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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

recently had to play a round of golf without a couple of important pieces of equipment.

I had golf clubs. I had golf balls.

I had a golf bag. I had a trundler. I had a good pair of golf shoes.

So what else that was so important was I missing?

Only the serious golfers amongst us will understand the gravity of the situation I found myself in.

I arrived at the course without both my GPS (Global Positioning System) device and my range finder.

Oh no, I can hear the good golfers saying out loud.

But I’m not one to give up easily. Instead of heading home and cursing myself for not remembering to bring such vital golf instruments, I decided to soldier on.

I recalled having left the GPS device on the charger at home but I couldn’t think where the range finder was. I had searched the car at the golf course but I couldn’t

Getting a measure for the game of golf find it.

I double-bogeyed the first hole but I didn’t care. After all, how can you score well without either a GPS or a range finder?

The first few holes were consumed with the thought of where is my range finder?

As the round continued I found myself just playing golf. You know, the type of golf where you just look where you have to hit it, getting a feel for the shot and choosing the appropriate club. I didn’t care if it was 150m to the pin or 153m.

Except on one occasion, I didn’t even bother looking for the distance markers on the fairway and then pacing out difference to the position of my ball.

The exception came later in the round. I found a distance marker, make a deduction for the distance I was in front of the marker, assessed the wind direction and then promptly hit a wedge shot into a green-side bunker. A range finder would not have saved me

from what quite simply was a poor shot.

It started me wondering about measuring devices.

I find it amusing when I see people — including top players — measuring short shots, that might only be little more than a chip. I believe such shots are all about feel. If you can’t get a feel for the shot required, you are going to struggle.

We are not robots and one 25m shot could be very different to another 25m shot. For example the lie of the ball could be good or bad, the shot could be uphill or downhill, one shot could have plenty of green to work with while another could have little green to work with. They are all require different types of shots. You just have to get a feel for what is best suited.

People will say that measuring devices save time because players no longer have to pace out the distance from fairway markers.

That’s fair enough but it got me

thinking should we get rid of distance markers on the course and not allow measuring devices?

That would mean having to look, assess and play. Frightening, eh?

I also recently discussed the merits of a ball monitor which measures club head speed, ball speed, carry distance, spin rate and something called smash factor. I have such a monitor but hardly ever use it. It is okay for practice but it doesn’t teach you how to the hit the ball further, straighter, how to hit delicate chip shots and sink putts.

By the way, the first thing I did when I got home from the round of golf was to search for my range finder. It was in the car boot. It was under a golf cap that I hadn’t looked under.

There was great relief. I could go back to playing proper golf again.

I even thought I might in future measure my putts with the range finder.

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change to a summer date for the New Zealand Women’s Open will be considered after bad weather played havoc with the latest event.

High winds and rain put a damper on the event which ended up being postponed from a Sunday to Monday finish.

This took the gloss from the tournament which for the first time had been raised to the heights of being part of the LPGA Tour, the world’s richest golf circuit for women.

LPGA Tour commissioner Michael Whan commented he would like to see the tournament held in February which would also provide the opportunity to schedule it close to the Australian Women’s Open.

Michael Goldstein, the tournament director of the New Zealand Women’s Open, said a February date would be considered but it was not a simple matter to make a change.

He said the tournament had a number of long-term contracts to be considered and any change of date would require much negotiation. Goldstein said it could be a couple of months before any decision was made.

What was more clear cut was the win of Brooke Henderson from Canada.

Henderson, the world No 12 at the time, had looked the class act of the field all week at the Windross Farm course in south Auckland and went on to win by five strokes with a four-round total of 17 under par.

It was the 20-year-old’s fifth LPGA win – and second of the year – with sizzling rounds of 65, 70, 67 and a remarkable 69 in extremely challenging conditions over the Sunday and Monday (October 1 and 2).

Picking up her round Monday after completing just six holes on Sunday as rain and thunderstorms lashed the Windross Farm course, Henderson made light of the gusty conditions to see off challenges from China’s Jing Yan (12 under par) and Korea’s Hee Young Park (11 under).

Mid-way through her round she led by as many as six shots as the field drifted back in the tough conditions.

Leading by four heading down the 18th, Brooke closed out the victory with a birdie.

“This is so amazing to get my first win outside of North America, my fifth win on the LPGA Tour, it is incredible,’’ Brooke said. ``It is a dream come true and to do it in New Zealand – I am really excited to be here.

“Brittany (her sister and caddy) and I did an extremely awesome job of adapting to those conditions. All day yesterday I was trying to overcome that one shot deficit in case the tournament got cut short. That drive and that push to keep making birdies is what got me in this position.

“Normally this type of golf course doesn’t suit my game but it now gives me a lot of confidence going forward with the British Open and things like

Brooke Henderson from Canada is all smiles following her win in the New Zealand Women’s Open PHOTO: PHOTOSPORT

that knowing that I can play well on links golf courses and especially in terrible conditions like the last two days.

“I played awesome to shoot 69. I hit a lot of good shots. I knew I had a significant lead with four holes to go and tried not to make any major mistakes.

But the shot into 17 sealed it.”

The low round of the day was scored

by American Jennifer Song, whose impressive four under par saw her finish at 10 under par and in sole possession of fourth place.

Spain’s Belen Mozo, the leader after three rounds, faltered badly in search of her maiden LPGA title, carding a final round 78 to drop to share of fifth place at nine under.

Home town favourite Lydia Ko briefly pulled into contention when she eagled the par four 15th by holing her approach. However the former world No 1 double-bogeyed the 17th and then triple-bogeyed the 18th to drop five shots over the last two holes.

“I played really solid pretty much, apart from the last two holes,” a philosophical Ko said.

“It was a tough finish but overall my game was solid and there were a lot of positives coming from two good finishes to give me the confidence coming into this week.

“I had hoped a few more putts would have dropped but I think I am saying that almost every week. There’s always something left to improve.

“But overall the crowds here this week were really the cool aspect for me. I don’t get to come home very often – but it gave me goosebumps and made me proud to play this event and have it as a LPGA event.”

The leading amateur was New Zealand-based Korean Ayean Cho who was tied for 17th on six-under par.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S OPEN SCORES

2017 McKayson New Zealand Women’s Open Purse: $US1,300,000.00 Windross Farm Golf Course Par: 72 Yardage:

6459 POS NAME SCORES TOTAL TO PAR MONEY ($US) 1 Brooke M. Henderson 65-70-67-69 271 -17 $195,000 2 Jing Yan 70-66-69-71 276 -12 $120,057 3 Hee Young Park 69-70-69-69 277 -11 $87,093 4 Jennifer Song 72-69-69-68 278 -10 $67,373 T5 Su Oh 69-70-69-71 279 -9 $45,244 T5 Beatriz Recari 67-70-70-72 279 -9 $45,244 T5 Belen Mozo 66-64-71-78 279 -9 $45,244 T8 Cheyenne Woods 73-67-71-69 280 -8 $27,212 T8 Lindy Duncan 73-69-67-71 280 -8 $27,212 T8 Nicole Broch Larsen 72-69-66-73 280 -8 $27,212 T8 Madelene Sagstrom 68-67-72-73 280 -8 $27,212 T8 Brittany Lincicome 67-72-66-75 280 -8 $27,212 T13 Christina Kim 71-70-71-69 281 -7 $19,719 T13 Alena Sharp 72-73-66-70 281 -7 $19,719 T13 Gaby Lopez 70-72-67-72 281 -7 $19,719 T13 Amy Boulden 66-70-70-75 281 -7 $19,719 T17 Catriona Matthew 73-70-69-70 282 -6 $16,038 T17 Lee Lopez 72-67-72-71 282 -6 $16,038 T17 A-Yean Cho (a) * 70-71-69-72 282 -6 T17 Paula Reto 70-70-70-72 282 -6 $16,038 T17 Bronte Law 72-66-72-72 282 -6 $16,038 T22 Ryann O’Toole 72-71-68-72 283 -5 $14,329 T22 Lydia Ko 70-68-70-75 283 -5 $14,329 T24 Laura Eum * 71-71-70-72 284 -4 $12,568 T24 Na Yeon Choi 67-70-75-72 284 -4 $12,568 T24 Danielle Kang 71-70-69-74 284 -4 $12,568 T24 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 65-73-71-75 284 -4 $12,568 T24 Thidapa Suwannapura 70-66-70-78 284 -4 $12,568 T29 Ayako Uehara 74-67-71-73 285 -3 $10,736 T29 Ally McDonald 71-69-70-75 285 -3 $10,736 T29 Selin Hyun (a) 73-65-72-75 285 -3 T29 Pavarisa Yoktuan 69-69-72-75 285 -3 $10,736 T33 Eun Jeong Seong (a) * 72-68-74-72 286 -2 T33 Cathryn Bristow 76-69-68-73 286 -2 $8,798 T33 Annie Park 72-69-72-73 286 -2 $8,798 T33 Sun Young Yoo 69-70-74-73 286 -2 $8,798 T33 Pernilla Lindberg 69-68-74-75 286 -2 $8,798

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T33 Peiyun Chien 72-67-71-76 286 -2 $8,798 T33 Rachel Rohanna 71-68-71-76 286 -2 $8,798 T33 Mariajo Uribe 68-68-70-80 286 -2 $8,798 T41 Megan Khang 72-71-67-77 287 -1 $7,263 T41 Sarah Kemp 72-69-69-77 287 -1 $7,263 T43 Jane Park 74-71-70-73 288 E $6,190 T43 Youngin Chun (a) * 72-73-70-73 288 E T43 Celine Herbin 73-68-74-73 288 E $6,190 T43 Giulia Molinaro 74-69-69-76 288 E $6,190 T43 Laura Gonzalez Escallon 70-73-69-76 288 E $6,190 T43 Brianna Do 70-72-70-76 288 E $6,190 T43 Madeleine L Sheils 69-72-71-76 288 E $6,190 T50 Becky Morgan 71-72-71-75 289 +1 $5,094 T50 Sarah Jane Smith 73-66-72-78 289 +1 $5,094 T50 Min Seo Kwak 70-72-68-79 289 +1 $5,094 T50 Holly Clyburn 72-67-71-79 289 +1 $5,094 T54 Mel Reid 71-74-73-72 290 +2 $4,338 T54 Therese O’Hara 70-70-76-74 290 +2 $4,338 T54 Perrine Delacour 68-76-70-76 290 +2 $4,338 T54 Sandra Changkija 71-74-68-77 290 +2 $4,338 T54 Min Lee 74-70-69-77 290 +2 $4,338 T59 Hyeon Ju Heo * 74-71-70-76 291 +3 $3,812 T59 Mina Harigae 71-73-70-77 291 +3 $3,812 T59 Dana Finkelstein 71-71-72-77 291 +3 $3,812 T62 Karen Chung 74-71-72-75 292 +4 $3,369 T62 Amy Olson 74-69-72-77 292 +4 $3,369 T62 Kris Tamulis 73-70-71-78 292 +4 $3,369 T62 Yani Tseng 69-70-73-80 292 +4 $3,369 T66 Hanee Song 72-72-76-73 293 +5 $3,056 T66 Katherine Kirk 71-74-71-77 293 +5 $3,056 T66 Aditi Ashok 74-70-69-80 293 +5 $3,056 T66 Emily Tubert 70-65-77-81 293 +5 $3,056 T70 Jackie Stoelting 71-68-79-77 295 +7 $2,859 T70 Nontaya Srisawang 69-69-79-78 295 +7 $2,859 T72 Prima Thammaraks 72-69-77-78 296 +8 $2,670 T72 Brooke Pancake 69-71-76-80 296 +8 $2,670 T72 Stacey Peters 73-70-71-82 296 +8 $2,670 T72 Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras 70-72-7282 296 +8 $2,670 76 Gemma Clews 72-72-72-82 298 +10 $2,563 77 Whitney Hillier 74-71-74-80 299 +11 $2,530 78 Amelia Garvey (a) 70-71-80-82 303 +15

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aving led her Northland team to victory in April at the New Zealand Women’s Masters – Kylie Jacoby has just claimed the 2017 New Zealand Mixed Foursomes crown playing with husband, Nathan.

As top seeds in the Championship division, the Jacobys (Waipu) met Mary and Neville Hore (Tokarahi), in their first match which they won 4/3. Their second match was against the formidable local pairing of Liz McRae and Ross Parry. A life member of Wanaka Golf Club, McRae has represented her beloved Otago over 100 times at a district level. Despite their local knowledge and a closely fought battle, they lost on the 18th, 2-down.

Kylie and Nathan then faced the Number 2 seeds in the final, Grace Senior (Wairakei) and Bevan Martin (Taupo). Senior and Martin had reached the final after a win against Bev Green (Pleasant Point) and Warren Davis (McLeans Island) which included a hole-inone on the par 3, 15th hole by Martin.

It was Martin’s first hole in one, and the club’s first on the newly renovated hole.

Wanaka Golf Club have been the tournament’s host for the past three years. All levels of the club’s administration, volunteers and pro shop have supported the tournament with the President, Men’s club captain, pro shop manageress, green keeper, catering manager, three life members, financial controller and numerous committee members entering in 2017.

Wanaka was represented on the prize table in all six divisions. From Christchurch, Sharon and Lindsay Marsh won the 2nd division which was scored by handicap, foursomes match play, as were all divisions except the championship division. Life members Carrick Jones and Judy Muir won the 1st flight in this division.

The first flight in division 3 was also won by locals, Mason Calder, one of the greens staff, teamed with Sonya Adams. Waitikiri’s Julie and Paul McEwan won the gold medal in the 3rd division.

Maryanne Marlow with Julie and Paul McEwan

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Club president Mike Thompson and Wanaka’s club manager, Kim Badger won the 4th division after a solid win, 5/4 against Wendy Borrius-Broek (Harewood) and the youngest player in the field, 14-year-old Josh Cooper (Invercargill). More Wanaka winnings, in this division with Pamela de Beer, partnered with Phil Selby claiming the 2nd flight.

It was a Wanaka final in division 5, with John and Avril Templeton matched against Sue Macassey and Don Kindley.

Macassey who also plays much of her golf out of nearby Tarras and Kindley lost 5/4 to the strong Templeton couple. Wanaka honours also in division 5 with Matt Prince partnered with club caterer Ariana Beck on the prize list.

Beck was called in at the last minute when Prince’s scheduled partner had to withdraw due to illness 30 minutes out from tee time. In between making sandwiches and pies, and organising the post golf lunch, Beck teamed up with Prince to win 2 out of 3 matches to receive the plate prize.

Colette and Allan Kelly gave more accolades to the host club, awarded the runner-up place in the 6th division. The Kelly’s had battled with Sally and Andre Beets who herald from the Pupuke Golf Club on Auckland’s North Shore.

The New Zealand Mixed Foursomes Championship was first played in 1973.

Previous winners include the late Una Wickham, Kaye Maxwell, Brenda Ormsby, Grant Waite, and New Zealand Golf Operations Manager, Phil Aickin.

The 2015 and 2016 championship was won by back to back winners, Claire Hunter and Grant Dooley, who were unable to make the trek from Auckland to Wanaka to try for a 3-peat this year.

