. A five year old in the early stages of playing golf doesn’t need to know the perfect grip, stance or journey of the club. A general guide is ideal as many of the swing elements will develop naturally without outside interference. It’s amazing to just let a young golfer explore what they can do as in time things will happen. A PGA Professional will see when is the right time to feed them more information.

Are Clubs Ready For More Juniors?

I think clubs play a huge part in the growth of junior golf so is your club junior ready? Here is what I would call good culture for a junior to flourish at a club: • Are they welcomed as a full member at the club? This is important as everyone (not just juniors) needs to feel part of the club.

If you do then you will have them for a long time, if not then you risk losing them.

• Will members play with them? Big question as they will get to a stage where they will want to play in club days. If your club doesn’t then you will struggle to keep the juniors as all they need is one bad experit b re ak men cing p i pri sh w ough e r N th

ence.

• Clubs need a person or group to help PGA professionals. If there is one person driving the programme along with the pro it will succeed. Communication is hugely important.

• Ease up on the rules associated with play in the early stages and make sure with up and coming golfers that they are supported not jumped on for getting something wrong. Grumpiness will scare juniors and parents off.

• Keep the golf fun.

So there are just a few ideas from my experience in junior golf. By no means do I think kids should be able to do what they want but there needs to be more of a friendly education gradually introduced.

Certainly, if we look at the average age of golfers at clubs it’s important we look to grow the game. Kids will experiment with sports so they do come and go but often it’s the package that is offered to them that makes a difference. Systems like we are looking to do and the WJGC offer a new way to grow junior numbers and may work in other areas but the biggest aspect that needs to happen is that clubs need to become more junior friendly.

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he Noosa region, with its beautiful beaches, lush green hinterland, stunning coastal national park, pristine river, cosmopolitan lifestyle and lively calendar of events is one of the most popular beachside holiday locations in Australia.

Located on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Noosa is surrounded by ocean, lakes, river, national parks and a lush hinterland. But it’s more than just another beachside holiday spot. What makes Noosa special is its laidback atmosphere and year-round warm and sunny climate, combined with award-winning restaurants and cafes, a great choice of accommodation and a diverse range of activities and adventures for everyone.

There is also a busy calendar of events that celebrate the best in surfing, food, sports, music, theatre, creativity and more. Noosa offers a diverse and wonderful experience for everyone who visits.

The region is renowned for its award-winning restaurants and cafes, with an abundance of fresh, local and

delectable produce prepared by dedicated and experienced chefs. From casual, alfresco dining and first-class restaurants to pubs and cafes, and produce markets, a culinary experience is guaranteed on any visit.

If you love nature and the outdoors, Noosa is a perfect destination with unspoilt beaches, stunning national parks, excellent fishing and trails that traverse the hinterland and are suitable for walking, horse-riding and mountain biking. Indulge in diving, surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, golf, fishing, swimming, boating, kayaking, kite-surfing and more. For those wanting a more relaxed and chilled-out experience Noosa is also home to many superb day spas and health retreats.

Nestled in this paradise you’ll find picturesque Noosa Golf Club. Enjoy the beauty of this 18-hole championship course in a natural parkland setting with an abundance of local wildlife at your side. Families of kangaroos laze in the sun and koalas can be spotted snoozing in the trees. Unlike players, the koalas actually like be-

ing in the trees! The course is said to be very forgiving with 6000+ metres of easy walking and wide fairways.

Still, it’s no pushover and can be a challenge to golfers of all levels.

After playing 18, the perfect place for relaxing with friends is at the clubhouse. The 19th hole offers a fine bistro and relaxing deck to take in the superb view over the ninth and 18th holes.

Noosa Golf Club celebrates the camaraderie of golf with the best value green fees, membership and hire charges on the Sunshine Coast. Golfing great or just a beginner, we warmly welcome you to our club.

Noosa is just 1½ hours from Brisbane’s international and domestic airports, or just 30 minutes from Sunshine Coast Airport which has daily flights from Australian capital cities and direct flights from New Zealand.

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WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT NOOSA SPRINGS THIS WINTER

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HOCK! The temperature in Noosa dropped to 23 degrees today. And, in the depths of winter in July, it is predicted to fall to a knee-knocking 20 degrees.

While that’s enough to have Noosa residents reaching for their winter woollies, let’s put things in perspective: it’s still warm enough to take a dip in the ocean, walk through the forest in shorts and teeshirt; and, if you’re a golfer, it’s about as close as you’ll get to perfection.

The climate is just one of the reasons New Zealanders choose to escape the snow and sleet of their homeland, and visit the Sunshine Coast in winter.

Already more than 20,000 Kiwis call the Sunshine Coast home, and that number swells each winter as New Zealanders take advantage of the direct flights to the Sunshine Coast airport.

Most visiting golfers opt to play the Coast’s best course – Noosa Springs, situated just a few minutes’ drive from iconic

Noosa Heads, and set amidst the stunning bushland of the Noosa hinterland.

The 18-hole championship layout, lush and tropical with beautifully manicured fairways and greens, meanders through tropical bushland and picturesque lakes.

Chances are you’ll spot a few kangaroos lazing in the shade of the winter sun.

