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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

It’s the final of your club championships.

You are in the final. You have fought doggedly for the whole match and it’s all square going to the 18th hole.

You are on the green and it’s your opponent’s turn to putt first.

Your have marked your ball but it is on a similar line to the opponent’s. You are asked to move it to the left.

You oblige by moving the marker to the left by one length of your putter head.

Your opponent gives the putt much attention. He needs to sink it because your putt is quite a bit closer to the hole.

The opponent reads the putt from behind the hole and then reads it from behind the ball.

There is clearly a little left to right break and it seems a little downhill near the hole.

The opponent steps up to the ball. He steadies himself, makes

Making your mark on a golf rule a good stroke, the ball goes out to the left a little, it takes a little break and the ball maintains it’s pace as it reaches the downhill portion of the green. The balls goes in the middle of the hole. It never looked like missing.

You congratulate your opponent and replace your ball on the green.

Your putt is much easier. There is virtually no break and it’s a little downhill. But there’s much pressure. The ball needs to go in to take the match to a playoff hole.

You also give the putt much attention but you conclude it’s virtually straight and because it’s a little downhill you don’t need to hit it very hard.

You steady yourself over the ball, make a good stroke, it goes straight towards the hole and goes in. There is great relief.

You and your opponent march towards the playoff hole.

As you are approaching the tee, your opponent turns to you and asks if you moved your ball marker back before putting.

It only takes a second or two before you realise the answer.

“Oh, no,’’ you reply to your opponent. “I forgot.’’

There is a brief discussion on what the consequences are but you are well aware of the rule. It’s loss of hole for you. It also means loss of match.

You shake hands with your opponent and politely congratulate him on his win. But deep down you are very annoyed. You feel robbed. It’s an unfair rule, you say.

I say it is too. I have run this rule past others with greater knowledge of the rules than myself and their response is that is the rule.

But rules can be changed. But what to, in this case, is the difficult question.

I have often thought the onus should be on the person who requested the marker moved to ensure the ball is returned to the correct position. Otherwise it is loss of hole for them.

My way of thinking, is that the person who asks for a marker or ball to be moved should surely be responsible for it to be returned to the correct position.

Others say it is the player who is responsible their own ball is played from the correct position.

Some say if the rule was changed it would open itself to skullduggery. A player could deliberately forget to remember to replace the marker or ball and later suddenly remember, depending on the outcome.

But that form of skullduggery is also possible in a reverse way under the present rule.

What do you think?

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Hillier wins Australian Boys’ Amateur by six GOLF NEWS

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ordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Daniel Hillier.

It’s a long bow to draw to mention Hillier’s name in the same sentence as Spieth and McIlroy but that’s the case when it comes to the Australian Open in Sydney in November.

Hillier, from Wellington, gained a start in the Australian Open when he won the Australian Boys’ Amateur Championship for under 18-year-olds in Tasmania last month.

That

means he will be playing in a tournament that has been won by two of the world’s greatest players in the last three years — Spieth in 2014 and McIlroy in 2013.

This year’s Australian Open will be played at the Royal Sydney Golf Club from November 17-20 and Hillier had no idea a start in that tournament was part of the prize package in Tasmania until triumphantly walking off the last green.

“I didn’t even realise that was the prize until someone told me as I was walking off the green.

I’m ecstatic about that,” Hillier said.

“That took me by surprise because that’s a really big event and I can’t wait now. To play against that sort of field will be awesome.”

Hillier, from Manor Park Golf Sanctuary, has become one of the most promising male golfers New Zealand has had for years.

The Tasmanian win added to his victories in the New Zealand Amateur Championship at Titirangi in Auckland, the New Zealand Under-19 Championship at

Shandon in Wellington and the Harewood Open against professionals on the Charles Tour in Christchurch. He was also the leading amateur at the New Zealand Open in Queenstown.

Hillier was the only player in a field of 156 players for the Australian Boys’ Champs, played at the Ulverston Golf Club, to break par in all four rounds. He finished at 10-under par with scores of 70, 71, 70 and 67 and was six shots clear of his nearest rival.

Hillier started the final round in second place, one shot behind fellow New Zealander, Henry Spring from Whakatane Golf Club.

Spring faltered in the final round to finish in a tie for fourth but Hillier was in brilliant form to score a five-under par, including four birdies on the back nine holes.

Hillier was not aware of what his nearest rivals were scoring in the final round.

“I didn’t know what was going on behind me, which was probably a good thing actually,’’ he said.

“I just could do what I needed to and to finish the way I did was very pleasing.

“I was definitely in the zone, playing safe never crossed my mind. (Hole) 16 is a tight drive and I stuck to my plan of using driver and pulled it off. The same thing happened on 17 and I just did what I needed to do.”

Hillier said he did not know what to expect going into the tournament.

“It feels amazing to be in this position because my game was a bit ‘iffy’ at the start of the week.

“I was really happy today, especially to be four under on the back nine ... it’s reassuring to know I can perform when I need to.

“I don’t know why, but I just felt more comfy than I ever have in that situation and I’m really happy to get the job done.”

The victory is near the top of his achievements so far.

“I think this is definitely right up there, it’s hard to choose between all the amazing experiences over the last year, but one I will certainly cherish for a very, very long time.”

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Brittney Dryland and Keiran Muir after their wins at the Akarana Open in Auckland Photo: Simon Watts/BW Media

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here were two new winners on New Zealand’s Charles Tour following the Akarana Open in Auckland.

They were Bay of Plenty professional Kieran Muir, who took out the men’s division of the Akarana Open, and Auckland amateur Brittney Dryland who won the women’s section.

Muir started the final day of the Akarana Open with a five-shot lead and never looked being beaten. He birdied the first hole and then reeled off pars for the remaining 17 holes to win by four shots.

Muir had been close on several occasions to winning on the Charles Tour so to finally break the drought was a great moment for him.

“It’s still settling in, when people say congratulations, I don’t really know what to say,” Muir said with a beaming smile.

“Obviously I have had a couple of occasions where I haven’t got it done, so to get it done today when you had a big lead was pretty important for me.”

It was difficult weather conditions for the final day but Muir showed his class with save after save on the green.

“My putting was the key today,’’ he said.

“I made some important par saves which helped me hold on to that lead.

Starting with a birdie and then having 17 straight pars was pretty pleasing in these conditions.”

There was a hiccup to proceedings when rain belted down to flood greens.

Play was suspended for 30 minutes. That

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Muir and Dryland rack up first wins on Charles Tour gave Muir the chance to compose himself and stride to victory.

“It gave me a chance to gather my thoughts and see how everyone else was going, so it wasn’t too bad for me personally.’’

The Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes, is all about building the future of New Zealand golfers and the win will go a long way for Muir and his career.

