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Northern Ireland compared to North and South Islands

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omeone said to me the other day that New Zealand golf was at a low ebb — we weren’t winning on the world stage like we used to.

Where are the Michael Campbells of today, he asked. Look at Northern Ireland, he said, and the ratio of top class golfers to its population.

I don’t know what that ratio is but with New Zealand’s population of 4.5 million we punch well above our weight.

For starters we only have the world’s No 1 women golfer, Lydia Ko. That’s pretty good, isn’t it?

At the time of writing, Lydia had only won six times on the world’s toughest tour for women, the LPGA Tour. She had only earned $US2.6 million on the LPGA and more than $US600,000 for this season.

But what’s worse is Lydia turned 18 on April 24. She’s nearly over the hill. There’s that wave of South Korean six-year-olds about to come through.

Then there’s the world’s toughest golf circuit for men, the PGA Tour in the United States. We only have three players on that tour. That’s pretty good, isn’t it?

I know what you are going to say next. Two

of them aren’t doing very well.

That’s true. At time of writing Steve Alker and Tim Wilkinson had yet to have a top 20 finish. But there’s still plenty of time for either or both to find some form.

Then there’s Danny Lee. He’s doing well, thank you very much. Near the end of last month he had had two top 10 finishes, including a third. His earnings at the time were a very healthy $US840,000. Not bad for a 24-year-old, would you say?

A little lower down the pecking order are Michael Hendry and Josh Geary.

Hendry won the Lawnmaster Classic at Palmerston North in March. I hear you bursting into laughter. And, yes, I do mention that Charles Tour tournament somewhat in jest.

But just a month later Hendry transformed that form into winning for the first time on the Japan Tour. Hendry picked up a mere $NZ284,000 for that win. Imagine what the guys that finished just behind Hendry at Palmerston North are thinking.

Also last month Geary won the opening event on the PGA Tour of China. The win was only worth $NZ45,000 but at least it’s some money in the bank and importantly a win is a win.

Geary will be sticking to that tour as the top five in the order of merit will earn conditional status on the Web.com Tour in the United States.

And what about our amateurs. There is a host of youth and promise there. Last month we had the youngest final in a New Zealand Amateur when Daniel Hillier and Sam Vincent fought out the men’s final. Their combined aged was 33.

Hillier, from Wellington, went on to win the final and become the youngest ever winner at the age of 16 years and 267 days.

Oddly enough the previous youngest was Danny Lee. He was 16 years and 272 days when he won in 2007.

In the women’s final of the NZ Amateur, it was 18-year-old Julianne Alvarez against 16-year-old Alanna Campbell. On this occasion it was the oldie Julianne who won. She had won the same tournament two years earlier at age 16.

Julianne heads to the United States to join with Washington State University in September to further her golfing career. Best of luck, Julianne. And best of luck to all our other golfers that are not as good proportionally to those in Northern Ireland.

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Two players, one club, one coach – two NZ Amateur Championship wins plugged in the bunker. But she did very well to get within 10 feet of the hole and sank the putt to seal the victory.

Said Alvarez of the last hole: “With the plugged lie, the bunker shot was good, but when the putt went in, that was way better.”

Alvarez became New Zealand’s No 1 ranked player which she said she would be proud of.

“It’s something I’ve always aimed for. I’ve been working at it for a long time and things are coming to fruition. It sits well with me, it’s where I want to be, it feels good.

“This win means a lot because to get my name on the trophy again is pretty special, and to have both

By Paul Gueorgieff

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hen it comes to doubles this is not one the TAB would have bet on.

Two players, both in their teens, both from the same golf club and both under the wing of the same coach – and between them winning the men’s and women’s divisions of New Zealand’s most prestigious amateur tournament.

It’s a double double double that not even the most desperate TAB bookmaker would have dreamed of framing a market for.

But it occurred at the New Zealand Amateur Championship in Auckland last month when Daniel Hillier comfortably took out the final of the men’s division and Julianne Alvarez held on for a dramatic win in the women’s final.

Both are coached by Kevin Smith and both are from Manor Park Golf Sanctuary in Wellington.

Hillier, at age 16, is the youngest men’s winner of the tournament and Alvarez by comparison is almost an oldie, at age 18. In another double, it was Alvarez’s second win in the event. She too was aged 16 when she won in 2013.

Smith, who has been coaching for more than 30 years, said the two wins made for one of the proudest days of his career.

“Absolutely. To have two players in the final – and both win – was huge,’’ Smith told Golfer Pacific.

“These two players are really special individuals. Both are extremely mature for their ages.

Both are highly focused, determined and disciplined.

“Technically both have made great progress over the last few years and are starting to get an all-round game.

“But perhaps their biggest attributes are their mentality, maturity and understanding of how to play the game – how to get around the golf course the best they can.’’

How far can they go?

“Who knows?’’ Smith replied.

“I’m not going to say they are the

trophies in the cabinet.”

Hillier’s final was less dramatic, scoring a 6 and 5 win over Sam Vincent from Waikato.

Hillier said afterwards: “I’ve been working with Kevin Smith for four years now and we have made some really good progress for a while now and have realised that this could be a really big part of my life. I honestly didn’t think I would be standing here as the winner this week, especially only being sixteen.

“I’ve been hitting plastic golf clubs since I could walk and went out for a few holes with my Dad a couple of days before I turned five and have trucked on from there.”

Results Results from the New Zealand Amateur Championship played at Titirangi Golf Club in Auckland, concluding on April 19:

New Zealand Womens Amateur winner Julianne Alvarez. PHOTO: NZ GOLF

next Michael Campbell or Lydia Ko because that would be foolish.

“But what I would say is there is nothing right now to suggest they cannot achieve whatever their dream goals might be. But we are in New Zealand and we are a long way from the rest of the world only time will tell.’’

Wins at this level are nothing new for Smith who coaches in Wellington and on the Kapiti Coast.

He was the coach of Andrew Green who won the 2006 New Zealand Amateur while another of his students was Sarah Nicholson, winner of the 2004 New Zealand Amateur and the 2006 Australian Strokeplay.

Alvarez heads to the United States in August to join Washington State University to further her golfing career. Smith said such a move could only be good for her game.

“We are both a bit cautious about it but at the same time excited about it,’’ he said.

“The facilities, the golf courses and the competition are going to be of a very high standard but she

is going to be where she wants to be. It could be the making of her.’’

Alvarez’s win in the New Zealand Amateur at the Titirangi Golf Club topped off some outstanding form.

Just three weeks earlier she had won the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, north of Wellington, when she posted a course record 67 in her final round.

The seven-under par record was bogey-free and included an eagle and five birdies. A week earlier, in the Lawnmaster Classic at Palmerston North, she had also scored a seven-under par round in her final round.

The women’s final of the New Zealand Amateur went right to the wire. Alvarez looked set to win on the 35th hole when she reached a par five in two. But she three-putted and her opponent Alanna Campbell got up-anddown from the rough for a birdie and Alvarez’s lead was reduced to one going to the last hole.

The match looked set to go to a playoff when Alvarez’s second shot on the 36th hole ended up

Men Round one: Tae Koh def Leonard Powell 3/2, Duncan Croudis def Keiran Brook 6/5, Vaughan McCall def Cameron Grant 6/4, Mason Lee def Tom Parker 2/1, Sam Vincent def Nick Coxon 2/1, Jason Gulaskharam def Jonathan Cane 2up, Luke Toomey def Nathan Kim 20th, Cameron Jones def Kunaal Singh 4/3, Ryan Chisnall def Brayden Mazey 4/2, Daniel Hillier def James Eng 2/1 Austin Bautista def Chang Gi Lee 6/5, Nick Borren def Charlie Hillier 4/2, Dale Williamson def Fletcher Broderick 5/4, Peter Spearman-Burn def Joshua Leitch 2/1, Lachie McDonald def Kadin Neho 2up, Josh Munn def James Beale 3/2 Round two: Tae Koh def Duncan Croudis 4/3, Vaughan McCall def Mason Lee 5/4, Sam Vincent def Jason Gulaskharam 1up, Luke Toomey def Cameron Jones 2up Daniel Hillier def Ryan Chisnall 1up, Austin Bautista def Nick Borren 6/5, Dale Williamson def Peter Spearman-Burn 2/1, Josh Munn Def Lachie McDonald 3/2.

Quarter finals: McCall def Koh 2/1, Vincent def Toomey 1 up, Hillier def Bautista 1 up, Munn def Williamson 2/1.

Semi-finals: Vincent def McCall 1 up, Hillier def Munn 2/1.

Final: Hillier def Vincent 6/5.

Women Round one: Alanna Campbell def Jamie Bellingham 3/1, Julianna Hung def Celeste McLean 3/1, Ela Grimwood def Yena Chang 4/2, Amanda Tan def Kimberely McPhatter 2/1, Chantelle Cassidy def Amber-Rose Thompson-Newth 5/4, Bohyun Park def Carmen Lim 6/5, Munchin Keh def Emma Lee Morrell 2/1, Brittney Dryland def Hilary O’Connor 5/4, Julianne Alvarez def Pip Lawson 6/5, Holly Winter def Sonia Bak 4/2, Brooke Hamilton def Catherine Bell 2up, Amelia Garvey def Tyla Winter 20th, Momoka Kobori def Shantael Ligaliga 3/2, Siyi Keh def Grace Senior 1up, Wenyung Keh def Shani White 3/2, Krystal Hu def Jocelynn Katu 7/5.

