Golfer Pacific NZ - November 2018

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The Ryder Cup was pure theatre I

By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

t’s nearly two months since the Ryder Cup. But the memories are still strong.

This was one of the most compelling sporting events I have watched on television.

It helps a lot when the side you are cheering goes on to win.

But just hold it there for a moment. I was asked by a fellow golfer how do you choose who to cheer for when it’s a United States versus Europe event?

A fair question, I thought. Is it that many New Zealanders have a British background? Or is it that many of us have a greater dislike of the Americans ? Probably both, was my answer.

Many of us were also probably cheering for the Europeans because they were clearly the underdogs. The rankings of most of the American team were much higher than the Europeans.

But what made the tournament compulsive viewing for me was not so much the players,

but the crowd.

About 50,000 spectators turned up for each of the three days of competition. Whenever a European player made a good shot, cheers were ringing around the Le Golf National course near Paris in France.

We couldn’t wait to see, for example, Ian Poulter thumping his chest and his eyes popping whenever did something noteworthy. At the same time the crowd would be roaring in support. This was not polite applause but hearty shouts of absolute delight.

Some of the crowd was a little naughty by cheering when an American missed a putt. Probably not the done thing but it underlined the passion.

It was just staggering to watch the might and power of the United States slowly being dismantled by players from England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Denmark.

The Americans simply did not combine. Tiger Woods seemed lethargic.

But on the European side, the pairing of Francesco Molinari

and Tommy Fleetwood — later to be termed Moliwood — were like Torvill and Dean (remember them?) on the ice skating rink.

Sergio Garcia stepped up with whoever he was paired with and so did Poulter despite both not having been in great form for the year.

As far as our viewing was concerned, it certainly helped that the morning sessions of the tournament were in the evening our time. But some couldn’t resist at watching more.

I saw a friend at the golf club one morning and he admitted to tiredness. I said why. He replied that he was going to watch the golf until midnight but he became so enthralled in the drama that he stayed up to 2am.

I could understand why. The golf was pure theatre.

We perhaps under estimate the European team. The Americans have not won a Ryder Cup away from home for 25 years.

Europe’s win in September was it’s ninth in the last 12 years.

They are very telling statistics.

The Ryder Cup is played once every two years. In between

times the Americans play non Europe in what is called the Presidents’ Cup. This is a much younger tournament, with the first event being held in 1994. The Americans have dominated the Presidents’ Cup even though it does not necessarily attract all of its top players.

The Americans have so far won 10 of the 12 Presidents’ Cups. One of the cups resulted in a tie while the international team’s only win came at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in 1998.

Royal Melbourne is the venue of next year’s Presidents’ Cup from December 9-15. Will you be there?

Editor’s note: Just in case you do not know the names Torvill and Dean they were British ice dancers who at the 1984 winter Olympics won gold medal and became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time for a single programme, receiving 12 perfect sixes and six 5.9s. The world, or at least the Brits, fell in love with them.

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awkes Bay’s Russell Mitchell and Kathy Olsen have won the NZGA / NZLGU Amateur Mixed Foursomes Salver in a thrilling final, 3 and 2. Their opponents were the defending champions, Nathan and Kylie Jacoby who are also both district representatives, for Northland.

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Nick Voke racks up third win on China tour — USA here we come GOLF NEWS

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t’s that man again.

Last month Nick Voke appeared on the front cover of Golfer Pacific because he won a tournament at just his second start on the PGA Tour China in his first year as a professional golfer.

Great feat.

But Voke again appears on the magazine’s cover because that win was merely an entree of what was to follow.

Voke won twice more on the PGA Tour China to rack up three wins in the space of just five weeks.

Great feat, again.

Voke’s world ranking vaulted from 911 before the first win to 258 after the third win.

Voke had just five starts on the PGA Tour China but finished third on the tour’s order of merit with earnings of 987,500 Chinese yuan. That’s nearly $NZ217,000.

But more importantly, because he finished within the top five on the China order of merit, he earned a place on the Web.com Tour in the United States. That’s the development tour to the world’s richest golf circuit, the PGA Tour. The Web.com Tour starts in mid-January.

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Nick Voke on his way to victory in the Clearwater Bay Championship in China. PHOTO: PGA TOUR Series - China/Zhuang Liu

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NEWS Voke was not afraid to voice his aims to mix it with the world’s best players. ``The ultimate ambition is to be on the PGA Tour,’’ Voke said after the third PGA Tour China win. ``If I am able to play a full schedule on the web.com, based on these last two months, anything’s possible, I truly believe that.’’

Voke’s first win in China came in the Qinhuangdao Championship in September when he prevailed in a play-off.

Three weeks later, in the very next tournament of the PGA Tour China, Voke won again. This time it was the Macau Championship.

On this occasion the win came in the regulation 72 holes with an eagle on par five 71st hole helping pave the way for victory by two shots.

Voke finished 16th at his next China start but the very next week righted the ship when he won the Clearwater Bay Open.

He was the leader by five going into the last day’s play at Clearwater Bay and with a third consecutive round of three under par 67 he won comfortably. He finished the tournament at 14 under par and his nearest rival was three shots in arrears.

Voke, who turned 24 the day after the Clearwater Bay event, was delighted with his run of top form and wondered just where the future would take him. ``It’s been a really awesome run of golf and I’m really excited to see what I do in the next couple of years,’’ he said. ``This win means a hell of a lot, to be honest with you. ``The first couple of victories I managed to come from behind, so to come out here (at Clearwater Bay) with a five-shot lead and know that everyone is chasing me, it’s a different sort of victory. ``I’m very proud with how I handled myself and how I went out and played today. It’s absolutely the greatest pro week I’ve had so far.’’

Voke had admitted he was shaking with nerves while in the lead in the third round on the Saturday, but managed to stay calm in front of big crowds and hold on to the lead by carding four birdies and one bogey. Voke had also made only one bogey in each of his previous three rounds. ``I drove it very well all week and didn’t make many opportunities to make bogeys. I only made four in the end so that just summarises how it was for me out there. Just very solid and steady golf.

Despite feeling some pressure from runner-up Callum Tarren entering the back-nine, Voke remained calm and managed to grind it out on the back-nine. ``The first time I saw the leaderboard was on the ninth green and I knew Callum was going deep and I had to keep things going if I wanted to win,’’ Voke said. ``Just a good gritty effort, that back nine. I stuck to my game plan and I felt the pressure, but I handled myself and my emotions and some adversity so just absolutely thrilled.’’

The PGA Tour established PGA Tour Series-China in 2014 as its third international developmental tour, following in the footsteps of PGA Tour Latinoamerica and the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada.

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NICK VOKE HAD AN AMAZING RUN OF THREE WINS ON THE PGA TOUR CHINA IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER. THE AUCKLANDER, AS AN AMATEUR, PLAYED GOLF FOR IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE HIS GOLFING CAREER WAS IN JEOPARDY FOLLOWING A SKATEBOARD ACCIDENT IN AMES, IOWA, DURING HIS FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE.

Voke tells his own story

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started playing golf when I was about 11 years old, which is late to the game. I played soccer growing up. My dad’s from England, and I wanted to be the next David Beckham. Since this is an interview for PGA Tour.com, and all the Yanks are reading this, I have to call it soccer instead of football, right?

I was a midfielder, and I marched the troops around. I was a decent player.

Growing up, I would say I was better at soccer than I was at golf. When I was 14 years old, they were selecting the Auckland representative side. In the previous couple of years, I had made that team. I was really eager to make the team again because it would transition nicely to the New Zealand under-15 squad.

But a crazy thing happened. They were sending out the letters to those selected to this Auckland squad to go down for the Weir Rose Bowl Trophy.

And I didn’t get my letter. I figured I must not be that good at soccer or not as good as I thought I was. What happened is I did make the team, and I received the letter three months later.

When the letters went out, we had recently switched addresses — we moved homes. The letter went to my old address, so I didn’t get it.

At the time, I figured if I wasn’t good enough to make that team I should start playing and focusing on golf.

That’s how I made the decision to turn to golf. I’m not looking back on that situation with anger, and it all worked out.

The father of one of my really good friends belonged to one of the golf courses where the sheep “mow” the fairway. It’s just a rinky-dink place, a nine-hole course, Wattle Downs. It was a perfect place to learn the game.

We were playing PlayStation one day, and my friend Daniel Masiutama’s dad, Ray, came in and said, “All right, boys.

We’re going to play some golf.” And I was like, Ahh, not golf. But we went to the golf course, and we both loved it so much we signed up and never left the place. That’s how I was introduced to the game.

I reluctantly played nine holes and loved it. That course became the best babysitter for me. I’d go there and play 18 (holes), rest and then play another 18. The course was just up the road. I’d walk to school, then I’d walk home and get my clubs and walk to the course. It was just my place to be. That’s where I

really honed my skills.

I played the Junior World in 2012 at Torrey Pines outside San Diego. I met some of the Iowa State coaches there, and one of the guys on Iowa State’s team, Duncan Croudis, was from New Zealand. So, he helped me. I was quite late to the whole recruiting process, and there were guys who had committed two or three years in advance. I had no idea that that was the standard.

I had a few offers on the table, from Mercer University in Georgia, the University of San Diego and Oregon State University.

What really attracted me to Iowa State was the support team they have there. It is absolutely incredible. It’s a big reason why a lot of us internationals end up at Iowa State.

I always knew I wanted to pursue the academic side of things, and there is no better place in the world to do that than the NCAA level in the (United) States. I knew I could improve and develop as a golfer and as a person. Since I was 15 or 16, I knew I was going to go to the states. It just sort of depended on when and how.

I had an extraordinarily satisfying college career. I got off to a really fast start in my very first fall semester. I had two top-10s in a row, and three of my first four tournaments were top-10s. I think that kind of reinforced some bad behavior or behavior that isn’t advantageous to playing good golf.

You can imagine an 18-19-year-old going to college for the first time. I had a New Zealand accent, there was all the glamour of college. You can kind of get carried away. There is definitely some temptation there. My roommate, Ruben Sondjaja, and I used to joke around that that first semester we played much better than what we deserved.

In the second semester, there was the expected slump to follow.

Ruben plays on the Mackenzie Tour.

He is one of my best friends. I lived with him for four years in college. He’s such a good guy, a true gentleman. I think we were both taken in by the whole Ames community. They treated us so well. Once a Cyclone always a Cyclone.

At the end of my freshman year, I had a really bad, horrible accident. I was skateboarding down this hill, with Ruben behind me. I was going down Beach Avenue on the way to Jack Trice Stadium, from Maple (Street). I got to

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the bottom of the hill, and there was pothole in the middle of the road. On our way home, I was looking the wrong way, and I hit that and broke my collarbone. I still have eight screws in there.

I also had a really bad concussion. The doctors thought I had brain damage when I was first admitted. It was not pretty at all.

I had already been out for two hours that night with Ruben. It was just after finals week, coming into our post-season. We had regionals coming up, and we ended up making it to finals.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to play. The rescue guys wanted to helicopter me to the Des Moines hospital, but there were some tornadoes in the area, so they couldn’t get a chopper up. I went by ambulance to Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.

I’m very, very fortunate to be playing golf after that. All I remember is I was going down the hill and then waking up in the hospital looking at Coach (Andrew) Tank, and I had a tube down my throat I came back from that accident just a few weeks before the first event of the season. I ended up winning that tournament, the VCU Shootout. That was a dream start after having three months of the most tedious work I’ve ever done, rehabbing. It was a four-month recovery, but the first month I was out cold every day. I didn’t know what world I was in.