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CHAMPIONSHIP

Winner Kylie & Nathan Jacoby; Runner Up Grace Senior & Bevan Martin; Plate Winner Amy Johns & Jono Jackson; Flight 1 Liz McRae & Ross Parry; Flight 2 Maryanne Glasson & Murray Marsh

DIVISION 2

Winner Sharon & Lindsay Marsh; Runner Up Sally Reynolds & John Beattie; Plate Winner Sue & Lloyd Allison; Flight 1 Judy Muir & Carrick Jones; Flight 2 Pam & Norm McTaggart

DIVISION 3

Winner Julie & Paul McEwan; Runner Up Paula & James Goodman; Plate Winner Colleen & Norman Fairweather; Flight 1 Mason Calder & Sonya Adams;

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Flight 2 Kurt & Lynne Edmonds

DIVISION 4

Winner Kim Badger & Mike Thompson; Runner Up Wendy Borrius Broek & Josh Cooper; Plate Winner Chris & Paul Mackenzie; Flight 1 Amanda & Wes Gainard; Flight 2 Phil Selby & Pamela de Beer

DIVISION 5

Winner Avril & John Templeton; Runner Up Sue Macassey & Don Kindley; Plate Winner Ariana Beck & Matthew Prince; Flight 1 Julie Hamilton & Allan Ewington; Flight 2 Debbie Knapp & Paul Kahukura

DIVISION 6

Winner Sally & Andre Beets; Runner Up Colette & Allan Kelly; Plate Winner John & Joanna Frew; Flight 1 June A’Court & John Law; Flight 2 Rocco & Michele Festa »» »» »» »»

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Funding for junior golf a key issue for the game, says departing North Harbour chief

unding for getting children into golf is one of more important issues facing the game, says Andrew Leventis who is about to step down as the head of the North Harbour golf district.

Leventis has been the executive officer of the North Harbour Golf Association for the past 10 years but finishes at the end of next month. North Harbour, known as Harbour Golf, represents the northern region of Auckland.

Leventis said while the game remains popular it does not have large income streams to help promote golf at the grass roots.

“We are the most played sport in New Zealand but compared to other sports’ nationwide school programmes we do not have a lot of traction,’’ Leventis told Golfer Pacific.

“It does obviously come down to a funding issue. The sport does not have the major income streams other major sports have and in certain ways golf is a difficult sport to deliver.’’

Leventis said beginner facilities are also a key issue, especially in Auckland.

“I know that in the works is a nationwide youth programme driven by our major bodies that has clear pathways into playing golf at a course. This will need to be supported by appropriate beginner facilities though, something that Auckland struggles with.’’

Funding is always a concern and Harbour Golf was no different.

“There is so much Harbour Golf would like to do but the money is just not there currently. However, steps are being taken to try and get more traction in the development of the game.

“North Harbour will be splitting my role into two different paths, one to focus solely on the playing of the game (tournaments/programmes/golf development/ club junior programmes and pathways) and another role to focus solely on the administration.

“This will essentially mean the golf operations or golf development role will be able to wipe their hands of administration of the association and focus entirely

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on getting out and promoting the sport.

“There is also currently a focus group made up of North Harbour and Northland golf board members looking at possible synergies/amalgamation of the district which might also result in more opportunities and traction in the promotion and administration of our sport.’’

Some people say New Zealand has too many golf courses but Leventis said that is not the case in Auckland.

“I can only speak on behalf of the greater Auckland area, but the short answer is no, in my opinion. There are not too many courses, especially given the continued growth in Auckland,’’ he said.

Auckland’s burgeoning population would continue to put huge demand on land for golf courses but Leventis said consideration had to be given to golf courses with a difference.

Leventis previously worked in the United States for the Texas Golf Association in Houston where he said there was a variety of golf facilities.

“I think the major issue lies in the fact that there are a lot of courses that offer a very similar product/options/facilities compared to other courses. In my experience in Houston there was such a broad range of golf facilities, from fourhole courses for beginners (and used for

junior programmes), mid-level club and completely public golf courses (some of which were among the best courses I played) and very high end exclusive courses.

“I think as Auckland continues to grow their will be obvious need for some clubs to re-purpose the service/facility they offer to meet the market. Just recently I was told a club in Australia (which was formerly a very expensive private club) now no longer offers membership and is now a complete public facility and apparently doing very well.’’

Many golf clubs are struggling for membership numbers but that is simply a sign of the times with a swing towards the casual player, Leventis said.

“The dynamics of club membership and the market it needs to meet have changed so much in the last 10 years.

“The demand for golf is apparently on the rise, however the traditional seven-day club membership is no longer as desired by most golfers/consumers compared to what it once was.

“The game has certainly become more causal in that consumers want to play a host of different courses, when it suits them, and with different requirements.

That is just the way it has gone.

“Some may argue low green fee deals

have caused this but in my opinion there is more to it than that and that is why you see so many different membership options categories around these days in an effort to be more appealing to the casual player.

“Certainly in most cases it is the clubs that have done their best to meet the market and been creative in their options and what they provide that have managed to hold their own over difficult recent years.

“But there is a fine line between the amount of options in membership categories, what you offer the casual player and not cannibalising the full playing categories that often pay most of the bills. It is a very interesting and sometimes controversial topic and what is right for one club’s situation is not often what is right for another. But most clubs are not in any position to completely ignore the casual market as it continues to grow.’’

Leventis, 38, will next year move into a different field as a commercial and industrial broker for a property sales and investment company but will remain a keen golfer.

“I have played golf since I was 12 and it is my main sport and hobby.

“I have played representative golf for my club and Auckland Golf at junior development level. I just love the game, I try and play a couple of times a week and am enjoying my golf now more than I ever have as I don’t expect much these days. I still have the odd decent round in me but it is more about just winning a round of beers now.’’

Leventis said it was time for someone else to take the reins at Harbour Golf.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working in the industry. I have met so many great people that share the passion for the sport. I am going to miss North Harbour Golf so much but the time is right for a fresh approach to take the sport and our association into the future.’’

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WINDROSS FARM COURSE DISAPPOINTING Auckland’s population was very disappointing.

The course was perhaps interesting and challenging for the players but as a showcase for New Zealand golf it

certainly was not effective. There are innumerable courses around the country that would be suitable and would look spectacular.

Queenstown is a proven venue with

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stunning courses and scenery, an international airport and we know it can attract the crowds.

Let’s hope that sanity will prevail in the future and a course that really will be a showcase will be chosen.

Joan Gabara

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Aggressive play pays handsome dividends for Yuxin Lin in Asia-Pacific

By Paul Gueorgieff Golfer Pacific editor

GOLF NEWS

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he 17th hole at the Royal Wellington Golf Club is a short par-four which drifts to the right, but not even the top players usually attack the green from the tee.

The hole only measures 325m but many of those playing the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship last month chose a long iron from the tee. A good shot would leave a simple wedge to the green.

But that was not the strategy for Yuxin Lin who posted China’s third win in the nine-year history of the Asia-Pacific at Royal Wellington. Lin was in a share of the lead on the last day but that did not deter him on 17 from choosing driver.

It was a great shot. His drive finished on the very side of the green and he was left with a simple chip and putt for birdie which was converted.

The other co-leader was Andy Zhang, also from China, who was playing in the same group as Lin. Zhang took an iron off the tee on 17 and put a wedge shot close to the pin. But he was unable to sink the putt and it ultimately was the final turning point of Lin’s victory.

Lin went to the 18th with a one-shot lead over Zhang and he finished off the tournament in grand style. The 18th is a 497m par five and after a superb drive Lin said he was left with 197m to the hole.

He considered a four iron for his second shot before going with a five iron.

He flushed the ball which finished perhaps only four feet from the hole. He duly knocked in the putt for eagle and victory over Zhang by three strokes.

Lin, a left-hander, said his decision to opt for driver on the 17th was not deliberately to put pressure on Zhang.

Instead it was what he had done all week.

“I hit driver for all four days, and also practice rounds, because I knew I can actually reach that green,’’ Lin said.

“It’s only like 335 (yards) to the front.

If I make like a decent contact, it will definitely go on the green.

Yuxin Lin, from China, kisses the Asia-Pacific trophy following his win at Royal Wellington Golf Club PHOTO: BW MEDIA

“It was not to put pressure on Andy. I was just trying to stick to my plan.’’

Lin, 17, has been playing golf since he was six and was introduced to the game by his father.

“My dad, he plays a lot of golf, even though he’s not a good player. He took me to the range when I was like six.

Lin also speaks fluent English, with a hint of an American accent. He went to the United States mainly to learn English.

“I actually went to an American school when I was in fourth grade. So, I studied basically just all English for like five years.’’

Lin will be invited to the New Zealand Open near Queenstown next March and it’s not an offer he will refuse.

“I will definitely come back for the New Zealand Open next year. It’s a really good experience and practice for me to play like big events, like big,pro-

fessional events.’’

The two big carrots of the Asia-Pacific were invitations to next year’s US Masters and the British Open.

“I’m very, very, very happy I can get a chance to play these two majors.

I’m actually very proud of myself to be able to do it. For next year, I think I will just try to enjoy as much as possible.’’

The Asia-Pacific was a grand tournament. It was the nearest thing to a PGA Tour event without the players being professional.

It carried three hours of live television for each of the four days and it remains the world’s most televised amateur golf tournament.

Much of the money for the event comes from the Masters Tournament, organisers of the US Masters golf tournament at Augusta National, and it seemed more than coincidental that Golf Road, the entrance to Royal Wel-

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Some also jokingly suggested that the Masters people also purchased the weather. Wellington had been drowned by wet weather for months beforehand but amazingly the fine weather arrived little more than a week earlier and course ended up being presented in top class condition.

The course also had large and easy-to-read screens posted at various points to show up-to-the-minute scores and the hundred or so volunteers, such as caddies, marshals, spotters and scorers, were rewarded with a couple of shirts, a jacket, a cap and lunch and breakfast each day.

The tournament, which comprised about 116 players from 37 nations in the Asia-Pacific region, was rewarded with great crowds and there would have been several hundred spectators in attendance at the 18th on the final day. The crowds were said to be much bigger than most of the previous eight tournaments.

New Zealand, as hosts for the tournament, was allowed 10 players and the best of them were Wellington star Daniel Hillier and Wairarapa’s Kerry Mountcastle.

Hillier finished sixth at five-under par with scores of 70, 73, 68 and 68 on the par 71 course. His game was a little scratchy on the first two days but he said he was pleased with his final two rounds.

“I think I was able to hold my head up high in the end,’’ Hillier said.

He admitted it was difficult being the big local hope with much expectations riding on his shoulders but added it was a great experience.

Mountcastle was one shot further back at four-under par and ninth for the tournament. He was considered one of the lesser lights of the New Zealand representation but he took six weeks off from his job as an electrician to concentrate on his golf and it paid off.

As a consequence he said he would have to reassess his career as a golfer which effectively had been part-time.

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Next stop for Asia-Pacific is Singapore — for both men and women

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ext year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will be held in Singapore.

The venue will be the Sentosa Golf Club which was carved out of Singapore’s lush tropical landscape and enjoys an enviable location on Sentosa Island, a 15-minute drive from the Island Republic’s central business district.

Opened in 1974, the club boasts two courses – the Serapong course and the recently renovated Tanjong course.

As well as a thriving membership, the club is one of Asia’s prime venues for professional tournaments.

Both the SMBC Singapore Open and the HSBC Women’s Championship have made their home at Sentosa and attract many of the world’s best golfers.

Next year’s Asia-Pacific, which will be the 10th event, will be held from October 4-7. But nine months beforehand the same golf course will be used for the inaugural women’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion from February 21-24.

With the Sentosa club’s growing recognition on the world stage, there’s also the expectation to maintain best-in-class course conditions. In an effort to further improve the course, Sentosa management recently changed over its entire irrigation system to Toro products.

Andrew Johnston, general manager and chief agronomist at Sentosa Golf Club, oversaw the entire renovation project, assisted by course superintendent Rodney McKeown.

Johnston said: “An ageing irrigation system was the driving force behind the recent redevelopment of the Tanjong course. In order to capitalise on productivity, we decided to incorporate one irrigation system for both courses, offering centralised control, wall-to-wall coverage and individual sprinkler control. Overall, implementing this new irrigation system is saving us nearly 40 percent of our water resources, compared to how we used to irrigate.”

Singapore’s climate is characterised by uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall averaging 2340 mm (92.1 inches) per year. The golf course is the drainage basin for the surrounding housing development with all run-off collected in surrounding lakes and then used for irrigation.

Toro’s Lynx central control system controls the entire irrigation system on both courses. Lynx is built specifically for golf environments so that greenkeepers can personalise the system to their management practices and the unique requirements of their course.

“The system is steady and durable, and runs without any challenges,’’ Johnston said. ``It is very sophisticated, but also

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2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship FINAL RESULTS 26 – 29 October 2017

