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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

olf clubs have been in the news over the last few months. Some clubs have closed, some are are on the brink of closing, some are considering merger and some may need to close because local councils want their land. New Zealand Golf says golf club membership has dropped 20,000 in 10 years. Membership numbers were 124,000 in 2007 but last year it was down to 104,000. I heard television newsreader Peter Williams on radio last month speaking on this very subject. Peter is a long-time golfer with much knowledge about the game. I agreed with some of what he said and disagreed with some of what he said. But what annoyed me more than anything were the comments made by an Australian correspondent that immediately followed Peter on the radio. The Aussie was to comment on another sport but said he found

the golf discussion interesting. He then offered the following. “Maybe if they were to open it up, let kids wear whatever they want to wear, when they want to play and not have all these ridiculous rules that they like to keep at these fancy golf clubs and people might embrace it mate.’’ I thought what is this guy talking about? Let’s dissect what he said. Let the kids wear whatever they want to wear. Are they going to turn up in a singlet and jandels? I would highly doubt it. New Zealand weather rarely lends itself to wearing a singlet and kids would know that jandels are not going to assist them when it comes to swinging a golf club. Most kids, if not all, would turn up in casual clothes and if they haven’t got a pair of golf shoes they would wear sneakers. I would suggest there would be very few golf clubs, if any, in New Zealand that would turn away children in such attire. Next point from our Aussie

mate was let them play when they want to play. The busiest time at my golf club is a Saturday morning. If I was a kid I would certainly not want to join a Saturday morning group which would mean playing with all those old guys. I would want to play with my friends of my age. When I was kid I hardly ever played on a Saturday. That was the day when I played rugby in the winter and tennis in the summer. Oh, and by the way, when I played rugby I had to wear a uniform and had to wear rugby boots. I didn’t need to be told that a singlet and jandels were unacceptable. But there was still plenty of time to play golf. In summer we would be on the practice range on or the golf course until the sun went down at about 9pm. In other words we had plenty of time to play golf. If was not unusual to be at the golf course most of the day. The final point from our Aussie mate was all these ridiculous rules they like to keep at these fancy golf clubs. I presume he was referring to

a dress code. I would suggest almost all golf clubs are fairly relaxed about dress. Our Aussie friend could also have been referring to golf’s rules. When kids are playing amongst themselves they can play to whatever rules they want. But if they start to show some ability and wish to play in tournaments they need to learn rules, just like we all do. That’s no different to when you play rugby or tennis — there are rules. The final point from the Australian correspondent was in reference to fancy clubs. When I was a kid I never played at a fancy club. My parents couldn’t afford it. Today I hardly ever play a fancy club. I am more than happy playing my home course, which I consider very good and very tough. I get to other courses in the region during interclub matches and I more than happy with that. So to summarise the comments of the Australian correspondent, I believe they were totally misguided. And that’s unfortunate.

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Nick Voke’s first win as a professional comes in China GOLF NEWS

ick Voke didn’t take long to make his mark on the PGA Tour of China. The Auckland golfer was last month having just his second start on the China circuit when he prevailed in a playoff to win the Qinhuangdao Championship. It was only the previous week that Voke, 23, made his debut on the PGA Tour of China when he tied for fourth in the Suzhou Open. The Qinhuangdao Championship is Voke’s first win since becoming a professional golfer at the beginning of the year. The victory earned him about $NZ60,000 and he catapulted up the world rankings from 911 to 575. The win came in dramatic circumstances. He scored a brilliant bogey-free six-under par 66 on the final day’s play to finish the regulation 72 holes at 12 under par. Voke was in the second-last group and had the tournament lead when he walked off the 18th but then had to watch third round co-leader Stephen Lewton of England birdie the 18th to force a sudden death playoff. The first extra hole, the par three 18th, was halved with both players scoring pars. Voke and Lewton again returned to the 18th tee for a second extra hole and this time Voke emerged triumphant when he holed a 15-foot putt for

Auckland golfer Nick Voke holds the trophy aloft following his win in the Qinhuangdao Championship in China.

birdie. Voke is now eyeing playing on the Web.com Tour in the United States next year, which is the development circuit to the world’s richest golf circuit, the PGA Tour. The top five players on the PGA Tour of China’s order of merit gain status on next year’s Web.com Tour. “This victory opens up some opportunities for me,’’ Voke said after the win in China.

“It’s pretty exciting to see what doors can open from it. If I don’t qualify for the Web.com Tour, I will play here in China (in 2019). I feel it’s the best pathway to get to the Web.com Tour and hopefully play well enough there to get through that pathway (to the PGA Tour).” Lewton held the lead for most of the final day, after birdies at holes two, four, five and nine but struggled to keep the putts dropping on the back

nine, where he included seven successive pars. The 35-year-old Englishman picked up his first bogey of the day on No 17 before scoring a birdie on the final hole to force the extra session. But his missed birdie attempt on the second extra hole opened the door for Voke as the New Zealander’s putt was a couple of feet in front and on a similar line. “I got off to a really good start,’’ Lewton said. “I birdied two, four and five, made a great par save on seven and then birdied nine, so I was out in four-under. On the back nine, I played really good again but just didn’t hole any putts. “I hit one slightly errant tee shot on 17 that put me in trouble and an errant second to make bogey. Then I birdied the last to force a playoff, but it wasn’t to be. In the playoff, I was just trying to hit it as close as possible. That’s all you can do in a playoff; it’s win or lose.” The PGA Tour of China concludes it 2018 season with the Zhuhai Championship (October 4-7) and Clearwater Bay Open in Hong Kong (October 1114). Fellow New Zealander Luke Toomey also enjoyed playing another four rounds of golf in the Qinhuangdao Championship to finish 31st which gave him ample time to get the champagne ready for Voke’s special moment.

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Fox and Lee again paired for Melbourne

anny Lee has been confirmed as Ryan Fox's partner in the New Zealand team for November's World Cup of Golf in Melbourne. Fox was named as the country's nominated representative for the 28-nation event, which meant he then got to choose his playing partner. While Lee was always the logical choice, there was some uncertainty around his availability due to his wife being pregnant. But last month the teams were confirmed for the November 21-25 tournament at The Metropolitan Golf Club. Fox and Lee had also played together in the last staging of the competition in 2016, which was also in Melbourne. On that occasion the Kiwis finished tied for 11th, at the Kingston Heath Golf Club, with Denmark the winner. The teams are: Australia: Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith. England: Tyrell Hatton, Ian Poutler. United States: Kyle Stanley, Matt Kuchar. Thailand: Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Prom Meesawat. South Africa: Branden Grace, Charl Schwartzel. Denmark: Thorbjorn Olesen, Soren Kjeldsen. Japan: Satoshi Kodaira, Hideto Tanihara. Korea: Byeong Hun An, Si Woo Kim. China: Haotong Li, Ashun Wu. Canada: Adam Hadwin, Nick Taylor. Scotland: Russell Knox, Martin Laird. Belgium: Thomas Pieters, Thomas Detry. Sweden: Alexander Bjork, Joakim Lagergren. New Zealand: Ryan Fox, Danny Lee. Venezuela: Jhonattan Vegas, Joseph Naffah. Spain: Adrian Otaegui, Jorge Campillo. Ireland: Shane Lowry, Paul Dunne. France: Alexander Levy, Michael Lorenzo-Vera. Austria: Bernd Wiesberger, Matthias Schwab. India: Shubhankar Sharma, Anirban Lahiri. Netherlands: Joost Luiten, Daan Hizing. Finland: Mikko Korhonen, Mikko Ilonen. Mexico: Abraham Ancer, Roberto Diaz. Germany: Martin Kaymer, Maximilian Kieffer. Italy: Andrea Pavan, Renato Paratore. Zimbabwe: Scott Vincent, Benjamin Follett-Smith. Malaysia: Gavin Green, Ben Leong.

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ew Zealand had one of it’s best results in the Eisenhower Trophy but it nonetheless would have been tinged with some disappointment. The New Zealand team of Daniel Hillier, Denzel Ieremia and Kerry Mountcastle finished fourth after leading the tournament following the second and third rounds. The Eisenhower was played in Ireland at Carton House Golf Club last month and, in a format where the best two scores count towards the team’s total, New Zealand was the leader by one shot after round two. That lead was increased to three after round three and hopes would have

The New Zealand team of Julianne Alvarez, Amelia Garvey and Wenyung Keh at the Espirito Santo Trophy tournament in Ireland

been high going into the last of the four rounds. And even though Hillier and Mountcastle had rounds of three and two under par respectively, the New Zealand team

was swamped. Denmark ran out the winners at a total of 39 under par with two of it’s players brilliantly scoring seven and six under on the final day.

Second at 38 under par was the United States while third at 36 under par was Spain. New Zealand had a total of 35 under par for it’s fourth position. Hillier was the top performer for the New Zealand team. He ended up the tournament with a total of 17 under par to be the third equal best individual of the tournament. A week earlier at the same venue the New Zealand women’s team competed in the Espirito Santo Trophy. The trio of Julianne Alvarez, Wenyung Keh and Amelia Garvey finished 19th with Garvey the best individual peformer with a total of one under par for her four rounds.

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rofessional golfers might be hitting the ball further but it’s not the same story for amateurs like us. Arccos 360, the pioneering on-course data tracking system, has revealed an indepth analysis on amateur golfer driving distances that shows a decline over the last year. The analysis follows the United States Golf Association (USGA) and R&A 2017 distance report that disclosed an “unusual and concerning'' rise within the professional game. Using the brand’s worldwide dataset, Arccos analysed more than 10 million drives taken by amateur golfers in more

than 100 countries between 2015 and March, 2018. The data revealed that driving distance across all handicaps and age groups has either remained flat or declined. “The recent USGA and R&A distance report showed a significant average driving distance increase of 3.6 yards across the seven worldwide professional tours since 2016, so we wanted to see if the same were true among amateur players,” said Andrew Turner, senior director of global sales at Arccos Golf. “What we found was that even allowing for winter weather conditions, amateurs have struggled to gain distance on their

drives and some age groups have gone backwards,” he added. In 2015, the average distance for all drives by amateur players with a driver was 220.63 yards. Three years later that average has dropped to 217.07 yards, according to Arccos’ data analysis. The biggest drop came from golfers aged 50-59, who saw their average fall over nine yards across the three-year analysis, leaving the average drive for that age group at 213.45 yards in 2018. The average distance for all drives that finish on the fairway has suffered an even heavier slump, with the average going from 223.51 yards in 2015 to 218.81

yards in 2018. Golfers with a handicap of 16-20 had an average distance for drives ending on the fairway of 216.05 yards, yet the Arccos report shows the figure has fallen to 207.45 yards in 2018 within that handicap category. More than one million rounds of golf have been played using Arccos since its introduction on over 40,000 courses worldwide. This makes it among golf’s richest data set, having registered 418 million GPS (global positioning system) course mapping data points, as well as collating 26 billion time-stamped, geotagged data points on golfer behaviours.