My dad wants me to burn my skateboard, and I want to frame it, so it will remind me of what I was and what I was doing. I feel like I’ve turned a page since then.

I still live in Ames. My primary coaches are the Iowa State coaches, coach Tank and coach Chad (Keohane). My girlfriend is in the states, so the last part is for me to get there. I’m planning a trip with my girlfriend to New Zealand for three weeks. I’ve been dating her for a long time now, and we’re really happy together. She works at Target headquarters in Minnesota and is an American girl.

I’ve been on a bit of a dream run here in China. I know there are a lot of peaks and troughs in this game. It’s not like I’m expecting anything bad to happen, but if it does happen, it’s a natural cycle that we all go through. Everybody has those patches where they don’t play that well. CREDIT: PGATOUR.COM.

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James Anstiss wins by four in Harewood Open GOLF NEWS

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anterbury-born James Anstiss notched his maiden professional victory in the Harewood Open in Christchurch last month.

Anstiss won the Jennian Homes Charles Tour event by four shots. Even though the winning margin was comfortable he was pushed all the way by runner-up Ryan Chisnall.

Chisnall got to within one shot of Anstiss with three holes to play but Anstiss held his nerve.

Anstiss had a hat-trick of bogeys from holes 12-14 before he produced the shot of the championship on the par five 16th hole. Anstiss played a near-perfect seven iron for his second shot that ended a foot from the pin and a tap-in eagle three.

“I had the perfect yardage and knew I had to do something big with Chissy [Chisnall] right on my tail,’’ Anstiss recalled afterwards.

“So it was an amazing feeling to pull it off and see it so close to the hole.”

Anstiss said the win was a boost for his golfing career as a professional.

“It feels great and it’s very special,’’ he said.

“I felt like this year was my chance to get one of these titles, so to tick that box is awesome and I’m meeting my goals in my first year as a pro when you

never really know how it’s going to go, so it’s great.”

It was a family affair for the Anstiss family with his grandmother stealing the show and getting to witness his first win.

“Being back here in Christchurch is really nice and to have my grandmother here to watch was really special and I don’t get to see her much. We used to play mini putt together and she is a big reason why I play the game, so it was pretty cool having her here.”

Chisnall’s chances were extinguished with a wayward drive on the 72nd hole resulting in a bogey while Anstiss made a clinical birdie.

David Smail ended a solid campaign in third place as he starts to play more in preparation for the seniors’ tour which is not far away for the 48-yearold. Fraser Wilkin and Dongwoo Kang rounded out the top five after solid play on the weekend.

Meanwhile the women’s division of the Harewood Open was won by Wanganui 15-year-old Tara Raj. It was also her first win on the Charles Tour but had to battle hard after giving up a six-shot lead with just four holes remaining.

Despite starting with a birdie on the first hole of the final round, Raj dropped

New Zealand golf legend Bob Charles poses with Tara Raj and James Anstiss following their wins in the Harewood Open in Christchurch

eight shots in a six hole stretch to allow Caryn Khoo to enter the contest as she came within a couple of shots of Raj. But in the end Raj held her nerve in the end to win by one.

“It feels really good,’’ a relieved Raj said.

“It got a little bit stressful out there

but it feels nice to get it done and hopefully I can get some more wins in the future.”

With a two-shot lead playing the par five 18th, Raj left her approach shot short of the green as Khoo applied the pressure by chipping it close for a tap in birdie. Raj then needed to make up

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akumi Kanaya followed in the footsteps of his famed countryman Hideki Matsuyama when he won the 10th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) in Singapore last month.

Matsuyama, who is now an accomplished player on the PGA Tour in the United States, won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship twice, of which the second title was also in Singapore but at the venue of the Singapore Island Country Club in 2011.

This year’s event was at the New Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club and Kanaya, 20, was the highest-rated Japanese player in the field with a world amateur ranking of 22.

On the final day Kanaya shot an accomplished five-under-par 65 which gave him a 13 under par total of 267 for the four rounds. He was two shots ahead of Rayhan Thomas of India and Japanese compatriot and 2018 Asian Games gold medallist Keita Nakajima.

Kanaya’s win earned him an invitation to the 2019 United States Masters and a place in The 148th Open at Royal Portrush in Ireland.

Kanaya’s win continued some impressive form this year. He won two tournaments this year and also fin-

Takumi Kanaya of Japan with the trophy following his win in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Singapore. PGA Tour player Hideki Matsuyama of Japan won the same tournament in 2010 and 2011 when he was an amateur

ished second in the individual standing of the World Amateur Team Championships.

The final day of the Asia-Pacific Amateur incurred a suspension of play due to inclement weather but Kanaya wasn’t fazed. Following the hour-long delay, he powered ahead of the field with three consecutive birdies starting at the 14th hole. After a bogey on the 17th, he went on to finish two strokes

ahead of what had been a tight leaderboard throughout the day.

“This is simply like a dream,’’ Kanaya said. ``I have been dreaming of going to the Masters ever since I was a kid,” said Kanaya, who received a congratulatory call from Matsuyama moments after winning the championship.

“I never expected to play the Masters and The Open so early in my career so

this is just huge. I played well throughout the day but I think the key for me was how I kept my calm and composure.”

Thomas was disappointed with the four-over 74 he had in the first round, which eventually made all the difference. He achieved the best-ever finish by an Indian in the decade-long history of the championship, however, comfortably beating Khalin Joshi’s tied ninth finish in 2010 in Japan.

Thomas, who made only one bogey in the last 45 holes, said: “One thing I definitely learned from this week is that you can’t win a championship of this level after starting with a four-over round.

“Irrespective of my score, I loved every moment of this great championship and I am glad that I have the chance to come back again next year knowing that I have the ability to win it.”

The leading New Zealander in the tournament was Daniel Hillier. He finished 13th at four under par with scores of 72, 65, 71 and 68.

The 11th edition of the Asia-Pacific Amateur will be played at Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China, next year.

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Will playing more golf help you to improve?

By Ian Hardie NZPGA Professional

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here wouldn’t be a week that goes by where I don’t hear a golfer say something like: “I don’t get out to play as often as I would like to but I’m sure I would be a better golfer if I played more often than I do now.”

Other variations that golfers will use are: “If I could play every day of the week, I could finally get to a single figure handicap.”

“If I could play every day of the week, I could finally get to a scratch handicap.”

“If I could play every day of the week, I could finally get down to that 18 handicap.”

Obviously, the statement differs depending on the current (and desired) skill level of the golfer talking to me but the overall theme is the same.

Almost all golfers believe they would be better at the game if they played more often.

Seems like a fairly logical idea doesn’t it?

Well, maybe for some golfers this is true but in reality, it doesn’t actually work like that for most golfers.

Take a look around most golf courses and it doesn’t take long to identify that there are a few golfers out there who actually do play almost every day of the week.

Most of them though, aren’t getting any better at the game of golf as a result!

You may even know a golfer like that and if you take a minute to think about them – you will realise that they are probably playing on a pretty similar handicap currently, that they were on last year and the year before - despite playing golf almost every day of the week.

In fact, they may actually be finding that their handicap is increasing over time, rather than decreasing as most golfers would expect.

This is because improvement at the game of golf requires more effort than just going round and round the course playing the same shots and thinking the same things, every game.

No doubt, you will have heard that famous quote “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

It applies directly to golf, the same as it does for many other things in life.

So, how much golf does a golfer need to play to really get better?

Obviously, it varies from golfer to golfer but luckily I do have an example (from back in the mists of time) when I was a young golfer, that may be a good guide.

I need to go back in time, to a summer holiday in my teenage years, where over a period of about 6 weeks I cut my golf handicap in half from 22 to 11.

That’s right, in half in 6 weeks!

You are probably wondering how that happened so quickly and no doubt you will be thinking that it was the result of something like an intensive series of golf lessons or the acquisition of newer and more technologically advanced golf

clubs.

It was neither of those two things.

In fact, I can’t remember doing, thinking, being taught or buying a single thing that was any different to what I had at the start.

The one thing that made it possible to cut my handicap in half over a six week period (not that it was my intention before I started in any way) was playing golf.

A lot of golf.

Over that 6 week period, I played almost every day – probably missing about 5 days.

Something that a lot of you would no doubt love to be able to do but as I’ve covered above, not necessarily enough to really improve like I did.

Thinking back, the real deciding factor that allowed me to drop my handicap by half over that 6 week period was playing golf at an even higher rate than once a day.

On most of those days, I played at least 36 holes and on occasion 45 holes.

That’s right 2 to 2 ½ rounds a day for about 4 of those 6 weeks – was the key to it all.

Well, that’s what I’ve always thought...

Thinking back, I believe that there were in fact, three things that contributed equally to that dramatic transformation as a golfer.

The first was obviously the building up of my ‘golf muscles’ through hitting thousands of golf shots in a short period of time – something that may actually be able to be duplicated by spending a much shorter period of time on the practice tee

– back then though, like most golfers.

I wasn’t that interested in spending hours on the practice tee, I just wanted to play as many holes of golf as I could.

The second thing that made the difference in that short period of 6 weeks, where I played the equivalent amount of golf to what most golfers would play over one or two years was that it allowed me to effectively gain a massive amount of course management experience in a very short time.

That’s probably what made the most difference to my scores!

The third thing was something that I wouldn’t have been aware of back then but I spend a lot of time talking to golfers about now – when you are playing a lot of golf – you stop thinking about how to hit the golf ball and just get on with hitting it.

Any frustration over poor shots is dissipated as your focus is simply on playing the next shot, the next hole and the one after that.

In the end you simply figure out a way to hit the golf ball that works for you, then you get on and do it – you don’t think about golf swings at all.

It’s just you deciding on where you want the golf ball to go and playing the shot without any other thought in your mind.

So, will playing more golf help you to improve?

It might do, depending on how much effort you put in.

Play well.

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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By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

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ow good do you have to be to play golf professionally?

There are two main professional tours in the world. They are the iconic PGA Tour, based in the United States, and the European Tour.

Below these two tours are the lucrative Japanese Tour, the Asian Tour, the Australasian Tour and the two feeder tours to the top two, the Web.com Tour and the Challenge Tour.

Beyond this there are a number of smaller tours around the world all with very competent players, the Mina Tour played in the middle east, the Europro played mainly in the United Kingdom, the EDP Tour in Europe, the Sunshine Tour in Africa, the PGA Tour China and the list goes on and on.

So what does it take to establish yourself on a tour? Well to get on the PGA Tour you have gain a spot through finishing in the top 25 on the Web.com.

So the next question is how do you get onto the Web.com Tour?

You have too make it through four stages of qualifying, each stage has about 100

Wairarapa professional Ben Campbell with this trophies following his win in the New Zealand PGA Championship at the Manawatu Golf Club in Palmerston North earlier this year.

players, all trying to finish in the top 20 at each stage to progress.

Both Steve Alker and Tim Wilkinson from New Zealand will be teeing it up at third stage of this process in an attempt to get back onto the tour they played on this year. The European and Japanese tours are pretty much the same all with four stages of qualifying and all with immense-

ly talented golfers.

All this all sounds rather hard and it is.

But it is not just hard, it is also very expensive with costs such as, tournament entry fees, caddies, travel, accommodation, food, logistics and support expenses (this can be anything from gym memberships to your coach).

An aspiring pro might have saved a few

thousand dollars and have a number of wealthy backers but is the effort worth all the sacrifice?

You bet. The chance to play golf on the best courses around the world and get paid very handsomely for it (assuming you play well enough) makes it worthwhile.

If you have got the game, or know someone who has, why not apply yourself and see how far you can go?

In New Zealand we are very lucky to have the Jennian Homes Charles Tour.