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Omaha Golf club recently held their prestigious Pro-Am last month. Mike Reid General Manager for Omaha Golf club told Golfer Pacific. “We are extremely proud to be able to ‘put on’ a quality event that rates as a must play tournament for many top New Zealand Pro Golfers, and one which attracts a large field of amateur golfers.

Again this year the weather played it’s part and with supreme course conditions on day 1 Hayden Beard was able to shoot a course record 62 closely followed

by Michael Hendry on 63 and Campbell Rawson (shoot out winner) on 64. The unsettled weather pattern overnight cleared enough for the second round to be completed without delays, Beard and Hendry could not hold on to their lead

over the field and the consistency of Harry Bateman paid off with a pair of 66’s winning by one shot from Hendry, Beard and Josh Geary (with a second round 64).”

NEWS FROM WARKWORTH The Barfoot & Thompson Women’s

Pro-Am was held on Monday 27th March in perfect weather apart from a deluge part way through the second nine. Due to the number of professionals entered, the format was altered slightly, each team consisted of two professionals and three women. Contestants, both professionals and women were from all parts of New Zealand making it a truly national event.

Warkworth GC also thanks all its sponsors without whom the event would not have been possible.

Results: Professionals: 1st: David Klein (Te Anau) 62 2nd: Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) 64 3rd: Shaun Jones (Christchurch) and Jared Pender (Te Puke) 65 Winning Team: Lynda Brown (St Andrews), Lois Beadie (St Andrews), Ruth King (Warkworth), Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) and Minsoo Ko ( PGA)

PUPUKE EASTER CLASSIC – FRIDAY 14TH AND SATURDAY 15TH APRIL.

The Club had a fantastic field of over 130 enthusiastic golfers turn out for the Easter Classic, and thankfully the weather turned out fine (for the most part).

Congratulations to all the winners, the trophy prizes going to Subin Wu and Chang Gi Lee. Subin’s overall gross score was 150; Chang Gi Lee won Division 1 with 136, and Peter Choi won Division 2 with 165. (Photo from left: James Firth, Chang Gi Lee, Subin Wu and Matt Owen).

MARK HUTSON CLAIMS MOST PRESTIGOUS TITLE OF HIS CAREER Mark Hutson (Muriwai) overcame a poor front nine and strong charges from his closest rivals in the final round to post a two shot victory in the NZ Stroke Play Championship in Hastings. A birdie on the par five 17th and an up and down from the green side bunker on 18 meant his 75 and total of 276 (-12) would hold up after starting the final round with a five shot lead. Magnificent victory for Mark and well done from all of us at North Harbour! There were other strong showings from North Harbour representative players. See the below who made the cut: 1st – Mark Hutson (Muriwai) – 276 8th – Changgi Lee (Pupuke) – 286 T10 – Jimmy Hydes (Wainui) – 288 T13 – Kevin Koong (Muriwai) – 289

T17 – Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour) – 290 T22 – Sung Jin Yeo (North Shore) – 293 T30 – Joshua Bernhard Rookes (Waitemata) – 295 T39 – Sul Im (Huapai) – 298 T42 – Jake Lee (Muriwai) – 299 T42 – Kit Bittle (Wainui) – 299 Also congratulations to Wui Subin (Pupuke) who had a strong showing in the women’s division finishing in 12th place on 304. Well done Subin!

2017 AKARANA OPEN – NORTH HARBOUR AMATEUR RESULTS

The Akarana Open (Charles Tour Event) concluded on Sunday with Gareth Paddison prevailing in a thrilling four hole playoff over Michael Hendry. There were numerous North Harbour amateurs playing alongside the professionals with some very strong result. Summary of the players that made the cut are below: T9 – Mark Hutson (Muriwai) – 269 (-11) T17- Changgi Lee (Pupuke) – 272 (-8) T26-Jimmy Hydes (Wainui) – 276 (-4) T36- Kevin Koong (Muriwai) – 279 (-1) T48- Kit Bittle (Wainui) – 283 (+3) T48-Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour) – 283 (+3) In the women’s section former Harbour representative Hanee Song won the title with a four round total of 282 (-6). Wui Subin (Pupuke) made the cut and finished 10th on 301 (+13).

Congratulations to these players that made the cut. Most now focus on the Charles Tour Muriwai Open which commences this Thursday. Good luck all!

2017 AUTEX MURIWAI OPEN – NORTH HARBOUR AMATEUR RESULTS

The Autex Muriwai Open concluded with Gareth Paddison winning for the second time in as many weeks. Mark Hutson (Muriwai) continued his fantastic recent form finishing the second best amateur. Changgi Lee (Pupuke) also had a strong four days and placed as the third best amateur. Results of North Harbour representative amateurs that made the cut are shown below: T6 – Mark Hutson (Muriwai) – 284 (-4) T11 – Changgi Lee (Pupuke) – 287 (-1) 33rd – Matthew Friend (Wainui) – 298 (+10) 38th – Kit Bittle (Wainui) – 304 (+16) T42 – Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour) –

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306 (+18) T42 – Jack Lee (Pupuke) – 306 (+18) 50th – Davis Oh (Gulf Harbour) – 312 (+24) North Harbour Golf congratulates young golfers Silvia Brunotti (Takapuna) and Anna An (Muriwai) who both made the cut in the women’s section finishing 10th and 11th respectively. The Muriwai Links was as always presented in immaculate condition despite the recent very heavy rains that have hit the greater Auckland area. Well done to all involved in the organisation and running of the tournament.