Does your golf club R&A sets out it’s have restaurants vision to grow golf and bars nearby? T

new study has revealed the importance of spa, leisure and other non-golf activities European golfers now consider influential when booking a golf holiday. The report, produced for International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) by it's research partner Sports Marketing Surveys, is based on responses from more than 9500 golfers who play at least 12 times a year. The golfers were from Europe’s four largest golf markets — the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Sweden. The study showed that UK (74 percent) and Swedish (72 percent) golfers placed the highest value on the proximity to local bars and restaurants when selecting a golf holiday, while less than half (44 percent) of German golfers considered this an influential factor. German and French golfers were revealed as placing the most importance on having on-site spa facilities when booking a break, with 41 percent and 40 percent respectively, compared with only 18 percent of Swedish and 15 percent of UK golfers. Of the European markets surveyed, UK golfers placed the least value on having access to a swimming pool (29 percent), with nearly twice the number of French golfers (57 percent) rating it as important or very important. French golfers scored highest across several categories of the

survey, with 65 percent stating that having ‘non-golf’ activities nearby was one of the most important factors in their choice of golf holiday, a margin of between 29 percent and 40 percent above the other markets surveyed. Over half of French golfers (51 percent) also deemed the ability to combine a golf break with a family holiday as important or very important – compared to less than a third (29 percent) of Germans, and less than a quarter of Swedes (23 percent) and UK golfers (22 percent). Commenting on the research, Alison Gilmore, portfolio director of Luxury and Lifestyle Events, Reed Exhibitions, said: “While the quality of the golf courses, value for money and standard of accommodation continue to be key factors across all markets, it is interesting to note the importance of off-course facilities such as spas, swimming pools and local gastronomy to most of today’s core European golfers when it comes to booking their golf holidays. “This intelligence should prove valuable to golf destinations when formulating their marketing strategies for different markets across Europe, providing insight to both resorts and tour operators on what is really important for today’s travelling golfer.” Further information on the report and about the 2018 edition of IGTM can be found at www.igtm.wtm.com.

he R&A is looking to the future as it sets out its vision as a global leader in golf, working collaboratively to ensure the long-term success of the sport. A new chapter in the long history of the Scotland-based governing body began last month with the unveiling of a new brand identity and a ‘playbook’ outlining its vision, purpose and values. The new brand is the culmination of The R&A’s work in the last three years to modernise golf and change perceptions of the sport. The R&A’s vision is to lead by example as a global organisation, working collaboratively with its partners in the sport, that is renowned for its governance work and staging of world class professional and amateur championships. The organisation also aims to become financially stronger and will invest £200 million in developing golf over the next decade. The playbook sets out The R&A’s purpose: To make golf more accessible, more appealing and more inclusive and to be responsible for upholding the traditions of golf while embracing change and breaking down barriers to progress. Its core values are: Courage to act in the best interests of the sport; integrity in acting fairly and equally; and inclusivity in growing the sport through achieving greater diversity. Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, said: “Our new brand brings together everything we have done over the last three years on ways to modernise golf and take the sport forward. We listened to our partners and the organisations and individuals we serve to help us determine what we should seek to achieve as custodians of golf.

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“The message came through very clearly that we have a global role to play in leading the sport, while working collaboratively with our partners and international affiliated organisations to grow and nurture golf to ensure that it continues to thrive in 50 years’ time.” The R&A is involved in a range of initiatives to broaden golf’s appeal and address some of the challenges facing the sport. Working with the USGA, the rules of golf have been modernised and updated for 2019 and a new world handicap system is being developed to create a consistent measure of playing ability for all golfers, regardless of nationality, ability, age or gender. In June, The R&A introduced the first women in golf charter as part of its drive to increase the number of women and girls participating in golf and to encourage more opportunities for women to work within the golf industry. Two new elite amateur events have been introduced: the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific and Girls Under-16 Championship. Evolving from the previous R&A mark, the new brand identity retains the R&A blue but utilises a secondary colour palette to represent its strategic functions: governance, The Open, commercial, amateur golf, relationships, development and sustainability. The R&A playbook can be downloaded at www.randa.org The new brand identity is being rolled out through a digital and social media campaign on The R&A’s platforms and to coincide with the release of the 2019 edition of the rules of golf.

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GOLF EVENT

Ladies welcome at Waikato vet’s championship event

aikato veteran golfers have invited ladies to play its annual championships in what has been a male only event. The Waikato District Veteran Golf Association is getting behind its flagship event and is pulling out all stops to attract a full field to compete at the Hamilton Golf Club’s St Andrews course on November 14 and 15. The association feels a field of at least 100 players should be envisaged with the possibility of an age group related division introduced if entries warrant it. In consultation with Hamilton Golf Club management the vet’s association has overhauled the event format – a change to a 36-hole, two-day time-frame, a later tee time on the first day to accommodate travellers and the introduction of a ladies’ division for the first time. Financial assistance has been agreed from Ryman Healthcare and from The Pacific Golfer magazine.

Playing 36 holes over two days with a later start will cut down expense and allow a full day’s golf and prize giving on day two. “Welcoming ladies to the event is an innovation which had to happen,” says association president Bruce Fennell. “We are optimistic that lady golfers and wives and partners of men playing the championship will make the effort to compete in their own division and fulfil our confidence.” The association is getting behind the event in terms of a targeted marketing effort in the knowledge golfers will have a great experience on one of the country’s leading championship courses. Waikato Veteran Golfer’s 2018 36hole Strokeplay Championship – November 14 and 15 – Hamilton Golf Club St Andrews course. Entry fee $50. Three men’s divisions and one women’s division. Email entries to golf@standrews.co.nz (Payment to 02-0316-0496006-00)

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Next year’s Open in Ireland already a sell out

nprecedented demand for tickets for The 148th Open at Royal Portrush in Ireland has led to all four championship days being sold out. The Open was last played in Northern Ireland in 1951 and there has been huge excitement about the return of one of the world’s great sporting events. In anticipation of high levels of demand, championship organisers The R&A moved to an all-ticket model for 2019 but the surge in ticket sales has surpassed all expectations. Fans wishing to book their place at Royal Portrush next year still have time to visit TheOpen.com to purchase the remaining tickets for the four practice days taking place from July 14-17. Prices start from as little as £15 for adults while youth tickets for those aged 16-24 begin at £10. Children under the age of 16 can attend the championship for free, if they are accompanied by an adult and have a ticket, under The Open’s kids go free programme. A waiting list has been introduced for fans wishing to register their interest in purchasing any cancelled or returned tickets for championship days which may become available at a later date. Priority for these tickets will be given to members of The One Club. It is free to sign up to and provides access to a

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range of other benefits associated with The Open. Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, executive director–championships at The R&A, said: “It is clear from the record-breaking ticket sales that golf fans are looking forward to the long-awaited return of The Open to Northern Ireland. “We knew there would be great demand but it has been even higher than we expected and we expect fans will take advantage of the remaining practice day tickets now that we have sold out on championship days. “The 148th Open is set to be a truly historic and memorable occasion and we are encouraging fans to act quickly to avoid disappointment by securing their place at Royal Portrush through visiting TheOpen.com or one of our official ticket providers.” The R&A is also reminding fans of the importance of buying from only official sources of tickets for The 148th Open are via TheOpen.com or authorised ticketing providers. Any tickets made available on websites such as Viagogo, Safetickets.net, Stubhub, eBay and Gumtree are done so without the permission of The R&A and as such, may be refused entry to the Championship.

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Use of mobile devices in golf is up 47 percent in seven years

he National Golf Foundation (NGF) in the United States, the trade organisation that works with every sector within the golf industry, has released its latest member research publication, titled Technology and Golf’s Best Customers. The NGF’s report takes an in-depth look at technology’s role in the traditional game, from the equipment purchasing cycle and online tee times to game improvement, media consumption and social communities, and examines the differences in the findings from the foundation’s previous technology study in 2011. The use of mobile devices, notably smartphones, is up 47 percent since 2011, and almost four of every five golfers surveyed say they’re connected to their phone the majority of the day during waking hours. For some golfers, the golf course remains an escape from the connectivity of the modern world – four hours or more of time away from emails, text messages and phone calls. For many others, the mobile phone has become as regular a part of their golf experience as a divot tool. The mobile phone is used as a GPS (global positioning system) device, a scorecard, a camera, to book tee times or to track statistics and data through a game-improvement application. Away from the course, golfers’ general online activity and interaction is up drastically from the NGF’s last technology study in 2011. They are searching out customer reviews and ratings, reading digital magazines and newspapers, joining online forums and discussion groups, and engaging with social networking sites. Online reputation is critical for businesses and more than half of those surveyed by the NGF say they regularly read ratings and reviews from other consumers. More than 600 core golfers (those who played eight or more rounds in the past year) were recruited from the NGF’s consumer research panel and surveyed online. This group, as a whole, exhibits greater commitment to the game than typical core golfers, as they tend to play more, shoot lower scores and spend more on equipment and apparel. These engaged survey respondents are more accurately labelled as golf’s best customers. This report includes three unique profiles for golf’s best customers. The profiles describe how a particular demographic engages with technology, whether that’s connecting with golf businesses and brands on social media or using distance-measuring and stat-tracking devices. NGF’s Technology and Golf’s Best Customers is now available at www.ngf.org. The report is free for NGF members, or at a cost of $US395 for non-members.

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Players will have handicaps for next year’s PGA Tour finale

he grand final of next year’s PGA Tour will be like a horse race. The season-long Fedex Cup concludes with the Tour Championship. But up until this year the winner of the Tour Championship did not necessarily win the Fedex Cup. That’s because players accumulate points throughout the season and the person with the most points at the end of the Tour Championship is the winner of the Fedex Cup. That may not, however, be the winner of the Tour Championship. But next year, whoever wins the Tour Championship will win the Fedex Cup. That’s because the leading points points-scorer will be given a handicap before the start of the Tour Championship — similar to a horse race. The leading points-scorer will be given a handicap of minus 10. That means he will start the Tour Championship at 10 under par. The second-top points scorer will be given a handicap of minus eight. That means he will start the tournament at eight under par.