“It’s a huge confidence booster and knowing I can get over the line is a great feeling. After working on my mental game recently this also adds to that and the progression I am making.

“I love it here at Akarana, it’s a special place to me so to become the champion here tops off a great year so far.”

In the women’s competition, Dryland won by two shots and was all smiles in front of friends and family.

“It feels amazing, it’s the greatest feeling,’’ Dryland said.

“I played really well this week and to come down the last with a two shot lead was also pleasing.

“It was nice to have family and close friends by my side and to win at Akarana is especially good after playing a lot of golf around the corner at Maungakiekie.

There is quite a few people here to celebrate with.”

She held off one of the strongest fields seen this year which shows great composure to end the summer nicely.

Scores:Akarana Men’s Open (par 70) 264 Kieran Muir (P) 67 61 67 69 268 Nick Gillespie (P) 69 64 70 65 269 Brad Shilton (P) 63 68 69 69 270 Tyler Hodge (P) 66 69 69 66, Ryan Chisnall (Greenacres) 71 63 68 68 271 James Beale (P) 66 67 70 68, Brad Hayward (P) 62 70 71 68, Daniel Pearce (P) 66 70 67 68 272 Oscar Cadenhead (Clearwater) 64 67 70 71 273 Troy Ropiha (P) 70 64 68 71, Jordan Loof (Royal Wellington) 62 67 72 72 274 Doug Holloway (P) 67 72 68 67, Jake Meenhorst (Huapai) 66 70 71 67, Hayden Beard (P) 64 68 71 71 275 Mark Brown (P) 70 70 69 66, Mark Hutson (Muriwai) 75 68 64 68, Mark Purser (P) 67 65 73 70, Victor Janin (P) 66 67 70 72 276 Luke Brown (Muriwai) 68 67 71 70, Wesley Jeon (P) 67 67 67 75, Gareth Paddison (P) 69 62 69 76 277 Harry Bateman (P) 72 69 69 67, Jim Cusdin (P) 70 70 68 69, Sam An (P) 70 67 70 70, Martin Pettigrew (P) 67 70 70 70, Lachie McDonald (P) 66 66 71 74 278 David Smail (P) 70 65 70 73, James Betts (P) 68 69 67 74, Jared Pender (P) 69 67 66 76 279 William Howard (Tauranga) 68 69 69 73 280 Chase McKeown (Akarana) 68 72 69 71, Cameron Jones (Muriwai) 66 72 70 72 281 Fraser Wilkin (P) 63 73 78 67, Chang Gi Lee (Pupuke) 69 69 71 72 282 Kit Bittle (Peninsula) 69 70 73 70, Joshua Munn (P) 70 72 69 71, Leonard Powell (Clarks Beach) 68 70 71 73, Dominic Barson (P) 69 71 68 74 283 Jason Gulasekharam (North Shore) 69 71 75 68, Tony Simpson (Titirangi) 69 70 72 72

284 Nick Ming (Akarana) 69 72 72 71, Sam Vincent (Riverside) 69 73 69 73, Joshua Bernhard Rookes (Waitemata) 70 69 71 74 285 Steven Han (P) 70 68 70 77 286 Regan McConaghty (Manawatu) 69 68 78 71, Kyle Wong (P) 67 72 75 72, Joonsang Chung (P) 70 68 73 75 287 Nick Coxon (Riverside) 76 66 77 68, Ben Williams (P) 70 72 74 71 288 Grant Moorhead (P) 71 72 73 72 289 Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 71 72 73 73, Christian Nitsche (Whangarei) 70 69 77 73, Minsoo Ko (P) 69 73 72 75, Dane McArdle (P) 70 67 74 78 290 Jake Lee (Huapai) 74 68 74 74, Matty Tiplady (Maungakiekie) 66 68 75 81 291 Taylor Gill (Bay of Islands Kerikeri Incorporated) 72 71 74 74, Cathryn Bristow (P) 70 72 73 76, Jared Edwards (The Grange) 70 72 71 78 299 Shanon Holden (P) 69 74 77 79 Akarana Women’s Open (par 72) 277 Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 71 70 68 68 279 Jenna Hunter (P) 72 68 70 69 282 Rica Tse (P) 68 69 73 72 286 Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside) 68 72 76 70 287 Munchin Keh (Titirangi) 72 71 73 71 294 Cheerie Tan (Australia) 74 69 76 75 297 Jessica Huang (Pakuranga) 74 75 75 73 298 Juliana Hung (Russley) 79 72 73 74 301 Yena Chang (Akarana) 75 75 71 80 304 Hillary O’Connor (Russley) 75 74 75 80 306 Siyi Keh (Pakuranga) 69 78 82 77 309 Rose Zheng (Pakuranga) 74 75 77 83 314 Jocelynn Katu (Aviation Country Club of NZ) 73 78 85 78 318 Silvia Brunotti (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 75 76 82 85

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Lydia Ko: Two majors by the age of 18 GOLF NEWS

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ighteen years, 11 months and nine days.

That was the age of Lydia Ko when she became the youngest woman to win two golf majors.

Ko achieved the amazing feat in the ANA Inspiration at the Mission Hills Country Club in California last month, a few days short of her 19th birthday on April 24.

Her previous win in a major came at the previous major which was the Evian Championship in France last September.

When Ko won that event she became the youngest woman to win a major. On that occasion she was aged 18 years, four months and 20 days.

Tom Morris junior remains the youngest person to win a major and the youngest to win two majors. Those wins were the British Opens in 1868 and 1869 when he was aged 17 and 18 but golf then was hardly the international game it is today.

Ko’s win in California was her 12th on the LPGA Tour and her second in a row, having won the Kia Classic the previous week.

The winner’s purse in the ANA Inspiration was $US390,00 or $NZ568,000. It took her career earnings on the LPGA Tour to nearly $5.9 million or about $NZ8.6 million.

Ko looked headed for defeat in the ANA Inspiration when two shots behind Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand on the closing nine of the final round.

Ko held her nerve to finish with a birdie on the last hole

while Jutanugarn bogeyed the last three holes to drop back to fourth.

Ko’s final round was a bogey-free three-under par 69.

That underlined the consistency that has become Ko’s hallmark.

She was reluctant to compare his first major win with her second.

“It’s amazing. You know, you can’t really rank them,” said Ko after making a traditional jump into a course pond in celebration of victory.

“Every one of them is special, and every event is so different, so unique, and I think obviously winning this event is great, but obviously jumping into the Poppies Pond, that kind of tradition will definitely be one of the highlights of my career.

“But I’ve never really played well at this course before, so just to know that, hey, I can still play well at a course that I haven’t really played well before I think gives me the confidence.”