FRISBEE GOLF COURSE PROPOSAL FOR AUCKLAND’S UPPER HARBOUR FOUNDERS DENISE PIPER

A bid to get a frisbee golf facility set up in Auckland’s Upper Harbour area has failed to fly over its first hurdle.

Frisbee golf, or disc golf, was one of the fastest-growing sports in the world.

With nine or 18 “hole” courses, the aim was to get the frisbee into each basket in as few throws as possible, with serious players having many different discs, just like a golfer had different clubs.

Haydn Shore, who set up four frisbee golf courses at Woodhill Mountain Bike Park, said there was a lack of full-time courses with permanent baskets in Auckland.

Temporary courses were only really

available to “hard core” frisbee golfers, rather than allowing the general public to play.

Shore and fellow disc-golfers made a presentation to the Upper Harbour Local Board, asking for a permanent course to be set up in a local park, at a cost of $500 to $900 per basket.

The course would be similar to one established in Henderson Park, which was believed to be Auckland’s first suburban disc golf course. It had baskets that were virtually maintenance-free, as they went deep into the ground and had thick steel, he said.

Shore said Rosedale Park North would be the most suitable site, due to its large size and natural obstacles.

“I’ve spent hours and hours driving around Auckland looking for space that would work,” he said.

But Rosedale Park was a site in demand, after local sporting groups had to relocate due to the Northern Corridor Improvements.

Local board chairwoman Lisa Whyte said Rosedale Park had “a bit too much going on” for the board to commit to a frisbee golf course there.

Shore’s alternative site, Rook Reserve in Albany, was also going to be used for stormwater runoff from the motorway expansion, she said.

But Whyte was happy to try to find alternative sites in the area.

“I think the nature of the sport is rea-

sonably flexible. When I saw Rosedale I had a small panic attack,” she admitted.

Whyte suggested a nine-hole course could be set up somewhere like Luckens Reserve in West Harbour or Sanders Reserve and Bike Park in Paremoremo.

If it was successful, another nine-holes could be set up in Rook Reserve after the Northern Corridor Improvements were finished.

The Upper Harbour Local Board agreed to get Auckland Council’s parks department to work with Shore and his team to find a suitable site.

NORTHLAND LION RED SHOOTOUT

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INTERCLUB DIV 1 RESULTS

Howick Verses Clarks Beach at Titirangi Geoffry Klink L 3/2 Michael Dengelo W 3/1 Gary Singer W 3/1 Brian Macken Half Malcolm Jones L 3/2 Gordon Lewis W 4/3 Wally Stamp L 1 Down Charles Monthe W 4/2 Howick won 4.5/3.5 Player of day Brian Macken, great half from where he was with 3 or 4 holes to play.

PRESIDENTS PENNANTS

Played at Howick vs Akarana Result – won 4.5-3.5 Jerry Song won 5 & 4 Tom Gillan – Halved Craig Wheat won 2 up Steve Hackett won 3 & 2 Matt Connolly lost 3 & 1 Robbie Michael lost 2 down Dalton Valasi lost 3 & 2 Richard Griffin won 3 & 2 The Team is lying 2nd by 4 points behind Titirangi. The next game is at Akarana on 30th April against Royal Auckland.

WAIKATO TWO HOLES IN ONE AT PAEROA

The Hole in One notice board at the Paeroa Golf Club’s Rotokohu course had not had a new name added for over a year but that changed in dramatic fashion on April 22, 2017. Not one but two

players qualified for the honour of having their name displayed in gold letters.

This feat of ‘holing out’ in itself is something which many golfers never experience in a lifetime of playing the game.

For two players to do so on the same day is quite remarkable -possibly never previously achieved in the club’s 110 year history. To add to the improbability factor, both Travis Silvester (Handicap 9) and Barry Madden (20) ‘holed out, both for their first ever ace, at No1 hole measuring 142 metres, within a few minutes of each other.

The usual ‘hole-in-one’ activities took on extra enthusiasm with talk of the event even being a possible world record, by the time the celebrations drew to a close late in the day.

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1st Stableford Noorland, Danny 40 2nd Stableford Lord, Ray 38 3rd Stableford Callagher, Ray 35

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1st Gross Coxon, Nick 66 2nd Gross Millington, Douglas 69 3rd Gross Jackson, Rodney 74

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1st Stableford Grantham, Doug 40 2nd Stableford Swinburne, Phil 39 3rd Stableford Coleman, Paul 37

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1st Net Medal Murphy, Paul 66 2nd Net Medal Running, Brad 68 3rd Net Medal Hall, Todd 69

GOLF MANAGER’S SURPRISE AT RIVERSIDE

Womens Gross

1st Gross Cassidy, Chantelle 73 2nd Gross Huang, Zoann 75 3rd Gross Duggan, Malo 89

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1st Stableford Muggeridge, Annie 36 2nd Stableford Mallett, Diana 35 3rd Stableford Welch, Gretchen 34

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1st Net Medal Antunovich, Gail 71 2nd Net Medal Raman, Savita 72 3rd Net Medal Baxendine, Sandra 73

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The Golf Manager’s surprise at Riverside was played on the 1st of April.