The third-top points scorer will start at seven under par. The fourth-top points scorer will start at six under par. The fifth-top points scorer will start at five under par. Players ranked 6-10 will start at four under; players 11-15 start at three under, players 16-20 start at two under, players 21-25 start at one under and players 26-30 start at even par. There are only 30 players in the Tour Championship. Once the handicaps are in place the race for the Fedex Cup can begin. There will be no need for one leaderboard for the Tour Championship and another leaderboard for the Fedex Cup. There will be no projections that fluctuate with each holed putt. There will be no analytics to determine who might or might not have an advantage. Whoever is leading the Tour Championship will be leading the Fedex Cup. Plain and simple. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced the new system prior to the start of last month’s Tour Championship.

“Compared to the current system, the beauty here is in the simplicity,” Monahan said. "Win the Tour Championship and you are the Fedex Cup champion. It's that simple. “Fans are very familiar with golf leaderboards in relation to par, so they will have a clear understanding of the impact every shot makes during the final run for the Fedex Cup, ultimately leading to a singular champion without conflicting storylines. Monahan said the main benefits were that fans will immediately understand what’s going on, no matter if they’ve followed the PGA Tour all season or just tuning in for the final event and players will know exactly where they stand at all times. And just to make the Tour Championship more interesting, the prize for winning the Fedex Cup jumps by 50 percent from $US10 million to $US15 million. Monahan also announced that total prizemoney on the PGA Tour next season rises by 12 percent to more than $US500 million.

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Anyone for polo? By Randy O Williams from the United States

hen it comes to golf, about the closest thing that comes to a universal uniform for the sport is a polo shirt. Typically it is a form of shirt with a collar, a small opening at the neckline, a placket with two or three buttons, and an optional pocket. Some historians actually trace its roots as far back as the beginning of the nineteenth century when they were part of the uniforms worn by polo players in England and the United States. Its popularity really took off during ``The Roaring Twenties'' as French tennis star and fashion designer Rene Lacoste helped demonstrate how the style aided yachtsmen, golfers and tennis players worldwide to perform with comfort and ease of movement. With its exceptional versatility, the iconic style has certainly endured. Clearly it has been particularly embraced by golfers on and off the golf course as a garment that effortlessly conveys classic style with immaculate performance. Just like golf clubs, what has really been improved upon concerning the polo shirt is technical features. One of those key refinements revolves around fabric, says Rob Stein who is president and chief executive of Donald Ross Apparel. “We use 100 percent polyester fiber,” Stein said. “It is engineered and shaped for moisture management. Everyone is always looking for the next trend and some (manufacturers) are trying to break out of the mold of synthetic fabrics. “But from a pure pragmatic standpoint, you play golf in warm weather so a shirt that wicks moisture and dries fast is simply a big advantage for the golfer.” Fabrics also come into play in aiming to maximize the golfer’s range of motion throughout the swing. To that end, manufacturers are always looking for ways to use materials that stretch and while spandex is good for that, it also has its downside, especially in the heat. “People enjoy all the stretch it (spandex) provides,’’ Stein added. “But on the flip side, spandex is a little heavier and a lot warmer than the polyester yarn that we use. “What our research has shown us is that, yes, polyspandex has more stretch, unfortunately it is warm and when it is against your skin, especially on a hot day, spandex can get sticky and clingy. Not one of my favorite feelings, especially out there on the golf course. (However), we do use it use it a lot on second layers. Garments you wear over shirts.” Speaking of warm, another development in the polo shirt is offering advanced protection from the sun with quality garments featuring UPF (ultraviolet protection factor) of

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50 plus. On and off the golf course, players are also concerned about fashion and what is popular in terms of designs, colors and patterns. Renowned designer Bert LaMar, creator of the handcrafted Iliac line, worn by such PGA stars as Retief Goosen, Jimmie Walker and Zach Johnson, is seeing a return to something he helped create a few years back and that is “a lower profile button v-neck that plays with the height of the collar.” While Iliac has done quite well with black and white, when it comes to colour, the polo shirt is offered in an almost infinite range of hues and tones as well as patterns. Stein added: “There is a lot of movement in design in terms of patterns and printed fabric is huge right now. Instead of the stripe going from point to point, you have print designs of golf balls and tees and paisleys.” LOFT Golf apparel owner John Halvorsen notes that “yellow, purple, and a distinctive black/pink combination are really hot sellers right now”. There will always be the classic colours usually found in most golfers’ wardrobes including white and varying shades of blue, but the veteran clothing executives are constantly on the lookout for what is going to flourish next. Stein: “What is making a splash is burnt orange and creams, but what’s really trending is light grey. Why? Because it goes with everything.”

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The process to improve is difficult pears as quick as it comes and every so often it will stay around all day.

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have been coaching for a number of years now and although I love to coach and help people you develop a rather thick skin in regards to feedback. The truth is up to 70% don’t stick to changes you prescribe to them. Why, because its hard to change a habit and the issue we have as golfers is that although we have an underlying fault, it works sometimes. What I mean here is that during a round you will get the odd great shot or you will have a great round and the need to change suddenly becomes less important. The truth is you likely got lucky in the fact that your rhythm and timing pulled everything together allowing you to hit a ball from A to B on that day. The issue is that this may not last. Rhythm is like the sun this winter. It disap-

RHYTHM IS THE GLUE OF ANY GOLF SWING AS IT PULLS EVERYTHING TOGETHER ALLOWING THINGS TO WORK IN HARMONY.

But if out that harmony is disturbed by a frustrating series of inconsistent golf shots. Been there before? I know I have. As club golfers (I put myself into that category as well these days as I don’t practice) we don’t play enough to have a consistent rhythm. Better players get away with it as they have a better understanding of their game. We can wing it in effect and shoot good scores on occasion and have a few blow outs. The average club golfer can be on more of a rollercoaster and this is where technical help will help long term.

So back to my original topic, why don’t club golfers stick to what is prescribed? I think comfort, ego and self conscious thoughts get in the way. I will leave time out as this is of course a major issue as well. Let me share some experiences in regards to comfort that I have seen time and time again on the range over the years. As a coach the grip is so important. It essentially controls the club head in regards to face position at impact as it’s the only actual link to the club. But this is often the hardest to teach or more so to change but it’s usually the quickest if you give it a chance. I have had lessons where the student refuses to change the grip as they feel they won’t be able to hit the shot at all. It feels that uncomfortable. The key is baby steps using feet together etc before you go straight into full swings. The first few veer off in

all directions and comments are “I cant do it” or “it wont work”. A few more shots after some encouragement and suddenly we get a lofted shot that goes where it suppose to go. A few swings later things get better as the hands adjust to the new feel and position. But next time you see them its gone back to the old grip or somewhere in between. That’s what the grip will do sub consciously so you have to really work hard to change the pattern of how you put it on each time.

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I think EGO is also an issue as the first game back if often a bit rusty as you work on the change. Pressure comes in and often that fear of losing to fellow golfers overrides the change. So what’s the easiest way out? Go back to what is comfortable and hope for the best.

Then there is the self conscious issue. Similar to EGO being self conscious about your game makes change harder as you don’t want to look foolish. The general cycle is that someone gets a lesson and they don’t work on the changes, rather they play thinking they can change things on the course. Yes, this can happen but its very difficult so because there is consequence to each shot on the course things can go wrong. So hard to change the way people think as most don’t want to practice. Self confidence only comes with success and success will decrease the self conscious negative cycle. TIP: Do your practice on the course (2 balls only) in your own time if you don’t want to hit lots of balls. It’s harder to make the change but can work. I hope this helps some of you out there.

Anthony Barkley is Golfer Pacific’s Golf professional contributor. He was formerly 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. He contributes monthly articles about club fitting, coaching, the mental game and the occasional review of new products.

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A new approach to juniors — the FUTURE of our game By Dean Murphy New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

ew Zealand Golf launches a new approach to junior golf this month. By way of background, we have for some time been concerned at the number of young people playing golf and what this means for the future of our game. While participation numbers are relatively stable, the number of junior club members has halved since 2005. This is clearly concerning, so we have needed to stop and take stock of what is happening in this area and think through how we can make some positive progress. It should be noted that the current state is not a result of lack of motivation or endeavour. There are significant amounts of money invested every year into this space and there is a huge number of clubs, coaches and volunteers who do amazing work. For some reason, we just aren’t shifting the national dial in the right direction. We have therefore developed a new strategy for young people in golf which is the culmination of years of learning,

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consultation, listening to our young people and parent’s experiences in golf, and scanning good practice at home and abroad. To help us on this journey, a junior advisory group was formed to provide recommendations to New Zealand Golf on how it should approach the future with regard to young people in golf. Led by the incomparable Murray Macklin, the advisory group is made up of individuals with expertise in young people, golf, health, sport, sport development, programme development, coaching and marketing. The recommendations made by the experts from the junior advisory group have become our guiding principles and now form the basis for our new approach to this area. In simple terms, we need to inspire more young people to play the game. However, simply stating that goal is not going to get us anywhere. We need a new approach and we are calling it FUTURES. At the outset it’s important to state that this new approach is not just a new brand or a bunch of new programmes. We have spent considerable time developing this

new approach which is based on the clear need for long-term systemic change. While ideas, initiatives and programmes come and go, this new approach is about resetting our strategy for the long term. In simple terms, FUTURES is about enriching the lives of young people by creating experiences that inspire a lifelong love of golf. Our firm belief is that if we can create a lifelong love of golf in young people, the future of the game of golf (and our country) will be in good hands. The full details of our new approach will be shared widely in the coming months. But I can share the six key workstreams (as recommended by the junior advisory group) that the approach features: 1. A new perception and increased profile for golf as a sport for young people. 2. Pathways for young people to start playing golf and support them to reach their level of aspirations. 3. Empowering young people to play their version of golf. 4. A network of facilities that are attractive to young people and engages them easily. 5. A skilled and passionate workforce of

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coaches, administrators and volunteers who understand the wants and needs of young people. 6. A cohesive structure that utilises the best resources and partnerships. FUTURES is here to inspire the next generation of golfers but also has a much wider appeal and impact for the future of golf, our communities and our country. More positive experiences for young people playing golf will give them the motivation, confidence and skills to play and be active for life, contributing to healthier, happier futures. Golf is a sport that teaches valuable life skills like honesty, respect, teamwork and perseverance creating a pathway for young people to become future leaders. The opportunity to learn and play the game together is about creating a positive impact on family life, memories to cherish that will be carried long into the future. This is why our work in this area is about more than just a game, it’s an investment into brighter futures. We’re looking forward to resetting our approach in this area and making better progress.