Ko started the day just one shot behind third-round leader Lexi Thompson and capitalised early on Thompson’s shaky start, making birdies on Nos five and eight to take the solo lead at 11-under par.

But a mid-round surge of three-consecutive birdies by Jutanugarn and a nine-hole streak with no birdies for Ko changed the momentum. Jutanugarn walked to the 16th tee with a two-shot lead but poor tee shots on both the 16th and 17th holes led to bogeys and dropped her to 11-under and into a tie with

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Ko had made clutch par putts throughout the day but said her par putt on the 17th was the most crucial in her victory.

“Probably 17 because that’s when I first really got to see the scoreboard and where I was positioned, what I needed to do,” said Ko. “Obviously making that putt on 11 and 13 was crucial, too, but just not knowing anything, I wanted to focus on my game and just what I could control, but on 17 I knew what I needed to do. Something like a miracle needed to happen, so I think 17 was probably the most crucial putt.”

Knowing she needed to birdie the last to have a chance at the outright victory, Ko stuck her third shot on the par-5, 18th to 16 inches to set her up for the go-ahead birdie and to finish at 12-under par. She said it might rank as one of the best shots of her career considering the circumstances.

“I mean it would be up there.

Every shot is special in its own way, like every win is special, because every tournament is so different,” said Ko. “But just playing the 72nd hole, birdieing the last hole, that’s always a good feeling. Obviously for that shot to mean so much that I would win the event, that makes it extra special. But I obviously laid up to the right number and hit it to the exactly right spot. But I thought it was

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Jutanugarn hit another poor tee shot on the final hole, this one finding the water on the left side. The 20-year old bogeyed the final hole to drop to 10-under par.

Said Jutanugarn: “Actually it’s pretty good, just only the last three holes. I really get nervous, especially being my first time leading. Next time it’s going to be so much fun to be there, but I got a lot of experience from this week.”

Breaking another age record has become ho-hum business for Ko and she said the extra records are just the icing on top of the actual wins.

“To me it’s more special to have just won this event and to win a major,” said Ko. “Obviously it makes it extra special that I’m the youngest winner to win two majors, but just to win any event is special, and just to know that the hard work that you’ve put in as a team kind of paid off. All the stats and everything comes at the end. Just to embrace this win, I think that’s the special part, more than the youngest something.”

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ydia Ko has broken and set many, many records. Most are for being the youngest for this, youngest for that, youngest, youngest, youngest, youngest.

But when it comes to her temperament on the golf course, her ease with the world news media and her dealings with the public she shows maturity way beyond her years.

Following are just a few of her great records:>> On 26 August 2012, became the youngest winner of an LPGA Tour event (Canadian Women’s Open) at age 15 years, 4 months and 2 days. >> On 10 February 2013, became the youngest winner of a Ladies European Tour event (NZ Women’s Open) at age 15 years, 9 months and 17 days. >> On 25 August 2013, became the youngest and only amateur to win two LPGA Tour events – age 15 and 16 (2012 and 2013 Canadian Women’s Open). >> On 20 July 2014, became the youngest millionaire on the LPGA in her first full season as a professional when she won the Marathon

Classic taking her accumulated prize earnings to over a $US1 million at age 17 years, 2 months and 26 days. >> On 12 November 2014, became the youngest winner of the LPGA Rookie of the Year in LPGA history at age 17 years, 6 months and 19 days surpassing Laura Baugh who won her title at 18 years, 6 months and 28 days. >> On 23 November 2014, became the youngest player to win 5 events on a major tour at age 17 years, 6 months and 30 days. >> On 23 November 2014, became the youngest and first player to win the biggest payout in LPGA history, taking home US$1.5 million after capturing the tour’s season-ending event and winning the inaugural Race to the CME Globe at age 17 years, 6 months and 30 days. >> On 23 November 2014, became the youngest player to surpass $US2 million in career earnings 17 years, 6 months and 30 days – over $US3 million if include bonus prize of US$1 million for winning the Race to the CME Globe 2014 (CME Globe bonus prize does not count on player’s LPGA official earnings). >> On 2 February 2015, became the youngest player of either gender to be

ranked No 1 in professional golf at age 17 years, 9 months and 9 days. >> On 13 September 2015, became the youngest woman to win a major championship at The Evian Championship in France, at age 18 years, 4 months and 20 days. >> On 13 September 2015, her closing round of 63 in the Evian was the record lowest final round in the history of women’s golf majors. >> On 13 September 2015, became the youngest player to surpass $US4 million career earnings at age 18 years, 4 months and 20 days after winning her first major at the Evian Championship. >> On 26 October 2015, became the youngest player to win 10 events on a major tour at age 18 years, 6 months and 2 days surpassing Horton Smith who set the PGA Tour mark of 21 years, 7 months in 1929, and Nancy Lopez who set the previous LPGA Tour record in 1979 at 22 years, 2 months, 5 days. >> On 22 November 2015, became the youngest winner of the LPGA Official Money List at age 18 years, 6 months and 29 days. >> On 22 November 2015, became the youngest winner of the LPGA Player of the Year in the 49 years history of the award at age 18 years, 6 months and 29

days, surpassing Nancy Lopez who won her title at age 21 and held the “youngest” title for 37 years. >> On 21 February 2016, became the youngest player to surpass US$5 million career earnings at age 18 years, 9 months and 28 days. >> On 3 April 2016, became the youngest women’s 2-time major winner at age 18 years, 11 months and 10 days, surpassing Se Ri Pak who won her second major at age 20 years, 9 months, and 8 days. >> On 3 April 2016, became the youngest two-time major winner (man or woman) in 147 years at age 18 years, 11 months and 10 days. Scotsman Young Tom Morris won the 1868 and 1869 British Opens; he was 17 years, 5 months and 8 days when he claimed his first and aged 18 years, 4 months and 27 days when he claimed his second. It should be noted that there were only 10 players (two withdrew) in the 1868 British Open and nine players (five withdrew) in the 1869 British Open; all players were from Scotland; most players were greenkeepers and caddies; it was not until 1871 that it included more than one golf club; both were a one-day event, played over 12 holes three times for a total of 36 holes.

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Waikato double double at NZ Strokeplay Championships NEWS

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t was a Waikato two for two at the New Zealand Strokeplay Championships in Christchurch.

Luke Toomey won the men’s division and Chantelle Cassidy won the women’s. Both are from Waikato and both were winning the titles for a second time.

Toomey’s latest win at the Christchurch Golf Club at Shirley came in dramatic fashion following a playoff with Jonathan Cane from Wellington.

The playoff went two holes before Toomey prevailed and he somehow wondered if the death of a close friend helped him get across the line.

“I guess I’m just feeling incredibly blessed, someone was looking down on me today,’’ Toomey said after the win.