Round two: Alanna Campbell def Julianna Hung 1up, Ela Grimwood def Amanda Tan 4/2, Chantelle Cassidy def Bohyun Park 4/3, Munchin Keh def Brittney Dryland 3/2, Julianne Alvarez def Holly Winter 3/2, Brooke Hamilton def Amelia Garvey 4/2, Momoka Kobori def Siyi Keh 3/1, Wenyung Keh def Krystal Hu 6/5.

Quarter finals: Campbell def Grimwood 1 up, Cassidy def Munchin Keh 2/1, Alvarez def Hamilton 4/3, Wenyung Keh def Kobori 3/2.

Semi-finals: Campbell def Cassidy 2/1, Alvarez def Wenyung Keh 2/1.

Final: Alvarez def Campbell 1 up.

Seventh club double for NZ Amateur IT was originally thought the wins of Daniel Hillier and Julianne Alvarez at the New Zealand Amateur was the first time two players from the same club had the won event in the same year.

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players from Manor Park Golf Sanctuary.

The previous time the club double was achieved was nearly 40 years ago when Auckland players Terry Pulman and Kaye Maxwell from The Grange won in 1977.

Some may recall the names of Pulman and Maxwell. The latter

later became a professional golfer while Pulman was associated with Auckland Golf. Pulman’s father Roy was a New Zealand Golf tournament director.

In total there have now been seven occasions when two players from the same club have won the NZ Amateur. But it has to be

said there were many fewer clubs when the first five were achieved.

The seven double winners are:2015 Daniel Hillier and Julianne Alvarez (Manor Park GC).

1977 Terry Pulman and Kaye Maxwell (The Grange GC).

1933 B V Wright and Miss O Kay (Otago GC).

1911 A D S Duncan and Miss L Brandon (Wellington GC).

1897 A D S Duncan and Miss L Wilford (Wellington GC).

1895 G Gosset and Mrs Malland (Otago GC) 1894 H McNeil and C Wilder (Christchurch GC).

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Alvarez posts course record on way to NZ Strokeplay victory A

uckland golfer Wenyung Keh scored a three-under par in the final round of the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship which, considering she shared the lead at the beginning of the day, would normally be sufficient to secure victory.

But the party was well and truly spoiled

by Julianne Alvarez of Wellington who produced a course record seven-under par at the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club to win by four shots.

It was the second week in a row that Alvarez had shot seven-under par following the same score in the final round of the Lawnmaster Classic in Palmerston North.

On that occasion it was not enough for Alvarez to win. It took her into second and ironically the winner of the Charles Tour event at Palmerston North was Keh. Alvarez said her score of 67 at Paraparaumu had to rate better than her sevenunder par the previous week.

“This feels like a lot better a round,’’ she said after her Paraparaumu victory.

“I guess you could say that this is my best

round ever. My ball striking was good and I was able to put myself in good positions to make putts.

“On a course like Paraparaumu Beach you have to keep yourself in play and in the right position and I did that well today.”

Alvarez’s 67 was bogeyfree and included five birdies and an eagle.

It was her second New Zealand title. She had won the New Zealand Amateur Championship in 2013.

“I’m very proud of myself,’’ Julianne said.

“I went out thinking I have to play solidly and I did that all week. I had no idea it was a course record today as I was treating the round very much like a match play round with Wenyung.”

Alvarez is from Manor Park Golf Sanctuary and is the second from that club to win the New Zealand Strokeplay.

The first was Lynnette Brooky who

won the tournament at the Otago Golf Club in 1992. Brooky is these days coaching at Manor Park.

Final Scores New Zealand Women’s Strokeplay at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club (par 74) 284 Julianne Alvarez (Manor Park) 72 73 72 67 288 Wenyung Keh (Pakuranga) 73 74 70 71 291 Minami Katsu (Japan) 73 76 72 70 299 Munchin Keh (Titirangi) 74 78 70 77 300 Nasa Hataoka (Japan) 72 74 74 80 302 Brooke Hamilton (Maungakiekie) 77 76 72 77 303 Grace Senior (Wairakei International Golf Course) 74 76 79 74 306 Alanna Campbell (Omanu) 75 76 74 81 307 Momoka Kobori (Rangiora) 75 76 78 78, Catherine Bell (Christchurch) 74 76 78 79 308 Siyi Keh (Pakuranga) 76 77 77 78 309 Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 75 80 75 79 310 Chantelle Cassidy (Cambridge) 83 76 78

73 314 Brydie Hodge (Levin Inc.) 79 78 77 80 316 Amber-Rose Thompson-Newth (Castlecliff) 78 85 74 79, Sonia (Se Eun) Bak (Whitford Park) 78 78 80 80 317 Hillary O’Connor (Russley) 78 83 77 79 319 Ela Grimwood (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 83 81 78 77 320 Amelia Garvey (Kaiapoi) 81 82 79 78 324 Holly Winter (Fitzroy) 83 81 77 83, Gabrielle Palado (Manor Park) 78 77 81 88 325 Tyla Winter (Te Ngutu) 76 85 81 83 326 Krystal Hu (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 83 79 79 85, Celeste McLean (Manaia) 75 81 83 87 327 Emma Hayward (Paraparaumu Beach) 86 87 73 81, Yena Chang (Akarana) 82 76 82 87 332 Carmen Lim (Manukau) 84 81 81 86 334 Glenn Hayward (Paraparaumu Beach) 74 88 84 88 344 Subin Wui (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 79 85 88 92 351 Sam-Maree Brown (Royal Wellington) 87 84 88 92 352 Olivia Dempster (Remuera) 93 87 87 85 359 Danielle Price (Kingston) 85 88 88 98

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ew Zealand golfer Josh Geary came from four shots behind to win the year’s opening event on the PGA Tour of China.

The event was the Buick Open at Mission Hills last month and Geary began the final round four behind leader Yi Cao of China.

But on a wild day for the leader, Geary hit the front with a long birdie putt at the 11th hole.

Five front-nine birdies from Geary, winner of the 2013 Western Australia Open, had put the necessary pressure on the leader and Geary looked a chance to run away with the tournament after his hot start.

But things got tense on the back nine with two dropped shots in the final four holes meaning Geary had a nervous wait to see if his one stroke lead would hold up.

Playing three groups behind Geary, Cao made an error off the tee at the par five 18th, hitting a wild drive into the right rough and being forced to take a drop from an unplayable lie.

First prize in the tournament was worth $NZ45,000 which represents Geary’s biggest win of his career.

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Geary wins opening event in China N Michael Hendry’s breakthrough win in Japan A YEAR’S supply of rice was amongst the prizes for New Zealand golfer Michael Hendry when he scored his maiden win on the Japan Tour.

The win came in the Token Homate Cup at the Token Tado Country Club in Nagoya last month and while the prize of rice might seem trivial the win was nothing but that.

The tournament carried prizemoney of 130 million yen, which equates to $NZ1.4 million. First prize was worth 28 million yen, or $NZ284,000.

Also part of the winning prize was a Toyota car but because Hendry is not a Japan resident he was not able to keep it and would therefore need to sell it.

But just as importantly it was a break-

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Now in its second year, the PGA Tour of China plays 12 events. At the end of the season the top five on the order of merit are awarded conditional status on the secondary Web.com Tour in the United States.

through for Hendry who has been on the Japan Tour for three years and is now guaranteed to remain on the tour through to end of the 2017 season.

Hendry, who had won the Lawmaster Classic at Palmerston North a month earlier, began the final round at Nagoya three shots behind leader Hyun-Woo Ryu but started well to make the turn two-under par before catching fire on the back nine.

With five birdies over the final nine holes Hendry posted a sizzling 31 to post a sevenunder par score of 64, the equal best round not only of the week but his Japan Tour career.

Hendry’s previous best finish on the Japan Tour had been tied for sixth.

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The winning Southland team (from left) Fiona Murray, Robyn Boniface, Kerry Mariu and Robyn Pullar. PHOTO: NZ GOLF

Southland marches to record sixth Masters’ win

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outhland’s amazing domination in the final round to deny Waikato second place.

New Zealand Women’s Masters has Holford had 31 points while former continued.

New Zealand representative Lisa Herbert The interprovincial tournament for (Aldridge) had 35 and Sian Kelly, playing women aged over 40 was last month won in her first Masters, 33. Herbert’s 35 was

by Southland for a record sixth time. The the best round of the day. six wins have all come in the last eight Auckland ended the tournament with a years and on the two occasions Southland did not win, it finished second.

The tournament, in its 24th year, was played at the Helensville Golf Club in Auckland with the top three scores from the four players counting towards the team’s total.

The star of the Southland team was unquestionably Robyn Pullar who racked up 127 gross stableford points over the four rounds of play. Robyn Boniface had 122 points and Kerry Mariu had 119.

Fiona Murray, who along with the others has been a member of this tight unit for a fifth time, had no counting cards this year, such was the consistency of the other three.

Southland led by 15 points going into the final round and finished with the same margin over runner-up Auckland.