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Why is the average golfer not getting better? By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

he Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) is constantly following golf trends and conducting research into the game of golf. This month we would like to identify three trends that we have been following with a lot of interest. 1. The average club golfers’ handicap has been on a small increase for the past 20 years. This is despite golf courses being better maintained now with all the advances in course maintenance equipment and technology, all the advances in golf equipment, the ball now goes further, clubs are made to be more forgiving and easier to use, we have a better understanding of the body, golfing techniques and the biomechanics of golf. 2. PGA Tour professionals are getting a better a lot better. PGA Tour players are hitting the ball further than ever, scoring averages on tour are better than ever and course designers are no longer designing

courses for tour players as they simply cannot make them long enough. 3. Golf membership is in decline. This is a global issue and we have seen a steady decline in club membership numbers across New Zealand over the past 10 years. One of the main reasons for people leaving the game is that they are simply not getting the enjoyment they require with the financial and time commitments they are putting in. One argument for the increase in the average players handicap could be that the average golfer in New Zealand is increasing in age. If this is the case then this is also an alarming trend as without the increase in young people coming into our game the future is the past. That is a game for the older generation. How do we learn from these trends and look at them as opportunities? To address the issues pointed out in points 1 and 3 we need to start with the positives in point 2 — what are tour professionals doing to get better? Well the

good news is it is not rocket science. Three key areas I would like to point out that PGA Tour players take very seriously, 1. Physical conditioning. This allows a player to get the most out of their body and has a direct link into hitting the ball further, reduces the risk of injury and allows a player to be more consistent with all aspects of their game. 2. Psychology. This is one area that is often overlooked by the average golfer. We all have doubt and negative thoughts when we play. Tour players are aware of this and seek help to combat the self doubt thoughts. This allows tour players to treat situations as opportunities rather than negatives and allows them to set a course management strategy and stick to it. 3. Equipment set up. This includes having all clubs custom fitted down to the finest detail, including consistent lofts between clubs, swing weight and overall club weight, club length, shaft flex, club head design and material, set make up and

other aspects of club componentry. One area that is often over looked is the putter. Forty percent of a tour players’ score is on average made up from putting. Arguably this is the most important club to have correctly fitted in your bag. Here is the good news. PGA professionals are trained and skilled in all these three areas. We believe the key to helping the average golfer get better and get more enjoyment when playing is by improving your physical movement patterns specific to golf (this should also help improve your overall quality of life), improve your course psychology and approach to course management and have your equipment set up correctly for you, including all aspects of your equipment (especially your putter). Get in contact with your PGA professional today to have a physical, mental and equipment assessment today. https:// www.pga.org.nz/find-a-pga-pro.

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How to get out of a bunker first shot, every time By Ian Hardie NZPGA Professional

f there is one part of the game of golf that usually has most golfers twisted up in knots and almost guarantees a high score on a hole if they happen to end up in one – it’s those hazards on the golf course that are called ‘bunkers’ (known as a ‘sand trap’ in other parts of the world). Remembering of course, that as we are talking about the game of golf here not everything makes sense, as under The Definitions of The Rules of Golf - a “hazard” is any bunker or water hazard. The difference being that one is just slightly harder to play out of than the other (I’ll leave you to figure out your own personal favourite there) although, having witnessed many thousands of golfers approach their upcoming shots in bunkers over the years. I’m not sure there is a lot of difference in most golfers’ minds between the likelihood of easily getting out of either of the two types of hazards. Anyway, as most golfers walk up to play a shot out of a bunker, they will generally have a feeling of either bewilderment, as they aren’t sure how they are going to get their golf ball out at all or a feeling of fear as no doubt, many previous attempts have been unsuccessful over the years and as a result. They are almost paralyzed with thoughts of not getting their golf ball out at all. The bewilderment can be taken care of by reading the rest of this article or by taking a lesson or two from me or your

local PGA Professional to find out exactly what you need to do to get out of a bunker first shot, every time. A golfers fear of their upcoming shot on the other hand, takes a bit more effort to get past as it will have been built up by many years of failure in similar situations – something that most humans struggle to get past in other areas of life. When we take a look at the definition of fear, we find that the most relevant meaning of the word is: ‘A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.’ Now, obviously in some cases in other parts of life, that threat is an actual one but in terms of a golfer about to play a shot out of a bunker - that fear is of their perceived ‘danger’ which in real terms is the possibility that they may take more than one shot to come out of the bunker. Not exactly equal to the actual threat of being chased by a stampeding elephant or a knife wielding assailant but oddly enough. Most golfers that suffer from this problem experience a similar level of fear but it shouldn’t be like that. In fact, it should be the easiest shot you play in a round of golf. “Has Ian gone mad?” I hear you thinking. I’m saying it, as the bunker shot is the only shot in golf where you don’t hit the golf ball. That’s right, to get the golf ball out of most bunkers, you don’t actually hit it! Considering, how much angst, just hit-

ting the golf ball at all causes some golfers – it should be a cakewalk to finally get to play a shot - where you don’t have to contact it at all. Take a minute to just think about that one. The art of getting your golf ball out of a bunker is to play a shot that allows you to take ‘a divot’ of sand out with the club - this is how the ball comes out. It’s pushed up and out of the bunker by the ‘divot’ of sand you make as you don’t hit the golf ball and to help you do that it is important that you not only have, but use a sand wedge for most of your sand shots. What’s the big deal about using a sand wedge? If you take a look at your golf clubs, you will notice that most of the other irons are made with quite flat soles (the bottom of the club) as they are used mainly for shots off (in theory) short grass. This flat sole, while fine for most shots, causes problems when it is used for a bunker shot because it wants to dig down into the sand – with the end result being a poor shot. A sand wedge is the one golf club that is specially designed for the shot by having the back of the sole (trailing edge) lower than the leading edge – this is known as bounce. As the sand wedge goes down into the sand and under your golf ball, the trailing edge (at the back on the bottom of the sole) eventually hits the sand (a fraction of a second later) and effectively stops the sand wedge from digging into the

sand, instead kicking it up and out of the sand allowing a flowing shot (the taking of the sand divot) and effective extraction of the ball. So, use a sand wedge – it’s specifically designed to help you play the shot well! There is another thing you may want to do to increase your chances of getting out of a bunker first shot, every time………………….. If you watch any accomplished bunker player you will notice that they before they play the shot, they will have a different stance to most other shots they play. Adjusting their stance to the line they are aiming on by pulling back their front foot – away from the line of the shot this allows them to reduce or eliminate any possible leg action in the shot, as the bunker shot is played with basically an arm and shoulder turn only. Any leg action that you use will cause the majority of your poor bunker shots! Read that bit again, it was important. The next part of bunker shots that we need to work out is where to focus your eyes – as of course for all of your other shots where you are looking at hitting the ball you will (hopefully) be looking directly at it but for shots out of the bunker you need to……………………… I’ll talk about that another day, until then. Play well. Want to learn how to get out of a bunker first shot, every time from Ian Hardie? Take a look at my group session that does just that here: https://ianhardie.net/ the-sand-experience/

Ian Hardie is Golfer Pacific’s Golf Professional contributor. He is Club Professional at Omanu Golf Club in Mount Maunganui. Ian’s time is split between the pro shop at the club and helping people to improve, while enjoying their golf more as a result of his golf coaching. Over the past few years, in an effort to help as many golfers as he can, Ian has been sharing his common sense golf advice with golfers around the world through his website golfhabits.com. With over 500 articles to read, it’s a great resource for any golfer looking to improve their golf game.

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Professional golfers taking charge of golf clubs in greater numbers

Josh Geary had best view of European Tour’s first sub-60

he PGA of America has announced that 80 of it's members were either promoted, hired or declared as a general manager at public, private and resort golf facilities nationwide during the second quarter of this year. With 101 additional general managers declared during the first quarter, a total of 181 PGA members were classified as a general manager during the first half of the year. On-going training, education advancement and professional development are required for PGA members to meet the needs of the golf industry. A PGA spokesperson said: “This enables them to be regarded as the highest qualified and most respected leaders in the industry, as well as deliver operational excellence at PGA facilities. John Easterbrook, the interim chief executive of the PGA added: “This exciting trend reinforces that PGA members have unsurpassed leadership skills, expertise and business acumen to manage an entire facility. “PGA members bring employers a breadth of industry leading resources, opportunities and proven best practices that positively impact the bottom line.” PGA members earning general manager positions further validates the PGA’s recent repositioning of its PGA career services department, as the association remains committed to ensuring that PGA members and golf industry professionals are prepared and equipped to advance their career path to the highest level. The PGA of America is one of the world’s largest sports organisations, composed of PGA professionals who daily work to grow interest and participation in the game of golf.

ew Zealand golfer Josh Geary had a front row seat to the European Tour’s first score of 59. Oliver Fisher of England posted the previously elusive number in the second round of the Portugal Masters last month with Geary having the privilege of playing in the same group. As the prospect of Fisher scoring a sub-60 round became more likely, live television coverage started taking in all of Fisher’s shots. Geary was often sighted in the background and even when it came to his turn to play, the camera shot was of Fisher looking on. But that’s what happens when a score of 59 is on cards. The European Tour has been in existence since 1972 and Oliver became the first in 46 years and more than 690,000 rounds on that golf circuit to break 60. Oliver had a bogey-free round which included 10 birdies and an eagle in a stunning 12 under par on the par 71 course. There had previously been 19 rounds of 60 on Tour, starting with David Llewellyn in 1988 and with the most recent coming from Brandon Stone at this season's Scottish Open. Darren Clarke did it twice and Scott Jamieson did it at Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course in the third round in 2013, missing a birdie putt on the last to claim his place in the history books. Fisher had the luxury of being able to par the 18th for his big moment and the feeling looked to be as much one of relief as joy as he got down in two from 40 feet. “It was fun, I tried to enjoy it and thankfully I got over the line,” Oliver said. The 30-year-old had been tipped as a serious prospect from a young age, winning Sir Nick Faldo's Junior Series