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now spend a lot of time in an office which is a bit of a change from the shop looking out over the golf course. But it has allowed me to have conversations about golf and a couple of former golfers talked about their experience..

It was interesting to hear why they gave the game away. This one person decided to get right into golf so went on the offensive. After many golf lessons and practice, she was out playing in tournaments around the province and loving it.

Golf improvements were noticeable and she did very well. Work and lifestyle changes meant golf started to suffer.

After a while enjoyment dropped and finally she gave up.

I think if we ask many who gave up golf; the frustration of not playing well decreases the overall enjoyment of the game for the individual. Certain people will stick with it and their golf will improve after a while but when you play on a casual basis its normal to fluctuate a fair bit in regards to scores. But many will just decide to move on and do some-

Can we stop the rot? thing else which is concerning. With other sports such as mountain biking, bad days are not so obvious and frustrating. A fewmore injuries though.

What this shows is that golf needs a certain amount of maintenance as well as a lot of patience. You need to put time into your game to see improvement meaning a visit to your local PGA pro is likely needed to keep you in the game. Nobody ever maintains form for super long periods, even the professionals so club golfers should expect similar patterns.

The second person talked about giving up because of family which was a very common reason over the 10 or so years I was in a golf shop. Saturdays are a day that parents are so involved in sports so club days at most (not all) clubs suffer.

There is kind of a cycle, people join and play. Family grows and becomes more important so less play. Then they keep the membership for a year or so but realise that value for money is questionable.

Then they stop playing altogether. I have seen this many times and once a person stops its often hard to get them back.

I don’t have answers to how to stop these patterns but do like the NZGOLF She Loves Golf Promotion. I think there needs to be a similar one for men but would likely need more of a beer and bite type feel but I am sure they have one up their sleeve.

I will now outline some other reasons people have given up from experience of working around the country and maybe the clubs and members who read this need to think about these.

• People who have high positions don’t want to be nagged by as one person called it, grumpy old men or women during a round. They are there to play and get away from stress, not make more.

• Give your club managers and green keepers a break if you play with them.

It’s not your opportunity to tell them your opinion of the course or club policies.

Let them enjoy their game and talk with them in working hours where they can fully focus on the matter.

• Welcome new players into the club and groups. Over the years I have seen clicky groups at clubs which makes new players feel like it’s harder to fit in.

• Personality clashes is a big one and very difficult for a club captain etc to manage but often leads to players leaving clubs.

• Obviously the costs and time are a big issue so their needs to be value for money if someone joins a club and also for the members partner and kids.

It’s my opinion that we need to take some responsibility as golfers to bring people back to the game or introduce them to our fantastic sport. It’s not just up to the national body or the local pro, but golfers as we know how good this game is. The question I ask is how many golfers have you introduced to golf in the last 5 years?

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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global consensus among leaders in public health, public policy and sport has backed golf in the race to tackle physical inactivity and the prevention of a range of non-communicable disease including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer of the breast and colon.

Evidence linking golf and health, commissioned by the World Golf Foundation and supported by The R&A, was presented in London at the Seventh Congress of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health.

The biennial scientific meeting is widely regarded as the world’s flagship physical activity and public health event attended by more than 1000 delegates from 60 countries.

Recognition that playing golf has significant physical health and wellness benefits and can provide moderate intensity physical activity to persons of all ages, comes just months after the World Health Organisation published its global action plan for physical activity.

The plan targets one in four adults, and four out of five adolescents (11-17 years) who are in-

sufficiently active, and charts how countries can reduce physical inactivity in adults and adolescents by 15 percent by 2030.

The scientific consensus for golf is evidenced in research led by the University of Edinburgh and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Findings reveal that playing golf is associated with a range of physical and mental health benefits, and further collaborative efforts to improve access for the sport are needed.

New studies are underway to discover if playing golf improves strength and balance, contributing to a key public health goal of fall prevention in healthy aging and into conditions such as dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

Steve Brine, British minister for public health and primary care, said: “Physical activity of any type comes with a range of physical, social and mental benefits. For some, golf can be a great way to stay active and there’s growing evidence about ways the sport can help those living with long term conditions such as Parkinson’s and dementia. And for those who haven’t discovered their favourite sport yet it’s never too late to get

inspired, connect with people and improve your well-being.”

Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, said: “Golf is working hard to encourage more people into the sport, who will realise its many health benefits. With 60 million golfers spanning six continents, golf has found common purpose in working with public health practitioners and policy-makers to optimise the health benefits of playing the sport.

“We recognise the importance of the World Health Organisation global action plan for physical activity and we will work with our affiliates and partners around the world to help improve health and well-being through golf.”

Annika Sorenstam, champion golfer and a global ambassador for golf and health, said: “As the recent international consensus statement highlighted, golf is great for the health of people of all ages – it benefits those playing the sport and even tournament spectators.

“Given the health benefits, we must work together to make golf more accessible if we are to achieve our sport’s full potential.”

Five new golfers to World Hall of Fame

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etief Goosen, Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson, Dennis Walters and the late Peggy Kirk Bell will join the ranks of the World Golf Hall of Fame next year.

They will be enshrined at the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony on June 10 in Pebble Beach during the week of the men’s United States Open Championship.

These five inductees will bring the total number of World Golf Hall of Fame members to 160.

“The 2019 Induction Class is one of the most well-rounded groups we’ve had to date,” said Jack Peter, president of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

“It is our honour and privilege to welcome Peggy Kirk Bell, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson and Dennis Walters to the World Golf Hall of Fame family.

We are excited to begin working with them as we gear up for the induction ceremony in Pebble Beach.”

The class of 2019 was elected by the Hall of Fame’s selection commission, which debated a group of 15 finalists. The inductees each passed the required 75 per cent voting threshold – approval by at least 12 of the 16 members.

The selection commission was co-chaired by Hall of Fame members Nancy Lopez, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Annika Sorenstam and included the members of the World Golf Foundation board of directors.

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COURSE CLASSIC

Join us for 21st running of The ‘5 Course Classic’, New Zealand’s largest and longest running stableford golf tournament, attracting fields of up to 400 golfers to the beautiful Western Bay of Plenty.

Join us for 21st running of The ‘5 Course Classic’, New Zealand’s largest and longest running stableford golf tournament, attracting fields of up to 400 golfers to the beautiful Western Bay of Plenty.

Only 3 hours from Auckland the Tournament is played Monday to Friday with 1 round at each of the 5 host clubs; Mount Maunganui, Omanu, Tauranga, Te Puke and Omokoroa.

Only 3 hours from Auckland the Tournament is played Monday to Friday with 1 round at each of the 5 host clubs; Mount Maunganui, Omanu, Tauranga, Te Puke and Omokoroa.

21 - 25 January 2019

21 - 25 January 2019

COURSE CLASSIC

Great Prize Table with Overall and Daily Prizes Multiple Divisions Book Online: www.5courseclassic.co.nz For more information email: jayne@bopgolf.co.nz

Great Prize Table with Overall and Daily Prizes Multiple Divisions Book Online: www.5courseclassic.co.nz For more information email: jayne@bopgolf.co.nz

Great Courses, Great People...Classic

Great Courses, Great People...Classic

Join us for 21st running of The ‘5 Course Classic’, New Zealand’s largest and longest running stableford golf tournament, attracting fields of up to 400 golfers to the beautiful Western Bay of Plenty.

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Only 3 hours from Auckland the Tournament is played Monday to Friday with 1 round at each of the 5 host clubs; Mount Maunganui, Omanu, Tauranga, Te Puke and Omokoroa.

5 courses, 1 great location

21 - 25 January 2019 Great Prize Table with Overall and Daily Prizes Multiple Divisions Book Online: www.5courseclassic.co.nz For more information email: jayne@bopgolf.co.nz

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Join us in one of the largest stableford competitions in the world! 5 days, 5 courses, and 90 holes of mens and womens stableford competition. $35,000 in prizes (with daily and overall prizes) and simply one of the best weeks in the Bay of Plenty’s golfing year!

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Limits placed on green reading material

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he R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have published the finalised interpretation regarding the use of green-reading materials in golf which will come into effect on January 1.

The new interpretation of rule 4.3 (use of equipment) has been introduced following a six-week feedback period. It reaffirms the governing bodies’ view that the ability of golfers to read greens using their own judgement is an essential skill that should be maintained, while defining how such materials may be used.

The interpretation limits the size and scale of detailed putting-green maps and any similar electronic or digital materials that a player may use during a round to assist with reading his or her line of play on the putting green.

David Rickman, executive director–governance at The R&A, said: “We received some extremely useful feedback over the last six weeks which has helped us finalise the limits. It is important that we take steps to ensure that skill and judgement are the main determinants of success in reading the greens.

“The new interpretation is a first step in the process and we will keep green-reading materials under review in 2019 to assess whether any further action is required.”

Thomas Pagel, USGA senior managing director of gov-

FIFTH PLAYER TO WIN THREE TIMES IN A YEAR ON ASIAN TOUR

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merican golfer John Catlin became only the fifth person to win three titles in a single season on the Asian Tour when he finished with a flawless seven-under-par 65 to win the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Chinese Taipei last month.

Caitlin, 27, and fellow American Kim Sihwan tussled for the outright lead right until the 16th hole where Caitlin had a birdie and Kim Sih-wan had a bogey. Caitlin held the lead over the last two holes to win the $US500,000 ($NZ770,000) event.

“This win means a lot to me,’’ Caitlin said. ``To be able to stand up to that is just awesome. That’s why you work so hard.

That’s why you put in all those hours in preparation for rounds like today.

“I told myself to hit the fairways and the birdie putt on 16 was huge. It was massive having a two-shot lead going into the last two holes. Because if you’ve only got a one-shot lead, anything can happen on the 18th.

“I made a lot of really good putts and that’s what’s you’ve got to do, especially when someone is chasing you.’'

Catlin has become one of the most consistent players this season. He began his campaign with two top-10 finishes before breaking into the winner’s circle at the Asia-Pacific Classic in China in May. He followed up on that victory with a stunning win at the Sarawak Championship in Malaysia before claiming his third title at the Yeangder Tournament Players’ Championship.

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ernance said: “These latest modifications provide very practical changes that make the interpretation easier to understand and apply in the field.

“We’re thankful for everyone’s willingness to provide feedback as we worked through the process of identifying a clear interpretation that protects the essential skill of reading a green, while still allowing for information that helps golfers enjoy the game.”

Golfers may continue to use a putting-green map or other putting-green information, except that: • Any image of a putting green must be limited to a scale of 3/8 inch to five yards (1:480) or smaller (the ‘scale limit’).

• Any book or other paper containing a map or image of a putting green must not be larger than 4¼ inches x seven inches (the ‘size limit’), although a ‘hole location sheet’ that displays nine or more holes on a single sheet of paper may be larger, provided that any image of a single putting green meets the scale limit.

• No magnification of putting-green information is allowed other than a player’s normal wearing of prescription glasses or lenses.

• Hand-drawn or written information about a putting green is only allowed if contained in a book or paper

meeting the size limit and written by the player and/or his or her caddie.

The final interpretation also clearly defines that any use of electronic or digital putting-green maps must comply with the same limits. A player is still in breach of rule 4.3 if the player uses any device not consistent with the purpose of the limits, including: • Increasing the size of the green’s representation beyond the scale or size limits.

• Producing a recommended line of play based on the location (or estimated location) of the player’s ball (see Rule 4.3a(1)).

Some of the changes made to the original proposal following the feedback period include the removal of: (1) the proposed minimum slope indication limit of four percent and (2) the prohibition against using handwritten notes to create a copy or facsimile of a detailed green map.