T58

SANJEEWA, B A

Sri Lanka

+14

75

73

75

75

T58

RAZIF, Muhd Afif

Malaysia

+14

76

72

78

72

298 298

T60

OH, Seung-taek

Korea

+15

71

75

74

79

299

POS

NAME

COUNTRY

TO PAR

R1

R2

R3

R4

TOTAL

T60

SANDHU, Yuvraj

India

+15

73

75

75

76

299

1

LIN, Yuxin

China

-14

69

67

69

65

270

62

MEHMOOD, Ghazanfar

Pakistan

+24

75

73

76

84

308

2

ZHANG, Andy

China

-11

69

70

67

67

273

MC

SHOU, Joshua

Singapore

+7

77

72

149

T3

YUAN, Yechun

China

-7

74

66

69

68

277

MC

TAMARDI, Tirto

Indonesia

+7

79

70

149

T3

LEE, Min Woo

Australia

-7

67

68

71

71

277

MC

YAP, Jesse

Singapore

+7

79

70

149

5

JIN, Cheng

China

-6

73

73

67

65

278

MC

KAUL, Kshitij Naveed

India

+7

75

74

149

T6

YU, Chun-an

Chinese Taipei

-5

73

71

68

67

279

MC

IEREMIA, Denzel

New Zealand

+7

76

73

149

T6

HILLIER, Daniel

New Zealand

-5

70

73

68

68

279

MC

SI, Ngai

Macau

+7

74

75

149

T6

WOOLS-COBB, Shae

Australia

-5

63

74

71

71

279

MC

KANAVATHI, Rhaasrikanesh

Malaysia

+7

75

74

149

9

MOUNTCASTLE, Kerry

New Zealand

-4

69

70

70

71

280

MC

LOW, Wee Jin

Singapore

+8

74

76

150

T10

ENDYCOTT, Harrison

Australia

-3

70

71

74

66

281

MC

YE, Wocheng

China

+8

77

73

150

T10

CHISNALL, Ryan

New Zealand

-3

74

73

67

67

281

MC

DORJI, Ugen

Bhutan

+8

74

76

150

T10

HAMAMOTO, Kosuke

Thailand

-3

72

73

69

67

281

MC

TSAI, Kai-Jen

Chinese Taipei

+8

77

73

150

T10

VOKE, Nick

New Zealand

-3

67

72

73

69

281

MC

KIM, Seong-hyeon

Korea

+8

76

74

150

14

HILLIER, Charlie

New Zealand

-2

74

69

72

67

282

MC

OO, Kyaw Thet

Myanmar

+8

73

77

150

HUSSEIN, Abid

Fiji

+9

72

79

151

T15

ONISHI, Kaito

Japan

-1

76

68

71

68

283

MC

T15

PERRY, Dylan

Australia

-1

71

69

71

72

283

MC

ATTIEH, Khaled

Saudi Arabia

+9

75

76

151

T17

HADI, Abdul

Singapore

Par

71

74

73

66

284

MC

GUAN, Tianlang

China

+9

75

76

151

T17

NAKAJIMA, Keita

Japan

Par

72

68

70

74

284

MC

TRUONG, Chi Quan

Vietnam

+9

75

76

151

T19

MARUYAMA, Sean

Japan

+1

67

72

76

70

285

MC

HO, Joshua

Singapore

+10

77

75

152

T19

NAMUANGRUK, Kammalas

Thailand

+1

78

68

69

70

285

MC

SUYASRI, Parathakorn

Thailand

+10

78

74

152

T19

KAEWKANJANA, Sadom

Thailand

+1

74

71

70

70

285

MC

VUI, Niko

Samoa

+10

77

75

152

T19

WIJONO, Jonathan

Indonesia

+1

72

70

72

71

285

MC

LEE, Chang-gi

Korea

+10

78

74

152

T19

ANSTISS, James

New Zealand

+1

70

70

72

73

285

MC

KHO, Taichi

Hong Kong

+10

72

80

152

RASEL, Md

Bangladesh

+11

74

79

153

T24

SMYTH, Travis

Australia

+2

70

71

75

70

286

MC

T24

ZARAGOSA, Rupert

Philippines

+2

76

70

71

69

286

MC

YACOOB, Nasser

Bahrain

+11

77

76

153

T24

UEKI, Shota

Japan

+2

71

76

72

67

286

MC

CHOWRASIA, Sunit

India

+11

75

78

153

T24

GO, Lloyd Jefferson

Philippines

+2

67

72

71

76

286

MC

SPRING, Henry

New Zealand

+13

78

77

155

T28

HUTSON, Mark

New Zealand

+3

74

74

68

71

287

MC

SALAS, Brentt

Guam

+13

74

81

155

T28

HOWARD, William

Cook Islands

+3

73

72

71

71

287

MC

D'SOUZA, Leon Philip

Hong Kong

+16

81

77

158

T28

BROWN, Luke

New Zealand

+3

77

68

70

72

287

MC

AL SHAHRANI, Abdulrahman

Qatar

+16

81

77

158

T28

LEE, Won-jun

Korea

+3

73

74

71

69

287

MC

Sri Lanka

+17

82

77

159

T28

LIU, Yung-hua

Chinese Taipei

+3

72

72

71

72

287

NARAHENPITAGE, Amarapadma

T33

WANG, Wei-Hsuan

Chinese Taipei

+4

69

73

74

72

288

MC

SENG, Vaseiha

Cambodia

+17

81

78

159

T33

WINAICHAROENCHAI, Atiruj

Thailand

+4

72

74

71

71

288

MC

INDIKA, J M D

Sri Lanka

+17

79

80

159

T35

THOMAS, Rayhan

India

+5

73

71

73

72

289

MC

ANNATO, Morgan

Papua New Guinea

+17

79

80

159

T35

SINGH, Priyanshu

India

+5

74

72

71

72

289

MC

ALLEN, Olaf

Fiji

+18

75

85

160

T35

SUGIHARA, Taiga

Japan

+5

76

72

72

69

289

MC

AL RUMHI, Azzan

Oman

+18

80

80

160

T35

RAMADHAN, Naraajie Emerald

Indonesia

+5

70

72

70

77

289

MC

WILLIAMSON, Kristopher

Cook Islands

+18

79

81

160

T39

HSIEH, Ting-wei

Chinese Taipei

+6

70

70

75

75

290

MC

PEOU, Pichmeta

Cambodia

+19

79

82

161

T39

HA, Jin-bo

Korea

+6

75

73

74

68

290

MC

AL SHARIF, Saud

Saudi Arabia

+19

78

83

161

T41

FOO, Gregory

Singapore

+7

74

70

73

74

291

MC

GIA DAT, Do Le

Vietnam

+19

77

84

161

T41

TSUKAMOTO, Gaku

Japan

+7

73

73

72

73

291

MC

TELESO, Willie

American Samoa

+20

82

80

162

T41

CHEUNG, Matthew

Hong Kong

+7

73

72

75

71

291

MC

SKAIK, Ahmad

United Arab Emirates

+22

86

78

164

T41

ZHAO, Nathan

Guam

+7

72

73

75

71

291

MC

AL KUWARI, Ghanim

Qatar

+24

84

82

166

T41

CHAN, Tuck Soon

Malaysia

+7

77

70

74

70

291

MC

BOLDBAATAR, Munkhbaatar

Mongolia

+26

80

88

168

T46

CHOTHIRUNRUNGRUENG, W

Thailand

+8

75

71

71

75

292

MC

OCHIRJAV, Oyunbold

Mongolia

+27

85

84

169

T46

WONG, Shuai-ming

Hong Kong

+8

74

66

77

75

292

MC

TIKILI, Gideon

+27

82

87

169

T48

SITHU, Hein

Myanmar

+9

73

72

73

75

293

Papua New Guinea

T48

CHANDRA, Yashas

India

+9

73

75

71

74

293

MC

FELANI, Thomas

Solomon Islands

+27

83

86

169

T48

YAGUTAH, Almay Rayhan

Indonesia

+9

69

75

76

73

293

MC

SALEH, Abdulla Sultan

Bahrain

+28

83

87

170

T48

KHAZANBEIK, Ali

Iran

+9

74

74

72

73

293

MC

FAAALIGA, Robert

Samoa

+28

85

85

170

T52

DANN, Charlie

Australia

+10

74

71

75

74

294

MC

AL HAJERI, Mohamed

+29

82

89

171

T52

AKBAR, Kevin Caesario

Indonesia

+10

74

73

75

72

294

United Arab Emirates

T54

HOSSAIN, Md Akbar

Bangladesh

+11

74

71

76

74

295

T54

JANG, Seung-bo

Korea

+11

71

74

80

70

295

56

BOUAHOM, Thammasack

Laos

+12

77

71

75

73

296

57

CHEN, Yi-tong

Chinese Taipei

+13

71

76

72

78

297

user friendly, so that my team can easily operate it. We have the ability to monitor and manage the entire system from either an office computer or access it via smart phone or smart tablet apps. This makes it a real time-saver.”

A total of 2890 sprinklers were installed on both courses, the driving range and practice areas.

MC

RUKABO, George

Solomon Islands

+30

84

88

172

MC

TRABOULSI, Yves

Lebanon

+32

89

85

174

MC

ALGHABABSHEN, Tariq

Jordan

+41

98

85

183

MC

SAGAPOLUTELE, Pelefoti

American Samoa

+44

93

93

186

MC

ALRAWSHDEH, Asad

Jordan

+60

109

93

202

“All critical components of the sprinkler, such as wire splices and solenoids are accessible from the top. There’s no need for digging to service the head, and this also means we don’t need to repair the turf after. This really helps us to further improve our productivity.''

In addition wireless soil sensors were installed around both courses. The sensors

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helps monitor turf health by looking at variables including soil moisture, temperature and salinity. This information can then be used to more precisely deliver water and other product applications, which not only helps to manage precious water resources and costs, but also to create better course conditions.

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Daniel Pearce holds many challengers at bay in New Plymouth GOLF NEWS

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aniel Pearce held off a charging pack to win the Ngamotu Classic in New Plymouth by one shot and post his second victory on New Zealand’s Charles Tour.

On a dramatic final day, up to five players including Jared Pender, Mark Brown, Harry Bateman and Troy Ropiha, all had a realistic chance to claim top honours in the tournament sponsored by Augusta Funds Management and PipeTech, but it was the experience of Pearce that came through.

Playing in the penultimate group, Brown looked to take control of the tournament with three birdies on his front nine. However, he was unable to get anything going on the back nine before making a 72nd hole birdie to become the club house leader at 10-under par.

With Pearce making a crucial birdie on the 17th hole he came to the final hole with a one-shot lead at 11-under. The attention quickly turned to Jared Pender who had a slippery five-foot putt to advance the tournament to a playoff. This

slid by and cleared the stage for Pearce to claim the title.

“It’s great to get another win on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour and to get it here in Taranaki where I have been playing for nearly 10 years is awesome,” Pearce said.

“I had no idea what was going to happen out there with the conditions, but happy to get away with the win, but the main goal was to stay patient.

“I have a lot of golf on between now and Christmas so it’s always nice to have this feeling and build the confidence heading into a busy period.”

The new father is feeling like a changed man as things start to turn for the better.

“Having a child has changed things and has made me work harder. It has given me some perspective that there are more important things than just golf which has helped.”

In the women’s field, Caryn Khoo has broken through on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour to win her first event by a convincing three-shot margin over Carmen Lim. The Aucklander carded

rounds of 74, 72, 75 & 76 in challenging conditions all week to prove her class.

While her nearest rival Rose Zheng quickly dropped off the pace, Carmen Lim had other ideas and mounted a final round charge to give Khoo something to think about.

Three birdies in her first 12 holes saw Lim close the gap before a disastrous double bogey on the 17th ruined her chances and gave Khoo her first taste of success on the Charles Tour.

“It feels great to win here and I’m probably more relieved right now. It’s been a long time since I have won here, so I’m very happy,” Khoo said.

“Carmen was coming at me all day, so it wasn’t until the final putt dropped that it sunk in.”

Khoo aims to make the Auckland Interprovincial side before heading back to America in an attempt to turn professional.

The Charles Tour now takes a break until 2018 where Akarana will host the third of five events in early April.

Daniel Pearce, winner of the Ngamotu Classic at New Plymouth last month

8th Biennial Golf Managers Association of New Zealand Conference

INNOVATE > CHANGE > SUCCESS 09-11 OCTOBER 2018 QUEENSTOWN

The President and Board of Management of the Golf Managers Association of New Zealand extend a warm welcome to our Golf Club management friends in New Zealand and overseas and invite you to attend the 8th Biennial Conference, held from 9-11 October 2018 in Queenstown NZ, hosted by the Millennium Hotel Queenstown.

With an “INNOVATE > CHANGE > SUCCESS” theme we anticipate our speakers will provide a stimulating forum for discussion with ample time set aside to network amongst peers and experience the delights of Queenstown - the “ADVENTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD”.

DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT. We have secured the services of a very experienced mix of local and international speakers to advise on how to meet the challenge set down by the conference theme.

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WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2018

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12 NOON Golf Managers Association of New Zealand Golf Day; Managers Challenge Trophy at Queenstown Golf Club

8.30AM Conference opening

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7.00PM Conference dinner; at Wakatipu Room, Skyline Queenstown with Keynote speaker

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October 12-15 MEN 277 Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 70 63 73 71 278 Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 70 70 69 69, Jared Pender (Te Puke) 71 67 68 72 279 Troy Ropiha (PGA New Zealand) 72 67 70 70, Harry Bateman (Muriwai) 70 71 67 71 282 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 70 73 68 71, Pieter Zwart (PGA New Zealand) 69 69 71 73 283 Steven Heyes (New Plymouth Inc.) 72 72 69 70, Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) 70 73 70 70, Richard Lee (PGA New Zealand) 73 70 69 71 285 David Smail (PGA New Zealand) 71 71 70 73, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 69 76 65 75 286 James Anstiss (Wakatipu Junior) 72 70 71 73 287 Brad Hayward (New Plymouth Inc.) 75 70 70 72, Tyler Hodge (Levin Inc.) 76 69 70 72, Chang Gi Lee (Pupuke) 70 68 76 73, Nick Coxon (P) 74 67 71 75 288 Luke Brown (Muriwai) 71 76 73 68, Lachie McDonald (Marton) 74 73 70 71 289 Tom Parker (Christchurch) 73 74 73 69, Brad Shilton (Muriwai) 71 76 70 72 291 Shaun Campbell (Omanu) 72 73 77 69, Kevin Koong (Muriwai) 72 74 70 75 292 James Hydes (Wainui) 74 75 74 69, Justin Morris (PGA New Zealand) 71 73 72 76 293 Charlie Smail (Walton) 72 70 71 80 294 Christian Nitsche (Whangarei) 73 74 75 72, Jake Lee (Muriwai) 75 73 73 73, Grant Moorhead (PGA New Zealand) 69 75 75 75, Dominic Barson (New Plymouth Inc.) 75 71 72 76, Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 74 72 71 77, Fraser Wilkin (Royal Auckland and Grange) 70 67 80 77 295 Mark Hutson (Muriwai) 76 74 71 74, Andrew Searle (New Plymouth Inc.) 76 72 72 75 296 Craig Mitchell (PGA New Zealand) 76 75 75 70, Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 75 69 75 77 297 Alex Tait (PGA New Zealand) 71 77 74 75, Matthew McLean (Harewood) 72 72 75 78 298

Caryn Khoo and Daniel Pearce (centre) following their wins at the Ngamotu Classic in New Plymouth Josh Munn (P) 76 73 77 72, Matty Tiplady (Maungakiekie) 75 73 75 75, Aarun Langton (Opunake) 75 71 74 78 299 Johnny Tynan (Titirangi) 73 78 75 73, Joseph Doyle (Tumahu) 73 78 72 76, Jordan Loof (Akarana) 73 78 72 76, Kwanghue Kim (Akarana) 75 75 72 77, Fletcher Broderick (New Plymouth Inc.) 74 73 75 77 300 Taylor Gill (Bay of Islands Kerikeri Incorporated) 71 76 80 73, Matthew Friend (Wainui) 73 76 72 79

302 Sanjay Modgill (New Plymouth Inc.) 72 81 74 75 303 Jayden Ford (Judgeford) 71 76 79 77, Jamie Reid (Waitemata) 72 76 77 78 304 Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 73 73 82 76, Dean Sipson (Mt Maunganui) 78 74 76 76, Craig Owen (New Plymouth Inc.) 80 71 75 78, Victor Janin (Rotorua) 75 75 76 78 307 Joe Tiplady (Royal Auckland and Grange) 80 73 76 78, David Riordan (Nelson Inc.) 78 73 78 78, Guy Perry (Manawatu) 77 75 75 80

311 Sung Jin Yeo (North Shore) 74 74 78 85 WOMEN 297 Caryn Khoo (Pakuranga) 74 72 75 76 300 Carmen Lim (Windross Farm Golf Course) 78 73 76 73 305 Rose Zheng (Pakuranga) 73 72 78 82 309 Tara Raj (Wanganui) 80 76 77 76 311 Joanna Kim (Windross Farm Golf Course) 77 74 78 82, Jessica Huang (Pakuranga) 79 75 75 82 357 Yejoon Yoon (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 92 92 87 86

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Bateman and Cassidy cruise to victories in Harewood Open

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arry Bateman racked up his maiden victory on New Zealand’s Charles Tour with a runaway eight-shot win in the Harewood Open in Christchurch.

Chantelle Cassidy had an equally stress-free final day in the women’s division of the same tournament to win her third Harewood Open title by an impressive seven shots.

Bateman has three previous runner-up finishes on the Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes, but with rounds of 69, 65, 70 and 69 in the Harewood Open, he wasn’t going to allow this victory to slip away in the wet conditions.

His joy was clear after lifting the John Jones Steel Harewood Open trophy with family and friends by his side.

“It feels awesome, I’m really rapt after three second place finishes so it’s nice to get the monkey off the back,” Bateman said.

“I feel like I have been good enough to win one of these for at least two years now but it just hasn’t happened,

New Zealand golf legend Bob Charles is flanked by Chantelle Cassidy and Harry Bateman following their wins in the Harewood Open in Christchurch

so to finally get it done and with the lead I had was great.”

As victory became ever clearer in the final round, Bateman’s game started to lift with a chip in birdie of the 12th hole sparking his back nine where he then birdied the 13th and 16th to enjoy his walk home.