in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and in the same year – at 16 years and 334 days – becoming the youngest to play in the Walker Cup when he represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Chicago Golf Club. Fisher turned professional in 2006 and earned his European Tour card at the qualifying school, narrowly keeping his playing privileges in his rookie season and then finishing 51st in the rankings in 2008. He lost his European card the following year but made enough via invites and top 10s to get his playing privileges back in 2010 and, after making just three of 21 cuts in the 2011 season, he won his only title so far at the Czech Masters. He lost his card in 2013 but once again thrived off invites and top 10s in 2014 to finish 56th before facing a battle for his card in 2015 and 2016. In 2016 the final event to keep his card was also in Portugal and Fisher recorded a closing 64 to achieve a top 10 and finish 99th on the rankings and stay on the European Tour. Fisher made a comparison between that 64 in 2016 and his 59 last month. “It's a very different feeling here in 2018 compared to what it was like back in 2016, I think,” he said. “That was in the back of my mind. I got a great round going on that Sunday and it was a matter of keeping things going on that day. I felt like I had done it before, so that was a good thing to look back on.” Fisher began his second round on the Algarve eight shots off the lead and started with three birdies, eagled the par five fifth from a bunker and then added further gains on the sixth and eighth to turn in 28. He birdied the 10th and 11th and

when he got on the green at the par five 12th in two and made a third birdie in a row, he was 10 under for the day. Fisher got up and down from the side of the driveable par four 15th for another birdie but needed to hole a 20-footer to save par at the par three 16th after leaving his tee-shot a long way from the hole. He got on the par five 17th in two and another birdie meant a routine par up the last sealed his place in the history books. “I started the round really well with three birdies and then managed to hole a bunker shot on the fifth, so I was five under through five,” he said. “I missed a couple of chances on seven and nine, so I could have quite easily been out in nine under. I got on to a run around 10, 11, 12, so then I was thinking 59 was on the cards with 15 and 17 ahead of me. “The big hole for me was 16. I hit a poor shot into the green and had a tough decision to make whether I chipped it or putted it. I went with the putter and left it a long way short and managed to hole a 20-footer for par. “After that it was about hitting a couple of good drives on 17 and 18 which I did, and I just tried to enjoy it really. “My caddie Guy (Tilston) did great, I said on the back of the 16th green, it's not very often that we get a chance like this so just hit a couple of good drives and enjoy it. If it happens it happens and if it doesn't it doesn't. “It's quite easy when you're in that position to be quite tentative but I got my driver going really well, which was really important.” The 59, however, was not enough to win the tournament. Fisher finished seventh with scores of 71, 59, 69 and 70.

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OMANU GOLF CLUB 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 welcomed into the Clubhouse where you will find friendly people, good food and a

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07 578 8465 Racecourse Reserve Cameron Road, Tauranga www.taurangagolf.co.nz 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 Jim Cusdin and a fully stocked Pro Shop onsite, Tauranga Golf Club is fast becoming the home for up and coming amateur golfers.

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Coined as one of New Zealands premier rural golf courses, the Te Puke Golf Club continues to make improvements to both its greens fairways which is reflected in it’s growing reputation as one of the better courses to play when in the Bay. With on-site Pro and NZ top 10 ranked player, Jared Pender, the club offers a fully stocked Pro Shop and professional lessons catering to all levels of golfer. The course is located at the end of the new Tauranga Eastern Link expressway, so just 15 minutes from the Mount, and central to most Bay holiday destinations and the course is available to visitors most days of the week, so next time you are in the Bay, give the club a ring and book a tee time.

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NORTHLAND THE HIKURANGI GOLF CLUBS DAFFODIL DAY TOURNAMENT

The Hikurangi Golf club’s 14th annual tournament on Daffodil day was supported by a capacity field of 144 golfers who in spite of a couple brief periods of squally showers had an enjoyable day’s golf. We would like to thank you all for the tremendous support you give this tournament and digging deep into your pockets buying raffle tickets and bidding up the auctions On course they were well looked after by the Hikurangi Lions Club who once again did an amazing job manning the barbeques and as they have done every year donating $2000.00 towards the tournament total.

We would also like to thank all those members of the business community and individuals who gave so generously with both money and merchandise. Without your support the success of this event would not be possible. Last Friday’s tournament raised a record total of $20,000 bringing the accumulative total of the 14 tournaments to $214,211.00.A fantastic result and a great credit to the time and effort put in by the clubs members to achieve it.

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Results on the day: The Yellow Ball Team Competition was won by Red Courtney, John Jordan, Myles Stewart & Stu Rogers with 43 Points (pictured above). They won a day trip out to the Poor Knights on the Perfect Day donated by Dive Tutukaka and 4 Rounds of golf at the Formosa Golf Club donated by Pacific Golfer Some of the top scorers on the day were: (Full results on our face book page) P Mosley 43 S Rogers 42 D Cameron 41 A Lenssen 40 D Johnson 39 R Moslen 39 B Bennett 38 G Ferris 38 D Hamilton 38 T Kena 38 S Sisson 38 M Stewart 38 CJ Watson 38 V Bownes 37 F Croft 37 L Edge 37 K Finlayson 37 T Glover 37 B McLeod 37 S Munn 37 A Morgan 37 J Munn 37 T Pattison 37 H Tennent 37 D Bownes 36 S Tarasiewicz 36 J Tennent 36 G Attwood 35 D Bowness 35 D Chitty 35 I Dunn 35 M Gilbert 35 S Kelly 35 K Meara 35 P Met 35 P Pangari 35 C Reed 35 K Salmon35 J Walters 35 B Attwood 34 I Billington 34 J Clen-

The ladies from The Pines visited our club on the 28th August and we played our annual challenge for a trophy. Waipu won 32.4 against 30.5 from The Pines. Jeannette Kerr won the best Stableford with a massive 41 points. Interestingly only 5 ladies out of 23 played to their Handicaps or under. Our next challenge will be at The Pines in March 2019. Club Stroke play Champs are coming up Tuesday 11th September with 36 holes for Silver & Bronze One & 18 holes for Bronze two & three. The morning round on this day will be the first qualifying for the Match play champs. Our 18 Hole Spring tournament is coming up Thursday 27th September generously sponsored by Kennedy Garland and Pharma Health. This is a team’s event and is always well supported by our own members as well as clubs from the wider region. The season is fast drawing to a close so give some serious thought to who you want to represent you next year as the AGM will be held in November. Congratulations to the Ladies Weekend

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Pennants team of Ngaire Pana-pa, Juanita Cranston, Margaret Pennington and Eva Williamson- first time ever series victory on 5th August 2018.

9 HOLE TARTAN TOURNAMENT EVALUATION AT WAIPU By Jan Bell

The ladies evaluated our tournament that was held on the 26th July. This was a very successful event both socially and financially. I think we can be very proud that we hold a “must go tournament” and we are getting participants from right around the North and from the Auckland clubs as well. We have identified some areas of improve-ment and these will be addressed in 2019. One of these is the tar-geting of 9 Hole men for tournaments, as this seems to be an area that is not being addressed and could be another financial invest-ment.

Northland and was supported by many Waipu members. This is a group that is increasing in numbers rather rapidly and now has 61 paid up members. People appear to be enjoying playing on a variety of courses.

ASSOCIATION DAY

Association day was held at the Whangarei Golf club on August the 20th. This was well supported by the Waipu members. Jill Hewlett won the Longest Drive.

LADIES 9 HOLE PENNANTS

The finals of the 9 Hole Pennants will be played tomorrow at the Pines. I think gumboots will be the footwear of the day. Waipu 1 will be playing Northland 3 and Waipu 2 will be playing Northland 1.

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NORTH HARBOUR TAYLORMADE WOMEN’S PROVINCIAL By Kevin Tregunno kevin@harbourgolf.co.nz

PINES VISIT

The Pines golf club ladies were welcomed to Waipu on the 28th August. They loved playing on our dry course and their results certainly indicated this. We had 11 nine-hole ladies who played with us and they won the trophy for the day.

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BOB ROUSE CHALLENGE AT WHANGAROA

The Bob Rouse challenge ran over the month of August and the best three aggregated scores won cash prizes kindly sponsored by Bob Rouse. There were three prizes for the men and three for the ladies. The winners were: First: Doug Robinson and Val Moffat Second: John Brooks and Gay Pembroke Third: Stephen Tansey and Jan Kay

Our Women’s champion is Jessica Green from North Shore GC. Jessica’s four match play victories over the course of 2 days gave her the title over beaten finalist Yoonjeong Huh from Gulf Harbour CC. A handicap section was also keenly contested with the eventual winner being Sarah Murchison, a 10-handicapper from Remuera GC. Many thanks to North Shore GC for hosting the event and huge thanks to TaylorMade for supporting the generous prize table.

Pictured is Jessica receiving her trophy from Harbour President, Robyn Pardy.

2018 HARBOUR SENIORS CHAMPIONSHIP By Kevin Tregunno kevin@harbourgolf.co.nz

Extremely wet conditions in the week before the 2018 Harbour Seniors Championship unfortunately meant a reduced, 36-hole event. Luckily we have courses like Omaha Beach GC and Muriwai Golf Links in our district. Their more favourable ground conditions meant we still had good challenges for the over 50-years players contesting the Seniors Trophy, and the 40-49 year-olds battling for the Masters Trophy. The Seniors title was tightly fought, with the eventual champion being Stu Nicholls from Waitemata GC. Congratulations to Stu who won on the first playoff hole over Gordon Wylde from Omaha Beach GC. Gordon took out the Nett Trophy with his score of 141. Our 2018 Masters Champion is Dell Bain from Muriwai GC, whose score of

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153 gave him a one stroke victory over Scott Robertson from Remuera GC. Thank you to the management and members of the Omaha Beach and Muriwai Golf Clubs for hosting this championship. Our event was made better by our great prize sponsors: TaylorMade and Kumeu River wines:

Pictured, from left to right are, Muriwai GC President and Harbour Life Member, Malcolm Cooper presents the trophies to Stu Nicholls, Dell Bain and Gordon Wylde

Harbour Golf is delighted to announce the players who have been selected to represent us at the upcoming annual Junior Interprovincials The boys team to play at Cambridge Golf Club from 1 – 5 October is: Under 19 Sul Im – Huapai GC Nathan Mayes – Wainui GC Logan Hooper – North Shore GC Jesper Bengtsson – North Shore GC Under 16 Jaewoo Son – North Shore GC Luke Old – Pupuke GC Travelling reserve Alexander Yap – North Shore GC They will be playing under the watch of Managers, Rangi Lemon and Jonathan Ho. Good luck Boys! The girls going to Rotorua GC from 8-12 October are: Amy Im – Pupuke GC Danika Lee – Takapuna GC Eunseo Choi – North Shore GC Haeseung Yeom – Gulf Harbour CC Jessica Green – North Shore GC Yeonsoo Son – North Shore GC These talented girls, half of whom are 12 years-old and the oldest being the grand old age of 15, all carry handicaps of under 2. With half the matches being handicapped, the girls will have to be on

top form to take the trophy. GO HARBOUR! They will be well looked after by our very experienced Junior Girls Manager, Glenda O’Connor.