The surprise was that we played Irish greensome. The first 3 place getters were as follows.

Prier, Robert 82 points Williamson, Steve 81 points Antunovich, Gail 79 points

JUNIOR GIRLS WIN DEVELOPMENT QUADRANGULAR

The Waikato Junior Girls Team has won the 2017 Junior Girls Quadrangular Tournament for the second year running.

The Team of Zoann Huang, Zeta Syme, Katherine Janphanich, Ella Cockburn,

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Played last month, a practice round on a Tuesday, and not feeling like they should take divots from the fairways the Girls would face the Bay of Plenty girls in round 1 on a Wednesday morning.

Alana Shaw (Waikare) had a superb match against Lara Maynard and managed to secure the win on the last hole 1up. Ella Cockburn had a 9/7 win, Katherine 8/7 win Zeta and Zoann had 5/3 wins to secure a 5-1 start for the defending champs.

In the afternoon, the Girls would play a strong North Harbour team who toppled hosts Auckland 4.5-1.5 in the morning.

Alana started strong and managed to secure another win 3/2 over Yeonsoo Son. Zahraa Bester found form and won convincingly 6/5. Zeta was the other winner, beating Anna An 4/3. This would secure 3 points and an overall half against North Harbour.

On Thursday morning the Waikato girls played hosts Auckland and managed to win 5-1. Zahraa won 1up, Ella 7/5, Katherine 7/5, Zeta and Zoann both winning 3/2.

After the tallys were complete it was Waikato and North Harbour on top with 5 match points. After consulting the rules, the head to head match would count, as this was halved 3-3 it was going to a playoff. The number 1s would head back down the 18th for a sudden death playoff.

Zoann Huang would take on Silvia Brunotti in the playoff. In the 3-3 draw Silvia took down Zoann 3/1, so it was bitter sweet for Zoann and the Waikato Team as Zoann holed her 4foot putt for par and the win!

A superb effort from the girls, with an exteremely exciting finale. Back-to-back wins in this annual fixture. Congratulations to all the Girls involved and Melissa Shea for looking after the girls for the 3 days.

CASSIDY CLAIMS 4TH JENNIAN HOMES CHARLES TOUR TITLE

A great result last month for Chantelle Cassidy claiming her 4th title on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour in the Autex Muriwai Open. Cassidy shot a final round 4 under par 68 to win by 4 shots over Hanee Song.

She finished on a 9 under par total with rounds of 74, 68, 69, 68

WOMEN’S MASTERS TEAM FINISH 4TH IN NZ CHAMPIONSHIP

Waikato Golf’s Women’s Masters team was piped at the post for a podium finish in the NZ Women’s Masters Championships held from 31st March – 2nd April at the Ngaruawahia Golf Club.

Waikato got off to a flying start on Friday sharing the lead after round 1 with 2017 Champions Northland on 100 points. However Saturday brought plenty of Waikato fog causing play delay and our women were unable to find that hot form from the previous day causing them to slip down the leaderboard a few spots.

On the final day it was Northland leading the charge by 14 points over a chasing pack of Bay of Plenty, Auckland and Waikato. The Bay were able to claw 4 points back to claim the silver medal but were still 10 points behind the Champions Northland taking the honours and claiming the Russell Grace Cup for the 2017 New Zealand Women’s Masters.

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The bronze medal receipent was decided on by the final games of the Auckland and Waikato team but it was Aucklands Lisa Herbert sealing the medal for the Auckland team by 2 points over Waikato and Aorangi.

Northland created history with their win, giving them their first championship title in the 26 years the competition has been running. Their best finish leading into the tournament was a third place spot in 1997 and again in 2007 where they finished 3rd equal with Auckland.

Kylie Jacoby lead the team to victory with 137 points over the four rounds to claim the Canterbury Shield for the best indivivual performance one shot clear of Auckland’s Captain Lisa Herbert.