“My thoughts were with a close friend who recently passed and he obviously made some things happen for me out there. Surprised, yes, but incredibly happy as well.

“I guess it’s special because I have never closed out a victory from so far behind. So knowing I had to finish strong, and doing just that was very gratifying.”

Toomey was sitting comfortably in the clubhouse not expecting to dust off the clubs again until Cane couldn’t quite seal the deal.

Cane found the trees with a three iron off the 18th tee and make bogey, which forced the playoff.

The first playoff hole saw both players missing very good birdie opportunities in front of a packed clubhouse to force it to a second playoff hole.

Returning to the 18th tee, Toomey had some frustration to get rid of and ripped his drive to the front of the green to have a chance for eagle.

A beautiful lag putt made things easy for Toomey with Cane sliding his birdie putt passed the right edge to give Toomey the honours.

Said Toomey: “I knew if I could wing my way into a playoff I would have a slight advantage momentum wise, and having won this two years ago, I felt pretty confident and also a little lucky to be there. So the nerves weren’t too bad.”

Toomey is putting together an impressive resume and this

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Chantelle Cassidy wins the women’s NZ Strokeplay Championships. Photo: BW Media/Simon Watts

only adds to punters questions of ‘when is he turning professional.’

“I have a few things to tick off before I turn pro, including winning a Charles Tour event, so there is no rush on that front.”

Chantelle Cassidy is also a multiple winner of the New Zealand Strokeplay after remaining calm under the pressure on the final day.

It has been three years since her 2013 victory but it wasn’t without a challenge as she won her second tournament in as many weeks.

“It feels really good to win it here at Christchurch Golf Club and win the battle against the Australian (Kirsty Hodgkins) today,” said Cassidy.

“The nerves weren’t too bad, I knew I had a two shot lead coming down 18 and then hit a whopping drive down the middle, so took the two putt to win, so it was great.”

After searching for her name on the trophy, it was hard not to notice the name of Lydia Ko has featured on the cup and Cassidy’s aspirations to continue her career and hopefully compete with Ko. “I was there in the final group when Lydia won the event and it would be awesome if I follow in her footsteps,” Cassidy said with a grin.

Results: Scores from the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship held from March 24-27:Christchurch Golf Club, Par 72 MEN 285 Luke Toomey (Riverside) 74 73 70 68, Jonathan Cane (Royal Wellington) 71 66 72 76

286 Nicholas Borren (Otago) 72 68 74 72 287 Chang Gi Lee (Pupuke) 73 75 71 68, Jake Meenhorst (Huapai) 72 75 71 69 288 Ryan Chisnall (Greenacres) 69 71 73 75, Daniel Hillier (Manor Park) 73 74 65 76 289 Oscar Cadenhead (Clearwater) 74 72 77 66, Cameron Jones (Muriwai) 77 74 69 69, Chris Charlton (Riverside) 70 74 72 73 290 Inia Logan (Wakatipu Junior) 73 70 74 73, William Howard (Tauranga) 71 74 72 73, Nick Coxon (Riverside) 72 71 72 75 291 Tom Parker (Russley) 70 75 74 72 292 Louis Dobbelaar (Australia) 74 75 70 73, Peter Spearman-Burn (Miramar) 71 73 73 75 293 Henry Spring (Whakatane) 76 74 70 73 294 Brandon Hodgson (Otago) 73 79 70 72, Thomas Spearman-Burn (Miramar) 76 72 73 73, Matthew McLean (Harewood) 78 70 71 75 295 Nathan Kim (Akarana) 71 76 73 75 296 Hiroki Miya (Russley) 77 76 71 72 297 Kevin Koong (Huapai) 74 73 74 76 298 Michael Toeke (Christchurch) 74 77 73 74, Tim Leonard (Templeton) 77 74 69 78, Guy Perry (Manawatu) 69 76 75 78, Leonard Powell (Clarks Beach) 71 73 73 81 299 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 74 80 73 72, Luke Brown (Muriwai) 77 73 76 73, Andrew Drummond (Greenacres) 72 73 78 76, Joshua Bernhard Rookes (Waitemata) 73 73 75 78, Nic Kay (Coringa Inc.) 72 72 75 80 300 Reid Hilton (Russley) 75 77 77 71, Shaun Campbell (Omanu) 83 71 73 73, Charlie Smail (Walton) 73 80 73 74, Scott Ritchie (Coringa Inc.) 71 77 77 75, Will Hefferman (Australia) 76 76 69 79 301 Jared Edwards (The Grange) 73 76 73 79, Markopolo Fullepp (New Zealand) 74 76 72 79, Jason Gulasekharam (North Shore) 69 72 77 83 302 Benjamin Baker (Russley) 76 76 74 76, Brian Joe (Titirangi) 71 73 75 83 303 James Hydes (Peninsula) 76 77 77 73, Johnny Tynan (Titirangi) 74 77 77 75 304 Dominic Brettkelly (Hororata) 79 75 75 75, Marcel Boet (Christchurch) 79 74 74 77, Harry Hillier (Te Puke) 78 73 75 78, J J Love (Christchurch) 75 76 75 78 305 Ben Slaven (Royal Wellington) 77 77 75 76, Reid Perry (Manawatu) 78 76 74 77, Jonathan Goosman (Pakuranga) 73 76 78 78 306 Sung Jin Yeo (North Shore) 75 78 76

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Luke Toomey Photo: BW Media/Simon Watts 77, Richard Reed (Christchurch) 79 74 74 79 307 Kunaal Singh (Whitford Park) 78 76 77 76, Scott Manyweathers (Harewood) 69 82 75 81 308 Andrew Meng (Remuera) 73 81 76 78 309 Niklas Kampe (Germany) 78 75 78 78 310 Joe Tiplady (The Grange) 76 77 83 74, Jordan Woodall (Cambridge) 79 74 80 77 311 Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 76 77 79 79, Shiv Sabherwal (Manukau) 78 76 74 83 314 Davis Oh (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 77 77 82 78 321 Cameron Leigh (Cambridge) 73 79 79 90 WOMEN 285 Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside) 72 69 70 74 286 Kirsty Hodgkins (Australia) 72 73 68 73 289 Alanna Campbell (Omanu) 72 70 74 73 296 Amelia Garvey (Kaiapoi) 70 76 74 76, Momoka Kobori (Rangiora) 74 73 73 76, Munchin Keh (Titirangi) 71 78 70 77 306 Rose Zheng (Pakuranga) 80 78 76 72 307 Juliana Hung (Russley) 84 79 69 75 308 Cheerie Tan (Australia) 75 77 78 78 309 Hillary O’Connor (Russley) 77 75 78 79 311 Euna Kwack (South Korea) 87 79 71 74 312 Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 79 81 77 75, Carmen Lim (Manukau) 78 80 75 79

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The Masters scoreboard: Willett takes first prize GOLF NEWS

Scoreboard from The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia:

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MOV

PLAYER

OVERALL

THRU

RND

R1

R2

R3

R4

TOTAL

T29

-

Hoffman, Charley

+7

F

+2

71

77

73

74

295

1

-

Willett, Danny

-5

F

-5

70

74

72

67

283

T29

-

Kaufman, Smylie

+7

F

+9

73

72

69

81

295

T2

-

Spieth, Jordan

-2

F

+1

66

74

73

73

286

T29

-

Piercy, Scott

+7

F

+2

70

72

79

74

295

T2

-

Westwood, Lee

-2

F

-3

71

75

71

69

286

T29

-

Simpson, Webb

+7

F

E

77

72

74

72

295

T4

-

Casey, Paul

-1

F

-5

69

77

74

67

287

T29

-

Walker, Jimmy

+7

F

+3

71

75

74

75

295

T4

-

Holmes, J.B.