Brigit Holford, a long time anchor of the Auckland side, uncharacteristically had non-counting scores in the first two rounds.

The winning Individual, Heather Keefe.

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total of 353 points which was 13 ahead of Waikato.

Waikato, which had won this event in 2013, had been the early leader with a seven point advantage after the first round but had no answer to Southland’s surge over the last three rounds and Auckland’s late charge.

Heather Keefe, a long-time Bay of Plenty representative in this event, took out the Canterbury Shield for the leading individual with 134 points.

Her team finished fourth with 332 points.

Results 1st 368 – Southland 87, 95, 88, 98 2nd 353 – Auckland 80, 91, 83, 99 3rd 340 – Waikato 94, 85, 76, 85 4th 332 – Bay of Plenty 79, 86, 87, 80 5th 327 – Northland 79, 84, 77, 87 6th 319 – North Harbour 78, 77, 87, 77 7th 316 – Taranaki 81, 73 80, 82 8th 300 – Otago 80, 71, 67, 82 9th 297 – Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay 72, 80, 74, 71 10th 275 – Wellington 70, 63, 75, 67; Canterbury 75, 62, 67, 71 12th – 274 Aorangi South Canterbury 63, 65, 77, 69 13th – 273 Tasman 78, 61, 65, 69 14th – 263 Manawatu/Wanganui 60, 69, 69, 65

Queen Sirikit Cup team for Hong Kong Julianne Alvarez and sisters Munchin and Wenyung Keh will be looking for an improved result when they again represent New Zealand at the Queen Sirikit Cup this month.

The same three players represented New Zealand at last year’s Queen Sirikit Cup in Malaysia but would have been disappointed with a 10th placing from 13 nations.

This year’s event is being held at the Hong Kong Golf Club from May 20-22 and the New Zealand team should be a stronger combination given they all have a little more experience.

The Queen Sirikit Cup is an annual contest between up to 14 nations from the Asia-Pacific region, which is officially known as the Amateur Ladies AsiaPacific Invitational team championship.

The best two scores count towards the team’s total.

Alvarez, from Wellington, has been in top form with wins in both the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship at Paraparaumu and the New Zealand Amateur Championship in Auckland.

Wenyung Keh won the Lawnmaster Classic at Palmerston North before finishing second to Alvarez at Paraparaumu while Wenyung’s older sister Munchin is now a seasoned campaigner and won the Riversdale Cup in Australia in March.

New Zealand has won the event three times with the successes coming in 1984, 1990 and 1999.

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NZ GOLF UPDATE

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Dean Murphy

New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

New Zealand Golf – Annual Report published N

EW ZEALAND GOLF recently held its annual general meeting which offered us not only the chance to review our progress in 2014 but also join together with our member District Associations, life member and other key stakeholders at the annual Chairman’s dinner.

This is a great occasion where the key administrators in the industry can gather each year and celebrate all that is good about our game.

When we do look back, it is clear great progress was made in in 2014. The progress of our new strategic direction has been very pleasing although it is early days and we have much more work to do. It has been quite a big shift for us and I believe the new focus on growing and supporting the game is entirely appropriate given the challenges facing so many of us in the golf sector.

Increasing our efforts to support the clubs and grass roots of the game with club support staff has in particular been a very positive move. While this initiative is in its infancy, I can see it quickly becoming the most important part of our business.

Although we have made great progress, we’d certainly like to have more engagement and interaction with clubs.

We’re trying to do all we can but there is no question we make much better progress when we work together. I am mindful that we have only really started in this area and there is much more work for us to do. There are lots of challenges facing us all and the team here at New Zealand Golf couldn’t be more committed to delivering more support to our clubs in order for the game to grow.’

Aside from reviewing our progress at our annual gen-

his balance isn’t back to what it was, he now walks unaided. An avid sports fan, he watches sport on TV, walks every day, goes to the gym and pool and plays nine holes of golf twice weekly.

Earlier this year we hosted Josh at the BWM NZ Open and it is his dream one day to visit Augusta National for the Masters. I hope Josh achieves that dream as his passion for the game is unrivalled and I’m sure it would give him a great deal of pleasure after what has been an incredibly difficult period in his life.

Josh’s story is a timely reminder about the value of our wonderful game. I know our small team here at New Zealand Golf all feel very privileged and enriched to work for a sport that does so much for its participants.

eral meeting, this year we were privileged to hear our guest speaker Josh Hartwell inspire us with his story on how his love of golf has truly enriched his life.

In fact, it is golf that Josh has used to rehabilitate himself after many had given him up for lost with a brain injury. It is almost a miracle that a man who doctors thought might not live, much less walk again, can now get through nine holes of golf.

Back in 2007 he embarked on a training run for the London Marathon and woke up from a coma two months later. He’d had everything going for him.

A 2003 Massey University technology graduate, Josh worked for Lion Nathan before going on his OE, and had a great job in London with GlaxoSmithKline’s marketing team. Josh grew up in Levin, where he captained the Horowhenua College 1st XI football and cricket teams and went on to play for the Massey 1st XI football side and the Manawatu-Foxton Cricket Club.

But then came the day he collapsed on the footpath of a busy London street. Josh doesn’t remember anything about that training run but would later learn that he’d suffered cardiac arrest at the age of 27, caused by a rare, undiagnosed congenital heart condition.

From being so weak that he couldn’t lift his head off the pillow, he graduated after therapy to a wheelchair, standing for a few seconds by himself using a high frame, then elbow crutches, then a walking stick. While

We’re trying to do all we can but there is no question we make much better progress when we work together.

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Celebrating coaching success

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n Sunday, April 19, the New Zealand Amateur Championship was completed at the Titirangi Golf Club in Auckland.

The men’s and women’s champions were both from Wellington, both from Manor Park Golf Sanctuary in Wellington and both have been long-time students of Wellington NZPGA teaching professional Kevin Smith.

When was the last time that the winners of both the men’s and women’s championships were from the same city? Or even from the same golf club? Or even more specifically, coached by the same person?

Kevin was quick to sing his praise for the individuals on his Facebook page: “extremely proud and happy coach... I have had players win both the women’s and the men’s amateurs... but not on the same day. Can it get better than this?

But wait... more great things are due to come for both of these players. It has always been an absolute pleasure watching them grow both as golfers... but also as... more importantly... young adults! Hard work... strong work ethics... maturity beyond their years... and hugely respectful young adults... with whom I am both lucky and proud to be associated with! This in large is due to the wonderful parenting and family values that both of these play-

ers share. Thanks mums and dads... all the hard work and commitment you have always provided has been well worth it, I’m sure! Along with the great support of NZ Golf, Wellington Golf, their network of providers and the Manor Park Golf Club and it’s members”.

Kevin has an extensive track record as the New Zealand women’s coach and the Wellington coach for the men and women’s teams. He previously coached Sarah Nicholson to go on to win the Australian Strokeplay Championship, Andrew Green who went on to win the NZ Amateur in 2006 and Julianne Alvarez the NZ Amateur Champion in 2013. Some of his other former students include Eddie Lee, Ben Campbell, Amy Cho and Inhong Lim. He spends most of his time coaching golfers of all levels on the Kapiti Coast and at Silverstream Golf Park in Wellington. He runs an active junior golf programme with over 80 young golfers at the Paraparaumu, Waikanae & Otaki Golf Clubs.

Earlier in the week, Jordan Speith was crowned the Masters champion. One of the great stories that came out of Jordan’s win was his history with his Australian coach Cameron McCormick. Cameron first met Jordan when he was 12 years of age.

So over the past nine years together they worked on Speith becoming a champion

and forged a partnership that has been a win-win. It is the teamwork, and both the knowledge of the coach and the desire of the student to learn and improve.

Both have mutual respect for each other and work extremely hard, having built a strong belief in and bond with each other, ensuring they share in the success.

Julianne first met Kevin when she was seven years of age, when she attended some junior golf programmes. Eleven years later she is able to celebrate her second championship with her coach. Daniel has been working with Kevin since he was 12. Together they have had many successes and really built a strong golf game. Not many 16-year-olds win a national championship.

Too often coaches are cast aside for short term gain and “hare” results when the “tortoise” approach provides a stronger long term foundation in performance.

All great coaches thrive on results but the truly great are there when the going gets tough and work with a pathway forward to achieve.

I personally believe that Kevin deserves to be nominated for Coach of the Year for Wellington and the Halbergs. In any sport a coach that is able to claim students that have won the nation’s most prestigious male and female championships is to be celebrated.

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Great tournaments and great yarns W

ith another Masters tournament over (can it get any better?), thoughts inevitably turn not only to the rich history behind the major championships, but also to the even richer lore of sometimes obscure incidents and anecdotes from the past.

The first of these at Augusta was undoubtedly Gene Sarazen’s albatross at the 15th hole in the 1935 Masters, which led to an unexpected victory.

In those days scores were relayed from each hole to the main clubhouse scoreboard by a team of runners and when his two on the par five was posted, it was thought to be a mistake, as it was deemed improbable if not impossible for the 15th to be reachable in two shots back then.

But of course Sarazen had done the “impossible’’, setting the pattern for many more examples of incredible golfing skill from the world’s top players from a total of 79 Masters tournaments played to date at Augusta National.