Full Results below: 379 – NORTHLAND 100, 98, 92, 89: K Jacoby 38, 33, 34, 32; S Dangen 33, 34, 30, 29; A Cox 29, 22 (n/c), 28, 22 (n/c); A Hathaway 20 (n/c), 31*, 25 (n/c)*, 28* *Jenny Peters (Reserve) 369 – BAY OF PLENTY 95, 91, 90, 93: H Keefe 36, 30, 33, 32; S McElroy 31, 30, 32, 29; C Leary 28, 26 (n/c), 25, 26 (n/c); G Lees 28 (n/c), 31, 25 (n/c), 32* *Judy Cameron 362 – AUCKLAND, 99, 91, 86, 86: L Herbert 37, 34, 33,32; S Kelly 31, 25 (n/c), 30, 27; L Creedy 31, 30, 22 (n/c), 27; K Vitale 28 (n/c), 27, 23, 15 (n/c) 360 – WAIKATO 100, 86, 90, 84: Indiviual results J Morgan 34, 32, 29, 28; R Pellow 34, 22, 31, 31; J Storey 32, 20 (n/c), 26 (n/c), 24 (n/c); J Gee 25 (n/c), 32, 30, 25 360 – AORANGI 91, 92, 85, 92: C Knight 36, 30, 33, 32; G Bolderston 29, 35, 25, 34; S Bradford 26, 27, 27, 26; W Parr 18 (n/c), 21 (n/c), 19 (n/c), 18 (n/c) 355 – SOUTHLAND 91, 90, 87, 87: R Boniface 33, 34, 30, 31; R Pullar 32, 35, 33, 31; F Murray 23 (n/c), 21, 23 (n/c), 25; H Baird 26, 21 (n/c), 24, 19 (n/c) 336 – HAWKES BAY / PB 92, 86, 83,75: J Field 29, 31, 29, 25; K Olsen 34, 29, 29, 26; M Manaena 20 (n/c), 26, 24 (n/c), 18 (n/c); F Ellis 29, 26 (n/c), 25, 24 334 – TARANAKI 80, 88, 81, 85: D McCallum 27, 29, 27, 26; A Braithwaite 27, 28, 32, 27; S Garner 25 (n/c), 26 (n/c), 21 (n/c), 25 (n/c); J McDonald 26, 31, 22, 32 312 – NORTH HARBOUR 78, 78, 73, 83: V Fapiano 29, 30, 36, 34; A Muir 25, 24, 17, 25; L Tate 24, 23 (n/c), 20, 17 (n/c)*; J Gillespie 21 (n/c), 24, 17 (n/c), 24 *Aprile Everitt 308 – CANTERBURY 79, 78, 74,77: K Turner 30, 31, 28, 25; D Kay 25, 20 (n/c) 21, 23 (n/c); C Kemp 24, 22, 25, 24; N Muir 21 (n/c), 25, 16 (n/c), 28 306 – MANAWATU / WANGANUI 84, 75, 70, 77: J Hall 32, 24, 26, 27; J Ritchie 27, 23, 19, 22 (n/c); R Hopper 21 (n/c), 20 (n/c), 18 (n/c), 26; L Cotton 25, 28, 25, 24 303 – WELLINGTON 78, 76, 78, 71: K Orchard 26, 28, 26, 25; C Hawe 24, 26, 28, 23; W Rhodes 28, 22, 24, 23; J Hewett 23 (n/c), 21 (n/c), 22 (n/c), 22 (n/c) 301 – TASMAN 82, 80, 68, 71: S Murray 25, 26, 19 (n/c), 21; T Bary 29, 25, 26, 22; M Reardon 22 (n/c), 29, 20, 28; R White 28, 24 (n/c), 22, 17 (n/c) 279 – OTAGO 74, 72, 69, 64: M Arhanic 25, 25, 25, 17, (n/c); D Dagg 23, 22, 21 (n/c), 25; R Devlin 21 (n/c), 20 (n/c), 22, 18; B Sutherland 26, 25, 22, 21

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MANAWATU/WANGANUI WINNERS AT FIELDING

The Womens Premier Challenge was held at Fielding Golf Club on 30th & 31st March 2017. The results are as follows RANGATIRA 4 Ball Bestball Nett Stableford Division 1 Carolyn Koch & Christine Vanner Division 2 Ellen Dougherty & Gay Martin FEILDING Individual Divisions Division 1 40 pts Denise Sweetman (Otaki) 37 pts Carolyn Koch (Manaia) Sue Ross (Pahiatua) Jill Martin (Miramar) Division 2 37 pts Di Lewis (Waihi): 35 pts Lyn Carlson (Otaki) Andrea Sutherland (Feilding): 34 pts Jan Tatham (Masterton) Caryl Humphrey (Feilding) Christine Rose (Manawatu) Division 3 37 pts Trish White (Feilding) Christine Vanner (Manaia): 36 pts Julie MoRris (Muriwai): 35 pts LeslEy Radovanovich (Feilding) Jos Smith (Otaki) YOU TRAVEL VOUCHER FOR $500 Carolyn Koch & Christine Vanner Pictured below is Roz Chapman of YOU Travel, Feilding with the winners of the major prize.

Men’s par 3 Winner Alistair Finn shot par. Women’s winner Tania Pouwhare shot 56 two over.

We set the course up as 18 par three’s and held a tournament. Fantastic entries from all over came to enjoy the day.

We were very aware of the many long walks between some tees so set up several challenging things to do. Closest to pins, Bull’s eyes and targets.

This proved to be a good trick and all were thrilled with the contest.

Winners of the very popular team of three Superloft Cup tournament for 2017 were Robert and Leanne Ward with Brian Wicker.

JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT QUAD RESULTS

The annual junior development quad was held over a couple of days last month at Marton Golf Club between Wellington, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay and Manawatu Wanganui. Each team competes in round robin matchplay competition against the other teams. A girls event is also played with a stroke round of qualifying followed by 2 rounds of seeded matchplay. All golf is off the stick, so do not involve handicap. The players are all under 19 years of age, and the youngest this year was 9 years of age. Many of the players were playing in their first event of this type, so it is a great event to expose them to representative matchplay competition.