The R&A and the USGA will continue to evaluate the future development and use of green-reading materials as they ascertain the impact of the new interpretation to see if further modifications are necessary.

English golfer tops order of merit without winning

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t took until the final tournament of the 2018 season – and a razor-thin margin the equivalent of $NZ500 – for English golfer Callum Tarren to win the PGA Tour Series-China order of merit on which Nick Voke of New Zealand finished third.

Tarren's final-round 62 at the Clearwater Bay Open did the trick. Tarren needed no worse than a solo-second finish and for order of merit front-runner Charlie Saxonto tie for 24th or worse and both things happened (Saxon tied for 25th), earning Tarren full playing privileges on the 2019 Web.com Tour in the United States.

Tarren, in his second season on PGA Tour Series-China, finished with earnings of 1.094 million Chinese yuan, which is more than $NZ240,000. That saw him take over the top spot on the earnings list from American Saxon.

After Tarren, Saxon and Voke, the fourth and fifth-place finishers were Japan’s Yuwa Kosaihira and South Korean Todd Baek. They all gained starts on Web.com Tour.

Greg Carlson, PGA Tour Series-China executive director, said: “Callum has really made an impact in his two years on this tour.

It’s been a pleasure to watch him play so well. I think what impresses me most is his calmness on the course and just how consistent he is.

“To do what he did without winning speaks to how consistent and steady he is. I have always admired how he continuously put himself in position to contend for so many weeks this year.’'

English golfer Callum Tarren who will join Nick Voke on the Web.com Tour in the United States next year

Australian ends American dominance in Malaysia

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t took an Australian to end an American dominance of the CIMB Classic in Malaysia.

The Australian was Marc Leishman who carded a final-round seven-under-par 65 to emerge from a threeway tie for the 54-hole lead with a five-shot victory.

The 34-year-old claimed his fourth PGA Tour title and broke the stranglehold of the Americans, who had triumphed in the previous eight editions of the $US7 million event.

Leishman’s 26-under 262 total

tied Justin Thomas in his 2015 victory for the lowest 72-hole total since the tournament moved to TPC Kuala Lumpur.

Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo (66) and Americans Chesson Hadley(66) and first round leader Bronson Burgoon (68) shared second place.

There was disappointment for joint overnight leader Shubhankar Sharma, who was aiming to become only the second Indian to win on the PGA Tour. However, he had to settle for tied-10th place following a closing 72

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in his debut at the event.

“I feel unbelievable right now,” said Leishman, the first non-American to triumph in the PGA Tour’s only event in South-east Asia.

“Yesterday I started off great and struggled on the back nine, but I think that helped me today. I knew that even though I got off to a good start, I still needed to grind because there’s some tough holes out there. I managed to hit some good shots and this is the result.

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PING introduces Sigma 2 putters

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ith a focus on a softer feel and lively response through multi-layer face technology, and a newly designed adjustable-length shaft, PING today introduced the Sigma 2 putter series. Available in 10 options, including the new, highly stable Fetch model that is designed with a golf-ball-pickup feature, the new putters are available for pre-order beginning today at authorized PING golf shops around the world.

“The Sigma 2 putters are engineered to bring a new level of performance and excitement to our putter line,” said John K. Solheim, PING President. “As we do with every product, we combined our extensive technical knowledge gathered over our nearly 60-year history with the needs of the everyday golfer. In the Sigma 2, along with the new face design that’s both very soft and responsive, this approach includes providing golfers the ability to customize their shaft length by introducing a simple and intuitive adjustable-shaft-length technology that is a standard feature of every putter in the line. Our research indicates 8 out of 10 golfers are playing the wronglength putters and losing strokes as a result. That’s a staggering statistic to us and one we’ve made easy for golfers to solve with the Sigma 2. Golfers will see significant improvement in their putting consistency if they use a putter length customized to their game.”

DUAL-DUROMETER FACE

The soft, responsive face in the Sigma 2 putters is the result of an innovative dual-durometer PEBAX face material.

The softer front layer ensures the precision necessary for shorter, delicate mustmakes. The firmer back layer offers the solid feedback and distance control required for holing longer-range putts and improving overall consistency. Touch and pace are further improved with PING’s patented TR face pattern, which varies in depth and pitch to speed up off-center impacts for consistent ball speeds.

“Feel is difficult to quantify as there are a lot of opinions and preferences about how a putter should feel,” said Solheim. “The Sigma 2 has a very soft feel with a lively response, similar to a solid-face putter. It is designed for the golfer who prefers a putter on the softer side of the spectrum but with the response of a firm face, including more consistency on longer putts. By combining the two hardnesses of the PEBAX material and utilizing our TR face pattern, we’re providing a feel preference that appeals to a large segment of golfers while delivering the consistency golfers need to improve their ‘strokes gained: putting’ results.”

USGA-CONFORMING, ADJUSTABLE-LENGTH SHAFT

The adjustable-length shaft is lightweight, easy to use and sleekly concealed beneath the grip, allowing golfers to customize length between 32” and 36” to fit their stroke and posture. The process is quick and intuitive through the use of an adjustment tool that inserts into the top of the grip. One full turn causes approximately a ¼” adjustment up or down, and the grip remains perfectly aligned during the adjustment process.

“The adjustable shaft is just a really cool technology,” said Solheim. “Our engineers took a very complex technical challenge and simplified it for the benefit of golfers.

It allows you to experiment with various lengths and ultimately self-fit yourself.

You’re no longer limited to a specific length measurement. You simply adjust it until you’re comfortable, ideally with your eyes directly over the ball. We call it ‘invisible’ technology but once you customize it to your length, the results will be very clear on your scorecard.”

PING Pistol Grip Options Three proprietary PING grip designs allow golfers to dial in their optimal fit and feel. Listed from smallest to largest diameter: The PP60 is midsize and lightweight, designed to fit the contours of the hands with flats on the top and sides. Slightly heavier, the PP61 has an exaggerated pistol shape and is inspired by the popular PP58 grip. The PP62, while still lightweight, has a larger, more rounded shape to promote quieter hands.

PUTTER MODEL DESCRIPTIONS ANSER

The Anser is the winningest model in PGA Tour history, and its newest iteration has the traditional heel-toe ballasts that boost MOI, plus pleasing contours, a clean top rail and simple alignment line. The blade design and medium head weight make this putter proficient from any distance. The mid-hang balance targets players with a moderate rotation in their stroke, and thus fits a large percentage of golfers.

• Putter Type: Blade • Finish: Platinum or Stealth • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 350g • Stroke Type: Slight Arc • Lie Angle: 20° ±4° • Loft: 3° ±2°

ZB 2

The ZB with a modern twist. The deeper center cavity and heel-toe weighting increase moment of inertia by more than 25% in this new model and make it as forgiving as an Anser. The heel-shafted weighting is engineered to fit players with more rotation in their stroke and those who have a pull tendency. This putter’s blade design and medium head weight provide versatility from anywhere on the green.

• Putter Type: Blade • Finish: Platinum • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 350g • Stroke Type: Strong Arc • Lie Angle: 20° ±4° • Loft: 3° ±2°

ARNA

Inspired by the timeless design of the Anser, this mid-mallet model features a flowstyle hosel that complements the head’s soft arc shape and compact profile. The 360-gram head weight ensures stability on shorter putts while offering distance control on lag putts. The mid-hang balance fits golfers with a moderate rotation in their stroke.

• Putter Type: Mid-Mallet • Finish: Stealth • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 360g • Stroke Type: Slight Arc • Lie Angle: 20° ±4° • Loft: 3° ±2°

KUSHIN C

This center-shafted model with added emphasis to the toe and heel ballasts will appeal to golfers drawn to the visual symmetry and stability of a face-balanced design. Prominent ball-width alignment features and micro-lines on the center cavity allow for easy alignment. The 360-gram weight and center-shaft design keep the head very stable on short putts in particular. The face-balanced design is optimized for players with very little rotation in their stroke or a push tendency.

• Putter Type: Mid-Mallet • Finish: Platinum • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 360g • Stroke Type: Straight • Lie Angle: 20° ±4° • Loft: 3° ±2°

FETCH

A distinctive golf-ball-size center hole in this new design allows you to pick up the ball or remove it from the cup with the putter head and not have to bend down. This circular shape allows for efficient perimeter weighting, creating an extremely high MOI for a putter its size. Its 365-gram head is extremely stable on shorter putts. The face-balanced design works well with players who have little rotation in their stroke or a tendency to push putts.

• Putter Type: Mallet • Finish: Platinum • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 365g • Stroke Type: Straight • Lie Angle: 20° ±2° • Loft: 3° ±2° • Tyne Boasts a PGA Tour-winning design, back by popular demand for its stability and ease of alignment. New micro-lines visible from address provide added texture and

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a contrast that amplifies the ball-framing and parallel alignment. The 365-gram head stays extremely stable on short putts and delivers ample feel for longer attempts.

The Tyne can be custom built as face-balanced or mid-hang to be optimized for straight or slight-arc stroke types.

• Putter Type: Mallet • Finish: Stealth • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 365g • Stroke Types: Straight, Slight Arc • Lie Angle: 20° ±2° • Loft: 3° ±2°

TYNE 4

The stability and ease of alignment of the original Tyne are re-created in this heel-shafted version. The heavier 370-gram head is optimized for a smoother stroke tempo and designed to improve consistency, especially on shorter putts. The short hosel offers a distinctive – and popular – look at address, and the heel-shafted balance is particularly effective for golfers with more rotation in their stroke or a pull tendency.

• Putter Type: Mallet • Finish: Platinum • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 370g • Stroke Type: Strong Arc • Lie Angle: 20° ±4° • Loft: 3° ±2°

WOLVERINE H

Its angular shape combines with ballshape geometries and a long alignment line to simplify aiming for improved accuracy. To promote consistency, the heavier 370-gram mallet head provides a very high moment of inertia for extreme forgiveness, especially on shorter putts. The mid-hang balance ensures better all-round performance for a wide range of golfers.

• Putter Type: Mallet • Finish: Stealth • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 370g • Stroke Type: Slight Arc • Lie Angle: 20° ±4° • Loft: 3° ±2°

VALOR

A new model, this high-MOI mallet features a uniquely designed heel-toe ballast profile that contributes to its incredible stability and ease of aiming, with help from a long, contrasting alignment line. On shorter putts in particular, the added stability of the heavier 365-gram design offers a big performance advantage. This putter can be custom-built as either a face-balanced or mid-hang design to be optimized for golfers with almost any stroke type.

• Putter Type: Mallet • Finish: Stealth • Adjustable-Length Shaft: 32” to 36” range • Head Weight: 365g • Stroke Types: Straight, Slight Arc • Lie Angle: 20° ±2° • Loft: 3° ±2° »» Get custom fit today. For your nearest PING stockist contact Sports Netwwork Ltd. Ph: 0508 776 786

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGIONS

NORTHLAND MANGAWHAI’S BIG WINTER WINNER

Congratulations to Bryen Newton of Auckland who has been drawn as our Big Winter Winner for 2018! Bryen’s prize is a trip for 2 to Melbourne, including airfaires, 2 nights accommodation, hire car, River Dinner Cruise and two rounds of golf at top Melbourne courses, all arranged by Experience Golf.

Thanks for all who entered while enjoying Mangawhai’s superb Winter conditions.

WAIPU LADIES 9 HOLE PENNANTS

By Jan Bell

The final round was played at the Pines Golf course on the 3rd September.

The winning team was Northland One

with 275 points. Team members were Liz Furey (Capt), Diane Samsun, Anthea Laurence, and Shirley Tuckey.