Lesser lights have also had their day in the sun at this famous venue. In 1971, the British player Maurice Bembridge, who would probably be described as being more at the journeyman end of the player spectrum, set a new course record of 64 including a stellar back nine of 30.

Years later he was able to recall every one of those 30 shots, and he clearly played Augusta somewhat differently to today’s stars. For example he hit a four iron into the short 12th, rather than the eight or nine irons employed by most in the 2015 field.

However, his most memorable moment came at the next hole. Back then all caddies were supplied by the club, another of Augusta’s quirks which remained until some years later. Bembridge arrived at his ball to find a 60cm long highly poisonous water moccasin snake nearby, and his caddy many metres away in a very frightened state.

Meanwhile, Bembridge was keen to finish his round as quickly as possible and catch his plane back to the United Kingdom. He pulled a two iron from the bag and despatched the snake with a single blow, cleaned the club in Rae’s Creek and then used it to hit his second shot to the front of the green, from where he two putted for one of his six back nine birdies.

No snakes, to my knowledge, have since been sighted on the course and I can only assume the Augusta National Golf Club must have carried out a major eradication programme with its usual thoroughness, perhaps using somewhat different methods.

Some 20 years later Welshman Ian Woosnam arrived at the 18th tee needing a par to secure victory.

Although Woosnam would have been in a close contest with Sarazen for being the shortest (in height) player to win a Masters, he was at that time one of the longest hitters in the world. His problem was to hit a shot that missed the left-hand fairway traps, and by using some

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lateral thinking he took a route no one had attempted before by driving over the crowd onto the adjacent fairway, from where it was a simple eight iron to the heart of the green for a very non routine par.

The Augusta greens’ committee immediately countered this by moving the tee back 30 metres the following year, thereby eliminating “Woosnam’s alley”.

Golf is certainly a game steeped in statistics, arguably overdone in some areas (see pgatour. com for all the numbers you’re ever likely to need).

But the real history, though, lies in the continual discovery of new stories and new angles on the great venues and great tournaments alike, relayed down the ages and in golf clubs around the world. To my way of thinking, that is the true essence of golf, and long may it continue.

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NEWS Rodney back to Castlecliff IT is with great pleasure that the Castlecliff Golf Club welcomes back Rodney Donaldson as the golf manager of the club.

Rodney was a junior member here from the mid 90’s and represented the club and district throughout his time here but left Wanganui a year after finishing high school in 2004 to pursue other things.

After spending a year in Canada working at a golf club in the heart of Toronto, Ontario he came back to New Zealand with the intention of working in the NZ golf industry.

After working 4 years at Sharpies Driving Range in Hastings under the tutorship of Andy McNair he has now completed his PGA traineeship and is a fully qualified NZPGA Golf Professional.

Rodney’s tasks will include organising and running of golf tournaments, liaising with the various committees and marketing the club for new members and visitors.

Rodney will also be available for coaching outside of his managerial hours and will be able to be contacted at the club.

Mike Reid appointed GM at Omaha Golf Club Mike Reid has been appointed General Manager at Omaha Beach Golf Club. Mike had 6 years as General Manager of Warkworth Golf Club. He told Golfer Pacific that he and his wife wanted to stay in the region. Mike also shared his trade is win-

ing Ron Smythe who has returned to Australia. Margaret had 7 years as the Golf Manager at Howick Golf Club, then a period of managing the Auckland Irish Society. Margaret told Golfer Pacific she was enjoying being back in Golf and the people at Ohope. She was not missing Auckland traffic!

Tony Hickmore new GM for Taupo Golf Club emaking...so it could be golf and wine at Omaha! Incumbent Omaha General Manager John Phillis retires in September.

Kerry Allen appointed GM at Omanu Golf Club Kerry Allan was appointed at the start of 2015 on the retirement of Barry Plank.

Kerry comes from Sales and Marketing background with Spark Digital. He spent 10 years with Telecom (now Spark) in various Client Management followed by 6 years as Area Manager for the Bay of plenty region.

Serving as chairman for 3 years sparked enough interest in Golf Administration for Kerry to pursue the GM role when it became available.

Outside of the course Kerry has just sold his trail bikes in favour of a new Surtees workmate – according to Kerry it’s a softer

landing falling out of a boat than off a bike Omanu Golf Club is all about creating the best golfing experience for its members and visitors alike. A great golfing experience starts as soon as you drive in the carpark, it’s not just about having a great golf course. The Proshop, Office, Bar/ Café and most importantly the people all contribute to a great experience. Kerry’s vision is for Omanu members and visitors to enjoy themselves when they are here even if their round wasn’t so good, look forward to coming back and most importantly talk positively to their friends and family about the Omanu Golf Club

New Manager for Ohope Beach International Golf Club Margaret Greer has recently been appointed the new Manager at Ohope replac-

Tony was appointed at the start of the year replacing Steve Giles. A former manager for New Zealand Scouts, his experience of making members and services relevant for today was similar for Golf. When Golfer Pacific asked him did play golf ? he responded enthusiastically yes “We all like to think we can”.

Ray Barnett Retires from Muriwai Long serving General Manager Ray Barnett has retired from Muriwai Golf Club.

Ray is keeping his hand in with their key event the Muriwai Open which would have been held by the time this magazine is printed. The new General Manager is Mark Stuart, formerly General Manager of the Grange Golf Club. >> To feature your Club news here contact Leigh Smith via smith.sun@bigpond.com

Your chance to assist the recovery after Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu Golf Open 2015 F

ollowing the devastation caused to Vanuatu and the Golf Club by Cyclone Pam, both the VGO Committee and the Port Vila Golf & Country Club Committee have decided that the VGO in the normal format will be postponed until 2016 and that an alternative event for 2015 will be implemented.

The Digicel VGO 2015 Cyclone Pam Recovery Event The 2015 event (1-6 September) will move the major focus to charity and project support for the local Mele communities in and around the Mele area.

The event will include a smaller professional field playing for a significantly reduced prize pool.

The committee’s intention will be to make the event open to any professional wanting to play and support the recovery from Cyclone Pam but only the “Invitational Field” will play for the limited purse. The committee hopes this pool will be around AUD$10,000.

Many amateur players have been competing in the event for over 20 years and the committee wants to make this year a “Come Back to Vanuatu” and play The Open year.

In doing so, all players will be putting much needed Vatu back into the local economy and supporting projects that the

committee will identify over the coming months that will improve the lives of the people of Mele who are an integral part of the Vanuatu golfing community.

Digicel, our naming rights sponsor, together with our other great corporate sponsors have been hit hard by the effect of the cyclone and the committee has recognised that asking sponsors to commit to their normal levels of sponsorship would be a hard call this year. The committee will negotiate with all sponsors an affordable level of support.

Our accommodation sponsor, The Holiday Inn Resort Port Vila, will unfortunately not be able to re-open in time for the event and therefore will be unable to accept accommodation bookings. Alternative accommodation options will be released shortly.

social activities are concerned but can assure intending players an excellent week as usual with plenty of golf and social activities planned.

This year, more than ever, the Vanuatu communities need your support on their path to recovery.

The event is run under the banner of the NSW PGA and they also have endorsed the committee decision to postpone the 2015 full VGO and run with the recovery event.

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About Muriwai Golf Links The Muriwai Golf Club is less than 40 minutes from the Auckland CBD, travelling the North Western State Highway 16, at Waimauku turn left on Muriwai Road towards the Muriwai surf beach.

First established in 1956 opened for play 1960 and redeveloped 1999/2003.

A true links course situated on the ruggedly beautiful west coast. The club offers casual golf along with full membership options, to play Muriwai is to play golf as the game was intended.

Course Features The Muriwai Golf Links is constructed on the rolling black iron sand dunes of the Muriwai Beach, fully irrigated for su-

perb playing conditions in the summer months and dry underfoot conditions in the winter.

The subtleties of the undulating fairways and greens challenge golfers of all ability. To play Muriwai is to play the game as nature intended.

Coaching, Lessons & Club Features Coaching available from NZGA Professional Gary Parkinson, this can be arranged by contacting our Golf Shop.

Muriwai offers full practice facilities including driving range, short game range, practice bunkers, chipping green and putting green. Be sure to visit the club house and cafe for an excellent range of catering options.

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About Rotorua Golf Club The Rotorua Golf Club is a unique thermal golf course in the heart of New Zealands premier visitor destination.

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ABOVE PAR Golf Tours, one of the region’s leading tour operators, is owned by a fellow Kiwi, Mike Cox. The Gold Coast is undoubtedly the favourite winter golf destination for Kiwis, and having spent 20 years in the depths of Southland, Mike can fully understand why.

“Our aim is to simplify your holiday by taking over all of the accommodation, golf and transport bookings on your behalf, and at the same time using our bulk buying power to provide the package cheaper than you can do it yourself – a classic winwin situation,’’ he said.

“Packages are tailormade for your individual requirements with a large selection of accommodation and courses available to suit any budget.’’

The company offers outstanding value

packages for small and large groups, and provides a comprehensive website with slideshows of all golf courses.

The website also has a unique online quote system which means you can go online 24 hours a day, seven days a week and construct your own dream holiday from a wide range of accommodation, resort courses, hire cars or daily transfers.