2018 AIMS GAMES By Kevin Tregunno kevin@harbourgolf.co.nz

Three of our girls have just had an amazing week at the AIMS Games in Tauranga. This annual event, attracting the biggest gathering of athletes in the Southern Hemisphere, covers a wide range of sports. The golf is played over 4 days at 4 separate Bay of Plenty courses. Our girls made a clean sweep of the podium places. Here they are below from left to right, winner, Eunseo Choi, 12, runner-up, Yeonsoo Son, 13 and bronze medallist, Amy Im, 12. Fantastic result girls.

LYDIA KO AGE GROUP CHAMPS By Kevin Tregunno kevin@harbourgolf.co.nz

The newly-formed Executive team for North Golf is delighted to announce that

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Sunday and Monday 27 and 28 January, 2019 at Gulf Harbour Country Club – There will be a number of age-group categories and demand for places will be high, as this event has in the past attracted interest from overseas and from all over New Zealand. Fantastic TaylorMade prizes will be on offer, and our new summer date for this event means Gulf Harbour CC will be looking stunning. Full details of the event and how to enter will be released in mid-October 2018. All entries will be finalised before Christmas or when full, so do not leave it late to enter once you see the details released in October.

AUCKLAND CLARKS BEACH DOMINATE COVIC PLAY AT HOME!

It is not unusual for the host club to show their visitors how their course should be played but Clarks Beach gave it a wee bit extra on Tuesday 25th September in blustery and cooler playing conditions. Soon after the seventy-nine players had returned to the clubrooms for hot food and liquid refreshment, it became clear that while many players had experienced a hard day on the course and some

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had left early, some locals had thrived in the conditions. As a result Clarks Beach had taken a two-point lead in the COVIC Shield Finals Strokeplay Com-petition with two rounds to go. They had also stolen the COVIC matchplay Gold Cup from de-fenders Huntly-Waiterimu. Stolen because after three games Huntly-Waiterimu had a comfortable eight shot lead buffer, only to see their fourth match turn to custard and a ten point defeat leaving Clarks Beach with a 37-35 victory! Their hero was Michael Thomas who plays off a 13-handicap and finished his round with 39-points. Other scores had seen Huntly players: Trevor Tapp win by 9.5 to 8.5; John Walker 11.5 to 6.5 and Craig Cowley 10 to 8. In the end it was so tight that just one more matchplay point (that’s one less hole result from the 72 played by the teams) and Huntly would have celebrated their retention of the Cup. That’s pretty exciting stuff, in keeping with the

best teams matchplay tradition of the international Ryder Cup to be played for this week! In the Shield competition Clarks Beach won the day with 148-points, two ahead of Onewhero (146), with Wattle Downs (138) 3rd, Pukekohe (135) 4th and previous leaders Waiuku returned a shocker with only 112points. These results see the table positions now: 1st Clarks Beach (9); 2nd Waiuku (11); 3rd Onewhero (12); 4th Wattle Downs (13) and 5th Pukekohe (15). In the Plate com-petition Huntly-Waiterimu were again on fire with 148-points seven ahead of second placed Maramarua (141), followed by Hauraki (131), Waikare (124) and Awhitu (119) Table placings are now: 1st Huntly-Waiterimu (6); 2nd Hauraki (10); 3rd Maramarua (11); 4th Waikare (15); 5th Awhitu (18). The next and penultimate finals round will be played at the premier Counties course, Puke-kohe, on the 15th October, where Clarks Beach will need to defend the Challenge Cup against challenger Waiuku. This will be the final Cup challenge of the year as no challenge is set for finals day in the last round at Hauraki on 31st October. Next season the host club will automatically be the challenger unless they already hold it, in which case a challenger will be nominated. The Most Deserving Player of the Day was awarded to home club Convenor New McSweeney (photo) who was playing of a 32 handicap and returned a very impressive ten under handicap 46-points

for the best round of the day. He happily donned the Claret Jacket and accepted a complimentary sleeve of Callaway golf balls sponsored by Big Craig’s Pukekohe Golf Shop. Best woman golfer of the day was Aini Sione of Wattle Downs who returned a respectable 35-points.

AUCKLAND GOLF NAME VERY STRONG TEAMS TO COMPETE IN JUNIOR BOYS AND GIRLS INTERPROVINCIALS By Andrew Leventis andrewleventis312@gmail.com

The wealth of junior talent in New Zealand’s biggest golfing district will be on display and is shown in the selection of both Auckland’s junior boys and junior girls teams. The teams are as follows: Boys Interprovincial at Cambridge Connor Barker (Remuera) Tommy Liu (Royal Auckland & Grange) Steven Oh (Pakuranga) Jay-Michael Lindsay (Pakuranga) Stephen Liu (Pakuranga) Joshua Bai (Akarana) Reserve – Henry Wang (Pakuranga) Girls Interprovincial at Rotorua: Grace Jung (Remuera) Fiona Xu (Akarana) Ellie Baek (Pakuranga) Kelly Wu (Remuera) Sara Harlock (Royal Auckland & Grange) Sarah Murchison (Remuera) Two great teams that will gunning for the silverware! Best of luck to all and congratulations on your selections.

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2018 AUCKLAND MASTERS STROKPLAY By Andrew Leventis andrewleventis312@gmail.com

North Harbour representative Dell Bain (Muriwai) has added the 2018 Auckland Masters Stroke Play championship to his North Harbour title he also won last month, in superb and thrilling fashion! A play off with Brent Paterson (Royal Auckland and the Grange) was needed to decide the outcome after they were both tied after regulation 36-hole stroke play on a score of 144 (both shot 71 and then 73). Both players made par on the first playoff hole but it was Bain who made par on the second playoff hole to secure

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the win when Paterson failed to convert his two-metre par putt. Graeme Cope (Waitemata) was a shot back in third place. Congratulations to Dell who has had a simply superb year on the course winning these two major titles in the over 40 events. Leading scores were as follows: 144 – Del Bain (Muriwai) 71,73 / Brent Paterson (Royal Auckland & Grange) 71,73 (Bain won on 2nd play-off hole) 145 – Graeme Cope (Waitemata) 74,71 146 – Scott Robertson (Remuera) 75,71 / Gareth Chitty (Titirangi) 72, 74 147 – Mark Dawson Pupuke) 74, 73 148 – Roy Hollick (Pakuranga) 75, 73 149 – Mark Anderson (Muriwai) 77, 72 / Tai Leng (Remuera) 76, 73 WAIKATO NOTICEBOARD 7-Oct

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WAIKATO PIRONGIA GOLF CLUB SEPTEMBER

Scott Law Completes Triple Double. Scott Law has completd the triple double (stroke play, match play champion) today after winning the Pirongia Golf Clubs Match Play Champs.

After postponement last Sunday, the weather was a treat today but a strengthening winds made conditions trickey. Law jumped out to a 5 up lead in the opening fron 9 after shooting a 3 under total of 33. Dave Seager had no answer for Laws efforts. Both players then struggled on the back nine but wins on the 17th and 18th saw Seager cut Law’s lead to 3 up. After lunch, Seager continued to claw himself back into the match and after 27 holes Law’s lead was down to 1. The back nine continued in the same vain with Law opening doors and Seager taking advantage. Seager won both the 29th and 30th to take the lead for the first time. The pair traded holes on the 31st and 32nd before Law made birdie on the 33rd to level the scores. Law then made a good 8 foot putt on the 34th to keep the match all square. Pars on the 35th saw both players headong down 18 all square. An agressive drive by Law down 18 left him 30 meters short of the green. Seager went more conservative and had 100 meters to the pin but had to avoid the tree 20 meters ahead. Unfortunately, Seager pulled the shot slightly and it caught the tree, essentially ending the match then and there. Law calmly chipped and putted out for a par to win 1 up. The intermediate champion is Rob Taylor after he dominated his match against Phillip Eyre. After 18 holes, Taylor was comfortable at 5 up. Eyre tried valliantly and cut the lead to 3 after 27 holes but couldn’t improve on that and eventually went down 4 and 3.

Don Matson won the Junior division after Dave Strawbridge had to default with a back problem. Ross Scown beat Terry Charlesworth 2 and 1 to take out the Junior B division.

LUNDEN LINKS PUTTER COMPETITION

The Lunden Links Putter Competition was held on the 3rd and 4th of September. This competition sees the top golfers from across the Waikato team up to represent their school in a best 3 out of 4 net competition. Round one was played at the Cambridge Golf Club in testing conditions with Rain Lashing the course several times during the days play. The standout performers were the home town team from Cambridge High School. They managed a best 3 of 4 score of 216 to take a one shot lead into the second round over the Hamilton Boys High School (HBHS) number two team. Round Two was hosted by the Hamilton Golf Club. The day was started in spectacular fashion with the first group nailing four drives straight down the middle of the first hole setting the tone for the rounds to follow. Logan Madden

(HBHS #1) was looking to resurrect his team’s performance after they fell behind by four shots after round one. Logan was also looking to get his hands on the trophy for Best Individual Gross, a trophy in which he trailed Dominic Letford (HBHS #2) by two shots after round one. Logan applied the blowtorch around the front nine with both players carding even par. Dominic couldn’t maintain the scorching pace succumbing on the 18th hole to a triple bogey to hand Logan the trophy by three shots on 151. George Thorpe of St Peters Cambridge recorded the Best Individual Nett Score of 138 to win by three shots. Anchored by Logan’s even par nett 67 the HBHS#1 team stormed from four shots behind to be the 2018 Lunden Links Putter Competition Champions by eight shots on a score of 428. The HBHS#2 team took out 2nd place by lot on a score of 236 ahead of the HBHS#3 team. This makes it back to back for boys high and back to back for most of the HBHS#1 team with 3 of the 4 players winning the trophy last year. Well done to all who took part in this year’s event and well done to Hamilton Boys High School 2018 Lunden Links Putter Competition Champions!

BAY OF PLENTY 5 CLUB CHALLENGE AT KAWERAU

Kawerau Golf Club hosted the annual Father’s day 5 Club Challenge on Sunday 2nd September. Opotiki, Ohope,

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2-4 NOVEMBER 2018 CENTENARY CELEBRATION Opotiki Golf Club (founded 1918) To celebrate the Clubs centenary, we are holding a celebration and 18-hole open competition on 3 November 2018. Events include: Friday evening 9-hole and meet and greet; Saturday 18hole open stableford competition, Lunchtime excursion for nongolfers; evening function and dinner; Sunday ambrose and BBQ. Registrations due 1 October 2018.