Runners up were Northland Two with 274 points. Team members were Jo Brunker (Capt), Pauline Stewart, Bev Smith and Cherie Finlayson. In third place was Waipu One with 269 points. Team members were Jan Bell. Carole Clavert, Debbie Somner, Sheryl Brown.

The most valuable Pennant player for her team over the series was Pauline Stewart (Northland 2) with 77 points.

Runner up Sheryl Brown (Waipu) with 74 points and third Sheila Mac- Kenzie (Ngunguru) with 68 points.

Congratulations from us all Sheryl.

TOP KITTEN

The final was played on the 13th September. Winner was Jan Bell, runner Up Jill Hewlett. Top Moggy.

Nomination forms will be available in the club house.

Men’s AGM is scheduled for the 24th November at 8:15 in the clubhouse with golf to follow.

November is going to be a busy month, with The Garrard Shield being played on our course 10th and 11th of November.

This is a representative competition with 12-man teams from Hawkes Bay/Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Auckland and Northland playing match play. There should be some fantastic golf to be seen over the weekend so come along and watch.

Movember is the following week 17th.

Looking forward to some fine weather.

With daylight saving now in force, twilights will be starting again.

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The final is to be played on Monday on the 24th September.

CHAMP OF CHAMPS

The 9 Hole Champion of champions will be held on the 29th October at the Northern Wairoa golf club. Qualifying Rounds were held on 11th & 18th September during very inclement weather which dramatically reduced numbers.

Match play Finals will be held on the 2nd 9th and 16th October.

WAIPU MEN’S COMMITTEE

By Murray and Rob

Last month we have been playing the Top dog match play competition congratulations to Dennis Solomon and Bob Mckenzie who defeated Robbie Robertson and Murray Douglas.

Don’t forget the AGM is only six weeks away, so please think about standing for office and helping to run this great club we are all privileged to be members of.

THE JOE FRANCIS PERIA CUP AT WHANGAROA

Every year in memory of her husband, Joe Francis, Hilary Francis provides the raffle for the mixed Pairs’ tournament.

Hilary is seen here being presented with

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a bunch of spring flowers by Ian Hills.

The raffle made $200. The event was also kindly sponsored by our own Jeff Parker, who also provided bottles of oil for the most golf.

Stephen and Mary Tansey won the Peria Cup with a combined stableford score of 81.

2nd: Joe Solomon and Phoebe Cowen 3rd: Dave Nicholas and Trudy Nikora 4th: Rick and May Pope 5th: John Munro and Jennifer Henry

THE KAITAIA POT PLANT TROPHY AT WHANGAROA

The day dawned bright and early with the weather forecast looking definitely dodgy – undaunted, Stephen ploughed on with morning tea preparations. 14 ladies from Kaitaia braved the elements and 14 from Whangaroa and if the scores were a little low, a lot had to do with the squelchy ground and the howling gale.

May Pope had the best score with 36 points for Whangaroa and Elaine Hammond and Julie Carnachan on 30 for Kai-

taia. Lunch followed and there was a special birthday cake for Fay Patterson.

The Whangaroa ladies retained the ever-changing pot plant, and Noeleen Robson is seen here presenting Mary Tansey with the trophy. Everyone agreed it was a grand day out and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. A special thanks to John for the catering extras.

SPRING STROKE PLAY TOURNAMENT 6-7 OCTOBER 2018

Seniors – 36 Holes 1 Dennis Soloman, Waipu, 137 2 Greg Shanaghan, Waipu, 143 3 John Cran, Hutt Park, 144 Open – 54 Holes 1 Dion Hall, Waipu, 210 2 Sam Howard, Waipu, 213 3 Noel Chandler, Waipu, 214 4 Bryce Phillips, Chamberlain Park, 216 5 Duncan Rhind, Waipu, 217 6 Paul Best, Maungakiekie, 219 7 Darren White, Waitakere, 219 8 John Pennington, Waipu, 220 9 Tony Sneddon, Waipu, 222 10 Ian Kitchen, Waipu, 222 11 Murray Donaldson, Waipu, 223 12 Glen Dobbs, Pukekohe, 223 13 Joe Young, Waipu, 223 14 Rowland Griffiths, North Shore, 224

GOLFER PACIFIC CITRUS OPEN RESULTS

Following the final Sunday round the division 2 winner withy rounds of 89 and 77 was Geoff Finlay from Mangawhai and the division 3 weekend winner was Bill Hunter from the Bay of Islands Golf Club

Kerikeri with rounds of 94 and 88.

Golfer Pacific CITRUS OPEN: Gross Results All Divisions – Accumulative to Round 2 Sunday Pos/Name/Hdcp Idx (Crse)/Club12Gross Division: Div 1 (+6.0 to 5.9) 1 Lee, Jang Hyun +3.0 Titirangi 68 70 138 2 Clarke, Dale +3.2 Sherwood Park 81 67 148 3 Gill, Taylor +1.0 Bay of Islands Ke 76 72 148 4 Kennedy, Ben 0.6 Houhora 75 74 149 5 Neho, Kadin +1.3 Muriwai 75 76 151 6 Im, Sul (Banaba) 2.1 Huapai 73 78 151 7 Lee, Sebeom 1.8 Titirangi 77 75 152 8 Seo, Min Su 1.1 Tauranga 78 77 155 9 Yeo, Sung Jin +1.0 North Shore 80 77 157 10 Jacoby, Nathan 2.4 Waipu 79 79 158 11 Kwon, Min Seo 2.6 Titirangi 76 83 159 12 Eckard, Leslie 0.1Waipu 84 76 160 13 Taylor, Daniel 2.4 Sherwood Park 76 84 160 14 Lee, Mingyu 2.4 Titirangi 81 80 161 15 Shin, Minsung 4.6 Titirangi 83 79 162 16 Dormer, Brett 1.5 Kaitaia 80 82 162 17 Wilson, Scott 2.5 Waitangi 78 84 162 18 Rous, Tarrin 5.8 Mangawhai 87 79 166 19 Ashwell, Gavin 2.1 Wellsford Inc. 86 80 166 20 Bright, John 5.3 Titirangi 84 83 167 21 Wilkie, Jono 4.5 Whangarei 87 82 169 22 Hayman, Nick 4.0 Akarana 85 84 169 23 Lee, Daniel4.7 Pupuke 82 87 169 24 Witten, Vaughan 5.3 Northland 85 85 170 25 Inglis, Reuben 4.3 North Shore 84 86 170 26 Corbett, Sam 5.0 Waitangi 85 90 175 27 Herewini, Saali 0.5 Whangarei 80 80 Division: Div 2 (6.0 to 13.9) 1 Finlay, Geoff 7.9 Mangawhai 89 77 166 2 Robinson, John E 11.7 Bay of Islands Ke 86 81 167 3 Mc Kechnie, Hugh 7.4 Bay of Islands Ke 80 89 169 4 Snell, Dwayne 6.0 Sherwood Park 83 87 170 5 Campbell, Grant 7.5 Bay of Islands Ke 86 85 171

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6 Hattaway, Ross 6.2 Mangawhai 90 82 172 7 Dawson, Patrick 11.8 Bay of Islands Ke 92 81 173 8 Holford, Steve 10.3 Okaihau 92 83 175 9 McTaggart, Peter 10.1 Whangarei 93 86 179 10 Suggett (Ts95), Bob 12.5 Bay of Islands Ke 95 86 181 11 Mostert, Dirk 13.5 Whangarei 92 92 184 12 Schwieters, Grant 12.8 Bay of Islands Ke 96 94 190 13 Karena, Jordan 10.7 Sherwood Park 97 94 191 14 Fyfe, Gary 11.3 Sherwood Park 93 101 194 15 Braunton, Martin 13.6 Pukekohe 94 101 195 16 Rous, Julian 13.8 Mangawhai 101 98 199 DNF Jack, Cjay 6.8 Sherwood Park 88 DNF Division: Div 3 (14.0 to 32.0) 1 Hunter (Ts82), Bill 17.9 Bay of Islands Ke 94 88 182 2 Jamieson, Robin 15.0 Bay of Islands Ke 91 91 182 3 Dobie, Ian 17.6 Helensville 93 98 191 4 Tanner (Cs3), Dennis 14.8 Bay of Islands Ke103 89 192 5 Ormiston, Bruce 15.6 Bay of Islands Ke 96 98 194 6 Butler, Garth 24.6 Bay of Islands Ke 98 98 196 7 Brownett (Cs20), Tony 21.8 Cambridge 99 102 201 8 Taylor, Mark C 18.7 Bay of Islands Ke 103 100 203 9 Hanning, Clive 18.9 Pukekohe 102 102 204 10 Norman, Leighton 17.6 Hutt Park 98 107 205 11 Stammers, Jon 24.2 Whangaroa110 97 207 12 Warin, Rick 19.1 Sherwood Park 104 104 208 13 Harper (Ts86), Bruce 24.8 Bay of Islands Ke 101 109 210 14 Salkeld, Jim 23.2 Bay of Islands Ke 110 103 213 15 Stockley, Graham 25.4 Bay of Islands Ke 100 114 214 16 Simister (Ts50), Michael 30.3 Bay of Islands Ke 118 115 233

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Place finish in the Team’s event after the winners from USA chipped in on the last two holes!

An amazing performance in all three events from Jamie. Congratulations.

A mere 1 second is all that separated Waitemata GC member, Jamie Reid from winning the World Speed Golf Championships. Taking only 47 minutes and 29 seconds to play 18 holes, Jamie’s score of 79 was only bettered in the final calculation by a player from Finland who shot 71 in a little 55 minutes and 28 seconds. One minute is added for each stroke taken, so Jamie’s 126.29 missed out by a second to the winner’s 126.28. So unlucky, but what a great performance on the world stage.

This came only a few days after Jamie also came 2nd in the US Speed Golf Champs. Plus, playing alongside Marlborough’s, Mark Le Compte, another 2nd

Harbour is delighted to announce the Men’s teams for the upcoming Toro Interprovincial Championship in Christchurch and the Freyberg Masters in Taupo.

Toro Team to defend the trophy: Kit Bittle – Wainui GC Kevin Koong – Muriwai GC Jake Lee – Muriwai GC Jimmy Hydes – Gulf Harbour CC Jerry Ren – Wainui GC Sung Jin Yeo – North Shore GC Freyberg Masters Team Dell Bain – Muriwai GC Rob Simmonds – Muriwai GC Stu Nicholls – Waitemata GC Mark Anderson – Muriwai GC

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vincial title in Rotorua. Being a Development event, the playing field is levelled with some handicap matches, but despite giving anything up to 30 shots in some matches, the girls’ consistent play over four days resulted in victory in a play-off over Wellington.

Harbour is so lucky to have an amazing pool of talent to choose from, and we’re very proud of their dedication to their golf.

Well done to Jessica Green, Yeonsoo Son, Eunseo Choi, Danika Lee, Amy Im and Haeseung Yeom. They were well looked after in Rotorua by managers Glenda O’Connor and Adriana Stewart.

Thanks for BOP Golf who run this event every year and make it a great event for all the girls.

6 of our talented young ladies defied the odds to take out the Junior Interpro-

Mark Dawson – Pupuke GC Tayne Derriman – Muriwai GC Congratulations to all the players. Best of luck to you all.

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Pictured is Jamie Reid (left) with NZ Team partner Mark Le Compte.

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DELL BAIN COMPLETES THE DOUBLE

Congratulations to Dell Bain (pictured) of Muriwai GC. Dell has achieved the double by adding the Auckland Masters to his recent Harbour Masters win. Dell won in a play-off at Howick GC to take the trophy. Also a great performance from Grahame Cope of Waitemata GC. Finishing only 1 stroke behind Dell in the Gross scoreboard, Grahame took out the Nett honours with a 1 over par total of 139. Well played to you both.