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is another masterpiece from renowned Golf Course architect Ross Watson.

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Welcome to Paradise Golf Tours Lakelands Golf Club SITUATED in the heart of the Gold Coast, Lakelands Golf Club is Jack Nicklaus’ first signature course designed in Australia.

Lakelands Golf Club combines the traditions of Golf and Hospitality by providing its members, guests and visitors with the environment, facilities and services that satisfy their Golf, social and business needs and interests. Opened on 17th February 1997, Lakelands Golf Club had gained a reputation for “The Best Serving the Best” providing standards and facilities second to none on the Gold Coast.

Multiple tee positions make the course user friendly and yet challenging, whatever the standard of golf you play.

Nicklaus has used bunkering extensively in his strategic design and water features on many of the course’s 18 holes.

With tee times available to the public every day at Lakelands Golf Club, it is a must to play this golf course which has all of the tell tale signs you would expect of Jack Nicklaus designed Golf Course which is situated in the heart of the Gold Coast, less than 10 minutes from Broadbeach and 15 minutes from Surfers Paradise.

Lakelands also has full locker room facilities, Golf Shop, Signature Restaurant and Bar, a full length driving range, PGA certified coaches available each day, along with all the other facilities you would expect a facility of this reputation to have.

Whether you are here for a trip away with good friends, or on a holiday, Lakelands Golf Club is a course you must visit for a game on our beautifully presented course, making sure to enjoy a drink on the deck while overlooking those behind finishing out on the 18th green, or commencing their back nine on the challenging 10th tee with water all up the left hand side of the fairway.

Neat dress code is required at all times with strictly no denim or cargo pants permitted, collared shirt and enclosed footwear is a must while on course. >> For more information please contact us on: proshop@lakelandsgolfclub.com.au www.lakelandsgolfclub.com.au 011 61 7 5510 6507

WE are the longest established Tour Operator on the Gold Coast (1989) which means that you are dealing with a very reputable and experienced company.

Over the years we have built excellent relationships with the Gold Coast’s premier resort courses and this means we can usually secure your preferred tee-time on all courses, on any day.

Other benefits you obtain when you choose Paradise Golf Tours as your preferred trip planner: • Play private and exclusive courses such as Arundel Hills, Burleigh, Links Hope Island and Sanctuary Cove–The Pines, which are not available or restricted for social players.

• Play Greg Norman designed courses such as Glades and Brookwater.

• Play the Jack Nicklaus designed Lakelands Golf Course.

• Stay at your choice of 3, 4, 4.5 or 5-star accommodation venues anywhere on the Gold Coast (from Coolangatta to Sanctuary Cove).

• Because of our “buying power” we obtain significant discounts at all golf courses and accommodation venues. Discounts which we pass on to you, ensuring that Paradise Golf Tours represents excellent value with lower prices than you could secure yourself.

• We provide secure storage (free) of your golf clubs each night, so you don’t have to lug them around with you everywhere.

The founders of the company, John and Jill Haddow, decided that golfers needed a specialised service to ensure a totally hassle-free holiday on the Gold Coast. Today, Paradise Golf Tours has become the largest and most respected Golf Tour operator on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

John and Jill have recently retired, but continue to be involved as mentors to the new owners, George Bournelis and Denise Buckingham who continue their dream with the sole purpose of providing tailored golf holidays that meet our clients’ individual needs.

When you entrust your golf trip to us, your worries are over!

Together, we will tailor a package that meets your needs entirely, as well as your budget.

Our modern fleet of buses can transfer you to and from the Gold Coast or Brisbane Airports, as well as to and from the golf courses, each day.

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FEATURE Palmer Gold Coast Golf Course (formerly Robina Woods) Holes: 18 Par: 71 Metres: 6,078 Designer: Graham Marsh & Ross Watson Course Facilities: Practice Range, Club Hire, Locker Room, Bar, Restaurant, On Course Refreshments, Golf Academy Travel Info: From Brisbane 60mins From Broadbeach 10mins From Surfers Paradise 15mins Website: www.palmergoldcoast.com.au

Links Hope Island Golf Course Holes: 18 Par: 72 Metres: 6,457 Designer: Peter Thomson Ranking: 6th best Public Access Course in Austrailia 2005 (#6 in 2004) Course Facilities: Practice Range, Putting Green, Club hire Locker Room, On Course refreshments, Golf Academy Travel Info: From Brisbane 50mins From Broadbeach 35mins From Surfers Paradise 30mins Website: www.hir.com.au LINKS HOPE ISLAND is a gem of an 18 hole traditional “links” style championship course, designed by five times British Open champion Peter Thomson and reminiscent of the great courses of Britain and Ireland. Challenging, yet very approachable, the two nines unfold with beauty and intrigue ensuring those that appreciate golf presented at its best leave with an unforgettable experience and a strong desire to return again and again.

Forget about trying to play Links Hope Island like all the standard format resort courses, this one deserves special skill and attention.

Bump and run golf is a great challenge for those not accustomed to it, and we guarantee you will come away with renewed admiration for how the poms play their golf. A fantastic opportunity to sample good old fashioned British links golf without the 20 hour plane ride!

Don’t miss it.

CARVED out of 65 hectares of native woodlands, with fairways lined by towering gum trees, this unique layout is unlike any other resort course on the Gold Coast.

Palmer Gold Coast (formerly Robina Woods) possesses maturity well beyond its years, and has developed a reputation as one of Queensland’s best-loved resort courses. The rolling fairways, manicured greens, and towering eucalyptus trees are strikingly beautiful and blend harmoniously with the surrounding residential development. A natural water-course featuring lakes, ponds, creeks and native wildlife completes a rare golf course environment.

The front nine holes are particularly striking as the trees envelope you as you move around, and the final

two holes are a great way to finish the round.

Consistently ranked in the top resort courses in the country, the service before and after you play is superb, and we feel certain you will enjoy your day

Course Facilities: Practice Range, Putting Green, Club hire, Locker Room, On Course Refreshments, Restaurant Travel Info: From Brisbane 60mins From Broadbeach 10mins From Surfers Paradise 15mins Website: www.palmercolonial.com.au

Palmer Colonial Golf Course Holes: 18 Par: 72 Metres: 6,424 Designer: Mitsuaki Kobyashi

A FARMLAND once home to cows, weeds and bush has been transformed into a beautifully groomed course with lush fairways and meticulously manicured greens.

The championship resort layout meanders its way through 39 hectares of towering eucalyptus, picturesque lakes and serene waterways.

Flowering native and exotic trees and plants abound, while ornate bridges cross watercourses in which luxuriant lilies jostle for space The distinguishing feature of the course is the clubhouse, with its Colonial Queenslander design. You feel like you have drifted back in time as you sit down to that first thirst quenching drink on the wide, breeze-catching Queenslander verandahs which surround the building and offer panoramic views over the golf course and Gold Coast hinterland.

Palmer Colonial is well worth the visit, and great value for money.

THE GOLD COAST’S NO.1 GOLF COURSE Links Hope Island, the Gold Coast’s No.1 Golf Course*, is perfectly located, central to both Brisbane and the Gold Coast. We invite you to experience our championship golf course and first class clubhouse facilities.

With its 5-Star clubhouse and practice facilities and consistent rankings as one of Australia’s top ten resort courses, Links Hope Island is the ultimate destination for corporate and social golf, functions, glamourous events or weddings.

There are also a variety of membership options available from full membership, to corporate or 5 day options. Contact us today to find out more.

Links Hope Island features: • A stunning 18 Hole Championship Golf Course • The Gold Coast’s No.1 Ranked Golf Course • Brand New Fleet of Golf Carts • State of the Art Golf Pilot GPS – 1st in Australia • Driving Range with Full Practice Facilities • Annual Passes available for local residents • Excellent Tour Operator & Social Golf Packages

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Major upgrades to Gold Coast World Masters T HE Gold Coast’s premier golf resorts, a brand new 19th Hole, world-class entertainment, hotel upgrades and a band of services usually reserved for elite players are just some of the innovations club golfers will experience at the 20th annual World Masters Golf Championship on the Gold Coast from 25 to 31 October 2015.

Hosted by Go Golfing, awarded Oceania’s Best Golf Tour Operator at the World Golf Awards, the World Masters is Australia’s biggest ‘week of golf’ for club golfers.

Over the past 19 years more than 13,000 golfers from every state in Australia and visitors from 28 countries have travelled to the Gold Coast to enjoy the golf, competition, fun, friendship and hospitality synonymous with the World Masters.

The tournament is open to all club golfers over the age of 35. There are 15 tournament divisions based on age and handicap. Playing with golfers your own age and standard is one of the World Masters popular traditions. All golfers play 4 rounds of stableford competition while ‘A’ graders also compete for the best gross.

Go Golfing’s tournament director Peter McCarthy told Golfer Pacific NZ that a growing band of sponsors had provided the backing for his team to put together the best golf and entertainment program ever offered to World Masters participants and partners. “Ladbrokes are the title sponsor this year while Srixon and Mercure Resort have joined Virgin Australia, Panasonic, Thrifty, Golf World and Oasis Shopping Centre as major supporters.”