The girls competition was taken out

by Manawatu’s Lily Griffin, who was top qualifier with an 81, and then went on to win her matches comfortably, with the final against fellow Manawatu Wanganui golfer, from Foxton, Gizaria Knowles. The three Hawkes Bay girls who would have

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all been competitive, ended up competing in the boys team competition after a few players withdrew late from their team. In 2018 the event will likely become a fully mixed team competition only, which will be good for the event.

The team event was reasonably even through all of the rounds, and all matches finished close, and could have easily swung the other way. In the end Wellington showed slightly more experience in being able to finish off the closer matches better than the other teams, and won the event for the second straight year.

Manawatu Wanganui and Hawkes Bay shared second and could not be separated in points or number of individual games won. Their match in the final round was shared 5 all. Taranaki finished 4th, but did push all the other teams very close in every round.

For Manawatu Wanganui,Castlecliff’ player Jack Donaldson was the most successful in the teams event winning all 3 of his matches, in his first representative competition. All other players contributed with at least one individual win, which was great to see. We are hopeful that we will see future Toro Interprovincial players emerge from this squad.

In the girls section Lily, Gizaria and young Sera Raj all performed very well representing Manawatu Wanganui.

PALMERSTON NORTH BOYS WIN AGAIN

The Manawatu Wanganui Intercollegiate tournament was held last month at Marton Golf Club, With Palmerston North Boys High once again proving to be the strongest golfing school in the region. Led with a solid even par round by district rep Greg Shaw, the Palmerston North Boys High School number 1 team won convincingly, despite 1 player being DQ’d for handing in an incorrect scorecard. Three scores out of the 4 players count toward the team total. Shaw’s round of 72 was the leading individual Boys score with no other player in the field able to break 80.

Wanganui Collegiate Golfer Tara Raj was the leading Girl with a round of 83 – a score that would have been very disappointing as it was a little below her usual standards. Palmerston North Girls High School player Lily Griffin had the best girls Net score of 76 off a 12 handicap.

The leading individual Boys net score was a tie between Feilding High School players Ethan Ward and Liam Magill, both with net 70’s. As a result Feilding High School led the team net competition by a large margin, with their third counting score of Daniel Jackson being a net 72.

Other players to stand out were Palmerston North Boys High player Ben Nixon shooting a net 72, and Kimbolton School

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The most disappointing part of the day was just how few golfers and schools entered into this years event with just 19 players. This is something that we are going to have to tackle to ensure the future of the competition.

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The final round of sectional play for the Men’s Handicap Pennant took place last month, and whilst there were a number of clubs still able to qualify it was the 8 teams that held the qualifying postions going into to the final round that all made it through. At Te Ngutu in division one, Eltham continued their perfect run to finish in top spot beating Fitzroy 2 6-3, which ended their chances of making the quarter-finals. Waverley finished in 2nd after a comfortable 7-2 win against Pungarehu. In the other game in the division, Te Ngutu managed to get a win under their belt beating Manaia 6½-2½.In Division 2 Kaitake 2 held on to 1st place in division 2 despite losing to Inglewood 2 5-4. Both teams finished on 8 points but Kaitake won more matches. The result meant that Te Ngutu 1’s reign as champions came to an end regardless of their result. As it was they had to settle with

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WELLINGTON MANOR PARK MEMBERS RACK UP THREE ACES IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS

Holes-in-one were scored by three Manor Park members within the space of two weeks.

The first of them was scored by Jennie Hewett, and her first, while representing Wellington at the New Zealand Women’s Masters at Ngaruawahia Golf Club in Waikato.

Jennie hit a 24-degree hybrid on the 147m par three seventh hole on the first day of the tournament on March 31.

She wasn’t aware it had gone into the hole until approaching the green where she saw the ball lodged against the flagstick but in the hole.

The second ace was scored by relatively new Manor Park member Lyndon Hallinan.

He played the perfect shot with a five hybrid at Omanu in Tauranga on the 175m par three fourth hole on April 1.

Lyndon couldn’t see the hole from the tee but as it was a call-up hole realised something was up when the group in front started shouting and jumping up and down.

The third hole-in-one was achieved by David Ruscoe at home at Manor Park. He holed out on the 166m par three 16th on April 9.

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Golfers are concerned that plans to put a cycle lane through Wellington’s city council-owned golf course will put riders in danger.

The council is in the midst of choosing a preferred route for a cycle path from Island Bay to the central city. One of the options at the southern end would take it through Berhampore Golf Course and Martin Luckie Park.

Ray Tuffin, president of Mornington Golf Club, which is based at the Berhampore course, said the idea of sending cyclists through the course was dangerous, as cyclists moved too quickly for golfers to react to their presence.

“You see someone walking you wait, but when you have got bikes coming out at quite a large speed... the ball’s already gone, so there’s quite a large danger.”

It was completely unsuitable to send cyclists through a community sports facility, he said, expressing frustration that the local community had not been consulted before now.

“It’s been so rushed through that common sense has gone out the window.”

Golf club members are holding a public meeting next week to raise concerns about the plans.

Council safe and sustainable transport manager Paul Barker said it was too early to discuss options with the community, because too many factors were uncertain. The Island Bay section would head along The Parade, but after that it became a lot more difficult to choose a route.