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Whakatane and Te Teko laid out the Challenge against Kawerau bringing a good team of Golfers from their Clubs to contest for the Interclub Trophy. The event was in the balance with bad Weather a deciding factor for the day.In the end a decision had been made to go ahead. 11am Shotgun Start saw the Golfers Tee Off at their allocated hole. The bad weather continued to cause problems.Most Golfers were able to play 10 holes at least with out to much hassle. The rain was getting heavy and the Greens weren’t coping.The Hooter sounded for the Golfers to return to the Kawerau Golf Club as the Weather turned unfavourable. A decision was made by the Controllers to take the best 9 Holes of team members of their Clubs to Calculate their Stableford points. The Winner of the Inter5Club Challenge Kawerau Golf Club with 204 pts Runner Up Opotoki Golf Club with 190 points 3rd Place Whakatane Golf Club with 189 points Teko Golf Club with 181 points Ohope International Golf Club with 179 points. We would like to Thank Golfer Pacific Magazine for Sponsoring this Awesome Tournament.

the fabulous Hawkes Bay. The region is a major wine growing area on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The main city of Napier is also the Art Deco capital of New Zealand. 4 rounds of golf over 5 days including 4

Hawkes Bay courses – Hastings GC, Maraenui GC, Hawkes Bay GC & Napier GC. The tournament is open to men and women affiliated golfers, all handicap levels and ages 30+. We welcome New Zealand and international golfers to join us in the Hawkes Bay for a week of fun

golf, great food, and wine, and to enjoy all the region has to offer. The tournament is 72 holes (4 rounds) individual stableford, played at the four golf courses over five days. There is a rest day on Wednesday. New in 2018 will be a fun teams event playing in teams of 4. En-

72 HOLE MI XE D FO U RS OM E S SATURDAY 27 AND SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER MT MAUNGANUI GOLF CLUB

Pictured right is Franz Wetzel handing over the Inter5Club Trophy to Willly Copeland of The Kawerau Golf Club.The 2018 winners of this Challenge.

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ter as a team or we will find you a team. Also after lots of requests, a new Seniors Division for 70+. Each day, the tournament will host a maximum field of 220 golfers, entries confirmed on a ‘first-in basis’. The programme each day includes a round of golf with a food and Trinity Hill Wine matching experience. Tournament Entry is NZD$399 pp including 4 rounds of golf, 4 food and wine matching experiences including daily prizes and a Prize Giving Dinner on Friday night. Non-golfers are welcome to join us for food and wine matching experiences. Tournament sponsors include Trinity Hill Wines, BOSCH, TaylorMade-Adidas Golf, Napier City Council, Art Deco Society and Hawkes Bay Tourism.Come join us in the fabulous Hawkes Bay.

MARAENUI CLUB CHAMPS

The Club Champs finals day played at Maraenui Golf Club on Sunday 16 September 2018 in perfect conditions. Great finals match ups through all the divisions. Close matches in the Junior A where Leon Collier won on the 35th hole and Senior Champs where Mako Thompson won on the 37th hole after some spectacular play from both he and Russell Mitchell. Men’s Junior B Plate John Cassin Junior B R/Up Brent Pere Junior B Champion Bernie Cassin Junior A Plate David Martin Junior A R/Up Bevan Walker Junior A Champion Leon Collier Intermediate Plate Grant Betty Intermediate R/Up Paul Finegan Intermediate Champion Joel Mitchell Senior R/Up Russell Mitchell Senior Champion Mako Thompson Women’s 9 Hole Div 1 Pat Swinburn

R/Up Christine Baberfield 9 Hole Div 2 Jenny Evans R/Up Carol Van Panhuys Junior Plate Margaret Leathley Plate R/Up Colleen Rose Junior R/Up Alison Curtis Junior Champion Gill Geenty Intermediate Plate Ellie Pearce Plate R/Up Pam Talboys Intermediate R/up Susie Adam Intermediate Champion Leslie Ryan Senior R/up Colleen McKay Senior Champion Clare Choi

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MANAWATU WANGANUI TAIHAPE WIN ZONES TITLE

Congratulations to Taihape Golf Club for winning the 2018 Men’s Zones Team event final held last month at Rangitikei Golf Club. Taihape defeated Hawkestone 4.5 – 1.5 in the final. A big thanks to everyone that took part in this year’s competition.

Pictured are the victorious Taihape team.

FINLAYSON & RAJ CLAIM CHALLENGE CUP

The 36 hole Challenge Cup was played last month at Feilding with 69 players taking part. The conditions started off with a small frost, but play was able to start on time. Although the day was fine a cold wind did make playing conditions a little tricky for some. In the women’s division Tara Raj won by a clear 8 shots with rounds of 74 &

77, to win yet another district title. Tara now has a large lead in the district Order of Merit rankings. In second place was Zhuoyi Hu, whom has recently moved to Palmerston North from Wellington. Hu had rounds of 78 & 81, to finish a shot ahead of Brydie Hodge (79 & 81). Palmerston Norths Karen Wehipeihaha won the net competition with two net scores of 73. In the men’s competition competing for the long standing Challenge Cup, local Feilding player Liam Finlayson continued his good form to claim the title with a 2 under par total of 140. After a 1 over par 72 in the morning, Finlayson shot the only subpar round of the day with a 3 under par 68.In second, four shots back was Reid Perry with 73 & 71, followed by Junior Tatana another 2 shots back with rounds of 72 & 74. Cam Elers from Paraparaumu Beach, and current Wellington rep, was 4th with rounds of 72 & 75, followed by teenager Tyler Wood (73 & 75) and Adam Rapson in 6th (73 & 76). The best net was a tie on 134 (8 under their handicaps), and winning on countback was young Feilding player Remy Early, after a very impressive 74 off the stick in round 2 for a net 63. Tied at 134 was Palmerston North’s Mike Fagan, whom had his low round a net 64 in the morning round. The course was presented in superb condition for this time of year, and all players were impressed with the quality of the greens surface. Pictured is Liam Finlayson with the Challenge Cup.

at Dannevirke last month. The men’s senior team was very much a development side of 6 players with a couple of likely Toro players, that were not available to compete in the last match against Wellington, at the top of the order. Those 2 players, Tyler Wood, and Regan McConaghty got the only points for that team, with Tyler halving and Regan winning his match. The other players in the team were Reid Perry, Cory Higgs, Anthony Ilton-Maher and Bradley McSherry. The Junior team of 6 players was also very much a development team with 4 under 16 players competing. This team did very well with wins to Kaleb Idemaru, Ryan Rooney and Remy Early and a half to Ethan Dodds. Cameron Giddens and Ryan Donaldson went down in their matches. WELLINGTON NOTICEBOARD Oct-15

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STUNNING 12 UNDER PAR ROUND AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS

The National Secondary Schools was played last month at Palmerston North Golf Club, and produced one outstanding score from Auckland golfer Jimmy Zheng – a 12 under par 60, in round 2. What was even more impressive was that score was the difference to give his MacLean’s College the victory by 6 shots over Waikato’s St Peters College. Zhengs two round total of 13 under par 139 was a whopping 10 shots better than the next best player. That round of 60 included a 9 under par 27 on the back 9 (his first 9), with an eagle and 7 birdies. He backed it up with a 3 under par front 9 effort, including a birdie at his final hole. What an impressive effort from such a young player. Palmerston North Boys High School finished well back in the 10th place of the 16 teams competing. Kaleb Idemaru was the best of the Palmerston North team with very good rounds of 75 & 74, but unfortunately the rest of the team did not quite perform to their potential. Ethan Dodds and Cameron Giddens both finished at 15 over, and Bradley McSherry had a tournament to forget on his home track finishing with 2 non counting scores at 21 over.

MATCH AGAINST HAWKES BAY

The Manawatu Wanganui men’s team had a friendly match against Hawkes Bay

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CARTERTON GOLF CLUB By Wendy Wills

Lovely spring weather greeted the members on Saturday the 15th September although traces of snow could still be seen on the hills from the fairways. The conditions favoured Alistair Smith as he not only got an Eagle but also was the winner of the Wills Family Cup for the 54 Hole Gross Club Championship and the Newport Cup for the 54 Hole Net Club Championship. A great feat to win both cups Well done Alistair. On Wednesday 3rd October our Twilight golf starts, tee off between 4:30pm and 5:30pm all welcome, prize giving and a light meal in the clubrooms at the finish of the competition. We also have our new 9 Hole Foot golf course open.

TARARUA CLUB (TC) GOLF ADJUNCT DEFEATS SOUTH WAIRARAPA COUNTERPARTS

Pahiatua welcomed visitors from South Wairarapa Workingmen’s Club golf adjunct on Sunday 9th September. Results of the stableford competition below – visitors identified in brackets (SW) MEN: 1st K P Bourke 39 points, by lot

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2nd S Hawkins (SW) 39 points 3rd R Stewart 38 points, by lot 4th P Johns 38 points 5th I Sturgess 37 points, by lot 6th N Pearson 37 points 7th K Pierey 37 points 8th T Barnard (SW) 35 points LADIES: 1st C Daysh 36 points, by lot 2nd M Drysdale 36 points 3rd K Ball 34 points 4th J Murray (SW) 33 points Twos: G Hutchby and N Craig (14). Jackpot struck by these two visitors. TC won the day’s challenge 34.466 points to SWWMC 31.368 average

PAHIATUA LADIES AMERICAN FOURSOMES

Originally scheduled for Thursday 23rd August, the ladies’ foursomes tournament was postponed until Monday 27th due to a less than favourable weather forecast. The change in date reduced the field number from 48 pairs to 42 with visitors from 16 clubs. The club acknowl-

edges the generous sponsorship of MCI & Associates, Accountants, Pahiatua and Dannevirke. RESULTS (with club names in brackets): 1st M Wheeler and D Smith (Pongaroa/ Pahiatua) 67.2 nett 2nd M Brislane and P Cuttance (Pongaroa/Pahiatua) 67.6 nett 3rd D Bain and A Schnell (Feilding) 70 nett 4th D Galvin and K Ball (Pahiatua) 71 nett 5th C Ranford and W McIvor (Maraenui) 72.2 nett 6th M Read and A Curtis (Pahiatua/ Maraenui) 72.6 nett 7th on c/b D Henricksen and A Mason (Pongaroa) 73 nett 8th E Swanney and A Jackson (Dannevirke/Palmerston Nth) 73 nett 9th S Burlace and C Christensen (Dannevirke) 73.6 nett 10th D Stewart and B Blatchford (Masterton) 73.8 nett 11th Deb and Jo Ruwhiu (Onga Onga) 74 nett 12th C Tippett and T Ormond (Napier/ Waipukurau) 74.6 nett 13th S Phillips and L Stewart (Masterton) 75 nett 14th W Blythe and J Sloan (Napier) 75.2 nett 15th J Ritchie and R Morrison (Marton) 75.4 nett 2nd SHOT TO THE GREEN (TEAM) #11 Division 1 – C Skou and R Williams (Marton)