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According to player surveys, the number one reason for participating is the Gold Coast courses. With this in mind Go Golfing targeted the Gold Coast’s top four resort courses for the tournament. “Securing board approval for the private, membersonly, The Pines at Sanctuary Cove to host the World Masters for the first time is just fantastic. Most golfers would never have had the opportunity to play The Pines. Norman, Nicklaus, Palmer and Player compet-

ed for riches in Skins tournaments at The Pines and this is where Adam Scott honed his skills and still calls home.”

Links Hope Island, host of the Johnnie Walker Classic won by Ernie Els, the Greg Norman designed Glades and the newly redesigned RACV Royal Pines Resort, home to the PGA Championship and Ladies Masters combine to host the four round World Masters in 2015.

Participants also enjoy a range of event

services normally reserved for the top professionals. Players are transferred in private coaches to and from the courses each day. There’s a valet service that takes your golf clubs from course to course and clubs are on your allocated cart before you arrive. Free range balls, golf lessons, test driving the latest release golf equipment all add to the golfing experience.

The World Masters also has a new home.

Mercure Gold Coast Resort, surrounded

by Palm Meadows and Lakelands courses, has undergone a $30 million makeover to the rooms, restaurants and bars. Rooms are $30 a night cheaper than last year and free upgrades, free wifi and 15% discount throughout the Resort.

While golf is a major drawcard, there are quality social and entertainment events in-

17 – 27 November 2015 After 15 years of running tournaments in Tasmania, Go Golfing has introduced its first Totally Tasmanian Tour, featuring all of the activities you have come to expect from a Go Golfing Holiday. Spring in Tasmania is a spectacular time to visit, with long sunny days and freshness in the air that you don’t experience anywhere else in Australia, join us for 11 days of amazing golf, sightseeing, food and hotels!

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cluded every night. Opening night will be an Aussie BBQ and seafood smorgasbord under the stars with fireworks and big name comedy acts. A singles get together prior to the welcome dinner has been added this year.

Poolside at Mercure Resort will be home to the 19th Hole. Sporting a different theme each night – beach party, golf trivia, country & western, there will be finger food, pub priced drinks, live entertainment, golf presentations and big screen replays of the golfing action. Craft beer and wine tastings are a new addition to the 19th Hole

this year.

Festivities culminate with a gala presentation dinner. More than $100,000 in prizes are awarded. The World Masters has given away $1.6 million in prizes. Eight new cars, trips to the US Masters and golfing holidays to the world’s best golf resorts have been given away as lucky draw prizes.

Sydney’s Jerome Ballard has attended the last 14 World Masters tournaments and has registered again for 2015. “It’s the highlight of my golfing year. Regardless of my form going in, I never pay well at the Masters, but I really enjoy the courses. I

have never played The Pines at Sanctuary Cove, so I am looking forward to that. The whole week runs like clock-work and Go Golfing know how to spoil us golfers. Its great value and loads of fun.”

The tournament package is $899 for players registering before 15 July. The package includes 4 round with carts, welcome and presentation dinners, 19th Hole, tournament shirt, $100,000 in prizes and more. Registering before 15 July will also earn you a Srixon golf pack valued at $60.

All participants receive free carriage of their golf clubs when booking their Virgin

Australia flights with Go Golfing Travel.

There is also a daily program of events for non golfing partners. A morning tea and fashion parade, French and Italian cooking classes as well as the tournament functions are included.

It is worth a mention that the World Masters has now raised $225,000 for cancer related charities. >> For more information on the Ladbrokes World Masters Golf Championship on the Gold Coast from 25 to 31 October 2015 visit www.gogolfing.net.au or call 1300 55 28 55.

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PETER LEE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS HARCOURTS WAITANGI PRO-AM TITLE PETER LEE (pictured), after winning the Harcourts Waitangi Pro-Am in 2014, and finishing second in this year’s Whangarei Pro-Am the day before, looked like the

likely front runner for this year’s Harcourts Waitangi Pro-Am, on Thursday the 2nd April, and that’s just how it turned out. On a stunning Bay of Islands day, the scenery was no distraction, as Lee birdied the 1st, and 3rd holes on the front nine, and then came home in 32, birdying the 10th, 12th, 13th, and 18th, for a 6 under 66, successfully defending his win of last year on the picturesque Waitangi Golf Course.

Runners up were Pieter Zwart, and Dongwoo Kang, on 67, followed by Josh Carmichael, and Brad Shilton on 68, followed by last year’s runner up Ryan Fox on 69, also on 69, were Sam An, Kelvin Jones, Woonchul Na, and Fraser Wilkin.

It was a great field of 38 Professionals, from as far away as Queenstown, plus 30 amateur teams, which were made up of three amateurs, and one professional, playing in a best 3 of 4 stableford format.

The teams event was taken out by Kaths Boys, No1, which was made up of three of the best amateurs in Northland, being Kadin Neho, Northlands number one, and New Zealand Amateur Champion last year, playing off plus 1, Julian Fowler off 1, and Christian Nitsche, also playing off 1, with their Professional being Ryan Fox. What a day they had, with all shooting under 70, and winning with a team score of 135. They were followed by Team Carpet Court, made up of Kelvin Jones, Professional, Shane Murray, Alistair Hargrove, Graham Wright, and then Team Admiralsview Lodge, and That Coffee Bloke,

made up of Sam An, Professional, Craig Boles, Mark Yarrall, and Grant Hastings.

Pictured is Kadin Neho, Professional Ryan Fox, Juilian Fowler and Christian Nitsche.

The event went exceptionally well, there was a full field, everyone was complimentary, the course was in fantastic order, a tribute to the work done by Greenkeeper Alan Smithyman and his band of helpers.

A big thank you to all the Sponsors Harcourts, Carpet Court Kerikeri, Far North Holdings, Duke of Marlborough Hotel, 35 Degrees South, Radio Live, Bettershedz, Caltex Waitangi, Frucor, Placemakers Kerikeri, Kaths Catering, Fullers Great Sights, Scenic Hotel, Blue Pacific Apartments, Kerikeri Colour Centre, Taylormade, Alex Bonnington, Northland Forestry Nursery, Admiralsview Lodge, That Coffee Bloke, Mitre 10 Mega Whangarei, Rockgas, Coastal Plumbers, and Copthorne BOI. Full results from the Harcourt Waitangi Pro-Am can be found on the NZPGA website. http://www.pga.org.nz/

HOLE IN ONE FOR SAM PICTURED is Sam Howard, a Waipu Golf member. Sam got a Hole in One on the 7th at the Saturdays Men’s Scramble on the 11th April 2015. Congratulations Sam. 

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THE GRANGE AND ROYAL AUCKLAND MERGE IN $100M DEAL AFTER long and protracted discussions The Grange and Royal Auckland Golf Clubs

have finally merged entitles as at April 30 of last month. Under the deal the South Auckland courses would be merged into one super 27-hole course with full driving range and short game facilities. Grange Board Chairman Rob Chemaly told Golfer Pacific that this was a great outcome for Golf in Auckland and New Zealand.”Essentially both Courses are separated by a water way, with combined land of 100 hectares. It is likely that land sales would occur to fund the new course. Rateable land value is estimated at $100million.

A number of course designer’s are in discussion including Jack Nicklaus Golf design.

Royal Auckland spokesperson Craig Sheffield said that the merger was a sensible opportunity, a time to refresh and position the game for the next 50-60 years.

It is forecasted that the new Super club will, have a combined membership of 2,500.

Golfer Pacific understands there will be a membership differential in place until the new Super club determines income and expenditure. Mr Chemaly also commented that no staff would have forced redundancies as a result of the new combined club!

When asked about a proposed new club name Mr Chemaly said that the “Royal warrant “ is being processed, with the proposed name” Royal Auckland and The Grange Golf club” for the new Superclub!

“OUT OF THE ROUGH” GOLF DAY GREAT PRIZES IN SUPPORT OF PAKURANGA GOLF’S FUNDRAISER THE Pakuranga Golf Club’s Building refurbishment programme, specifically around constructing a new roof profile over the top of the leaky flat sections above the upstairs foyer and Oak Room dance floor area, is the club’s major fundraising focus for 2015.

An “Out of the Rough” Golf Fundraiser Day has been planned and we seek your help to make the event a success and invite you to pledge your support.

Join us for an unforgettable day The “Out of the Rough” golf day will be held on Sunday 24 May 2015 and there will be many amazing prizes on offer. Winger Subaru as the major supporter of the event have put up the all new Outback 2.5i RRP $49,990.00 as a hole in one prize on hole 11, while Power Turf and Club Car have put up a customized golf cart valued at $10,000.00 as a hole in one prize on Hole 15.

We plan two start times – 7.30am and 12

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•Enter a team We will be accepting team entries which will include golf for 4 persons and a platter for you and your team to enjoy afterwards.

Cost per team – $200.00 •Enter as an individual We will be accepting individual entries which will include golf and a shared platter for you to enjoy afterwards. Cost – $60.00 Competitions Prizes will be awarded for best nett, gross and stableford over two men’s divisions and a women’s division. There will also be closest to the pin and longest drive prizes.

Prize giving and auction The morning field prize giving will take place at the completion of the morning round while the afternoon prize giving and auction will take place at the conclusion of the afternoon round.

Book early and be in to win To ensure your place on the green, please send in your registration as soon as possible. All entries will be first-in, first-served due to the popularity of the event.