Three general directions were being looked at – Adelaide Rd; a western route through Wakefield Park, Stanley St, McAlister Park and Hanson St; and an eastern route through the golf course and Martin Luckie Park, on to Rintoul and Riddiford streets.

Early estimates put the cost of the western route at $8.1 million, Adelaide

Rd $7.6m, and the eastern route $10.7m – but the figures varied widely depending on the level of parking that was affected, the type of lane provided, and more detailed route work.

Within each of the three options, there were at least five more choices, Barker said.

“There is no single route that stands out as being the preferred option.”

But with car parking for residents being affected, there were always going to be dissatisfied parties, he said.

“Everything’s about trade-offs.”

Community consultation would begin next month to identify the best option for wider feedback.

If it did go through the golf course it would “ideally” stay well away from fairways, he said.

Whatever was decided would set the precedent for other cycle paths planned around the city.

TASMAN ALLAN SCOTT FAMILY WINES MARLBOROUGH TOURNAMENT

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be able to welcome so many players to the tournament for the first time – Gleniti Club there were 12 players and 5 from Wellsford in the far North.

The course was in perfect condition after a very mixed bag of weather over the summer. While the patchy weather played into the hands of the Green staff it hasn’t been so kind to the grape growers in the district. Gavin and his team of volunteers presented the course in superb playing condition.

Because of the full fields tee off began at 7.20 a.m. from both No 1 and No 10 tees and thanks to the many ‘spotters’ on the course the field flowed well each day making for happy golfers until almost 5.00 p.m. for all 3 days.

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Pictured above is, left, Sara Stocker, Head of the Viticulture team at Allan Scott Family Wines and one of Allan Scott’s daughters, presenting Emily Stenhouse (right) with her ‘Mystery prize’ for winning the Senior Gross with a score of 84 on the final day of the three day tournament held at the Marlborough Golf Course from 27-29 March. Emily also won the Tasman Champion of Champions played in Nelson in November 2016. The prize includes return air fares and transfers and 2 nights accommodation to an exciting luxury NZ destination. The brief we were given was that the recipient must bring their hiking boots, little black dress, a book and your ‘fat pants’ to be on the safe side.

give out the prizes. The overall winner of the Stableford competition after day one was Maria Liefting of Wellsford with 44. The winners of the three divisions were all ‘Southern Women’ – the Senior division was won by Lynne Elsom of Otago with 39, the Intermediate division winner was by Jan Taylor from Queenstown on 41 and the Junior winner was Annette Beattie with 43 stableford points. Runner up in the Senior division on count back was Alison Odlin of Titirangi also with 39 points as was Julie Nicolle of Marlborough. In the Intermediate division the 2nd place went to Ann Westgarth of Gleniti with 38 stablefords and 3rd place on count back went to Susan Godsiff of Rarangi also on 38. Runner up in the Junior section was Margaret Roberts of Awatere on 41 stablefords and placed 3rd was Beverley Ford from Russley on 40 stableford points.

Tuesday’s competition was the day for the pairs playing for the 4 Ball Best Ball to take to the course and test their skills. An added bonus to this day was the potential of a golfer winning a Holden Bari-

na put up by Wadsco Motors for anyone lucky enough to get a hole in one on the Number 5 hole, but unfortunately nobody was able to achieve this. The overall winners saw two local ladies Louise Pearce and Cherry Wilson of Marlborough take the honours with a net score of 61 and the runner up pair was Kerry McConchie and Suzanne Park of Motueka with a net score of 62.

The third place getters were Kaye Dickson and Susan Greenstreet on a net score of 63.

Prior to the prize giving after Tuesday’s play our guest speaker was Marlborough’s Golf Professional Jonti Philipson. Jonti did an excellent presentation which held the attention of all the women while he touched on many aspects of golf including ways of remaining positive when the chips are down.

His talk was very well received and I’m sure that helped with the great scores that came in after play on Wednesday.

The big day for the more serious golfers was held on the Wednesday for the best Gross and best Nett in each division. The Major

Prize winner for the day was Emily Stenhouse of Marlborough with a Gross score of 84. In Emily’s acceptance speech she praised the way in which the tournament was run, and commended the Committee and their many helpers out on the course and behind the scenes who made the 3 day event run so smoothly. For Emily’s effort she has won a ‘mystery package’ of air travel, transfer and 2 nights’ accommodation to an exciting luxury NZ destination. Emily won by one shot from Natalee Read of Greenacres, and third place on 86 went to Lyn Batchelor of Kaikoura.

In the intermediate division Sandy Evans of Titiranga was the winner with a gross score of 92, runner up was Sandra Quinn of Rakaia on 93 and Roz Hobbs of Geraldine was 3rd with a score of 94.

Junior division winner was Pamela Ryan of Mt Maunganui with 97, and both 2nd and 3rd were Christeen McKenzie and Marion Elliot both representing the Miramar Club.

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with a nett of 72, 2nd on countback with 74 was Janne Moyle, Miramar from Patricia Knight of Gleniti who was 3rd. In the Intermediate Nett division the winner was Bronwyn Fletcher of Royal Auckland on 72, runner was Colleen Spencer from Miramar with 73, and 3rd place went to Robyn Brand from Gulf Harbour with a nett score of 75. Sue Gillespie of Waimakariri won the Junior division with 72, with Lyndy Larkins of Marlborough getting 2nd place with 73 on count back from Grace Clarke from Greenacres.