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leading amateur James Anstiss and Victor Janin who both carded the lowest round of the day with scores of 68.

Anstiss, who made an eagle and four birdies on the final day, had returned to New Zealand mainly for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship last month.

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dy after she recorded her third Harewood Open title with a composed final round of one-under, 71.

It was also her fifth victory on the Charles Tour, which comprises three Harewood Opens, a Muriwai Open in Auckland and a Lawnmaster Classic in Palmerston North.

Said Cassidy: “It feels really awesome to get back into the zone and claim another Harewood Open after coming second last year.''

The idea of turning professional is becoming more of a reality with an exciting end to the year ahead.

“I’ve got Q (qualifying)-school for the European Tour, so I fly out in early December to Morocco.

“I think it’s time to hop out of amateur golf and see what’s out there. I’m looking forward to the next step in golf and to see if I can crack it and see what happens from there.”

Canterbury’s Amelia Garvey finished in a comfortable second place, but was unable to make a dent in Cassidy’s lead.

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MEN Par 72 273 Harry Bateman (Muriwai) 69 65 70 69 281 Victor Janin (Rotorua) 70 72 71 68, James Anstiss (Wakatipu Junior) 69 73 71 68 283 David Smail (PGA New Zealand) 71 69 70 73 284 Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 70 69 73 72 285 Matthew McLean (Harewood) 73 72 70 70, Richard Lee (PGA New Zealand) 69 71 74 71 287 Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 68 74 71 74 288 Daniel Hillier (Manor Park) 71 73 73 71, Ryan Chisnall (Greenacres) 75 70 72 71, Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 73 71 71 73, Brad Shilton (Muriwai) 70 69 74 75 289 Luke Brown (Muriwai) 71 72 75 71 290 Josh Munn (P) 75 72 72 71, Mark Hutson (Muriwai) 74 69 75 72 291 Nick Coxon (P) 70 74 75 72, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 70 74 73 74, Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) 75 67 71 78 292 Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 73 79 67 73, Nick Loach (PGA New Zealand) 74 72 71 75 293 Lachie McDonald (Marton) 72 72 73 76 294 Scott Hellier (Gore) 75 72 72 75, Chang Gi Lee (Pupuke) 71 72 73 78 295 Mahal Pearce (P) 74 74 75 72 296 Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 72 73 77 74 297 Pieter Zwart (PGA New Zealand) 79 70 76 72 298 Cameron Jones (PGA New Zealand) 76 76 70 76, Troy Ropiha (PGA New Zealand) 72 75 74 77 299 Brenden Stuart (PGA New Zealand) 74 76 76 73, David Klein (Te Anau) 77 71 78 73, Sam Purdon (Templeton) 79 72 74 74, Mason Lee (Royal Auckland and Grange) 72 72 78 77 300 Nic Kay (Coringa Inc.) 74 70 81 75, David Riordan (Nelson Inc.) 73 73 79 75, Craig Palmer (PGA New Zea-

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land) 72 73 75 80 301 Martin Pettigrew (PGA New Zealand) 78 77 74 72, Jee Hwan (Davis) Oh (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 76 76 75 74, George Wardell (Tauranga) 76 71 72 82 302 Carl Brooking (PGA New Zealand) 74 75 77 76, Sung Jin Yeo (North Shore) 70 75 77 80 303 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 79 74 77 73 304 Jonti Philipson (Marlborough) 77 76 76 75, Oscar Cadenhead (Clearwater) 74 74 76 80 305 Reid Hilton (Russley) 74 77 76 78 306 Jared Edwards (Royal Auckland and Grange) 76 76 81 73, Shaun Hewitt (PGA New Zealand) 72 78 78 78 307 Craig Mitchell (PGA New Zealand) 81 74 77 75, Charlie Smail (Walton) 76 74 78 79 308 Tom Wilson (Templeton) 75 80 80 73, John Bae (PGA New Zealand) 76 79 77 76 309 Daniel Graham (PGA New Zealand) 77 77 78 77, Jeremy Hall (Green Acres Country Club) 75 73 82 79 310 Dean Sipson (Mt Maunganui) 78 74 80 78, Nick Ludbrook (Greenacres) 72 76 81 81 236 Jeremy Goodman (Pegasus) 74 81 81 311 Micah Dickinson (PGA New Zealand) 72 80 77 82, Daniel Laughton (Templeton) 78 76 72 85 312 Andrew Dufton (Russley) 73 77 77 85 314 James Oh (Waimairi Beach) 80 73 80 81

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WOMEN Par 72 285 Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside) 70 70 74 71 292 Amelia Garvey (Kaiapoi) 74 69 77 72 301 Rose Zheng (Pakuranga) 75 75 76 75 305 Subin Wui (Pupuke) 74 78 78 75 315 Fuuka Higashi (Rangiora) 84 76 77 78, Hillary O'Connor (Pegasus) 76 81 77 81 316 Yoonjeong Huh (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 81 81 79 75 317 Jessica Huang (Pakuranga) 76 77 82 82 318 Grace Jung (Aviation Country Club of NZ) 79 80 77 82 327 Michelle Lee (Takapuna-Thomas Park) 79 82 83 83 329 Rachel Eder (Clearwater) 82 81 85 81 333 Madeleine May (Russley) 84 77 87 85

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Nobilo and Turner join New Zealand Golf’s hall of fame

By Dean Murphy New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

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onouring the past is a very important part of our role at New Zealand Golf.

Last month we gathered together a group of former New Zealand representative women players to be part of the Opening Tee Shot ceremony at the Mckayson New Zealand Women’s Open. It was a small way to acknowledge the path they paved for the modern day players.

Just a few short weeks later, as part of the recent Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship tournament, we were very proud to induct two legends of the game to the New Zealand Golf hall of fame. At a glittering dinner held on the Wellington waterfront, we celebrated the careers of Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner with their induction.

The criteria for entry to the New Zealand Golf hall of fame includes consistent performance over an extended period internationally, as an amateur or professional, and performance at the highest level of the game in their time.

The first inductees — Sir Bob Charles and Michael Campbell — were recognised at the New Zealand Golf centenary dinner in 2010, also in Wellington. They were followed by Oliver Hollis and Stuart Jones (2012) and in 2014 Arthur Donald Stuart Duncan, better known as ADS, and Charles Howden.

Looking back on the careers of Frank and

Greg, it is quite stunning how successful they were.

Frank’s reputation began when, as an 18year old, he won the 1978 New Zealand Amateur Championship. The quality of his ball striking during the tournament impressed amateur legend Stuart Jones who predicted an incredible career in golf for the young Nobilo. He was to be proven correct.

The following year Frank launched his professional playing career, in which he achieved 15 tournament titles around the world. His most notable victories came in the mid-1990s when he won the 1995 BMW International on the European Tour, backto-back Gene Sarazen World Opens in 199596 and the 1997 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic on the US PGA Tour. His playing record ensured he was consistently ranked in the top 50 in the world at that time.

Golf’s major championships are a measure of a career and Frank competed in 27, with his best result being a fourth at the 1996 US Masters. He had five top 10 finishes in majors and, impressively, he is the only New Zealander to have finished in the top 10 in all four majors. Frank has three times been a playing member of the President’s Cup team and has twice been selected as an assistant captain. He represented New Zealand in 11 Dunhill Cups and 12 World Cups.

Forced to retire early from the game in 2004 due to ongoing back pain, Frank joined the Golf Channel in the United States

and is now recognised as one of the most astute analysts of the game. He serves as an in-studio and on-site analyst fo the Golf Central programme and the Golf Channel’s ‘Live From’ programme, which airs from the game’s biggest events. Frank’s face and voice continue to be among the most recognised in television golf coverage and although making his home in the United States, he is a proud New Zealander.

Greg, meanwhile, was born into a sporting family of high achievers. He forged his own path in the sport of golf and his natural talent was evident from a young age. Greg won the 1981 National Junior title before attending the University of Oklahoma in the US where his game developed rapidly and he was selected as a two-time All-American.

In late 1984 Greg returned home to launch his professional career and he didn’t take long to succeed, winning the New Zealand PGA Championship at Mount Maunganui Golf Club in only his second start. Victories in the Fiji Open and Singapore Open followed before a break-through win on the European Tour, defeating Craig Stadler in a playoff, to win the 1986 Scandinavian Open.

Greg won 12 professional tournaments in total — four on the European Tour, six on the Australasian Tour and victories in the 1989 and 1997 New Zealand Opens.

Representing New Zealand on many occasions, including 11 World Cups and 10 Dunhill Cups, Greg also had the honour of

being selected in the 1998 President’s Cup team where he played a key role in what still stands as the only win by the international team. Paired with Frank Nobilo in the foursomes and four-ball formats, they were a formidable duo.

Whilst still playing to a very high level and relatively young in terms of competitive golf, Greg made the decision to put his family first and retired from playing professional golf in 2003. Upon returning to New Zealand, Greg started a golf course design company and his influence is evident at Millbrook, Royal Wellington, Harewood, Cromwell, Russley and a growing number of other course layouts. He also founded the Golf Tour of New Zealand, a series of elite golf events to help the development of our leading amateurs and aspiring professionals.

Greg leaves his mark on the game in New Zealand as a multiple tournament winner in Europe, a talented and thoughtful course designer, a former player assisting the development of those who follow in his path and a leading influencer of the game in this country.

While so much discussion these days is focused on the future of golf, it has been very pleasingly to look back a little over the past few months. Congratulations to Frank and Greg – we salute you as legends of the game and new inductees into the New Zealand Golf hall of fame.

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Seven thoughts about the New Zealand Women’s Open

By Andrew Whiley A voice from the south

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he McKayson New Zealand Women’s Open was a major success in my view and it will get stronger next year and beyond.

As the caddymaster for the event, it was great to engage with the players and caddies and hear some of their thoughts.

So here are my seven short comments on why it was successful and why you should look at attending next year or the year after.

1) I heard quite a few murmurings about whether Windross Farms would be able to host an event of this magnitude.

How would the top players handle the golf course and could the course handle the spectators and infrastructure that was required? I would say on both accounts the course succeeded. The couple of months leading into the event had not been great for course preparation but I didn’t hear one negative comment about the quality of the course. Yes, there were some grumblings about the greens but that is typical at every tour event, especially from the players not making the

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putts. In the golf I saw and talking to a few of the caddies, the players seemed to be playing too much break.

2) Leading into the event, the weather forecast was horrific and many of the players opted to practice on Monday and Tuesday morning. The rush on the Tuesday morning for the players to get to the course meant the shuttle drivers were kept extremely busy. The weather turned out to be much better than predicted and the tournament nearly avoided the bad weather. Sunday wasn’t great but the LPGA tournament officials did everything they could to get through the event. Unfortunately, they got caught on the Sunday afternoon with the brief weather event but the silver lining was the event got unbelievable global television and social media coverage. Most of the players loved the weather up to the Sunday but did find it a little cooler than they expected. However, many are used to playing in “summer” events.

3) Yes the players did come. Lydia was an amazing tournament ambassador and host and the other players all seemed glad they had made the trip to New Zealand. When sharing the shuttle

vans with the players, caddies and family members it was interesting listening to their discussions and what they thought of our country, Auckland and the golf course. What really wowed them were the sheep and baby lambs just down the road from the golf course. All the girls seemed to want to go and pat them. I heard discussion about how good the sushi was in Auckland, how they didn’t think the traffic would be this bad in Auckland and whether they’d been up the sky tower yet. All the girls, the caddies and families enjoyed Auckland.

4) The volunteers and everyone involved with the tournament did an amazing job. The energy exerted by everyone who gave up their week to support the event was contagious. Even with the changeable weather conditions, the players couldn’t believe how friendly everyone was and how passionate they were about the tournament.

5) Ladies golf is extremely strong. It was great to see many young golfers head to the golf course to see Lydia and the other girls. I believe the impact of this event on the women’s game in New Zealand over the next three years will be

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dramatic. There were some amazing role models at the event and the opportunity for the top New Zealand players to participate in the event is immeasurable. It was awesome to see how full the car park was on the Thursday.

6) Over the next decade, I believe Asian golf is going to dominate the game of golf. Watching the young players from Thailand, China and Korea with their swing technique, power and golf talent they have from such an early age is unbelievable. They really work hard.

7) Short game wins golf tournaments.

Brooke Henderson was a great champion, an amazing talent and had a very relaxed personality but it was her short game (chipping, pitching and putting) that was incredible. She seemed to get the ball up and down from everywhere and when she had an opportunity to make a birdie, she took it. So work on your short game and you will also have greater success on the golf course.

I am really looking forward to the 2018 Mckayson New Zealand Women’s Open for all these reasons and I really believe you should too.

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How the world’s top golf tours have changed over the years

By Duncan Simpson New Zealand PGA Secretary

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n the good old days, the PGA Tour used to finish in early October and start up again with the Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach in February.

The European Tour had an even longer off season, from autumn to around March/April when it became warm enough to play in Spain and Portugal. Both tours fitted comfortably within the calendar year and all the events took place in either North America or Europe. If the professionals didn’t want to spend three or four months away from the game, there was always the opportunity to head south and play in Australia or New Zealand.

This was of great benefit to the profile of the game here in the 1970s and 1980s, with New Zealand galleries getting the chance to see the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Seve Ballesteros playing with Sir Bob Charles, John Lister and company.

The Air New Zealand Shell Open at Titirangi in 1982 was an example. That year it was won by Terry Gale followed by Wayne Grady, Jack Newton, Sandy Lyle and Bob Charles. Further down the field were Graeme Marsh, Bob Shearer, David Graham, Peter Thomson, Ian Baker-Finch,

Bruce Lietzke and a host of other well known names.

How things have changed. These days the PGA Tour finishes in September with the FedEx Cup playoffs, then has a week off and immediately starts again in October. It has an early sweep through Asia before returning via Mexico to the United States. Admittedly, the PGA Tour has most of December off, but from the first weekend in January, there’s a tournament every week until the cycle is repeated in October.

Similarly, the European Tour stretches on to mid-November, culminating in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

After a fortnight’s recess, three more tournaments in South Africa, Australia and Hong Kong follow before Christmas intervenes, with the tour getting underway again in January with a schedule that looks more like an Emirates pilot’s roster than a golf circuit.

In the meantime, other tours have to fit around this crowded calendar which inevitably leads to clashes and difficulties with field quality. Of course, you have to have some sympathy for the players concerned, who have to balance travel commitments and sponsors’ requirements with the need to play enough tournaments on the major tours to keep their status and qualify for

events such as the Ryder Cup. No wonder some are calling for a model like tennis, with around 20 prestige events around the world to choose from, co-ordinated by a single organisation.

The world dominance strategy apparently being played by the PGA and European tours has been driven by economics and the need to diversify the sponsorship base away from banks and motor companies,particularly since the global financial crisis of 2007 and 2008. Asia has been the obvious target given the growth potential for golf in the region. The PGA Tour has opened four offices there in recent years.

The European Tour also lost a number of traditional events. At one stage, there was only one professional tournament (the BMW PGA Championship) in England in years when an English course wasn’t the Open Championship venue. A similar decline occurred in Spain and Portugal, forcing the tour to look wider afield to fill gaps in the schedule. Fortunately, the tide seems to be turning for the European Tour, with Rolex coming on board with major sponsorship, and the return of tournaments such as the Valderrama Masters (supported by Sergio Garcia’s Foundation).