-1

F

-4

72

73

74

68

287

T34

-

Garcia, Sergio

+8

F

-1

69

75

81

71

296

T4

-

Johnson, Dustin

-1

F

-1

73

71

72

71

287

T34

-

Streelman, Kevin

+8

F

-1

71

75

79

71

296

T7

-

Fitzpatrick, Matthew

E

F

-5

71

76

74

67

288

T34

-

Wiesberger, Bernd

+8

F

E

73

72

79

72

296

T7

-

Kjeldsen, Soren

E

F

-1

69

74

74

71

288

T37

-

Kisner, Kevin

+9

F

E

77

72

76

72

297

T7

-

Matsuyama, Hideki

E

F

+1

71

72

72

73

288

T37

-

Watson, Bubba

+9

F

-1

75

75

76

71

297

T10

-

Berger, Daniel

+1

F

-1

73

71

74

71

289

T39

-

Langasque, Romain (a)

+10

F

-4

74

73

83

68

298

T10

-

Day, Jason

+1

F

+1

72

73

71

73

289

T39

-

Lowry, Shane

+10

F

+3

68

76

79

75

298

T10

-

McIlroy, Rory

+1

F

-1

70

71

77

71

289

T39

-

Thomas, Justin

+10

F

-1

76

73

78

71

298

T10

-

Rose, Justin

+1

F

-2

69

77

73

70

289

T42

-

Dubuisson, Victor

+11

F

+2

73

76

76

74

299

T10

-

Snedeker, Brandt

+1

F

E

71

72

74

72

289

T42

-

English, Harris

+11

F

+4

74

73

76

76

299

T15

-

Aphibarnrat, Kiradech

+3

F

-2

72

72

77

70

291

T42

-

Lahiri, Anirban

+11

F

+3

76

73

75

75

299

T15

-

Oosthuizen, Louis

+3

F

-1

72

77

71

71

291

T42

-

Love III, Davis

+11

F

+5

73

73

76

77

299

T17

-

Cabrera Bello, Rafa

+4

F

-2

74

73

75

70

292

T42

-

Merritt, Troy

+11

F

+3

74

71

79

75

299

T17

-

Grillo, Emiliano

+4

F

E

71

75

74

72

292

T42

-

Scott, Adam

+11

F

+4

76

72

75

76

299

T17

-

Horschel, Billy

+4

F

E

70

77

73

72

292

T42

-

Wood, Chris

+11

F

+7

72

73

75

79

299

T17

-

Lee, Danny

+4

F

-1

68

74

79

71

292

T49

-

Kaymer, Martin

+12

F

E

74

75

79

72

300

T21

-

DeChambeau, Bryson (a)

+5

F

E

72

72

77

72

293

T49

-

Poulter, Ian

+12

F

-1

69

78

82

71

300

T21

-

Donaldson, Jamie

+5

F

E

74

72

75

72

293

T49

-

Reed, Patrick

+12

F

+4

76

73

75

76

300

T21

-

Koepka, Brooks

+5

F

E

73

72

76

72

293

T52

-

Bradley, Keegan

+13

F

+5

74

73

77

77

301

T24

-

Cabrera, Angel

+6

F

+3

73

73

73

75

294

T52

-

Mize, Larry

+13

F

+2

76

73

78

74

301

T24

-

Haas, Bill

+6

F

+1

75

74

72

73

294

54

-

Mahan, Hunter

+14

F

+4

73

75

78

76

302

T24

-

Kuchar, Matt

+6

F

+2

75

73

72

74

294

T55

-

Na, Kevin

+15

F

E

72

74

85

72

303

T24

-

Langer, Bernhard

+6

F

+7

72

73

70

79

294

T55

-

Smith, Cameron

+15

F

+2

74

73

82

74

303

T24

-

Stenson, Henrik

+6

F

-3

72

75

78

69

294

57

-

Jaidee, Thongchai

+19

F

+6

72

76

81

78

307

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Revenge for Auckland over Southland in NZ Women’s Masters

A

uckland racked up its fourth win in the New Zealand Women’s Masters with a dominant performance at the Methven Golf Club in Canterbury.

Auckland virtually had the tournament sewn up after the third of the four rounds of play with a massive lead of 19 gross stableford points.

That lead was reduced to 12 gross stableford points in a format where the best three scores from each team of four counted towards the team’s total. Gross stableford points are calculated as if each player is on a zero handicap.

Methven was an appropriate venue as it was 25 years earlier at the same course where the tournament for the Russell Grace Cup started.

Auckland was ably led by its captain Lisa Herbert (nee Aldridge), a former New Zealand representative. Herbert had counting scores in all four of her rounds and with a total of 132 points was only one point shy of the best individual trophy.

Teammate Sian Kelly had the best round of the tournament with 38 points in round three while Scarlett Jeon also had four counting rounds for the Auckland side. Brigit Holford, competing in her 13th NZ Women’s Masters, added to Auckland’s total of 388 points.

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Aorangi denied Waikato a top-three placing which finished fourth with 366 point. That was one point ahead of Bay of Plenty in fifth place.

Northland was sixth and a personal best score by Sam Dangen who had been in the running for the individual trophy.

Dangen finished with 129 points after scoring only 29 on the final day.

Hawke’s Bay/Poverty Bay was hoping that the return of Janie Field to the team would give it a much needed lift from its 2015 placing of ninth. With 350 team points it finished two places better in seventh place.

Wellington was eighth, up two places from last year. With 120 points, Kellie Orchard was the most consistent of the capital’s team.

Final 2016 team points The New Zealand Women’s Masters winning Auckland team, Brigit Halford, Scarlett Jeon, Sian Kelly and Lisa Herbert.

this time it had to settle for second with 376 points.