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AUCKLAND JUNIORS FINISH THIRD

Pictured are the 2018 Auckland Junior Interprovincial Team who finished 3rd at Rotorua last month.

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ALL FIVE CLUBS CAN STILL WIN THE COVIC SHIELD

With just two points separating the teams after five rounds of finals play, all five clubs are still in with a chance of winning the COVIC SHIELD for 2018. Clarks Beach are still in the lead but now share the top spot on with Waiuku on 14-points apiece. Then comes Onewhero and Wattle Downs just one point behind them on 15-points, with the fast finishing Pukekohe one point further back on 16-points.

The penultimate finals round was played in sunshine and still conditions at the Pukekohe Golf Club on Monday 15th October. Once again the home team

crushed the opposition with a four player aggregate of 148-stableford points, well ahead of Wattle Downs (135), Waiuku and Onewhero (133 each) and Clarks Beach (128). Pukekohe’s two best players on the day were Alan Houghton and Michael Barry. Playing off a 20-handicap Houghton shot 41-points while Barry on a 23, shot 40-points. Wattle Downs Roy Alexander and Pukekohe’s Michael Harvey-Fitzgerald were next best individuals on 39-points. The best of the ten lady players was Huntly-Waiterimu’s Pettina Northcott shooting 38-points off a 25 handicap. Not a bad score on a difficult course with very fast greens, probably running around 10.5 on the stimp. It was a chuffed Alan Houghton who was presented with the famous Claret Jacket and a sleeve of Callaway Golf Balls from the most deserving player of the day award sponsor, Craig Smith from the Pukekohe Golf Club’s Pro Shop.

In the COVIC PLATE Division Finals, Waikare surprised with 142-points ahead of leaders Huntly-Waiterimu (138), Awhitu (130), Hauraki (127) and Maramarua (121). With one round to go and a 7-points lead Huntly-Waiterimu are assured of having already successfully defended their Plate title from last year.

As the final round is on their home track, Hauraki on 14-points should retain the runners up spot, although Maramarua and Waikare (both on 16) might still have something to say about that. Awhitu are simply playing for the fun of being wood-

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en spooners, but capable of upsetting a few opponents dreams in the process.

In the final COVIC CHALLENGE CUP matchplay event of the season, Clarks Beach retained the Cup by the narrowest possible 1-point margin 36 1/2 points to Waiuku’s 35 1/2 points. In the battle of the fourth seeds Clarks Beach’s John Findlay beat Waiuku’s Trevor Cleghorn by 2-points 10 to 8. Then Waiuku’s third seed Ross Tindle played extremely well to beat Lester Fitzpatrick by 5-points 11 1/2 to 6 1/2, for his team to take a 3-point lead. But Clarks Beach’s second seed Ray van Tilburg reversed that result with his solid 5-point win over Waiuku’s Richard Gibbs. That left Clarks leading the rubber 28 to 26 before the match of the top seeds where Waiuku’s Tim Howard gave

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Charlie Coles and John McCormick are the 2018 Pitchford Trophy Champions. In a very closely fought out final, Coles and McCormick overcame Derek Boyle and Hans Nieremeijer 1 up to take out the 2018 title.

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MANAWATU WANGANUI WANGANUI GOLF CLUB PREPARES FOR 125TH ANNIVERSARY

In less than 12 months, the Wanganui Golf Club – one of New Zealand’s oldest – celebrates its 125th anniversary.

The club has long been based at its current home, The Belmont links, but the story began in August 1894 in an area of Whanganui city called Balgownie. That fledgling course has long been absorbed into the city’s urban sprawl in the suburb of Gonville.

The Wanganui club stayed in Balgownie until 1908 when the present Belmont site was purchased. The homestead, which was part of the sale, became the first clubhouse. In fact that original clubhouse remained largely the same until it was completely razed by a fire in 2001.

Many valuable club items and artefacts were destroyed. Also lost were countless photographs but after a huge effort by past and presents members, many of those images have been replaced and take pride of place in the new clubhouse which was opened in 2003. There were trophies also damaged in the blaze but with the help of Whanganui firemen on the scene most were saved and painstakingly restored.

Given its place in the country’s golfing pantheon, Belmont has hosted major national and international tournaments

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throughout those 125 years, most notably the NZ Open championships which were played at Belmont on seven occasions between 1911 and 1978.

The Opens played at Belmont produced some memorable winners. Andrew Shaw won his first of seven titles in 1934. There were some remarkable scoring achievements during that 1934 NZ Open, with no less than six holes-in-one recorded.

Australian Kel Nagle – a legendary British Open champion – repeated Shaw’s feat, his final triumph coming in 1969.

There was another name on the honours board in 1934 too – one B.M.Silk won the amateur title that was run concurrently with the open.

Bryan Martel Silk is a legend in NZ amateur golf, starting when as a caddy for his mother at Belmont in 1920 as a 10-yearold. Two years later the club gave him

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dispensation to play. Within eight years, the 20-year-old Silk won his first senior title (1930). In 1932 he was a member of the NZ team playing Australia for the Kirk Windeyer Cup. The following year he won his first Wanganui Open championship and in 1935 he was selected in the NZ team of four to play Great Britain.

In a career that spanned decades, Silk accumulated a host of titles including the second Freyberg Rosebowl in the Manawatu-Wanganui team in 1952.

His was an outstanding record: Wanganui Golf Club senior champion 17 times; Wanganui Open championship 10 times, NZ Amateur championship three times, North Island amateur championship five times. And while a captain in the NZ Army during World War 2, Silk won the inter-allies golf tournament by 20 strokes using a borrowed set of clubs.

Off the course he crafted a long career in golf administration both at a local and national level.

Of course there have been rafts of other club members who have achieved higher honours, being selected for men’s and women’s provincial teams.

The Owen brothers – Simon and Craig – have a strong connection with Belmont.

Both turn professional with Craig spending some time as the club’s pro. Simon travelled extensively and racked up a notable international performance finishing second to the great Jack Nicklaus in the 1978 British Open.

Among the women, two names stand out – Russell Grace and Mary Laugesen.

Mrs Grace joined the club in 1914 and went on to be a long-serving club captain and later worked at a national level. Between the wars she won the club championship no fewer than 10 times; a record bettered only by Mrs Laugesen about 50 years later. In 1935 her daughter presented the Russel Grace Cup to the NZ Ladies Golf Union for inter-provincial competition and it was competed for until 1983.

Mary Laugesen name is on the club’s championship cup 17 times and she played for the Manawatu-Wanganui team in the Russell Grace tournament 24 times. Selected for the national squad

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three times, she also received the Marilyn Smith (USA) golfer of the year award in 1970.

One of Belmont’s appeals is that the course caters for every player, from the experienced pro to the casual player. The 6032-metre par 70 course tests those playing off the back tees, with three par 3s and a par 5 hole on the outward nine holes, and one par 3 and a par 5 coming home. Women play to a par 73 layout benefitting from an extra shot on three of the tougher, longer par 4s for the men on the 10th, 15th and 18th holes. And along with the regular 18-hole course (off blue, white and yellow tee markers), there are also two separate nine hole courses.

A dedicated greenkeeping staff and a host of volunteers work tirelessly to maintain and improve the historic course.

Obviously, the prime focus of club activities throughout the coming year will be the 125th anniversary and that will start from the opening days in February.

The club’s calendar is always a busy one but the climax comes on Labour weekend 2019 when the “official” celebrations take place. At this stage the programme will include a get-together of past and present members, an anniversary dinner and golf tournament.

The club is keen to get as many past and present members involved, especially on Labour weekend (which falls on October 26-28). Enquiries can be directed to the director of golf or the club office at the following email address: manager@ wanganuigolfclub.co.nz or office@wanganuigolfclub.co.nz.

putt which he missed.

This was the second straight year that Mountcastle had taken out the title. It was great to see him back to defend after a long period of international golf, where he played for NZ at the prestigious Eisenhower Trophy world teams champs, and the Asia Pacific Amateur in Singapore.

New Zealand narrowly missed winning this years Eisenhower.

Other players to feature well in the mens Manawatu Open included Foxton’s Anthony Ilton-Maher in 4th place 2 shots back on 147, followed by Regan McConaghty and Hamilton’s Chris Charlton in equal 5th on 148.

RAJ CONTINUES GREAT FORM

Wanganui teenager Tara Raj has had a great couple of weeks in Christchurch winning both the Jennian Homes Charles Tour Harewood Open women’s title, and the Eagles U17 National girls championship individual title – a title she also won last year.

The Charles Tour event is an extremely impressive win, being as it is a tier 1 ranking event for NZ Golf.

SHAND CUP & SYBIL GREEN RESULTS

MOUNTCASTLE, RAJ CLAIM MANAWATU OPEN

The annual Shand Cup and Sybil Green quadrangular was played at Maraenui Golf Club on October 6/7. The Manawatu Wanganuii teams were all weakened a little through unavailability of some players, but the women’s team performed well to finish second. The men’s team and masters team both finished 3rd. Hawkes Bay won the Shand Cup and Wellington took out the Sybil Green.

The Wallace Development Company Manawatu Open was played last month in ideal weather conditions at Manawatu Golf Club.

In the women’s division it was no surprise to see Tara Raj claim yet another district title, after her great run of form in recent months. Tara’s two round total of 146 (2 under par) was 3 shots clear of Levin’s Brydie Hodge, whom challenged Tara through to the end. In 3rd on 154 was Zhouyi Hu, followed closely behind

by Lisa Herbert on 155.

In the Men’s division, it took a number of extra holes to decide a winner after Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton), Kunaal Singh (Whitford Park, Auckland), and Liam Finlayson (Feilding) all tied on 1 over par totals of 145. To make the playoff Mountcastle and Singh both had rounds of 70 & 75, and Finlayson after shooting a 5 under par 67 in the morning, had a 78 in the afternoon. Kunaal Singh was the first person to drop out of the playoff after a couple of holes, leaving Finlayson and Mountcastle to battle it out over a couple more holes before Mountcastle finally slotted a birdie putt, applying pressure on Finlayson to hole a short birdie

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runner up Gay Martin,Silver runner up Anne-Marie Reast, Bronze Plate: Lesley Sadler, Junior B : Trevor Clayton, Junior A: Dean Sadd, Intermediate: Grant Smith, Senior: Tam Slaven. Absent Silver winner: Vicki Bain.

TALL POPPY REAL ESTATE – KAPITI GOLF CLUB 9 HOLE OPEN DAY

On Monday 8 October, under a beautiful clear sky 77 golfers from 11 clubs took part in the Annual 9 Hole Open Day at the Kapiti Golf Course generously sponsored

by Tall Poppy Real Estate. A maximum field of 9 hole players enjoyed the excellent course conditions.

This event has become extremely popular, as has 9 hole golf, especially on the Kapiti Coast and Manawatu regions.

Results of the day were as follows: LADIES DIVISION 1 Best Gross: Andrea McGuinness Paraparaumu Beach 48 Stablefords: 1. Joan Hilder Kapiti 19 2. Barbara Gray Manor Park 18 LADIES DIVISION 2 Best Gross Vicky Bradley Kapiti 49 Stablefords: 1. Margaret Walton Waikanae 19 2. Colleen Howard Pauatahanui 19 LADIES DIVISION 3 Best Gross Michelle Quinn Paraparaumu Beach 52 Stablefords: 1. Pauline Maclean Kapiti 21 2. Anne Flipp Foxton 20 MEN Best Gross: Clive Smith Kapiti 40 Stablefords: 1. Colin Payne Waikanae 28 2. Rhys Davies Otaki 25

KARORI MEN’S CLUB CHAMPS

Karori Golf Club’s 2018 men’s club championships were completed on Sunday 7th October with the senior champion being their Course Superintendent Matt Spraggs. Matt was runner up in 2017, when he lost a titanic battle that went all the way to the 42nd hole. This year was a more one sided affair, with Matt winning on the 25th hole.