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Division 2 – C Ranford and W McIvor (Maraenui) CLOSEST TO THE PIN (INDIVIDUAL) Division 1, #4 – H Dickens (Feilding) Division 2, #12 – J Harding (Feilding) Division 3, #9 – L Stewart (Masterton) LUCKY CARD DRAW (bonus for a pair who did not win a prize today) G Sorensen and D Small (Pongaroa)

TE MARUA GOLF CLUB 2018 MATCH PLAY FINAL RESULTS

The 2018 Te Marua GC matchplay finals have been completed and the results are; Mens Divisions Senior Michael Payne bt Zane Wilkins Intermediate Allan Old bt Chris Brooks Junior Brett Keno bt Steve Needham Womens Divisions Silver Amie Clisby bt Gina Omundsen Bronze Kim Abrahams bt Faye Turner Congratulations to the champions and we look forward to them carrying their form into the 40th Te Marua Masters tournament on Dec 27-30th this year. The tournament is open to all affiliated golfers and provides the opportunity to play 72 holes over 4 days.

INAUGURAL MEN’S INTERCLUB CHAMPIONS EVENT A SUCCESS

A new event on the WGI calendar, the Men’s Interclub Champions Invitational for 2018 Interclub grade winners was held on Sunday 9th September. On a cold but sunny afternoon at a nicely turned out Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club course, 120 players took part playing foursomes pairs off handicap. WGI’s most

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recent winning teams, Men’s National Champions and Girls National Champions were also represented; Jayden Ford, Jono Cane, Darae Chung and Erika Cui along with selectors and coaches John Spraggs, Nigel Hillier, Alastair Sidford and Matthew Lane. Interclub Champion Teams Overall Best Singles Player Winner – Robbie Blair, Mornington Div 2 (10 from 10) on countback of holes won, from Richard Pegg, Shandon Premier (9 from 9) and Matthew Pegg, Shandon Premier (9 from 9) Interclub Champion Teams Overall Best teambal/foursomes Player Winner – Stephen Thomson, Shandon Premier (7.5 from 9)

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TASMAN WEST COAST CHALLENGE IS BACK

The West Coast has a long golfing history and is proud to offer The West Coast Golf Challenge, a great experience for both local golfers and friends from ‘away’ – which is every part of the world that is not on ‘The Coast’. March 5th-March 8th 2019 will be the 7th edition of the West Coast Golf Challenge. It is a great opportunity to combine four rounds of golf on four quite different courses with the chance to experience some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. The four hosting clubs are Westport on their Kawatiri links at Carters’ Beach, Reefton on their Glenburnie course, Hokitika on their links course at Mahinapua, and Greymouth on their course at Kaiata. All of the courses will offer different challenges, from the links courses of Hokitika and Westport to the parklands layouts of Reefton and Greymouth, and all will be well prepared and presented. Good hospitality is guaranteed. This is the West Coast after all! Visitors are encouraged to take time either before, during or after the tournament to visit picturesque landmarks such as Denniston, Cape Foulwind, Charleston, Punakaiki, Oceana Gold mine, Lake Brunner, Brunner Mine, Shantytown, Lake Kaniere, Hokitika Gorge or The Glaciers and all of the beauty that lies between and beyond. The chance should also be taken to be impressed by and get your own examples of the wonderful art and crafts that the West Coast prides itself on. A good variety of accommodation and restaurants are available in all of the towns and visitors can choose to relocate for the next day’s play, which the schedule readily allows for, or make any of the towns their base for the duration of the tournament. The courses will be played in the following order, Westport, Reefton, Hokitika and finally Greymouth. Tournament organisers are confident that visitors and locals alike will be impressed with the $14000-plus value prize list. The tournament will be a stableford in three divisions, one for women and two for the men. With fields over 100 in the last two years we expect the limit of 120 players to be reached fairly quickly so enter early to avoid disappointment. To express interest and receive an information pack, or visit the tournament website at westcoastgolfchallenge.com for more information and an entry form. Send your entries to Brian Hampton at brian.hampy@outlook.com or post entry and cheque payment to West Coast Golf Challenge C/o Brian Hampton, 15 Main Street, Reefton 7830. Entry is confirmed on payment.

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 2019 TSB Nelson Festival of Golf are April 28-May 3 2019 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 are also very welcome to join us for the major prize giving dinner on the Friday evening. 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 contact Nelson Golf Club on 03-548-5029 or email nelsonfestivalofgolf@gmail.com.

CANTERBURY

HAWARDEN LADIES WIN CANTERBURY NORTH INTERCLUB

The Final round of Canterbury North Women’s Interclub was played at Culverden last month with Hawarden defeating Scargill 4-2 to remain unbeaten for the season and win in the competition, making it back-to-back victories after also winning in 2017. Country finished second and Scargill third.

Club last month, attracting a field of 47 golfers. Liz Power (Kaiapoi), pictured with Margaret Turner from Canterbury Golf, was the overall winner with 24 stableford points. Other results: Women’s Grade 1: 1st – Marg Lloyd (Rakaia), 21 pts 2nd – Vicki Hight (Waitikiri), 18 pts 3rd – Liz Newman (Avondale), 18 pts Women’s Grade 2: 1st – Liz Power, 24 pts 2nd – Viv Cowley (Russley), 18 pts 3rd – Barbara May (Greendale) 17 pts on c/b Dorothy Hughes (Russley) Men’s Grade: 1st – Howard Thomas (Rangiora), 20 pts 2nd – Mike Markillie (Methven), 19 pts

JASON SINCOCK BREAKS WOODWARD CUP APPEARANCES RECORD

Jason Sincock notched up the record breaking appearance with a win at his 234th game of Woodward Cup against Templeton in round 5 of Woodward Cup. Murray Brown had held the remarkable record with 233 games played since 2006. His playing record spanning from 1974 to 2012 playing for Waitikiri, Christchurch and Russley winning 125 games and halving 26. Jason’s Woodward Cup debut came in 1985 when he played for Avondale, he has since gone on to play for Waitikiri, North Canterbury, Kaiapoi, Coringa and Christchurch teams. Jason’s record to date includes 124 wins and 25 halves. Jason has been a part of four winning Woodward Cup teams, first with Waitikiri in 1987 before representing the North Canterbury Team which won in 1992, 2005 and 2007. There have also been a number of other major milestones achieved this season. Aaron Forsyth (Waitikiri) – 200 games Richard Reed (Christchurch) – 100 games Sam Purdon (Templeton) – 100 games Marcel Boet (Christchurch) – 50 games Josh Smith (Harewood) – 50 games Matt McLean (Harewood) – 50 games Jordan Pruden (Bottle Lake) – 50 games Mike Toeke (Christchurch) – 50 games Tom Wilson (Templeton) – 50 games

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The Town versus Country event was played at Coringa with the course in great order for the annual representative fixture. In the men’s seniors, country overcame a 4-2 foursomes deficit in the morning to win the afternoon singles 7.5-4.5, with

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some very close matches going down to the wire, before defeating Town 9.5-8.5. The men’s masters ended in a convincing win for country, winning the foursomes 3-1 and their singles matches 6-2 for a 9-3 win. The junior men’s country team also overcame a 3-1 morning foursomes loss winning their singles 5-3 to square their match with the town team 6-6. The women’s masters were all square after the foursomes but a strong display in the afternoon singles saw Country win all their singles matches to win 5-1 and give Country a convincing 29.5-18.5 overall win against Town. Full results are available on the Canterbury Golf website.

ALLISON DOELL WINS CORONATION MEDAL

The Coronation Medal is presented by NZ Golf for the lowest net score in the silver division 0-18 handicap. Players from throughout New Zealand submit their net scores vying for the prestigous medal which was first presented to the New Zealand Golf Union in 1907 to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII. Allison currently plays off an eight handicap and had a net score of 63 to win the medal. Allison will be presented with the national trophy for the Coronation Medal, which she will hold for the year, and can also look forward to receiving prizes from our supporting sponsor Srixon.

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ILT GREAT SOUTHERN CHALLENGE

The final round of the ILT Great Southern Challenge was played at Greenacres on Sunday 9th September with 84 in the field and Greenacres taking the title Results from the final round Greenacres 398, Queens Park 368, Invercargill 345 Overall Results, Greenacres 1157, Queens Park 1112, Invercargill 1083 Individual Overall Winners from the 3 rounds Ladies; Lenore Harvey (GA) 102 points Junior Men; Jim Bowman (GA) 111points Senior Men Luke Harvey (GA) 125points Individual results from 3rd round; Ladies; Pam Cracknell (Inv) 40 pts and Megan Lee (GA) 40 pts Men Senior; Luke Harvey (GA) 41 pts, Jason Osborne (GA) 40 pts Men Junior; Jim Bowman (GA) 42 pts, Ted Sanford (GA) 41 pts, Barry Allan (GA) 41pts. Alister Walker (QP) scored a Hole in One on the 18th.

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Pictured are the President Pennant Winning Team Invercargill A (Paul Adams, Liam Hewitt, Tyler McLean, Craig O’Rorke). Semi Finals Invercargill A 3 ½ Invercargill B1 ½ Tyler McLean square Brad Harper, Liam Hewitt defeated Mark Horgan, Craig O’Rorke defeated Peter Morsink 4/3, Paul Adams defeated Tony Chadderton 2/1 Greenacres A 4 Winton 0 Matt Tautari defeated Ewan Clark 3/2, Liam Balneaves defeated Max Schuster 6/5, Jason Osborne defeated Jason Unahi 5/4, Bryce Geary defeated Kyle Dobbie 4/3 Play off 3rd/4 Invercargill B 3 Winton 1 Brad Harper square Ewan Clark, Mark Horgan square Max Schuster, Peter Morsink defeated Jason Unahi, Tony Chadderton defeated Kyle Dobbie Final Invercargill A 3 Greenacres A 1 Tyler McLean defeated Matt Tautari

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October 2018