Southland’s captain Robyn Boniface finished the tournament in style with 37 points in round four while teammate Robyn Pullar was tied with Herbert to be one point short in the best individual trophy with 132 points.

The individual trophy, the Canterbury

Shield, was taken out by former professional Catherine Knight from the Aorangi team. Knight had 133 points but only gained the trophy on a countback from Vaha Fapiano of North Harbour who also had 133 points. Fapiano has been in the top three in the last four years.

Aorangi finished third with 369 points, seven behind Southland. This was a big

May 2016

1 388 – Auckland: 98, 93, 106, 91 2 376 – Southland: 88, 90, 100, 98 3 369 – Aorangi: 96, 87, 94, 92 4 366 – Waikato: 88, 87, 100, 91 5 365 – Bay of Plenty: 93, 91, 88, 93 6 352 – Northland: 84, 86, 92, 90 7 350 – Hawke’s Bay/Poverty Bay: 82, 90, 91, 87 8 343 – Wellington: 87, 80, 96, 80 9 340 – North Harbour: 78, 83, 92, 87 10 337 – Tasman: 87, 83, 80, 87 11 325 – Taranaki: 77, 82, 76, 90 12 317 – Manawatu/Wanganui: 72, 77, 84, 84; Otago: 79, 80, 88, 70 14 314 – Canterbury: 72, 81, 85, 76.

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To be or not to be an Olympian

By Dean Murphy New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

A

s we close out the summer tournaments season here in New Zealand, a great deal of attention is turning towards Rio de Janeiro and the Olympic Games to be held in August.

In recent times, most of the media discussion has been focused on the players who have withdrawn their availability for selection.

Much has been made of the decisions of a few of the world’s leading players to bypass the Olympics in favour of their personal or professional schedules.

Following the media coverage, I have been inundated with messages suggesting this was always bound to happen and it was obvious that players would never want to play. Some messages I’ve received propose that golf has no place in the Olympics and others believe golf is destined for failure as an Olympic sport as it will never become the pinnacle of our great game.

In my opinion, much of this comment completely misses the point and is made with too much haste.

Firstly to golf’s status as an Olympic sport. As one of the world’s biggest sports with a truly global reach, I can’t understand the viewpoint that golf should not feature on the games’ programme.

If the Olympic programme features football, tennis and rugby sevens then why not golf? Why should golf be treated any different to these sports and what makes our sport any less deserving of its time in the Olympic spotlight?

Many say it is due to the fact that golf already has its majors and the Olympics will never be the pinnacle of the sport.

For me, this argument completely misses the point. The Olympics are not supposed to replace majors as the pinnacle of the sport — they will simply compliment them once every four years.

There are many sports to be played in Rio where the event will not be the pinnacle of the sport. Tennis, boxing, football, basketball come to mind quickly and

there are plenty of others. To suggest these and other sports shouldn’t be included in the Olympics because their pinnacle events are elsewhere, is a tough argument to understand.

The fact is that the Olympic Games remains the greatest sporting gathering on Earth and provide an opportunity for the world to focus on all that is good about sport.

Athletes who attend Olympic Games truly cherish the experience and it is my view that in time all golfers will view the Olympic Games as a must attend event and a memorable part of the calendar once every four years. Sure, a few of the world’s best players have decided not to attend this time round but I hold the view that golf will closely follow the path of tennis as an Olympic sport in this regard.

When re-introduced to the games’ programme in 1988, almost all of the top ranked players bypassed the event as many held the view it wasn’t a pinnacle event and wasn’t worth attending. Tennis already had its majors so why attend the

Olympics? Perceptions quickly changed and now all of the top ranked players play the event. It has become an event they all want to win and an important focus once every four years.

For our part, we can’t wait for golf to take its place on the Rio programme.

Our athletes are incredibly focused on the event and excited to represent their country on sport’s biggest stage.

In all the conversations I have had with players, none of them see the Olympics as an event that is supposed to replace major championships. Far from it. They all still want to win those.

Where the Olympics is different is it provides a once in a four-year experience where golfers can strive to win a gold medal for their country. In this age of so much professionalism and cynicism in sport, it has been heartening to see the attitude of our players who simply want to pull on their black shirts and play for New Zealand as Olympians.

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Is your golf club aware of new health and safety rules?

By Andrew Whiley A voice from the south

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ast month a new health and safety legislation came into force in New Zealand.

The new legislation will have an affect on your golf club and the role of governance at your club. Are you and your golf club aware of what these changes are?

In a recent issue, a golf course had a major concern about the potential for it to be held liable if someone who was not playing golf, but on the golf course, was struck by a ball.

The club claimed this was a grey area.

“I can assure you there is no grey area,’’ said Worksafe communications general manager John Tulloch.

“There is nothing in the health and safety at work act that will prevent golfers enjoying a round or members of the public strolling/jogging on public access

ways across courses.’’

Mr Tulloch went on to say: “Under the new act, businesses would have a duty to workers and other persons – which in the case of a golf course could include members of the public – in a workplace to manage risks so far as is reasonably practicable.

“A pretty basic way for a golf course to manage risks in a way that met the reasonably practicable threshold would be to put up signage, alerting people to the fact they were traversing a golf course, and to be aware of players hitting balls.”

Asked if Worksafe was concerned about people misinterpreting the new act, Tulloch replied: “The health and safety at work act is all about what businesses, owners and workers can do to improve workplace health and safety.”

As I write this column, I believe many golf clubs around New Zealand are already working with Health and Safety

professionals to ensure they are fully compliant.

Health and Safety governance is as important as any other aspect of governance. It is a fundamental part of an organisation’s overall risk management function, which is a key responsibility of club directors.

It is important to remember that an organisation’s primary duty is to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers which extends beyond it’s own workers to all workers whose activities they influence or direct (including subcontractors and volunteers).

What this then highlights is the importance to have good governance.

Does your golf club have the right people in leadership roles that understand these issues and how they are an integral part of their role?

In board minutes there should now be

a regular update on health and safety issues and the club should pride itself on the safe work environment and culture it has.

On the other side of the equation, the days of three old fellas and a ute volunteering to take down a tree for fire wood without all the safety gear and proper equipment are long gone.

In reading this column, please consider two key factors.

Firstly, don’t stand for a governance role at the club without understanding the compliance factors and the knowledge required to fulfil the role.

Secondly, that life around your golf club will change for the safety and benefit for all involved. Health and safety will be a key ingredient of a successful golf club this year and what golf club doesn’t want to provide the best environment for their staff, volunteers, members and green fee players?

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Remarkable and remote

By Mike Hogan

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Editorial supplied by Air Adventures – A Golf Correspondence’s experience

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aving read so much about how northern Tasmania and King Island were developing into the new golfing mecca for Australia, I leapt at the chance to join a small group hosted by Air Adventure Australia and Sharp Airlines to experience the region…..and what a trip it was!