However, it’s hard to ignore the potential for a clash of the titans to occur as

both tours continue expanding, and for the subsidiary tours to suffer collateral damage and struggle for survival in some instances. The OneAsia Tour is an example. It is now reduced to two Korean tournaments from the original plan of having a dozen or more spread across Asia and Australia.

There are similar problems in the women’s game, where the Ladies European Tour (LET) – the pathway for New Zealand players such as Susan Farron, Lynnette Brooky and Liz McKinnon – has slimmed down to a handful of events in 2017, against the expansion of the LPGA Tour and the Symetra Tour. Importantly though, the value of the LET has been recognised by the LPGA, which has opened discussions with it to ensure its survival and growth in the interest of women’s golf worldwide.

A parallel approach in the men’s game would seem to be equally important and urgent, if golf is to remain a truly global sport. Strong regional and feeder circuits are important for the health and growth of the game including New Zealand, not least to preserve pathways for our leading players and the profile they build for local golf.

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We at 100% Golf Ltd are very active with club fitting as you are aware but every so often we surprise the client with the price of a full set. Now prices have remained relatively stable for a while but in the last few months we have had almost every brand release a very expensive model of iron. I think PXG and XX10 are to be blamed for this plus these companies are now able to use new materials and configurations that push the price of the irons up in price.

PXG irons I hear are close to $600 each iron. Callaway have the Epic irons that retail for $450 per iron. Taylormade have the new P790 iron that are $300 per iron. Now, these prices scare me but if you have sold the farm or your house in Auckland you likely can afford but for the most of us it may not get past the other half as an essential buy. The research and development investment in the bigger brands is huge which is passed down into the overall price of the goods.

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So getting back to a club fit not long back, I had a client go through the process and get fitted into the very forgiving Taylormade MCGB model. In graphite (which always costs more) the iron is RRP$289 each. Combine this with a driver, two fairways and a hybrid the total was up over $3000. This client was shocked as he had no idea of what clubs cost.

So what are some options if the overall price doesn’t meet your budget?

It’s important that you talk to the fitter about the next best option if the price is not right. For example the M2 iron which is still very good is around $80 cheaper per iron so this would decrease the cost by $560 so there is a considerable decrease right away. Next would be to assess the least important clubs in your set or what clubs don’t you need right away.

My thinking would be on the course assess how often you play a fairway wood and if you do play one more than another, choose that as your purchase now and add another later if needed. Then you have saved yourself $400-$500.

Hybrids cost considerably more than irons but are much easier to hit than a long iron. Again assess if you prefer a long iron bearing in mind not many companies supply 3 irons any more. I would encourage you to have one or two hybrids for sure but depends on budget.

I would keep with the new drivers as you will get some great gains with the new technology used.

look at spreading the costs over the 7 to say 10 years then it looks much better. I do look at every fit I do as fitting this person into a set for life rather than a one or two year purchase. This depends on the age of the clients.

So do you jump in and spend up on the latest expensive models? This is up to you and at the end of the day through testing in a proper club fitting session you will know what works best. Then you can make a more educated decision on your purchase.

When you look at clubs you also need to look at how long you will have your clubs to help to justify the price you pay.

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Anthony Barkley is Golfer Pacific’s Golf professional contributor. He is head professional at Rotorua Golf Club. “Ant” is responsible for many aspects of play at the club. One of the main things that he sees his role is to help people enjoy their golf more. Over the coming month’s he will write these articles with this intention of writing about club fitting, coaching, the mental game and will include the occasional review of new products.

Geyserland Junior Golf Club PROBLEM: Limited number of junior golfers playing golf in Rotorua SOLUTION: Look outside the box and find a way to grow junior golf in the Rotorua community as I know what great traits this game can teach young people

By Anthony Barkley NZPGA Professional

As I came up with some ideas and created an idea that included all clubs working together I was put onto a successful programme that was very similar to what I was thinking. This was based in the Queenstown area and called the Wakatipu Junior Golf Club. After lots of communication with the co-ordinator of this programme it was clear this was the right direction.

After around 1 year or talking with clubs the concept was agreed to and now it’s being launched on the 29th October.

The clubs involved are the Rotorua Golf Club, Springfield Golf club, Lakeview Golf and Country Club and Government Gardens Golf Club. This joint approach brings a step by step professional structure that’s organised and built in a way that is not only fun for the kids but will give parents confidence that golf is a game for life as a main or secondary sport. The traits that are learnt while developing as players are hugely important and include such life

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skills as respect, honesty, integrity, motivation, dedication and leadership to name a few.

It’s meant that the clubs forfeit junior golf as a membership option and they players become members at all the clubs under the umbrella of the GJGC. It’s basically a virtual golf club and they are full members of each club which brings them great value plus they will have access to GJGC tournaments, fun days and development initiatives.

We became an incorporated society allowing us to apply for funding to not affect any funding made from the clubs themselves. We have a great team on board as we strive to not only grow golf but to also grow people in the Rotorua community. »» Structure: FREE coaching Sundays for new players-no membership needed. »» $100 membership per year »» $50 optional after school coaching if member per term »» Website: www.juniorgolfclub.co.nz »» Facebook: coming »» Email: info@juniorgolfclub.co.nz

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onsidering playing in a multi-round golf tournament next year? ...Then this is the one for you to enter. At last year’s event, everyone involved including players, non playing partners, sponsors and organisers, had a wonderful time!

The tournament is played over three wonderful golf courses, namely, Nelson, Greenacres and Motueka, with two days to be played on the highly-rated Nelson Golf Course which has hosted three of the top NZ amateur tournaments. They are the New Zealand Amateur Championships, the New Zealand Seniors Championships, and the New Zealand under 19’s championships. Every event resulted in glowing reviews for the course from all the players.

The courses are all very different, giving the competitors a real challenge for the week. Nelson being a true links course, whereas Motueka is a mature parkland course, and Greenacres offering a mix of challenging waterfront and parkland holes.

Tournament dates for 2018 TSB Nelson Festival of Golf are Monday 30th April Friday 4th May, with a rest day on the Wednesday to allow competitors to put their feet up, or get out and about to visit the many attractions the region has to offer or get some practice in for the next two days of golf. Non-playing partners

Monday 30th April – Friday 4th May 2018 are also very welcome to join us for the major prize giving dinner on the Friday evening.

The organising committee has decided to keep the number of entries to 128, the same as last year. This created both a competitive yet friendly environment for all the participants. By the end of the week players had golfed with and made new friends with golfers from all over New Zealand and Australia. Tournament Director, Derek Drysdale, said, "At the final prize giving it was really pleasing to hear many of the competitors saying how much they’d enjoyed their week, as we tried to create a tournament that mixed both great golf and great fun, and it seems we did just that!

"We are delighted that we have had many of last year’s entrants already registered to enter the tournament again," Derek said. "So, if you are keen to enjoy a week of golf in early May in the stunning Nelson region, now is the time to register to confirm your place."

Entry forms and full details are available on our website www.nelsongolf. co.nz then click on the TSB Festival of Golf box on the home page, or call us on 03-548-5029 and ask for Allison for more information.

The beautifully-maintained 18-hole Greenacres Golf course, rated one of the top 40 courses in New Zealand, is conveniently located on the outskirts of Richmond, just a few minutes drive from Nelson Airport.

Set on an island, the club offers magnificent scenery and tranquil surroundings. The tree-lined, links-style course is renowned for being one of the best all-weather courses in the region and of-

Major naming sponsorship has again been secured from TSB. The TSB Nelson Festival of Golf tournament has received sponsorship funding for next year’s event from the Nelson Events Marketing & Development Programme, which is funded by the Nelson City Council. The Programme’s objective is to stimulate Nelson City’s economy in the shoulder and off seasons by bringing new spending through visitors coming to Nelson for distinct events. For further information contact NEMDP Chair, Bill Findlater on 03 545 6858.

Another not to be missed opportunity is our Long Putt competition. Qualify on Monday for the Friday Final and you could win a major prize. We will also be running our lucky draw prizes, where each day, some lucky competitors will win vouchers from our chosen restaurant partners, The event itself will consist of a Team Ambrose on the Monday at Nelson, followed by three days of individual stableford competition on Tuesday at Greenacres, Thursday at Motueka and back to Nelson on Friday. There will be team prizes on the Monday, and daily prizes and weekly overall prizes for individuals. The Entry fee of $245 includes four rounds of

fers challenges to players of all abilities, young or old, high or low handicaps.

Greenacres is a great place to visit. The club has both men’s and women’s clubs for hire and all the things you need to have a great day out. Trundlers and electric carts are also available, whilst visitors are encouraged to stay on for a bite to eat and a drink in the clubhouse (café and bar).

You can be sure of a friendly welcome at Greenacres.

golf, individual and team competitions, golf gift and a two-course dinner to be held during the final prize giving at the Nelson Golf Club on the Friday evening, where we are planning a party atmosphere to finish the week off in style! New club caterers, Nicky & Luke will be putting on a spit roast for us all to enjoy.

The organisers want to continue to build on the great success of all their previous tournaments. They invite you to register now and enjoy the challenging competition offered on the variety of different courses along with the opportunity to widen your golfing experiences, meet new friends and most of all enjoy the week. The golf days will start with a 9.45am shotgun start on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with an earlier start of 9.15am on Friday, ensuring that all players are back in the clubhouse around the same time providing a great fun atmosphere for the daily prize giving.

Our preferred accommodation provider, The Greens Motel, have great rates on offer for all competitors and everyone booking accommodation with them before 31st Dec will go into a lucky draw for a bottle of bubbles on arrival. Book with them directly by calling NZ: 0508 246 6835 (freephone) or email reception@ greensmotel.co.nz We look forward to receiving your application forms soon!

A word from our sponsors: TSB:

“We’ve been New Zealand owned and independent for over 160 years. During that time we’ve grown and evolved, as we have, so has our ability to give back. Sponsoring this event is just one more way we can say ‘thanks’ for your role in our journey, and for making Nelson an even better place to live. TSB is delighted to be involved for the 3rd year with this great week of golf and friendship.”

BRENT WILLIAMS, MANAGER

TOTAL GOLF:

“Sean, Blair and Nick make up the Total Golf Team at the Nelson Golf Club. We are certainly proud to be a part of the Nelson Festival Of Golf for another year. Don’t hesitate to pop into the shop during your visit and say hello as we would love the opportunity to assist you with your golf game, and you can browse over the great offers we have in stock.”

SEAN RIORDAN, TOTAL GOLF

MIKE PERRO REAL ESTATE:

>> Entering the TSB NELSON FESTIVAL OF GOLF is very easy, just visit our website at, www.nelsongolf.co.nz then click on 2018 TSB Festival of Golf box on the home page.

Entry forms are available online, as well as other useful information regarding accommodation etc.

If you would rather speak to someone in person, please call Allison O’Donnell on 03-548-5029 then option 3, and Allison will be happy to deal with your enquiry.

We look forward to seeing you in May 2016 for a wonderful week of golf and friendship.

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“I wish every success to everyone involved in this tournament, and if you’re visiting the area and decide you want to move here, I’ll be happy to be of service. Of course, for all the local golfers, I would be delighted to assist them in selling their property.”

SHELLEY CARPPE, MIKE PERRO REAL ESTATE

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PLAY THE NELSON REGION’S BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSES Nelson Golf Club Greenacres Golf Club, Best Island, Richmond Motueka Golf Club, Motueka RIZES P Y L I A D RIZE P R O J & MA NER N I D G N GIVI DAY ON FRI NIGHT

ENTRY DETAILS Entry Fee: $245 Monday - Team Ambrose Competition Tues, Thurs & Friday - Individual Stableford Competition in grade divisions

For more information about the tournament and how to enter - check out www.nelsongolf.co.nz then click on the 2018 Festival of Golf box For more information or help with entries, contact Nelson Golf Club

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at Perez became the oldest player at age 41 to win the CIMB Classic in Malaysia last month.

The tournament had been won in the previous two years by young gun Justin Thomas and although he returned to make an attempt at a hat-trick of wins, it was Perez at many years his senior that prevailed in dominant fashion.

The putter was Perez’s most lethal weapon.

“I didn’t even hit that many good shots,’’ Perez said after his win.

“I putted unbelievably, really. I didn’t hit it that great, I just made a whole lot of putts and that saved me. If I didn’t putt well I probably would have finished 40th.”

Perez, from the United States, has been on the PGA Tour since 2002. Last season he was one of just five players to win on the PGA Tour aged in their 40s.

He won the CIMB Classic by four shots which was the largest on the PGA Tour

since Marc Leishman won last season’s BMW Championship during the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Perez was coming off his best season on the PGA Tour, recording six top-10 finishes, including a win at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, a tied third finish at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and a joint second finish at the Wells Fargo Championship.

His strong play qualified him for the season-ending Tour Championship, and he finished 15th in the final FedEx Cup standings.

Perez’s berth in the Tour Championship was the first of his career, coming on the back of a tied sixth finish at the Dell Technologies Championship, his 400th start on the PGA Tour. He began last season on a major medical exemption, and his win at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba was good enough to earn full Tour status.

Pat Perez holds the trophy aloft after winning on the PGA Tour in Malaysia at the age of 41

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Rasecourse Reserve Cameron Road, Tauranga Phone: 07 578 8465 www.taurangagolf.co.nz Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or just starting out, you’ll enjoy your golfing experience at our beautiful 18-hole championship golf course.

Located just a few km’s from the Tauranga town centre and just 20mins from Mt Maunganui. We have a fully stocked proshop, with hire clubs, and golf carts. We also have an excellent catering and bar team who will look after your taste buds.

Coined as one of New Zealand’s premier rural golf courses Te Puke Golf Course has undergone some dramatic upgrades over the past 24 months and more improvements are set to follow.

The new sand-based greens have improved so much the club hasasbeen COINED one of New Zealand’s Shield. A huge honour and a testament premier rural golf courses Te Puke Golf to the hard work done so far. given hosting rights for this year’s has undergone some dramatic The club kitchen has a quickly growGarrard Shield. A hugeCourse honour and a upgrades over the past 24 months and ing reputation for providing delicious testament to the hard work so far. are set to follow. home style dishes that suit all types of more done improvements The new sand-based greens have functions from weddings to staff dinThe club kitchen has aimproved quickly so growing much the club was giv- ners. Call the club and book a tee time en hosting rights for the 2015 Garrard or a tea time; you simply can’t beat it! reputation for providing delicious home style dishes that suit all types MOUNT MAUNGANUI GOLF of functions from weddings to staff CLUB, with its championship MT MAUNGANUI GOLF CLUB dinners.

18 hole, par 72 course, offers Call the club and bookgolfers a teechallenges time or ato satisfy all levels of players as well as a tea time; you simply can’t beat it! year-round benign climate. Mt

Maunganui is both challenging and aesthetically pleasing to play. The combination of a sand base and a modern irrigation system ensures the course is green but dry underfoot. Mt Maunganui is rated as one of the finest courses in New Zealand. Whatever your handicap this is a golf club that combines sport and relaxation in a modern centralised setting.

With the introduction of a Master Plan, future development is on going with some greens and tees having already been upgraded. Take advantage of a course that has hosted many top amateur and professional events, which has included during the 1970’s and 1980’s PGA sanctioned tour events, both the 2012 New Zealand Men’s and Women’s Amateurs Championship and the 2002 Asia Pacific

Championship.

The Mt Maunganui Golf Club employs professional staff to constantly maintain our impeccably groomed fairways and greens.

Come and play one of New Zealand’s finest courses. Boasting one of the most up to date, spaciously luxurious club houses in the country.