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Club President, Max Armitage and Club Captain,Dave Tonkin. The 18 hole Easter Classic was won, also for the 2nd year in a row, by Huapai visitor Leslie Eckard.

A field of 100 played on Saturday and 68 went on to play in the two day competition.

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Congratulations to the womens winners Nancy Mccormick and Feasey Ellis, Joss Bremner and Vicki Macritchie. 

on Day 1 at the event with a 5-1 thrashing of both Auckland and North Harbour.

Day 2 Waikato were to play hosts Northland. Unfortunately the Waikato Girls went down to Northland 4.5-1.5 giving the Waikato team a total of 11.5 points from the 3 rounds. Northland also had a total of 11.5 points after a 3-3 draw with Auckland and a 4-2 win over North Harbour.

Waikato and Northland would finish tied 1st. Unfortunately it was decided the title would not be shared so Northland came out victors after receiving more points than Waikato on the final day.

Celina Yuan and Karis Davidson who were tied on a tournament total of one over par.

Yuan went on to win the third playoff hole to take the 2015 title.

WAIKATO BOYS WIN TITLE WAIKATO

TWILIGHT WRAPS UP AT NGAHINEPOURI NGHINEPOURI’S twilight season came to an end on the 9th of April and it ended with a bang. Throughout the season Ngahinepouri Golf Club had a fantastic turnout with 60-80 players attending most nights.

The final prize giving night saw a very high turnout with Brent Mathews winning the trip for two to Australia.

A huge thank you to our Twilight sponsor, Hi Tech Plastics. Thank you to all those who came along and we look forward to seeing you next Twilight season!

WAIKATO GIRLS TIED AT THE TOP SIX Waikato Development Girls recently competed in the annual Junior Girls Development fixture, this year hosted by Northland. The event was held at Mangawhai Golf Club, last month with teams from Auckland, North Harbour, and Northland also competing.

The Waikato Girls got off to a strong start

The team of Zoe Huang, Zoann Huang, Katherine Janphanich, Ella Cockbrun, Natalia Coppins and Jennifer Kerr can all be very proud of their performances in the far north. Congratulations to the team on a spectacular performance! Special thanks to Janis Jeffers (pictured 3rd from right) who took the girls away for the event.

OVERSEAS SUCCESS FOR HAMILTON THE 2015 Australian Girl’s Amateur Championships were held at the Tea Tree Gully Golf Club in Adelaide – South Australia April 8-10th.

Waikato representative Brooke Hamilton finished in 3rd place with a 4over par tournament total. Brooke shot rounds of 75, 72, 73, 76 on the Par 73 course, to finish 3 shots behind Australian Golfer’s

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THE 2015 Junior Boy’s Development Triangular was held at the Omokoroa Golf Club in Tauranga April 13-14th.

The event is designed for players who have not previously represented their province at an Under 19 or senior level.

The event is now contested between Bay of Plenty, North Harbour and Waikato after Hawkes Bay dropped out of the event two years ago.

The event is played with a 36 hole strokeplay format, where the players in each group can earn 2 points for beating both competitors in their group or 1 point for beating one of the competitors in their group.

Day 1 at Omokoroa Golf Club greeted us with wet and windy conditions. The Waikato boys played well with Jack Trower leading the way with a 1under par 71. After round 1 the Waikato team lead North Harbour by 2.5 points. Waikato with 13.5, North Harbour with 11 and Bay of Plenty with 5.5.

On Day 2 the players were greeted with cold temperatures minus the rain and wind from day 1. It was perfect conditions for the Waikato boys to defend their lead.

Sam McGovern and Jono Blair were the best of the team with gross scores of 3over

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EASTER AT TURANGI WHAT a great day of golf at Turangi on Easter Saturday. 45 players competed in the Easter Open and the Geoff Harris Trophy. Competition was tight but it was played in good spirit and friendship.

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TE NGUTU’S Tyla Winter putted her way to victory in the girls’ division at the Taranaki age group golf championships at the Manukorihi course on Thursday April 9.

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Enjoy playing 36 holes with some of New Zealand’s top professional golfers in a fun and relaxed event. “Entries are open until Friday 8 May,” says Michelle.

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Proceeds raised from the Toshiba Hastings Pro-Am Tournament auction will be donated to the Hawke’s Bay Air Ambulance Charitable Trust. “We are delighted that we are able to support such a vital service that supports our local community,” says Michelle.

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JULIE COWIE ECLECTIC WEDNESDAY, April 8 was the first round of the Julie Cowie Eclectic at Carterton Golf Club. First place was Flo Watkins with a nett 69, followed by Val Willis 71, Kay Smith, Raewyn Sutton and Julie May 73.

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PREMIER CHALLENGE FOR WOMEN THE annual Womens 2 Day Premier Challenge Golf Tournament was held the 16th and 17th April at the Rangatira Golf Club and the Feilding Golf Club. Winners of the Travel Vouchers sponsored by Feilding United Travel and presented by Roz Chapman were Jenny Anderson (Eketahuna) and Liz Signal (ex-Feilding). A full field of 120 players, extending from Royal Auckland down to Royal Wellington, enjoyed the 2 days of play with stunning weather at Rangatira followed by an evening dinner at the Feilding Clubhouse.

CARTERTON GOLF CLUB RESULTS BELOW are the results from Carterton Golf Club’s Autumn Cup Round 2 Stableford (Vets) on April 7: Ray White (46), Brian McKeown

SATURDAY the 11th was the Elder Trophy, Mixed 4BBB Stableford at Carterton Golf Club. First equal was shared by the pairings of Val Edwards and Cameron Coutts, Tania Andersen and Nic Craig with 45 points, For the rest of the winners Nadine Jansen and Lindsay Sutton 44, Christine and Wayne Taylor, Ngaire Taylor and James Morris both with 42, Dee Lukey and Ash Braggins 41, Barbara Birchall and Leno Frederico, Robyn Hill and Jim Harris 40. McCarthy Transport best Gross was an 81 by Cameron Coutts.

For those unlucky few without a partner, Duncan Pincock 40, Ian Brinkworth 35, Chris Williams 34, Max Baylis 33. Twos were scored by Dee Lukey, Wayne Taylor, Peter Little and Lindsay Sutton. NTPs Men: #16 in two Lindsay Sutton, #6 Peter Little.

Ladies: #15 Barbara Birchall, #16 in two Gay Martin.

JUNIOR NUMBERS GROW AT LEVIN GOLF CLUB LEVIN Golf Club reports its Junior Golf numbers is continuing to grow. With the aid of the Snag equipment and the enthu-

siasm of a few they have been able to increase the size of their junior membership to 34 children. Each weekend they gather for tuition generally followed by a few holes of Ambrose and they get to hit plenty of shots individually. Levin Golf Club also got parents together last month to formulate the rest of the year. Junior members will go on to play for the many trophies we have available to them in many different formats.

Levin have been doing some work with the nine hole membership. For those who are time poor this seems to be the way to go. Last month they held a nine hole foursome’s tournament. This was great and the atmosphere something special. 68 from all around enjoyed this format and all said they would be back.

Enjoying the nine hole foursome’s at Levin Golf Club are Pat Tito Kapiti, Wayne James Levin, Clive Smith Kapiti, Peter Yortt Marton, James Mackenzie Levin and Murray Crawford Manawatu Golf Club.

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MANOR PARK EASTER OPEN RESULTS tralian Boys’ Amateur Championship, played last month in Adelaide The star Manor Park player had rounds of 76, 68, 73 and 72 at the Kooyonga Golf Club for a total of 289 and was only one shot behind the runner-up.

The winner was Ryan Ruffels of Victoria who made the tournament a one-horse race. Ruffels had scores of 70, 72, 65 and 66 for a total of 273.

Ruffels is being hailed at the next star of Australian golf. He was ranked No 16 amateur in the world before last week’s tournament and had won the same event last year.

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OVER 70 locals turned out in calm overcast conditions on Easter Monday to participate in the annual Manor Park Golf Sanctuary Easter Open.

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GOLF NEWS FROM THE TOP OF THE SOUTH THE Marlborough Golf Club women’s team with the Ryniker Cup, won at the Blenheim Golf Club on Sunday.

They are, from left June Maslin, Jane Anderson-Bay, Julie Nicolle and Emily Stenhouse. Rarangi won the Duncan Salver, played at the same time.

Other results: BLENHEIM Wednesday, April 15

Womens Single Par: 0-29 Sue Duckworth +2. Joy Croft all square. 30+ Colleen McLeod +5. Julie McKendry +1. Shirley Godsiff -3.

9 Holes: Barbara Hayward on c/b Joy McKenzie.

Thursday, April 16 Mens Stableford: Bob Tapp 40. Ted Collier, Robin Carr 39. John Rewi, Morgan Bowe, Tere Poa 37. Mike McConnell, Murray Belk, Clive Drummond 36. Cyril Scammell 35. Pani Swann, Bill Heenan, Dez Campell 34. 9 Holes: Paul Hanrahan 20. John Masters 16.

Saturday, April 18 Mens Stableford (4 Clubs): Russell Horner on c/b Bob Pennington 34. (Full Set) Hans Bloemberg 40. Brent Baker 39.