CARTERTON GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

By Wendy Wills

The Carterton Club Championship semi finals and finals were held on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th of October. Playing over 36 holes on Sunday in the finals the players had to contend with cold and wet weather and some good golf was played despite the conditions. Our Club Champions for this year : Men’s Senior: Tam Slaven, Intermediate: Grant Smith, Junior A: Dean Sadd, Junior B: Trevor Clayton.

Ladies: Silver: Vicki Bain, Bronze: Jeanne Taylor, Bronze Plate: Lesley Sadler.

Pictured are Bronze : Jeanne Taylor,

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Pictured are finalists Tim Richards and Matt Spraggs.

CANE AND CUI WIN HARCOURTS WELLINGTON MATCHPLAY TITLES

The 2018 edition of the Harcourts Wellington Matchplay concluded last month at Royal Wellington GC with Jonno Cane and Jordan Loof battling it out for the Men’s title and Darae Chung and Erika Cui facing off for the Women’s crown.

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In the Men’s, Cane established a 2up lead after 9 holes, a clean 3 under front 9 getting him away to a good start. Loof responded with some great play on the back 9 to take the match all square down 18 with a final Cane birdie securing the trophy 1up.

This trophy, the H.M.S. Encounter Cup presented by the Australian Navy in 1913 after the vessel had been stationed in Wellington 1910 – 1912, has a list of winners that include A.D.S Duncan (8 times), H.A. Black, G.N. Tustin, R.J. Charles, Ian Woodburry, John Durry (5 times) Rodney Barltrop (8 times also) and a 17 year old J.Cane in 1995, now adding his name for a 3rd time.

In the Women’s the provinces number one golfer who has enjoyed a stellar year nationally, Chung was looking to win this title for the first time, Cui the 2016 Champion and provincial team mate looking to prevail for a 2nd time.

Darae established a 3up lead after the 10th, but some near flawless golf in the next 8 holes by Erika saw the match square after 18 holes with Erika winning the 1st extra hole to come away victorious.

Men got home for the title recording 2 wins and a narrow loss, good enough to take the trophy from the Bay who were victorious at Boulcott’s Farm in 2017.

The Women’s team were in dominant form, posting 3 strong wins to follow up on their 2017 triumph, and the Men’s Masters team were 2nd, a narrow loss to the locals the difference over the weekend.

Men Wellington 4 pts / 14 games; Taranaki 3 / 12 ; Manawatu/Wanganui 3 / 11 ; Hawkes Bay 2 / 10 Women Wellington 6 pts / 20.5 games ; Man/ Wang 4 / 14 ; HB/Poverty Bay 2 / 8 ; Taranaki 0 / 5 Masters Men Hawkes Bay 6 pts / 13.5 games ; Wellington 4 / 9 ; Man/Wang 2 / 8 ; Taranaki 0 / 2.5

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WEST COAST CHALLENGE IS BACK

Pictured above is Eve Clarke – 2018 Women’s Champion, with Chris Pitcaithly Women’s Captain.

WELLINGTON U19 MEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Wellington have triumphed at the U19 Men’s National Interprovincial Event played last month in Waikato.

A narrow loss in the 1st round to BOP, was followed by a top result (5 – 1) against the 2017 champions Canterbury and dominating wins against Taranaki and Hawkes Bay to qualify for the final.

With their nose always in front the team finished the match and the week strongly with a 5 – 1 result and the crown at only Wellington’s 2nd attempt in this tournament.

Nicolas Changarnier, playing in the No.2 position, was awarded the player of the Tournament trophy going through the week unbeaten, just edging his team mate and No.6 Harry Ward who was also unbeaten.

WELLINGTON WIN SYBIL GREEN AND SHAND CUP

The annual quadrangular event between Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki and Manawatu/Wanganui was held at Maraenui GC in the Hawkes Bay 6th – 7th October.

In mild Bay weather the Wellington

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a trial for Tasman selection. The Senior results saw Nelson win 12 to 4 over Buller Westland, and 12.5 to 3.5 over Marlborough, with the other match going to Marlborough over BW by 10.5 to 5.5. Kameran Clarke, Nick Thomsen, and Quentin Newport notching up 4 wins for the weekend.

While Nelson dominated the Senior grade, Marlborough clinched two wins in the intermediate grade, winning 8.5 to 7.5 in a tight match over Buller Westland, and 9.5 to 6.5 over Nelson. Brett Marteletti from BW was the only Intermediate player to secure 4 wins from 4 games.

Nelson won against BW 11 to 5.

It was Buller Westlands turn in the Masters with wins over Nelson 4.5 to 3.5, and Marlborough 5.5 to 2.5 to remain unbeaten for the weekend. The final match between Nelson and Marlborough ended in a 4 all tie. Cory Taylor from Nelson managed to beat 4 players in the weekend.

Pictured above is Cam Clarke – 2018 Men’s Champion, with Murray West.

Pictured above is Pro Am Winners – Jared Pender & Sam An.

TASMAN INTER REGIONAL MENS REPRESENTATIVE TOURNAMENT

The Westport Golf Club hosted the Tasman Inter-regional Rep fixture on the 1st and 2nd September. The event puts each region against each other in matchplay events over three grades, Seniors, Intermediate, and Masters. It is also used as

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. Tourna-

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ment 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 http:// 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.

NELSON FESTIVAL OF GOLF 2019

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

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

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

Tournament dates for 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 call us on 03-548-5029 and ask for Allison for more information.

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rnes) 442 Twos: Jeanette Allnutt, Karen Devlin, Phylis Smiuth, Jan Studholme, Barbara O’Connell, Kath Galwey, Sandra Quinn Bronze Champion of Champion Results at Pleasant Point 18 October 2018 Bronze B Champion: Margaret McKenzie North Otago 101-33-68 Runner-up: Shirley McKenzie (Waimate) 97-28-69 Bronze B Champion Runner-up: Sue Brandreth (Waimate) 94-26-68 Runner-up: Helen May (Geraldine) 98-29-69 Bronze C Champion: Judy Whitley (Temuka) 97-29-68 Runner-up: Jan Williams (Lower Waitaki) 105-36-69 Gay Henderson Trophy Team Winners: Pleasant Point 215 (Angela Curry,Mary McIlraith,Gay Henderson) Twos Drawn: L Brooker, D Austin, S McKenzie, M Read, V Clarke, M McIlraith, G Henderson, K McNally

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CANTERBURY JUNIOR TOURNAMENTS

Two junior tournaments were held last month at McLeans Island and Christchurch Golf Clubs.

In addition to the 18 hole event at McLeans Island Golf Club a 9 hole non-handicap section was also held to provide the opportunity for children who are working towards a handicap to play in the event.

A field of 25 juniors braved the patchy rain at Christchurch Golf Club to produce some of best scoring seen at these events this year which included a net 55 by Korban Turnbull (Christchurch).

CANTERBURY U19 TEAM FINISH THIRD AT BOYS INTERPROVINCIAL

The Fenix Canterbury U19 Team have achieved another top performance at the Boys Interprovincial played at the Cambridge Golf Club last month.

The team of Hiroki Miya, Ben Baker, Josh Roche, Zach May, Hayato Miya and Lachie Mackay had strong performances to beat Taranaki, Hawkes Bay and Bay of Plenty in the round robin play, they suffered a 5-1 loss to the eventual champions Wellington but finished on a high with a 4-2 win in the playoff for third against Auckland.

This event continues to be a great tournament to develop our junior players and Canterbury Golf are grateful to have the invitation from Waikato Golf to attend the event which is now in its 19th year.

AORANGI RETAIN MILLENNIUM TROPHY

Aorangi defeated Canterbury at the annual Millennium Trophy competition held at Tinwald Golf Club last month.

The course was in excellent condition with some good scores recorded.

Pam Ellis (Canterbury) and Shona Bensemann (Aorangi) at the trophy presentation.

Aorangi Stablefords totalled 651 to Canterbury’s 611.

Best scores were: Aorangi: Sue Brandreth (Waimate) 41 Stableford Pts Roz Hobbs (Geraldine) 37 Di Bell (Tinwald) 37 Anne McSweeney (Temuka) 36 Teresa Booker (Rakaia) 36 Jude McKenzie (Nth Otago) 36 Phyllis Smith (Tinwald) 35 Kathy Williams (Timaru) 35 Lois Beattie (St Andrews) 35 Ali Barrett (Pl Point) 34 Margaret Bolton (Geraldine) 34 Canterbury: Angela Hutchinson (Lincoln) 36 Lucy Tan (Harewood) 35 Vicki Ward (Weedons) 35 Wendy McDonald (McLeans Is) 35 Ailex Barnett (McLeans Is) 34 Alison Lynch (Harewood) 33 Carmen McCormick (Akaroa) 33 Judi Grant (Akaroa) 33 Heather McKimmie (Ellesmere) 32 Sandra Gilmore (Hororata) 31 Gwen Heffernan (Greendale) 31

OTAGO/SOUTHLAND AORANGI WOMEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

The Women’s Champion of Champions Day was played at Timaru Golf Club on 18 October with the following results: Silver Champion 36 Hole AD Reid Tray and Button: Ginny Bolderston 165 36 Hole Nett Button: Christine Ross (Mayfield) 142 c/b Barbara O’Connell (Gleniti) 142

Bronze Champion 36 Hole Gross Peggy Lister Tray and Button: Judy Webb (Mayfield) 185 36 Hole Nett Button: Margie Radburnd (Waimate) 144 Bronze Runner Up 36 Hole Nett SCWGA Trophy: Shirley Behrnes (Gleniti) 150 c/b Teresa Booker (Rakaia) 50th Anniversary Salver: Karen Devlin (North Otago) 71 Gross Stableford Rosebowl and Buttons – 36 Hole Team Gross: Geraldine (Ginny Bolderston, Colleen Gibbs, Roz Hobbs) 117 Pru Sanders Rosebowl and Buttons – 36 Hole Team Nett: Gleniti (Barbara O’Connell, Kath Galwey, Shirley Beh-

AORANGI MEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS RESULTS

The Annual Champion of Champions was played at the Temuka Golf Club on Sunday 14th October.

The competition played is to find Aorangi’s best champion with the Cham-

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pion of Champions trophy being awarded to the Best Gross in their division.

All players must be Champions of their clubs, Senior, Intermediate and Junior.

The 2018 Champion of Champions Senior – Jordan Green, Ashburton 71 Intermediate – Phil Hooper, Tinwald, 82 Junior – Andrew Barrie, Tinwald, 77

From left, Andrew Barrie, Jordan Green and Phil Hooper.

Hayman Rosebowl : Awarded to the Club with the Best Gross team score.

Won by Tinwald Golf Club : Score 234 Team: Andrew Barrie, Paul Boon and Phil Hooper.

Smith Trophy : Awarded to the club with the best team nett stableford score.

Won by Temuka Golf Club: Score 109 Team: John Gould, Kevin Teahen and Wayne Hobbs.

MEN’S PENNANT FINALS

Men’s Pennant Finals where played last month on a very tidy and well organised Methven course.