The Professional Shop is an integral part of Mt Maunganui Golf Club.

Whether it is as a stop during your round to buy a drink or chocolate bar, or for fashion golf clothing, golf equipment to buy or hire, all are available seven days a week from a well stocked Pro Shop. The club also has Professionals on hand to advise on all aspects of the game, from coaching, club fittings and repairs.

Omokoroa

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We are a must to play whilst on holidays or travelling.

Our picturesque gentle terrain features eye catching views of the sea and Omokoroa peninsular whilst being home to extensive bird and wildlife.

Carts and clubs available for hire and catering and bar facilities.

Come and enjoy our Omokoroa country hospitality.

65 Links View Dr, Omokoroa • 07 5480384 info@omokoroagolf.co.nz • www.omokoroagolf.co.nz

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Course Classic LOCATED on the southwest edge of Tauranga City on the Racecourse Reserve and 10 minutes from the city centre, the Tauranga Golf Course offers a secluded and peaceful setting for golfers of all ages and ability. Only a two-hour drive from Auckland and a short trip from Rotorua and Hamilton, enhances the popularity of Tauranga as a golfing destination for visiting golfers from NZ & abroad.

With a varied and undulating terrain, the Tauranga course has earned the respect of top amateurs and professionals alike as an exacting test of shot

ESTABLISHED in 1971, the Omanu Golf Club offers a great golfing experience to its members and visitors alike. The golf course itself is of a very high standard and would best be described as parkland.

The fairways are irrigated, mostly flat with some slight undulation and the rough is cut to a consistent length which provides a challenge for the better golfer but remains playable for all levels.

It’s not just about the Golf at Omanu - the Club offers modern facilities including a Proshop , Café and Bar which all open 7 days per week. You will be wel-

placement and concentration.

The course has interesting topography and variation in holes (it has been described as two courses in one) and its fairways and sand based greens are in beautiful condition as a result of permanent irrigation systems.

The Tauranga Golf Course has an area of approximately 45 hectares, and is a Par 71 measuring 5571m from the back tees. With PGA Professional Jay Carter and a fully stocked Pro Shop onsite, Tauranga Golf Club is fast becoming the home for up and coming amateur golfers.

OMANU GOLF CLUB

OMOKOROA GOLF CLUB is situated on a small peninsula on the Tauranga Harbour. It is a very flat course built on the harbours edge, and our 3rd and 5th fairways are below sea level. We have 5 different tees, so can cater for golfers of all abilities. And even though we are only 20 mins north of Tauranga, and 15 south of Katikati, we are a friendly country course that is so quiet, you can often only hear the birds and the waves lapping on the shore.

In August 2011 we hosted the NZ Mens U19 Champs and there were only 10 rounds under par, out of over 300, which shows the

challenge the course can offer from its back tees.

Our course has produced many great golfers over the years from NZ reps, Jan Higgins, Stephen Scahill and Andrew Stewart to current touring professional Kieran Muir.

So make sure you get out soon to enjoy this hidden gem.

You’ll find Omokoroa Golf Club on Links View Drive, which from the State Highway 2, turn onto Omokoroa Rd, onto Kaylene Place and onto Links View Drive.

For more information, phone 5480384, fax 5482384, or email info@omokoroagolf.co.nz

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGIONS

NORTH HARBOUR NORTH HARBOUR JUNIOR TEAMS PERFORM EXCEPTIONALLY ON THE NATIONAL STAGE

It was another great year for both the North Harbour junior boys and junior girls interprovincial teams with the teams both posting 2nd place finishes in their respective tournaments. The junior boys topped their pool in Cambridge with five

straight wins and therefore faced a very strong Canterbury team in the finals. It was a very close battle with Canterbury edging it down the stretch to post a 3.5 / 2.5 win. While the boys were obviously disappointed not to win they can hold their heads up high for finishing 2nd out of the 12 districts involved. In Rotorua the junior girls interprovincial team also went unbeaten in their pool play to then square off against Wellington in the final.

After the teams drew 3-3 a playoff was needed to decide the title with Wellington making birdie on the 2nd extra hole to claim the title. Again, it was a case of so close for the girl from North Harbour, but like the boys, a second place finish is a fantastic result and they can all be very proud. Well done to both teams, we have a fantastic talent pool of juniors in the North Harbour district!

calendar. This year North Harbour Golf entered 13 players of our under 16 development squads into the tournament and will continue to do so in the future.

NORTH HARBOUR FREYBERG TEAM NAMED

2017 EAGLES GOLFING SOCIETY CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to both Nathan Mayes (pictured) and Nicholas Svensen who represented North Harbour at the recent Eagles Golfing Society U17 Championship at Hawkes Bay Golf Club. Both played very well with Nathan winning the overall gross with a three round total of 215 for a 2 shot victory and Nicholas finishing runner-up in the stableford category with 110 points for the three rounds. Congratulations to both for playing so well in Hastings!

2017 NORTH SHORE JUNIOR CLASSIC

Congratulations to Jaewoo Son (North Shore) who won the North Shore Junior Classic on Monday 9th of October with a round of 73. Also congratulations to Anna An (Muriwai) who shot a round of 75 to win the girls section. The tournament was a great success and will continue to be an annual fixture on the junior

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The fourth of six final rounds for the 2017 COVIC Shield was played in difficult blustery conditions but the rain stayed away. Considering 25mm of rain fell the day and night before, the Pukekohe Golf Course drained well and was in excellent condition. In a field of 76-players one stood out with a solid 42-stableford points, three ahead of the second best player. Dane Rasmussen was therefore declared the Craig Smith Pro Shop Most Deserving Player of the Day and was awarded the Claret Jacket.

In the Shield play Maramarua retained

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The North Harbour selectors have named the mens masters team to compete in the Freyberg from the 6th to 10th of November at Whitford Golf Club. The team is as follows: 1 – Stu Nicholls (Waitemata) 2 – Mark Anderson (Muriwai) 3 – Rob Simmonds (Muriwai) 4 – Mark Dawson (Pupuke) 5 – Wayne Flintham (Muriwai) Reserve – Chad Meyer (Wainui) Manager – Peter Reid Good luck guys, GO HARBOUR!

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the lead but now she it once again with Clarks Beach who won the day with a team aggregate of 142-points.

Hauraki was second with 134-points, followed by Maramarua 128, Onewhero 127, Waiuku 125 and Wattle Downs 123.

The Shield table places and points are now: 1st= Maramarua and Clarks Beach (10- points); 3rd Hauraki (12), 4th Waiuku

(14), 5th Wattle Downs (16) and 6th Onewhero (22).

Maramarua retained the matchplay Challenge Cup with another walkover against Pakuranga and clearly have the opposition teams so fazed they fail to show. Pukekohe, however, fielded a matchplay team for a friendly and in doing so proved that Maramarua are indeed beatable, their team winning the match 37 to 35 net medal points.

In the Plate Finals Pukekohe used their home-course advantage to win the day with 144-points and move into first place on the table at the expense of Huntly who

slipped to second with only a 130-points and 3rd place on the day behind Pukekohe and Waikare who had a team score of 142-points. Early leaders Pakuranga managed only 5th with 111-points, but are still 3rd just 4 points behind the leaders. Placing are now 1st Pukekohe (7), 2nd Huntly (8), 3rd Pakuranga (12), 4th Waikare (13), 5th Awhitu (19) and 6th Maxells-Manukau (23).

GREEN KEEPERS’ REVENGE

53 players took the field at Howick Golf Club recently, with $1200 raised for equipment.

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an amazing week of successful week of golf on Monday, by winning the 2017 North Shore Junior Classic against a strong field, this time shooting a superb 73!

WHAT A WEEK FOR JAEWOO SON!

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Currently playing off a 4.2 handicap, he represented North Harbour District this month. Junior Inter Provincial tournament at Cambridge GC and it was hit last putt which got the team through to the final.

Then on Sunday he won the NSGC Junior Strokeplay shooting 74. Topping off

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The Intermediates went all the way to the 37th hole before Brent Armstrong won the arm wrestle with the young fellow Logan Madden.

Wayne Laing drifting in to Juniors these days, was too steady for John Sharland in this division.

Congratulations to all other winners with some trying weather conditions

FIRST NATIONAL TITLE FOR SMAIL

Charlie Smail has recorded his first national title with a stellar two hole play-off victory in the North Island Strokeplay at the Waitangi Golf Club recently.

After posting a 6under par 66 in round one, Charlie would post a 6over par 78 in round two and be some 9shots off the pace.

Charlie gathered himself and rallied to sh ot a 4under par 68 in round three to be five shots behind the leader Jang Hyun Lee with a round to play. In the final round Charlie m ixed 6 birdies with 3 bogeys to post a 3und er par 69 score. Meanwhile Lee struggled to maintain his form shooting a 2over par 74.

The players were sent down the 165m 9t h hole where Charlie holed a clutch putt fo r par to halve the first hole. Back to the 9th tee they went where Charlie again made a great 3 which was enough to steal victory f rom the grasp of Lee. Other Waikato notables included Chris C harlton who finished 5th overall and Jordan Woodall who secured a top 10 finish.

WESTPAC CHAMPS AT WALTON

The Walton Golf Club Westpac Champ ionships were completed over the 14/15 October with winners battling through 3 6 hole finals in superb golfing conditions.

Results: Men Senior Andrew McGiven; In termediate Gavin Pitcon; Junior Mark Kin g; and Junior B Lotoa Aliimatafitafi, Wom en Silver Ann Needham; Bronze I Lee-An ne Pitcon; Bronze II Judy Osborne; Bronz e III Shirley Cornes; and 9-hole Bev King.

BAY OF PLENTY APATA TRIPLE PAIRS TOURNAMENT

There was a near-capacity field for the Apata Triple Pairs tournament played on October 7/8th at Waihi Golf Club. Sponsored by Apata Group Limited, Primor Produce Limited, Expol (Terry Mischefski), PGG Wrightson Real Estate (Mike and Wendy Matutinovich and Niria Gerbich), Prodrive golf (Tauranga) and Avoco. As in 2016, adverse weather prior to the tournament made course preparation difficult for the greens staff, and although this year the weather for the first day’s Canadian Foursomes followed by 18 holes Scottish Foursomes was relatively calm and cloudy, there was relentless heavy rain and wind on the second day for the fourball best ball competition that put bunkers out of play, and made playing conditions a feat of endurance rather than pleasure, and a miracle that the greens were playable.

TOTAL NETT SCORES OVER TWO DAYS—Winners Mike and Wendy Matutinovich 200 nett. Runners up: Alex Teesdale and Charles Gurr 201.

OVERALL PRIZEWINNERS IN DIVISIONS—Mixed: Phil Trevenen and Jenny Tubman 204; Daryl Denyer and Shoneen Dunning 204 (c/b); Phil Caldwell and Denise Hird 205; Murray Fraser and Sharon Deacon 206; Jason Baldwin and Carol Leary 209; Brian and Jan Robinson 210; Eddie and Mavis Bruce 210 (c/b); Andy and Karen Roche 211; Ted and Mau-

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DAILY MEATPACK PRIZES: DAY 1 CANADIAN FOURSOMES—Mixed: winners Mike and Wendy Matutinovich 59 nett.

Runners up Wade and Helen Hunkin 63.

Men: winners Alan Sarjant and Maurice Joyce 63. Runners up Richard Tiddy and Stuart Yardley 64.

SCOTTISH FOURSOMES—Mixed: winners Eddie and Mavis Bruce 66. Runners up: Phil Caldwell and Denise Hird 67.

Men: Winners Graeme O’Dwyer and Steve Cutfield 67. Runners up Steve and Wade Parker 68.

DAY 2 FOURBALL BEST BALL—Mixed: Winners Murray Fraser and Sharon Deacon 65. Runners up: Bill Newland and Desley Rosevear 66.

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BIRCHWOOD TOURNAMENT

The Birchwood, one of Waihi’s major annual tournaments, was held on Sunday September 17.

Birchwood Packhouse Limited of Katikati has been the major sponsor for this tournament for many years, with other sponsors this year Prodrive Golf Shop (Tauranga), Grant Robson (Bank of New Zealand), and Jeannette McCallum’s Yoga and Reflexology at the Beach. The Saturday ladies’ group have held the responsibility to organise this event year after year, and they are to be congratulated again for their hard work to ensure that this tournament was so successful.

There were many surprises in the 21 teams where all four stableford scores had to count, with Mono Brows—Gary, Shoneen and Colin Dunning, Carol Leary topping the list with 140 points. Runners up: Kangaroos and Kiwis—David and Jessie Gear, Adele Gunning, Ken Purcell

139; Roche Approche—Andy, Karen and Brian Roche, Denise Hird 138; Kiwi Beach Kidz—John Purkis, Judy Borchard, Kerry and Diane Lewis 138; MJDJ—Michelle and John Libby, Diane Lockwood, Justin Bell 136; Wrong Turn—Dick and Judy Turner, Peter and Rae Wright 136; Hopesome— Phillipa Harvey, Pete Rowe, Karen May, Daryll Denyer 136; Old Bags and Young Bags— Keith and Pat Hay, Jacquie Bain and Rodger Bagshaw 134; Hogwarts Hits— Bob and Nan Hoggard, Maurice and Penny Joyce 133 Sterling Tavern Trophy for the best local nett score: Andy Roche and Terry Gerbich 66 nett. Best stableford over the field: Andy Roche (on countback from Terry Gerbich). Twos: Jenny Tubman, Terry Gerbich, Graeme Parkinson. Nearest the pin on N° 8—Ladies: Nan Hoggard. Men: Terry Gerbich.

Longest putt on N° 18—Ladies: Jan Robinson. Men: Allen Smith. Longest Drive on N° 12—Ladies: Sharlene Stewart. Men: Daryll Denyer.

TARANAKI MO MASTERS TOURNAMENT

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is combining an annual campaign that supports prostate cancer and men‘s mental health with a golf tournament.

New Plymouth Golf Club are hosting a Mo Masters tournament in support of this year‘s Movember campaign with a three-man Ambrose competition on Oct27.

“Spending four hours with three buddies is a good chance to catch up an d f o r m e n t o s h a r e a n d c a r e , “ the golf club‘s general manager, Simon Rowe said.

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fers a more physical involvement.

New Plymouth Golf Club general manager Simon Rowe believes golf is a great way for men to catch and check on their mates.

“We‘ve got a lot of members and we like to get behind and promote any type of health issues which may help them,“ Rowe said. “It‘s a good chance to bring men‘s health to the table and get men talking.“ NZ Country Manager of Movember Foundation Robert Dunne said after 1 4 years he was looking at ways to add new elements beyond the normal moustache growing method.

“Golf is a natural fit and a great platform for men to spend time with their mates,“ he said.

However, it‘s not just a day for the boys and women are more than welcome to participate in the tournament.

“We‘re encouraging women to get involved in the day as well,“ Rowe said.

This is the first year of the event an d at present only eight teams have put their names forward for the New Plymouth tournament, but Rowe is hoping th e 36 spots available for teams would fill up quickly. It costs $200 per team and t h e e v e n t t e e s o f f a t 1 2 . 3 0p m w i t h a shot-gun start. The winner of each individual tournament will go through to compete in a championship weekend in Queenstown.

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TOP CLUB FOUND

This years Top Club competition has been won by Inglewood. Played in drizzly conditions at the Manukorihi Golf Club in late September , the team of Peter Joseph 37, Chris Van Kooten 38, John Christini 40 and Jill Evans 30 scored an aggregate total of 145 points, to hold off the Westown team of Roy Grant 38, Ken Sykes 36, Bria n Venables 38, Kim Lucas 32 -144, Manaia finished in 3rd place with 140 points and hosts Manukorihi 138 finished 4th.