Dez Campbell, Allen Hurley 36. Murray Belk, Don Boyle, Dan Crawford 35. Doug Shaw 34. Guido Bertogg 32. Sowman Prize 9/18 Ray Herd.

Monday, April 20 9 Hole Stableford Mens: Bob Tapp 21.

Lloyd Anderson, Hay Montgomery 20. Allen Knight, Brian Burgess 19. Alf Woolley, Les Boniface, Alby Atkinson 18. Mike Briggs 17. Womens: Joan Watson 19. Jenny Evans, Trees Rewi 18. Margaret Hamilton,

Bernice Arnold, Helen Neame 16.

WEST COAST GOLF CHALLEGE Below are the results of the West Coast Golf Challenge completed recently.

OVER ALL STABLEFORD WINNER Geoff Prince 125 points A FLIGHT 1st TAYLORMADE Aero Burner fairway wood - John Murray 117 2nd TAYLORMADE Aero Burner rescue Miguel Sobrino 116 3nd TAYLORMADE Ghost Putter - Lindsay Marsh 115 4th TAYLORMADE Tour preferred Wedge - Brian Hateley 114 5thSNAKE EYES Putter - Aaron Wynyard 113 6th TAYLORMADE Tour Umbrella - Jamies Kirkwood 113 7th TAYLORMADE Tour Umbrella Mark Hawken 112 8th TAYLORMADE 1 Dozen Tour Preferred Balls - Paul Whittaker 112 9th TAYLORMADE 1 Dozen Tour Preferred Balls - Michael Hay 112 B FLIGHT 1st TAYLORMADE Aero Burner fairway

wood - Geoff Prince 125 2nd TAYLORMADE Aero Burner rescue Peter Pinnock 121 3nd TAYLORMADE Ghost Putter - Robert Vincent 117 4th TAYLORMADE Tour preferred Wedge - Arthur Tong 116 5thSNAKE EYES Putter - Geoff Hands 116 6th TAYLORMADE Tour Umbrella Allan James 114 7th TAYLORMADE Tour Umbrella Dave Ironside 114 8th TAYLORMADE 1 Dozen Tour Preferred Balls - John Rogers 112 9th TAYLORMADE 1 Dozen Tour Preferred Balls - Graeme Withy 111 LADIES PRIZESNAME’S 1st TAYLORMADE Aero Burner fairway wood - Fiona Cooper 118 2nd TAYLORMADE Aero Burner rescue Keriana Scott 108 3nd TAYLORMADE Ghost Putter - Carolyn Williams 107 4th TAYLORMADE Tour preferred Wedge - Chris Wooding 105 5th TAYLORMADE Umbrella - Jodi Wooding 104 

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understand). Graeme Mayby (McLeans Island) and Ron Marshall (Waimairi) were selected for the sudden death play-off with Ron winning the first play-off hole.

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Lindsay Galbraith (Coringa) won the Most Valuable Player for the year.

CLEVER YORSTONS – HOLE IN ONES GENERALLY it’s a remarkable feat to score a hole in one with odds of 12,500 to 1, father and son Keith and Mike Yorston achieved the amazing feat while playing together.

ter in January 2015 travelled to the Faldo Course at Mission Hills Shenzhen, China to contest the Asian final from March 18-20th, Supported by The R&A and Mission Hills and endorsed by the Asian Tour and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, the 201415 Faldo Series Asia campaign stretched over 11 months and the final was made up of 80 young golfers drawn from 18 national championships. This was the first time New Zealand championships had been

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The 54 hole event format has all players contesting the Asian Championship titles whilst separate competitions are based on age grades ( U21, U18, U!6 Boys and U21, U16 Girls). At stake was not only the Asian title but also the opportunity for the leading boy to be granted an exemption into an Asian Tour event and the leading girl to gain a start in a Ladies European Tour event. All age grade winners earn themselves a further internationaltrip to com-

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THERE was a dramatic finish to Presidents Grade after the final round was held at Mcleans Island yesterday.

There were four teams tied on 15 points going into the last round. After the final round, Waimairi Beach and McLeans Island were tied on 17 points and 58 individual games. The count-back based on the round robin match earlier in the season could still not decide a winners as they had a draw in that game. So a sudden death playoff was required (the first time in the history of Presidents grade we

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Keith Yorston (pictured), a stalwart of Hawarden Golf Club, played at Russley Golf Course on Monday 23rd March.

Playing with his son (Russley Golf Course Superintendent) Mike Yorston, and Hawarden Golf Club members, Erin Mulholland and Max Walker, he scored a hole in one on the number 6 hole. Then on Saturday 7th March it was Mike Yorston who scored a hole in one at Hawarden Golf Course playing with his father Keith again, strangely enough Mike’s hole in one was also on the 6th.

Congratulations Keith and Mike on a rare feat.

FALDO SERIES ASIA – STRONG PERFORMANCES FROM THE NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVES THE winners of the Faldo Series Asia new Zealand Championships held at Clearwa-

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pete in the Faldo Series Europe Grand Final.

The New Zealand winners of Oscar Cadenhead (U21), Tadhg Campbell (U16), Dominic Brettkelly (U16), Momoka Kobori and Brooke Hamilton (U16 girls) spent the first two days in China acclimatizing to hot, humid conditions and adapting to the different grasses used on the internationally acclaimed Faldo course.

Day one of the tournament will be remembered for the only ace of the event, scored by Brooke Hamilton on the 16th

holes, an island green considered one of the toughest par 3’s in the world. Brooke finished day 1 leading the girls U16 grade at level par. She followed this up on day two with another par round to enter the final round tied for the lead.

Midway through the final round Brooke had established a small lead over her U16 rivals Japan’s Yumi Kudo and China’s Liu Yan but the last 3 holes saw her make small errors to card a final round of 77 leaving all three girls tied at five-over 221. In the final countback Brooke was placed third.

Momoka Kobori also acquitted herself well finishing 11th on the lengthy Faldo layout.

In the boys championship Oscar Cadenhead was the strongest performer finishing 3rd in the U21 age grade, and tied 9th in the overall title championship.

The boys championships were included both the US (Zachary Bauchou) and European (Simon Zach)Faldo series titles holders who featured strongly in the final results. However it was Japan’s Yuki Kamasu who prevailed in a playoff against Simon Zach to claim the boys title, the third Japanese player in the last 4 years to do so. Bauchou finished third.

Tadhg Campbell and Dominc Brettkelly both had mixed fortunes finishing 13th and 19th respectively in their age grades.

The experience for the players was enhanced by the opportunity to attend two coaching clinics with Sir Nick Faldo. The sessions focused not only on the skills required to execute shots but also on the imagination and experimentation that is part of being a true champion.

The support of this years sponsors, Hellers, Express Cargo and Chambers PR was instrumental in creating this new opportunity for young new Zealand champions to test themselves against their internatonal counterparts.

The Faldo Series Asia New Zealand Championship is set to return to Clearwater in January 2016. Based on the experience of this years champions the event is bound to be popular and strongly contested. 

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“We had great week except for the weather, was a problem and the tournament finished with best 4 rounds counting out of 5 as both Queenstown & Arrowtown were under snow on the Monday.

We finished with 432 players 108 on each course each day which was maximum once we decided to limit our field to the use of 4 courses each day.”

The event has become one of the marquee Golf tournaments for New Zealand and overseas golfers. Mount Michael Central Otago Autumn Classic is played in April of each year. The 2016 event will be the 5th event played and owned by Alexandra, Arrowtown. Cromwell, Queenstown and Wanaka 18 hole golf courses.

Results: GROSS Prizes to best three in each division Sponsored by Jack’s Point and Copthorne Hotel Lakeside Queenstown.

Women/Men Helen Baird Dipton 323/Doug Carmichae lOreti Sands 293 Suzanne Bassett Te Puke 333/Shaun Campbell Omanu 298 Amy Johns Arrowtown 333/Cameron Rust Penninsula 305 TEAMS Sponsored by Brittain Wynyard Women 14 teams Helen Baird, Dianne Cleland, Brenda Duncan, Sandra Speden 415 Nikki Shaw, Joanne Thompson, Kathleen Thomson, Margaret Woolford 407 Catherine Campbell, Idrean Conning, Janice Craig, Judith Redgrave 384 Mixed 25 teams Chrissie Courtman, Barrie Newport, Brian Thomson, Judy Thomson 437 Kieran Bradley, Shona Bradley, Paul Verry,

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the final round but lost two shots coming home before his impressive finish..

However, his final-round performance was not enough to get the Otago under-19 team home and it finished second, five shots behind Canterbury.

Otago started with an eight-shot lead but only Conor Jamison with a par 73 gave Logan good support while Canterbury’s Kilpatrick and former Waikato representative Matthew Morris bettered par.

Canterbury made it a double as it led the under-16 team event from start to finish.

Tasman was second and an improving Otago quintet finished third.

Hiroki Miya (Canterbury) easily won the under-15 title while Momoka Kobori (Rangiora) blitzed the girls event with sub-par rounds of 68, 70 and 73.

Kobori is on target to become one of New Zealand’s top women golfers, having also won the senior South Island title at St Clair in February. 

2015 SOUTH ISLAND TITLE TO CROMWELL’S INIA LOGAN

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