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NORTH CANTERBURY V’S NELSON MATCH

North Canterbury played their annual match against Nelson at the Hanmer Springs Golf Club over the last month with four teams represented from each region which includes junior, senior, intermediate and masters players. The North Canterbury Seniors came back strongly on the second day of play winning three of four matches to square up their contest at six games all with both Andrew Green and Oscar Cadenhead earning two wins from their two matches played. The Nelson Masters were too strong for the North Canterbury team only dropping half a game in their dominant victory.

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Kobori had two wins from his two singles matches in the junior section. The North Canterbury Intermediate team easily defended the trophy they won last year outclassing Nelson 8.5-1.5.

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March, The 16-year-old showed an old head on her young shoulders when the pressure went on to etch her name into the Mellsop Cup. Despite finishing with a comfortable six shot victory over Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside Golf Club) it was anything but clear cut with four holes to play. Starting the back nine Garvey had a four-shot lead which Cassidy immediately started to eat into with a birdie on the 10th and after Garvey dropped shots on the 13th and 14th holes, Cassidy had reduced the deficit to only two. A wayward drive by Cassidy on 15 led to a bogey and Garvey pounced, rolling in a 3 metre birdie putt to return the margin to four. From there she went from strength to strength hitting it to a metre for an easy birdie on the par 3 16th, before using her length to make comfortable two putt birdies on the par five finishing holes for the biggest win of her young career. Up ahead her Canterbury team mate Julianna Hung was charging up the leader board and putting some real pressure on Cassidy for second place. She posted eight under in the clubhouse sharing second place momentarily before Cassidy finished a good week birdieing the last to finish on nine under par, relegating Hung to a commendable third.

Garvey was beaming following her wire to wire win. “I was hitting a lot of fairways today and putting myself in good spots to attack the pins, which meant I didn’t have to do too much with my putter,” said Garvey. “It was good to get a birdie on 15, Chantelle made bogey so it was a twoshot swing which was good after making back to back bogeys. I don’t really think I sealed it till the 16th when I put it close there.” When asked about the key to this week, Garvey was quick to pay credit to new found consistency.

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Pleasant Point won the R J Low Challenge Cup for the second time winning

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TIME TO CHANGE GOLF OTAGO ADMIN STRUCTURE?

In the ODT on Saturday 08/04/2017, long serving Golf Reporter, Golf Otago Life Member, Convener of Teams and Junior Administrator (for nearly 50 years), Bill Trewern published an opinion piece.

The article, which poses some interesting questions on the future shape of golf administration in Otago, is copied here The time is right for a radical change to the way golf is administered in Otago, writes Bill Trewern.

The current model has the Golf Otago board along with four sub-associations: Metropolitan, Central Otago, North Otago and South Otago.

No other province in New Zealand has this segmented structure which was originally introduced because of Otago’s widespread boundaries. But with modern transport, travel is much easier.

Tasman is the province most affected by distance, as it includes the West Coast, Golden Bay, Nelson and Marlborough but it has one governing body.

In the modern world, it seems hard to understand the roles of the sub-associations.

There are two recent glaring examples which illustrate the administration model is flawed.The first was when the Central Otago championships were played at Arrowtown.

One Central administrator initially denied an entry from a girl. The sub-association administrator decided there would be no girls in the field.

Intervention by Golf Otago executive officer Doug Harradine ensured Otago representative Annabel Evans (15) got to play in the 36-hole tournament and was eligible for order of merit points.

Had the original decision not been overturned, the Central Otago championship would have had to be stripped of its Order of Merit status.

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CALLUM JUDKINS IS OTAGO AGE GROUP CHAMPION

Callum Judkins (Wakatipu Junior) was the star player at the Otago age-group championships, scoring 69 and 70 on the Balclutha course last month.

The 139 total gave Judkins the Ken Reddington Memorial trophy for the best player in the field as well as the under-19 cup for leading that section.

Joseph Hancock (Otago) was the runaway winner in the under-16 section with 70 and 72 for a 10-shot winning margin.

Callum’s brother Liam Judkins (Wakatipu Junior) was dominant in the under-14 field with rounds of 77 and 78.

The Balclutha course was in immaculate condition for the event and the putting surfaces were responsible for much of the low scoring.

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Last Sunday, the Otago age-group championships were played on the Balclutha course as, under a rotation system, it was South Otago’s turn.

The course was in immaculate condition, the tournament was well run and the hospitality was great. However, the difficulty young golfers encounter with travel led to one of the smallest fields in the event’s history.

The field of 23 had 18 players from the Dunedin area, four from Central Otago and only one from the hosting region.

Had the Metropolitan sub-association not put on a van to assist travel, the size of the field would have been reduced still further.

The annual inter sub-association match has recently been canned as it did little to enhance the promotion and image of Otago golf.

The event was played outside any trial time and had become a glorified social event which soaked up levies which can now be spent more productively.

A new structure should still require small local committees with the task of running local pennants and identifying and promoting young golfers. These are the only tasks required locally. All other administration and decisions should be made by the board of Golf Otago.

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