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Mens Intermediate R/Up– Don Matthews Mens Intermediate Plate–Phil Carew Mens Junior A Champion– Brent Ross Mens Junior A Runner up–Garth Wilson Mens Junior A Plate– Bruce Wells Mens Junior B Champion–Colin McDowall Mens Junior B Runner Up– Kevin Pawson Mens Junior B Plate– John Daly Womens Senior Championship– Kathy Olsen Womens Senior Runner Up– Sue Stewart Womens Senior Plate–Kath McCabe Womens Intermediate Champion–Paula Pattison Womens Intermediate Runner Up–Susie Adam Womens Intermediate Plate– Nicola MacPherson Womens Junior Champion–Merlene Trott Womens Junior Runner Up– Margaret Leathley Womens Junior Plate–Alison Curtis Div 1 9 Hole Champion–Maureen Gould Div 1 9 Hole Plate– Jill McCarthy Div 2 9 Hole Champion–Betty Dufty

MANAWATU WANGANUI U17 NATIONALS

The Manawatu Wanganui team of Tara R aj, Bradley McSherry & Anthony Ilton-Maher won last month the U17 Eagles Nationals team event played at Hawkes Bay Golf Clu b in Hastings. The event was played over 54 holes and features players from districts from all over NZ. The event was even sweeter for young Wanganui player Tara Raj, as she comfortably took out the individual girls title, with an other excellent performance. This championship has some very well known names on the trophy, so is a great event to win.

Foxton‘s, Anthony Ilton-Maher, was the event net winner playing off a 4 handicap.

Palmerston North‘s, Bradley McSherry, finis hed just 2 shots adrift of Ilton-Maher on net, as his course handicap was 3. McSherry, however pipped Ilton-Maher in the gross rankings by 1 shot over all.

Manawatu Wanganui player scores: Tara Raj 74, 70, 73 - Total 217 Bradley McSherry 76, 72, 76 - Total 224 Anthony Ilton-Maher 78, 74, 73 - Total 225

SHAND CUP/SYBIL GREEN AND MASTERS QUAD RESULTS

The Shand Cup, Sybil Green and Masters quadrangulars were played last month at Wellington‘s Boulcott‘s Farm Heritage Golf Club. The teams competing were Manawatu Wanganui, Hawkes Bay, Wellington and Taranaki.

This year was the first year that the Men‘ s Masters team were invited into the event.

This was because the timing of the Junior Interprovincial meant that it was not feasibl e to have the traditional 4 player Junior team competing for the Shand Salver. However the timing is perfect for the Men‘s Masters preparation for the Freyberg Masters which is played in early November. The Masters played as a 6 player team.

The Manawatu Wanganui teams had mixed results through the 3 teams. The Mens masters team came first, the women‘s Sybil Green team performed very well to finish 2nd, but the men‘s senior team finished bottom in the Shand Cup. The Men‘s Senior team were without some of the more experienced players.

Junior Tatana had to withdraw due to injur yRegan Cording withdrew from rep golf for the remainder of the year, and Greg Shaw and Ewan Westergaard were both unavail-

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able for this event. This meant they had to bring in players that were inexperienced at this level of competition.

The best result of the men‘s senior playe rs came from Guy Perry, who continued his good form to be unbeaten with a win and 2 halved matches. Cory Higgs had his first hole in one on the par 3 third hole in his match against Wellington. The team had narrow losses to both Taranaki and Hawkes Bay, but were comfortably beaten

by Wellington. Hawkes Bay went on to win the Shand Cup. The women‘s team dropped their first match against Wellington 6.5 - 1.5, but came back with wins against Taranaki and Hawkes Bay to finish a creditable 2nd. The only unbeaten player was Tania Hook playing at number 4, with 2 wins and a half. Brydie Hodge, Tara Raj, Mudra Lakhani & Jill Hall each had 2 wins from 3 matches. Wellington was the winner of the Sybil Green.

In the masters men‘s team Ross Geary went through with 3 wins from 3, Phil Hoop er had 2 wins and a half, and Tony Chettleburgh and Rhys Watkins both secured 2 wins. Mike McSherry had 1 win and a half.

The team had 4.5 - 1.5 wins over both Hawkes Bay and Taranaki, and a 3 all draw against Wellington. With Manawatu Wanganui and Wellington both finishing with 5 points, Manawatu Wanganui won on the countback of total individual matches won (1 2 a g a in s t W ell i n g to n‘ s 1 0. 5 ). C on gr a t u lations to the Masters men.

I t has n ow b e en pr opo s ed to k eep t h e Masters men event an annual fixture as p art of the Shand Cup event, with all teams agreeing to pay tribute to the late Stuart Smith, whom passed away suddenly last year. Many of the players competing this year had played against Stu at Masters or Senior level in representative play over the last 10+ years, and his passing was of cou rse a shock to everyone. We believe that it would be very fitting to name the trophy th e Stu Smith Memorial. Stu Smith would have been extremely proud to see that Manawat u Wanganui will be the first name on the first name on the trophy.

Final Standings Men (8 players) -HB 6 pts, 14.5 games; WN 4 pts, 16.5 games; Taranaki 2 pts, 10.5 games ; Man/Wang 0 pts, 6.5 games Women (8 players) -WN 6 pts, 19.0 games ; Man/Wang 4 pts, 12.0 games; Taranaki, HB 1 pt, 8.5 games Masters Men (6 players) -Man/Wang 5 pts, 12 games; WN 5 pts, 10.5 games; HB 2 pts, 7.

5 games; Taranaki 0 pts, 6 games

RANGITIKEI GOLF CLUB NEWS

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tle fella named Elijah North who needs treatment overseas. The Defense Force organized the tournament and Rangitikei Golf club had a full field. Each team that entered, had a representative player from the Defense Force join them, who then went onto play 3 days in a Defense Tournament at the course.

There was over $12K worth of prizes donated, and there was several golf clubs from throughout NZ that generously donated green fee prizes to come and play at their course. Some included the stunning Cape Kidnappers, Pegasus in North Canterbury, Wairakei among many other.

Mum and Dad and Elijah attended and mum spoke about their journey and what this day meant to them.

As a Golf Club they were happy to help and be a part of it with Ohakea Airbase.

The club is now gearing up for the busy season. Several groups are regularly making bookings and coming to enjoy the tranquility and beauty of their magnificent course. Rangitikei is an all-weather course. To find out the latest check out our website www.rangitikeigolf.co.nz and please like them on Facebook. Rangitikei golf club, for up and coming events, photos and general information.

Rangitikei Golf Club situated in Bulls is Par-a-bull, Putt-a-bull and Enjoy-a-bull.

HOLDEN SCRAMBLE AT LEVIN

Levin Golf Club held a very successful HMC Holden Scramble last month. A 3 person Ambrose with golfers from all over the lower part of the North Island.

Wonderful weather and with the course drying well it was great to have the clubhouse full again.

Photo left to right. Graham Morgan, Vicki Morgan and Lance Knowles from Foxton Golf Club won the event with a 67 gross.

Other results. Also on 67 Tai Walters, Alex Walters and Kane Lloyd.

Best Net was Chris Hunt, Adam Lawlor and Graham Starkley. 2nd. Ernie Leslie, Geoff Pate and Mike McKee.

WELLINGTON LADIES AMERICAN FOURSOMES

62 ladies from 13 clubs around the regi on played in the Pahiatua LadiesAmerican Foursomes tournament (sponsored by MCI and Associates) on Thursday 24th August.

The handicap allowance for the pairs is 60% of the lowest handicap, and 40% of the highest.

The results are (outside clubs in brackets): 1st J Boyne and J Kras (Martinborough) 6 5.6 nett, 2nd D Ruwhiu and M White (Onga Onga) 67.6, 3rd D Henricksen and A Mason 68 nett, 4th J Charmley (Dannevirke) and h er sister K Robinson (Takapau) 68.2, 5th C Moult and J Evans (Palmerston North) 69 ne tt, 6th M Brislane and D Small 70.4, 7th B Bla

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Closest to Pin: Div 1(4) D Bain (Feilding), Div 2 (9) P Ashwell 2nd Shot to the Green (11): Div 1 C Daysh and M Wheeler, Div 2 A Mason and D Henricksen Twos: H Dickins and D Bain (Feilding), P Ashwell and R Harris, P Prenter and W Parkes (Dannevirke), C Moult and J Evans (Palmerston North).

KAPITI’S 9 HOLE GOLF TOURNAMENT

A field of 73 took part in the Annual 9 Hole Golf tournament on Monday, 9th October at Kapiti Golf Club. Co-sponsored

by Tall Poppy Real Estate the tournament was played in 4 divisions (3 ladies & 1 mens) in warm conditions, after 2 days of rain. The popularity of 9 hole golf, especially on the Kapiti Coast has become a lifestyle choice for many and enjoyed immensely by all who play. 15 clubs took part on the day from Manawatu, Wairarapa, Wellington & the Kapiti Coast.

Results of the tournament: BEST GROSS SCORES: Ladies: Sue Pate (Kapiti) 46 Men: Julian Howard (Pauahanui) 42 Stableford Competitions: Division 1 Ladies

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Nearest the Pin: Pauline Taylor (Otaki) Hole in 2: Sue Pate (Kapiti) Division 2 Ladies 1 Louisa Craig (Marton) 19 2 Pauline Maclean (Kapiti) 18 3 Fiona Burrows (Pauatahanui) 18 4 Joy Berry (Waikanae) 14 Nearest the Line: Mirren Sanderson (Pauatahanui) Nearest the Pin: Cheryl Green (Manor Park) Divison 3 Ladies 1 Toni Downie (Kapiti) 18 2 Jenny Deans (Kapiti) 18 3 Christine Maddock (Manor Park) 18 4 Elaine Pearson (Foxton) 18 Nearest the Line: Marion McPhie (Marton) Nearest the Pin: Jennifer Sexton (Foxton) Men 1 Dave Thomson (Kapiti) 23 2 Julian Howard (Pauatahanui) 23 3 Rhys Davies (Otaki) 22 4 Robert Pepperell (Kapiti) 21 Nearest the Line: John Burns (Waikanae) Nearest the Pin: Tracy Pearl (Otaki)

WELLINGTON GIRLS INTERPROVINCIAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Wellington Girls are the 2017 Interprovincial National Champions played last month. Wins over Auckland, BOP, Hawkes Bay and Northland, and a draw against Canterbury, Wellington qualified top for the championship final against North Harbour.

With Harbour holding a slight edge late in th e match, Cheycoda Cocks (Mahunga) made a nice 15ft putt on 18 at Arikikapkapa for birdi e 3 and a 1up win, to draw level with Harbour and force a sudden death playoff. Darae Chung (Shandon) went back up the hill to the 18th tee. With both players on the gree n in regulation, Darae made a good 8 ft par save and the playoff went to the 1st tee.

After a booming drive and a nice 7iron to 10ft, a nasty sliding putt went in the heart for a birdie 3 and the title.

Wonderful contributions all week from Dakota Asi (Judgeford) 5 straight wins in pool play, Cheycoda, Michelle Huang (BFHGC) a crucial 1up win early on to ge t a 3 all draw against Canterbury, Captain Shontalia William (BFHGC) leadership and win in the final with an ankle injury, Erika Cui (BFHGC) winning crucial games at No.2 a nd No.1 Darae, one loss all week and the playoff heroics.

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Following are the results from Nelson Golf Club: Club Champion: Lizzie Neale Runner up: Michelle Reardon Stenhouse Intermediate: Cup: Gay Hervey Runner Up: Deb Allias Plate: Linda Dow Runner up: Jewel Mellor Junior Club Champion: Cup: Sandra Cleary Runner up: Chris Pitcaithly Plate: Carol Tilley Runner up: Phillipa Eberlein McElhinney Veterans Cup: Megs Meechang Runner up: Jan Blomfield Plate: Kath Thomson Runner up: Elena Hufflet 9 Hole Club Champion:Rebecca Sheehy

CANTERBURY WAIMAIRI BEACH JUNIORS WIN INTERCLUB FOURSOMES

The Final round of Junior Interclub Foursomes was played last month at the T ai Tapu Golf Club in fine conditions with the course in great order.

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The Waimairi Beach team of Jock Mackay (Mgr), Devin Pullyblank, Caleb Dick, Lachie Mackay (absent Kobe Tucker and Ben Burgess) were overall winners on 301 points for the second time in the past three years.

Templeton‘s Adele Lane (Mgr), Brett Langlands, Michael Lane, Matthew Lane (absent Mac McCall, and William Robb) were runners-up on 298, three points behind Waimairi Beach, with Russley Blue in third position on 273 points.

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MENS SOUTH ISLAND MASTERS INTE RPROVINCIAL

The Mens South Island Masters Interprovincial Tournament was played at the Lower Waitaki Golf Club on 7-8 October. Thi s was a great opportunity for the Canterbury Selectors to monitor performances and th e masters players to stake their claim for a position in the five man Canterbury Freyber g Masters Team to play at Whitford Park Golf Club in Auckland from 6-10 November.

The Canterbury team of Blair Dibley, Jason Sincock, James Robb, Jonathan Stieller, Aaro n Forsyth and Richard Belcher competed in a matchplay format against representative teams from Otago, Southland and Aorangi over the two days finishing a very creditable second to Otago after a tight final deciding match saw Otago edge past Canterbury 3.

5-2.5.

Blair Dibley and Aaron Forsyth were unbeaten over the tournament, both finishing with three wins.

Final Results: 1st - Otago with 12 game points and 3 team wins 2nd - Canterbury with 12 game points and 2 team wins 3rd - Southland with 7 game points and 1 team win 4th - Aorangi with 5 game points and no team win.

CANTERBURY JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS

A field of over forty juniors played in the junior tournaments held last month at Russley and Bottle Lake Golf Clubs. Despite the tough conditions with persistent rain Hayato Miya (Russley) put together a solid sub par round of 70 to post the best score of the day at Russley followed by Mitchell Berry (Kaiapoi) on 79 with Josh Ackerley (Ashburton) winning the net on 73. Grade 2 boys was led

by Ethan Lam with a net 69 with Mitch McMillan runner up on a countback with a net 70 along with Lewis Patrick (Rangiora) with 38 points. Jasmine Clancy (Russley) scored the best net for the girls section with 73.

Despite the heavy ground conditions at Bottle Lake, scoring was very good with Zac h May (Russley) winning the Grade 1 gross

with 72 with Finlay Jones finishing runner u p on 74 and Kan Shin with the best net of 70.

Kyle Manson (Everglades) won the Grade 2 net with 68 followed by Cooper Moore (Russley) on 70 and Ethan Lam won the bes t stableford with 36 points. The girls section was won by Yoyo Fu with a net 81.

Overall Aggregate for both days was won

by Hayato Miya with Zach May runner up in grade one, Ethan Lam won the grade 2 net with Mitch McMillan runner up and Jasmine Clancy won the girls section.

CANTERBURY WIN BOYS INTERPROVINCIAL TITLE

The Fenix Canterbury U19 Team have showed great composure to clinch the Boys Interprovincial title in Cambridge played last month. The team had unfinished business after finishing runners up in 2015 and prepared well for the week with a strong line up.