Our journey commenced at Melbourne’s original major airport Essenden (a 5 minute free transfer from Tullamarine, Melbourne’s current major airport). As an aircraft buff it was fascinating to be shown around the old main terminal by Malcom Sharp, owner and founder of Sharp Aviation, who co-own the aircraft we were flying on with AAA. The entire building is heritage protected, and all the check in counters, cupboards, drawers, desks etc were exactly as they had been left when all the major airlines moved to Tullamarine in the early 70’s. Only a handful of small regional airlines and charter operators use Essenden now, so it is a very quick and painless checkin and boarding procedure.

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Within 20 minutes of arriving we are weighed, clubs sorted into small light “pencil” cases (space is a premium on our Cessna so clubs travel via these cases, but Air Adventure have full size bags waiting for us at each course), boarded ….and then off in our “pocket Rocket” for the 40 minute trip to Barnbougle. The aircraft is pressurised so cruises at 22,000’ and nips along at a speedy 360 knots. We land on a gravel strip no more than a 5 iron from the 1st tee of our first destination, The Lost Farm course at Barnbougle.

Frist impressions were a reality check that we were definitely in Australia! The pro shop, whilst as well appointed and stocked as any top quality one should be, was manned by a quintessentially Aussie bloke…”G’day mate, howzit going” etc etc…when I asked for the lunch pack we had pre ordered I was told “For bloody Kiwis we have the bread and dripping sambo’s specially prepared” Then to the changing rooms which, in complete contrast to so many top resort courses with their marble, thick carpets, gold taps etc, was functional to the extreme with painted block walls, simple hooks along each side and a basic bench seat … was just like being back at high school!

I popped into the bar for a look around prior to teeing off and loved what I saw… .a classic Aussie bar with leaners, tap beers, pokies & a TAB. Again no gilt, no glamour, but a very friendly and laid back welcome after a hard round. I actually found this whole ambience a refreshing change from the palatial atmosphere of most top rated resort courses….at Barnbougle the courses do the talking, not the changing rooms, and what courses they are.

The courses? In a word, stunning. The original Barnbougle Dunes, designed by Tom Doak and Mike Clayton, meanders through, around and over the dunes in a beguilingly gentle way. In true links style no steep climbs, the fairways are generous, but trouble anywhere off them.

Its sister course The Lost Farm is “similar but different”, more alongside the dunes than within them. Both boast superb greens, immaculate fairways, and in most cases golfers have to make multiple choices for best angle to attack the green. When playing either course you really appreciate that golf truly is a game of strategy. Once on the green that can be the start of your adventure. Many are contoured in tune with the tumbling land around them, and feature a combination of slopes & ridges through the putting lines. One green especially brought back memories of the famous (or infamous) 11th on the old Muriwai layout…for readers old enough to remember that.

The list of accolades each course has achieved is quite extraordinary for example:

The clubhouse at Barnbougle Dunes

There is excellent 4« accommodation at both courses, and 2 high quality restaurants. We had a superb dinner at The Lost Farm, with a delightful setting overlooking Bass Straight.

After 2 days in Barnbougle we were off to King Island for two of the newest and most talked about courses in Australia, Cape Wickham and Ocean Dunes. Only a short 35 minute flight from Barnbougle, King Island is in the middle of Bass Straight and surprisingly large (64 x 35 k’ms), and is renowned for its dairy products (especially cream and cheeses which are exported worldwide). An easy 45 minute drive took us to our first course, Cape Wickham. I have been lucky enough to play both Cape Kidnappers and Kauri Cliffs, love them both, and all I can say is this course is right up there with them both. Stunning cliff top setting, superb greens, immaculate fairways, and views to die for. It boasts one of the most spectacular (and tough!) finishing holes in

golf….395m off the back tees, long carry to tight fairway, and the beach on the right (approx. 15m below the fairway) is in play! The course had only been open 5 weeks when we played it and already in tournament condition.

Our next and final stop was Ocean Dunes. At the time we played it (early Dec last year ) there were only 9 holes in play, but the back 9 is expected to be finished by early May 2016. A true links style course, whereas Cape Wickham is mostly clifftop, Ocean Dunes hugs the shore line (as well as having some spectacular cliff top holes), and a couple force golfers to play over the ocean. One par 3 (the 4th) is bound to become iconic. Whilst only 135m …you have to hit across the ocean to a tight green with very few bailout areas, and if the wind comes up anything up to a 3 wood may be needed!

We met the management team (2 delightful Scots), and their passion and enthusiasm for “their baby” was as infectious

Air Adventure Australia (www.airadventure.com.au) operate small plane air safaris around Australia, and now offer exclusive golf trips from Melbourne to Barnbougle & King Island (www.golf.airadventure. com.au) The trips are 1, 2 or 3 nights, are inclusive of flights, transfers, green fees and accommodation. Package pricings are based on parties of 4 or 8, but AAA can slot individuals into a departure if required.

Full details available from Hogan & Associates Ltd, NZ Representatives for Air Adventure, on 09 4897844, or mike@hoganreps.co.nz The author travelled with the assistance of Air New Zealand, and was hosted by Air Adventure and the courses.

as the sheer beauty of the course was.

Acommodation is being built at both courses, and expected to open mid 2016, however very comfortable accommodation is available now in the township of Currie on King island After a 5 minute drive to the airport, another 35 minute flight and Air Adventure Australia had us back at Essenden Airport. All in our small party of 8 felt we had experienced something very special in our short but so rewarding visit to a region I am sure will become a golfing mecca. In fact one team member (a very experienced golfer and traveller) said “the last few days are right up in the top 3 experiences in my life…..and can’t remember what the other 2 are” Enough said.

Cape Wickham.

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• #2 course in Australia by Australian Golf Magazine • #11 in the world by US Golf Digest

LOST FARM:

• #2 Public Course in Australia Golf Australia Magazine • #3 Course in Australia (Golf Australia) • #23 in the world by US Golf Digest These awards are extraordinary, especially for 2 courses set in relative isolation at the top tip of Tasmania, but so richly deserved in both cases.

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GOLFCOACHING

By Anthony Barkley NZPGA Professional

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thought for this article I would outline and compare some of the latest irons on the market as well as talk about some of the changes we see these days with irons sets.

Firstly, I have to mention what has been referred to as the vanishing loft disease. Without going into too much detail almost all clubs have less loft than years gone by. It seemed to start when companies were competing to have the longest iron on the market so they just strengthened the lofts. Now it’s justified by companies as if they don’t decrease loft a player will just balloon each iron.

Technology has allowed this to happen without compromising accuracy.