Tinwald won the Patterson Cup, Geraldine won the Alexander Cup and Tinwald won the Moyes Cup. Thirty-seven years after his father, Greg, won the title in 1981, 18-year-old Jack Turner won the Otago match play title at Balmacewen last month.

He not only won the title but did so in style, going 5 under par to beat the defending champion, Scott Hellier, by an impressive 6 and 5 margin.

The win also ensures that the Wakatipu golfer is a frontrunner to gain selection in the Otago quintet to compete in the Toro interprovincial tournament at Clearwater, Christchurch, late next month.

Blake Mason beat Southland’s Leith Campion 2 and 1 to win the senior plate, while Oamaru golfer Jonny MacKay took senior B honours, beating Hayden Robertson in the final.

Laura Hoskin cemented her place as

Otago’s top woman after qualifying top and winning three games to take the title.

But she did not have everything her own way and had to step up to beat 13-year-old Sumin Kang on the final green of the final.

Susan Greig (St Clair) won the women’s plate and Murray Edgar continued his fine form at Balmacewen to take the masters (over-40) title.

In the senior final, Turner took an early lead with back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes but his lead was reduced to one when Hellier made a birdie 3 on the fourth hole.

The pair halved the fifth and Turner went two ahead when Hellier made a bogey 5 on the sixth hole.

Turner hit an 8 iron to within 4m of the cup at the seventh and slotted the putt for a birdie 2 to go three ahead, and turned four ahead after Hellier’s approach finished through the green.

He went five up after holing a 58-degree wedge for an eagle 2 at the 10th and won the notorious Glen hole when Hellier lost his ball after a wayward tee shot.

Hellier kept the match alive with a birdie 2 on the 12th but the match finished on the next green with Hellier making a bogey 6.

In the women’s final, Hoskin looked set for another good winning margin after winning three of the first six holes.

But Kang showed maturity beyond her years, winning the next three holes with two birdies to turn all square.

Hoskin won 10 and 12 but once again Kang fought back and Hoskin was forced to win the final two holes with birdies to take the honours.

The 2018 Women’s Pennant series has come to a close, with the finals being played at St Clair GC, on Monday 15th October; the day after the men’s finals were held in North Otago.

Playing conditions for the Women’s finals were similar to the weekend; fine weather, mostly sunny, but with a testing breeze from the south. The St Clair course was in excellent condition for the fixture.

The finals were contested by three teams, one from each Sub-Association, over 36 holes of match-play, using the split draw format. This is the same method used in the South Island Interprovincials and allows the three teams to play each other, without a bye, in a single day.

Ardleigh are the 2018 champions, posting a win over Otago and a half with Lawrence. Otago won their round over Lawrence to take second place.

The 2018 Pennant season came to a close at the weekend, with the Otago finals in all grades being hosted by North Otago Sub-Association.

The Senior A, Presidents Grade and Junior A were played at Tokarahi, while the Senior B, Intermediate and Junior B sections were hosted at North Otago GC.

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Auckland Senior Golfers Society Howick Golf Club (sans mud) Monday Oct 15th 2018 – 8.00 am start

Waiuku Golf Club Monday Oct 29th - 8.30 am start

Pukekohe Golf Club Monday Nov 5th – 8.30 am shotgun start (Bob Carr Trophy)

Clarks Beach Golf Club Monday Nov 12th(Fred Crawshaw Trophy – combined Stableford)

Maungakiekie Golf Club v’s North Harbour Monday Nov 19th – 8.30 am Shotgun start (60 players, bookings reqd)

Maramarua Golf Club Monday Nov 26th 8.30am Shotgun start – Xmas function If you would like to join us or for more info please visit: www.akseniorgolf.org.nz

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Best of HAWAII Golf and FIJI Pro-Ams

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ichard Ellis a former touring golf professional is the owner of the very successful New Zealand based golf tour and tournament company, Pacific Golf Management. Richard has over 25 years’ experience running golf tours, international amateur and professional tournaments around the world and personally overseas every tour & tournament.

You have more than likely heard of events like the Sheraton Golf Classic, the South Pacific’s biggest pro-am tournament, Hawaii International Golf Week, Best of Hawaii Golf, Thailand Golf Classic, South Pacific Legends Classic, Fiji legends, New Caledonia Women’s Pro-Am, Asia Championship Tour. More than 700 people have attended Pacific Golf’s overseas tours or tournaments this year.

Ellis says we must be doing it right, we have huge amount of repeat business, all our advertised tours have one or more golf pro’s traveling with the group, so a free customer swing fix is never a problem, his company is also organising a number of private golf tours for smaller groups and various golf clubs, with Hawaii as the most popular destination.

Richard said the big island of Hawaii is his favourite destination, he said we use a fantastic beach front hotel, two amazing courses at the resort and 5 more world class layouts within 10 minutes’ drive.

Pacific Golf has an impressive 2019 golf holiday and tournament program to Hawaii, Fiji, New Caledonia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and more.

Whether you enjoy the world class resort courses and magnificent beach front hotels in Hawaii or traveling to Vietnam, Cambodia or Thailand and challenge yourself playing some of the best championship courses in Asia. Maybe closer to home would suit playing in the South Pacific’s biggest 4 round proam event at Natadola Bay & Denarau in Fiji with over $130,000 professional prize money and great amateur prizes. How about a women’s pro-am in New Caledonia.

You don’t have to be a great golfer to join in the fun of these tours and tournaments and there is always plenty of activates for the non-golfing partners, if you enjoy playing fantastic golf courses staying at top notch resorts and hotels and having a great time, maybe one of following tours will suit you. Go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz for a full list of tours and event information or contact Richard , richard@pacificgolf.co.nz or call 021 989996 Hawaii International Golf Week (August 17th to 24th) 7th annual tour and tournament to the big Island of Hawaii which is a 30-minute flight from Honolulu. Five- star accommodation for 7 nights in an ocean view room at the magnificent beachfront Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel at the iconic Mauna Kea Resort. Two world class golf courses at the resort and another five amazing courses less than 15 minutes’ drive.

This event has become very popular and always attracts a great group of Aussie and Kiwi golfers who enjoy playing a great course, staying at a superb hotel and competing in an enjoyable competition. You will love playing five rounds on some of the best

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courses in Hawaii plus there’s two PGA golf pros on tour to help sharpen your skills (all included in the cost) You don’t have to be a great golfer to take part , just have an official handicap, the 4-round tournament is played in women’s and men’s divisions and even a scratch event for the guns. It’s a great week, welcome cocktail party, nightly drinks, excellent prizes and fun tournament dinner and entertainment to finish. For the non- golfers there are always plenty of activates, this event has sold out the last two years.

The Best of Hawaii Golf Tour (August 17th to 29th) Hawaii is a long way to go for just one week, after you have enjoyed the International Golf Week tournament and 7 nights on the big island as mentioned above, we take a short flight to the island of Maui and spend 4 nights at the beach front Marriott Wailea Resort. Wailea is Maui’s most exclusive resort area, five international resort hotels, 3 great golf courses, large shopping

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7 nights twin share accommodation at the five-star Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel, ocean view rooms Daily full buffet breakfast 1 practice round at Hapuna Beach course plus free PGA professional coaching & clinics .

4 tournament rounds of golf including cart, Mauna Kea, Hapuna Beach, Mauna Lani North & South courses Range balls before play each day Entry into the Hawaii International Golf Week tournament Welcome function at Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel Nightly drinks for one hour each night at the Westin during the tournament Player gift pack including tournament logo polo & cap, valued at over $120 Final night gala prize presentation dinner and drinks and entertainment.

Great prizes Full tournament & event organisation by Pacific Golf Management All transport to and from golf courses during the tournament plus return Airport transfers Daily hotel resort fee, includes- free Wi Fi & in room internet, parking, gym access, range balls.

All tax’s on accommodation, golf, meals and drinks included in the package

August 17th - August 28th 2019

15th Hole Mauna Lani South Course

centre numerous restaurants, bars and other activates. After four nights in this golfing paradise you won’t want to go home so consider heading back to Honolulu and a few nights in the famous Waikiki, more time golfing and shopping paradise. spend a few nights at the fantastic Prince Waikiki Hotel which is the only hotel in Waikiki with all ocean view rooms, enjoy a round of golf at the Hawaiian Prince course. Waikiki is also a shopping mecca and the famous Ala Moana Shopping centre only a few minutes’ walk from the hotel.

The Sheraton Golf Classic Fiji (June 3rd – 9th) The South Pacific’s biggest pro-am tournament with over $130,000 in professional prize money and great amateur prizes. There are amazing individual and team’s prizes for the amateurs. You will have a professional in your group for all four rounds of the tournament played at the fantastic VJ Singh designed Natadola Bay & Denarau Golf & Racquet Club. Five-star accommodation at Sheraton or Westin Fiji Resort, opening cocktail party, daily on course lunch and drinks, nightly drinks at the tournament bar, final night grand banquet dinner and entertainment, fantastic value for this package.

Get in quick this event sells out every year.

Other 2019 events include, New Caledonia Ladies Pro-Am (12th – 16th March), Cambodia, Thailand Golf Classic Teams event (March/ April) Legends South Pacific Golf Classic Pro-Am, New Caledonia (September) Go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz for full information or email richard@pacificgolf.co.nz phone +64 21989996.

TOUR PACKAGE

5 Nights twin share accommodation at Sheraton or Westin Fiji Resort, Denarau Island Return airport / hotel transfers from Nadi International Airport Daily full breakfast 4 rounds of golf in the Pro-Am including carts and range balls daily Daily lunch and on course drinks during tournament play

Gala Welcome Cocktail Party Nightly drinks at the tournament bar (during the tournament) All transport from Hotel to golf courses during the tournament Player gift pack valued at $120.00 Over $130,000 in Prize money and Prizes Final night Gala Banquet dinner, drinks and entertainment.

GOLFERS PP US$3094 (NON-PLAYERS US$2089) TWIN SHARE

GOLFERS PP NZ $2045 (NON-PLAYERS NZ $1398) TWIN SHARE

TOUR PACKAGE

TOUR PACKAGE

7 nights’ accommodation at the five- star Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel & Spa, ocean view rooms 4 nights’ accommodation at the five- star Marriott Wailea Beach Resort.

Daily full breakfast, at the Westin Hapuna Beach, 7 days 6 Rounds of golf including cart at Mauna Kea, Hapuna, Mauna Lani North Mauna Lani South and Wailea Ranges balls before play each day Entry into the Hawaii International Golf Week tournament Practice round at Hapuna Beach & free golf tuition with PGA professionals before the tournament.

Welcome function at Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel Nightly drinks, one hour each night at the tournament bar during the tournament.

Player gift pack including tournament logo polo & cap valued at over $130 Gala tournament prize presentation dinner, drinks & entertainment.

Great prizes Full tournament & event organisation by Pacific Golf Management All transport to and from the golf courses plus return Airport to Hotel transfers Daily Hotel resort fees included at Westin and Marriott All tax’s on accommodation, golf, meals and drinks included in the package

GOLFERS PP US$4138 (NON-PLAYERS US$2963) TWIN SHARE

5 night’s accommodation at the Hilton Resort & Spa Hua Hin 2 night’s accommodation at the Westin Grand Hotel Bangkok

5 Rounds of golf at championship courses, including your own caddy & cart Entry into the Thailand Golf Classic tournament Tournament cocktail party at the Hilton Resort & Spa On course lunch at every course Tournament prize presentation dinner & drinks

Tournament players gift pack including, polo shirt, cap All ground transfers, from airport to hotels and golf Richard Ellis tournament and tour director

GOLFERS PP $NZ2989 TWIN SHARE

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