This year saw a change in team composition with four under 19 players and two under 16 players forming a team along with a travelling reserve changing from eight man teams in previous years. The change was made to accommodate two extra provinces into the event which now sees 12 teams competing in the Boys Interprovincial run by Waikato Golf.

The Canterbury team of Tom Parker (capt ain), Dominic Brettkelly, Ben Baker, Kazuma Kobori, Hayato Miya, Zach May and Tiaki Og ilvie (reserve) played consistent golf through out the week to come away with a superb unbeaten record on their way to winning the title after a closely fought battle against North Harbour in the final.

Canterbury faced Bay of Plenty in round, who they were beaten by in 2016, and were determined to start the week well. Canterbury won this match and then went on to beat Taranaki in the afternoon.

Canterbury had a tough match against defending cham pions and host district Waikato but were up for the challenge after being unable to play them in 2016 due to the round being abandoned due to weather condition. Canterbury again produced a dominant performance to win the match 5-1.

Team Managers Craig Vining and Percy Reihana worked well with the team through-

out the week and were excited about the win.

“I knew the team had the ability and form to win this event, having come so close in previous years, it‘s great to see all the hard wor k paying off to achieve this major win“ said Craig Vining.

Round Robin Canterbury beat Bay of Plenty 4.5-1.5 Canterbury beat Taranaki 5-1 Canterbury beat Waikato 5-1 Canterbury beat Eastland 4-2 Canterbury beat Northland 5.5-0.5 Final Canterbury beat North Harbour 3.5-2.5

OTAGO SOUTHLAND AORANGI WOMEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

The Aorangi Women‘s Champion of Cham pions was played at Lower Waitaki Golf Club last month with the following results: Silver Champion 36 Hole A D Reid Tray and Button: Ginny Bolderston, Geraldine 153 Runner Up: Judith Yates, North Otago 164 36 Hole Nett Button: Alison Barrett, Pleasant Point 144 Runner Up: Sharon Patrick, Temuka 146 Bronze Champion 36 Hole Gross Peggy Lister Tray and Button: Sandra Gibson, Tokarahi 179 Runner Up: Dawn Plew, Lower Waitaki 181 36 Hole Nett Button: Dawn Plew, Lower Waitaki 139 Runner Up: Jeanette Allnutt, Waimate 140 Bronze Runner Up 36 Hole Nett SCWGA Trophy: Sue Pennycook , Lower Waitaki 142 Runner Up: Paula Goodman, Geraldine 146 Best 18 Hole Nett am or pm Round all Grad es not in winning team and 50th Anniversary Salver: Sandra Quinn, Rakaia 64 Gross Stableford Rosebowl and Buttons - 36 Hole Team Gross Geraldine (Ginny Bolderston, Roz Hobbs and Paula Goodman) 121 (Pictured left) Pru Sanders Rosebowl and Buttons - 36 Hole Team Nett Lower Waitaki (Sandra McGookin, Dawn Plew, Sue Pennycock) 433

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AORANGI WOMEN’S VETS

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WOMEN’S WEEKEND PENNANT FINAL

The Women‘s Weekend Pennant Final was held on Sunday 17 September at Timaru Golf Club.

After close matches and a draw at the 18th hole Pleasant Point went on to win the playoff against Geraldine at the 20th hole.

The Pleasant Point 2 team from left, Rebecca Best, Sharyn Kake, Brenda McEwen and Bev Green.

Pleasant Point 2 beat Geraldine: B Green lost to J Lawson 1 down.

R Best lost to D Kenny 3/2.

Green and Best beat Lawson and Kenny 1 up.

B McEwen lost to S Silcock 1 down.

S Kake beat S Bensemann 2 up.

McEwen and Kake beat Silcock and Bensemann 2 up.

OTAGO CRUISE TO 2017 SENIOR PENNANT TITLE

The Otago Golf Club mens team was a convincing winner of the Otago provincial Senior A pennant final played in fine conditions on the Chisholm Links course last month .

The top Balmacewen team finished with two points and nine games while Wanaka was second with one point and seven games.

With no entry from South Otago, the even t became a triangular format rather than the traditional semifinal and final.

Otago was in the box seat at lunchtime after winning six games in the morning three against Wanaka and the other three at the e x p e ns e o f to p No r t h O t a go t e am L o w e r Waitaki.

But Paul Velanski, Stephen Waby (Lower Waitaki) and George McDonald (Wanaka)

rallied in the afternoon, taking three games off the winning team.

For Otago, the top three were in good form with Michael Smith, Ben Patston and Jason Hughes all finishing the day with two wins.

George McDonald (Wanaka) was the only other player to emerge with two wins, playing at No 5 in his team.

The 16-year-old beat Stephen Waby 7 and 5 in the morning and Otago s Ben Turner on the 17th green in the afternoon.

The Otago Golf Club team has achieved the double this year, adding the provincial title to the Metropolitan win it had earlier this year.

NORTHERN ZONE PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Results from the Norther Zone Primary School tournament played at Mossburn Golf Course on Thursday 19th October; Winning Team; Fiordland College ( George Prendergast ,Tayla Roberts, Brenson Horrell, Caitlin Hollows ) Runners Up; Northern Southland College 1 (Jonty Richards, Bernice Cullen, Hayden Peoples. Xavier Trusler) 3rd; Dipton Putters ( Connor Wilson, Travis Wise, Charlotte Strachan, Ella Hewitt) 4th; Riversdale Black ( Charlie Stevenson, Ollie Nicholson, Lauren Stevenson, Lilly Gray

OTAGO MASTERS RETAIN SIIP TROPHY

Otago retained the South Island Masters (over-40) title, emerging with three team wins and 12 games on the Lower Waitaki course in Oamaru last month.

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Southland on Saturday morning, followed by a narrow 3-2 win over Aorangi in the afternoon.

It all came down to yesterday mornings clash with Canterbury, in which Otagos Andrew Hobbs (No 2), Gary Creedy (No 4) and Ken Shaw (No 6) all won.

Canterbury took the honours at No 1 and No 5 with the outcome decided on the battle of the No 3 golfers.

Simon Hollyer became the hero of the Otago team when he fought back from two down with four holes to play to square his match with James Robb.This fightback gave Otago three points for the win. Without it, Canterbury would have prevailed with a superior game tally.

For Otago, Creedy and Shaw emerged with three wins each, while Hobbs was unbeaten during the weekend with two wins and a half with Aorangi s Regan Stills. Canterbury s Blair Dibley (No 1) and Aaron Forsyth (No 5) were the only other golfers in the event to be unbeaten with three wins each.

SALISBURY CUP RETURNS TO SOUTHLAND

Southland took the honours in the annu al Salisbury Cup match, defeating the Otago womens team convincingly, 10.5 to 5.5, on the Greenacres course in Invercargill last month.

The Otago team was a blend of youth and experience with the three youngest players playing at the top of the order.

The move is with an eye to the future as Otago has made little progress on the nation al scene during the last decade.

Abigael Crawford, Annabel Evans and 12year old Sumin Kang played Southland s best players with some close losing margins.

Playing at No 4, Susan Greig emerged wit h the best record of two wins, beating Olivia Frost 4 and 3 in the morning and Jody Drysdale on the final green in the afternoon.

Greig has shown good form of late, winning the Champion of Champions title at Arrowtown on Friday.

She is on target to accompany the young brigade in the nation interprovincial tournament in December but all will become clea r after the South Island teams event at Balmacewen at the end of this month.

Brenda Sutherland and Liz McRae posted good wins in their morning matches but both lost in the afternoon.

Individual Results Morning Reverse Singles Robyn Pullar defeated Abigael Crawford 4/3 Angela Gerken defeated Annabel Evans 3/2 Jody Drysdale defeated Sumin Kang 7/5 Olivia Frost lost Susan Greig 4/3 Kate McGregor defeated Tracey Storer 2/1 Helen Baird lost Brenda Sutherland 3/1 Bronwyn O Brien lost Liz McRae 5/3 Fiona Murray defeated Rebecca Calder 3/1 Southland 5 Otago 3 Afternoon Singles Angela Gerken defeated Abigael 1up Robyn Pullar defeated Annabel Evans 2/1 Olivia Frost Defeated Sumin Kang 5/4 Jody Drysdale lost Susan Greig 1down Helen Baird Square Tracey Storer Kate McGregor defeated Brenda Sutherlan d 5/4 Fiona Murray defeated Liz McRae 1up Bronwyn O’Brien lost Rebecca Calder 4/2 Southland 5 1/2 Otago 2 1/2 Overall Southland 10 1/2 Otago 5 1/2

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Our longest running Tournament is held during the first week end of September, every year for the last 68 years at the beautiful Taumarunui Course.

Tournaments are also held in every region of the country, and up to date information is on our website www. Nalgnz or by emailing the Secretary at nalgnz@ xtra.co.nz you can be assured of a warm welcome and bring a partner of friend.

Every year we hold a National Championship, and individual titles are keenly contested, in 2018 we are going back to the Taupo Golf Club, and entries are now open for this event. We expect many entries from Australia, with the added attraction of Wairakei and Kinloch courses of international repute close by.

Many New Zealand Left handers are shortly leaving for Melbourne for the next World Championship for Lefties being held on a selection of top courses, they will be joined by players from all around the World. Currently the World President and Secretary are both from

New Zealand, Richard Davison from Rangiora, and Nigel Messenger from Upper Hutt.

Shortly after this event the Australian National Championship is to be held in Canberra, at the Yowani and Federal Clubs, again many New Zealanders will be present.

Lefties playing together, there is a special bond, and we have much pride in playing with our fellow Lefties at the different tournaments held each year, life long friends are made.

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Richard has a very impressive 2018 golf holiday and tournament program to Hawaii, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and the Pacific Islands.

Perhaps you enjoy the world-class resort courses and magnificent beach-front hotels in Hawaii or travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia or Thailand and challenge yourself playing some of the best championship courses in Asia. Maybe closer to home would suit, playing in the South Pacific’s biggest four-round pro-am event at Natadola Bay and Denarau Golf & Racquet Club with over $130,000 professional prize money and amateur prizes.

You don’t have to be a great golfer to join in the fun of these tours and tournaments and there is always plenty of activities for the non-golfing partners; if you enjoy playing fantastic golf courses, staying at top-notch resorts and hotels and having a great time, maybe one of following tours will suit you.

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The big Island of Hawaii is a 30-minute flight from Honolulu. There are seven world-class golf courses within 15 minutes’ drive of the magnificent Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel at Mauna Kea Resort where you will spend seven nights in an ocean view room.

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four-round tournament is played in different divisions for women and men (even a scratch event for the guns), great prizes, opening cocktail party, nightly drinks and fun tournament dinner to finish. Get in quick, this event has sold out the last two years.

Hawaii is a long way to go for just a week and a few days in Waikiki is a must do, so for those who wish to spend more time in golfing paradise, take a short flight back to Honolulu and spend four nights at the fantastic Prince Waikiki Hotel, and a round of golf at Hawaii Prince course. Waikiki is also a shopping paradise with the famous Ala Moana Shopping centre only a few minutes’ walk from the hotel.

The South Pacific’s biggest pro-am tournament with over $130,000 in professional prize money and amateur prizes. There are amazing individual and teams prizes for the amateurs. You will have a professional in your group for all four rounds of the tournament, two rounds at the fantastic Vijay Singh-designed Natadola Bay, and two rounds at Denarau Golf & Racquet Club. Five-star accommodation at Sheraton Fiji Resort, opening cocktail party, nightly drinks at the tournament bar, gala final night banquet and entertainment fantastic value for this all-inclusive package.

Get in quick, this event sells out every year.

G O L F T R AV E L

Golf adventures to Hawaii, Vietnam, Cambodia and Fiji Pro-Ams

VIETNAM & CAMBODIA (FEBRUARY 28TH – MARCH 10TH)

Four nights in Da Nang, Five-star beachfront accommodation, three nights at the Saigon Sheraton and three nights at the Angkor Palace Resort in Cambodia; seven rounds of golf on fantastic courses designed by the best in the business, fun tournament, golf pro on tour for daily tips, caddy and cart each round. Limited to the first 28 golfers plus non- players. »» Go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz for full information or email richard@pacificgolf. co.nz phone 021989996.

GOLF TOURS

TOUR PACKAGE

• 4 night’s accommodation at Pullman Resort Da Nang • 3 night’s accommodation at the Sheraton Hotel Saigon • 3 night’s accommodation at the Angkor Palace Resort Hotel & Spa Cambodia • Full buffet breakfast daily • All airport to hotel return transfers • 7 rounds of golf including cart and personal caddy • Tour of Angkor Wat • All transport to golf courses • Welcome cocktail function in Da Nang • Final night dinner and prize presentation in Cambodia • Daily and overall tournament prizes • Player tournament gift pack • Richard Ellis tour and tournament organiser

GOLFERS PP US$2595 (NON-PLAYERS US$1515) TWIN SHARE

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• 7 nights twin share accommodation at the five-star Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel, ocean view rooms • Daily full buffet breakfast • 1 practice round at Hapuna Beach course plus free PGA professional coaching & clinics • 4 tournament rounds of golf including cart, Mauna Kea, Hapuna Beach, Mauna Lani North & South courses • Range balls before play each day • Entry into the Hawaii International Golf Week tournament • Welcome function at Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel • Nightly drinks for one hour each night at the Breezeway during the tournament • Player gift pack including tournament logo polo & cap, valued at over $130 • Final night gala prize presentation dinner and drinks • Great prizes • Full tournament & event organisation by Pacific Golf Management • All transport to and from golf courses during the tournament plus return Airport transfers • Daily hotel resort fee, includes free Wi Fi & in room internet, parking, gym access, range balls • All tax’s on accommodation, golf, meals and drinks included in the package

GOLFERS PP US$2896 (NON-PLAYERS US$1930) TWIN SHARE

TOUR PACKAGE

• 5 Nights twin share accommodation at Sheraton Fiji Resort, Denarau Island • Return airport / hotel transfers from Nadi International Airport • Daily full breakfast • 4 rounds of golf in the Pro-Am including carts and range balls daily • Daily lunch and on course drinks during tournament play • Gala Welcome Cocktail Party • Nightly drinks at the tournament bar (during the tournament) • All transport from Hotel to golf courses during the tournament • Player gift pack valued at $120.00 • Over $130,000 in Prize money and Prizes • Final night Gala Banquet dinner, drinks and entertainment

GOLFERS PP NZ$1985 (NON-PLAYERS NZ$1384) TWIN SHARE

TOUR PACKAGE

• 7 nights’ accommodation at the five-star Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel & Spa, ocean view rooms • 4 nights’ accommodation at the five- star Prince Waikiki Hotel, ocean view rooms • Daily full breakfast, 11 days • 6 Rounds of golf including cart on world class course, Mauna Kea, Hapuna, Mauna Lani North Mauna Lani South and Hawaii Prince • Ranges balls before play each day • Entry into the Hawaii International Golf Week tournament • Practice round at Hapuna Beach & free golf tuition with PGA professionals before the tournament • Welcome function at Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel • Nightly drinks, one hour each night at the tournament bar during the tournament. • Player gift pack including tournament logo polo & cap valued at over $130 • Tournament prize presentation dinner and drinks • Great prizes • Full tournament & event organisation by Pacific Golf Management • All transport to and from the golf courses plus return Airport to Hotel transfers • Daily Hotel resort fees included at Westin • All tax’s on accommodation, golf, meals and drinks included in the package

GOLFERS PP US$3776 (NON-PLAYERS US$2697) TWIN SHARE Extra nights available at both hotels for those who wish to extend their stay

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