We also see that there are high launch shafts now used to help flight the lower launch irons, confused? You may well be, but that’s where we the NZPGA professional will come in and guide you through this process.

Not until you get tested with each iron will you see benefits against your current ones and then you can make an educated decision.

With less lofted irons creates a big loft difference between the PW and SW so there is a need for a gap wedge, plus almost all brands don’t carry a 3 iron any more unless you look at the players models (a hybrid is advised instead).

Putting aside the debate on the lofts of irons, there is one aspect that I see as an advantage with the stronger lofts.

If you are a player that has lost distance through injury, lack of golf or hate to say it, old age, the stronger lofts allow you to get better distance with each iron that may be similar to your old clubs. Add in advances in design and shaft you may be on a winner.

Really, each person is different so when we fit on a case by case basis, there

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G series irons cater for those looking for forgiveness and the I series irons are for those wanting more playability. They also carry the GMax and ladies Rhapsody models which are all about forgiveness.

With this company its not all about being the longest but rather quality and they have a comprehensive fitting system.

Irons are expensive and can range between $225 and $339 per iron depending which model and make up. PING are a great seller for us with plenty of positive feedback.

CALLAWAY AND TAYLORMADE

are no one size fits all solutions in regard to golf clubs making it interesting for us as fitters.

There is no one size fits all solution.

Here are my top pics for irons on the NZ market:

MIZUNO

Always a pure iron company traditionally famous for the forged MP models but nowadays their Non forged models such as the JPX EZ 2 and JPX850 irons compete nicely against competitors. I’m a MP25 iron player and love them so I can personally vouch for their quality.

They have a great fitting cart with many iron model and shaft options so can cater for anyone of any ability. Prices range between $205 and $235 per iron for the JPX irons and $259 per iron for the MP models. These can increase with upgrades significantly if certain shafts and grips are

requested.

This company always will produce pure looking irons.

BRIDGESTONE

Gaining its place back on the NZ market is Bridgestone Golf. They carry forged irons and custom builds are possible.

They are only available at a few outlets around NZ (Including ours) but they can’t be ignored as an option if you are after an iron that is forged, perform great and are a little exclusive.

Prices are now on par with many other brands at around the $229 per iron mark.

PING

PING have a great loyal following around the world and produce quality product. The G30 model was awesome and now they have the new G series irons plus the i series which are going well. The

Both companies are producing excellent irons. Callaways Big Bertha Irons are strong in distance and very easy to hit but do come at a high price. Taylormades M2 irons are newer and are ideal for a wide range of players. Both have been great for males and females.

The Big Bertha irons range in price between $225 and $245 and the M2 irons between $189 to $209 each which are very affordable. Again, both come with upgrade options they have both gained in popularity in the last few months.

If you are on a budget look at the Wilson Staff D200 range as they are affordable quality and I think if you are after a forged cavity the Titleist AP2 model should not be ignored.

These are just my opinions based on client feedback and my own research.

Best idea you can have is to go to a fitting with an open mind and try a range of clubs. One or two irons will stick out from the bunch through performance, feel and aesthetics. Try and keep price to the side initially and get the iron that suits you best. The great thing is that there are so many good options available these days.

So I hope that helps you out if you are looking at some new clubs. Please contact me if you have any questions on any products or shop online at www.100percentgolf.com. Quote this article and you can get a SPECIAL deal!!

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

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By Duncan Simpson New Zealand PGA Chief Executive

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generation or so ago, many golf careers started with caddying at the local golf club.

This was often driven by economic necessity -– the need to earn pocket money, sometimes with the encouragement of a family member who wanted to keep young Jack off the streets, and hopefully get him interested in the game at the same time.

In any event, a common sight at golf clubs on a Saturday used to be schoolboys offering their services as caddies.

We rarely see this now. Why? I put it down to the advent of motorised trundlers and the increasing use of golf carts, which golfers tend to gravitate to as the game becomes more physically challenging.

At the same time, the youth of today have got more spare time options, and if pocket money is still on offer in the traditional sense, it is usually earned at home rather than spending five hours trudging around a golf course for a fraction of the minimum wage.

Of course, at the other end of the scale, caddying can be quite lucrative. Steve Williams would have been New Zealand’s highest paid sportsman for much of his long career, which started as a schoolboy caddy at Paraparaumu Beach, north of Wellington.

Almost none of his contemporaries went on to make caddying a career, but a good number of them would have become enthusiastic club or elite golfers through starting as caddies, a pathway which is basically non-existent today.

Caddying has traditionally been regarded as a somewhat menial occupation, right back to the days of old Tom Morris who stated that the main requirements of a caddy were to be “clean and moderately sober”.

Low wages and poor working conditions made it a hard life, with many sleeping rough after spending their meagre earnings on tobacco and drink.

A group of Carnoustie caddies were drinking together back in the 1880s, when one declared he was sick of caddying, and was going to set off to South America the next day to make his fortune.

Sure enough, he was nowhere to be seen when they all reported for duty in the morning, but was later found fast asleep in a bunker beside the 10th green, and ever since then that hole has been known as “South America”.

Years later Ben Hogan arrived at Carnoustie for his only tilt at the Open Championship.

After extensive enquiries, he settled on a local caddy Cecil Timms, a 34-year-old who had been a promising amateur golfer, and who knew the course like the back of his hand.

Hogan was typically economical with words and stated the terms of employment as: “I want you to carry my bag, son, and keep very quiet”.

Timms replied: “Right Mr Hogan, so you don’t wish me to club you?

“No. I want you to carry my bag, son. Keep the clubs clean and your mouth shut. Is that completely understood?

“Aye,” Timms a surprised said.

There was a pause before Timms continued: “Do you want me to read the greens for you then?

“No,” was Hogan’s stern reply.

This exchange could well be the origin of the three rules of caddying: Turn up, keep up, and shut up.

It certainly worked for Hogan, who shot a course record of 68 in the last round to win the 1953 Open by four shots.

However, the job description for a modern caddy has changed somewhat, judging by the process Francesco Molinari used recently.

He put out a detailed advertisement and formed a short list from the many applicants. Those remaining were put through a gruelling interview, the main theme being how familiar they were (or weren’t) with Molinari’s statistics, his aim being to find a caddy who could help him work on his weaknesses and get him back into the world top 50 rankings.

Similarly, anyone watching Lydia Ko’s caddy Jason Hamilton during the ANA Championship could see how closely involved he was with his champion player.

On the last hole, Lydia had an 82 yard wedge shot, and Hamilton’s instructions were to hit it to 79 yards, half a yard to the left of the hole. Which is exactly what she did, putting it inside a foot to clinch her second major.

So although the traditional club caddy might be a dying or disappearing breed, the modern championship caddy is expected to show a wide range of skills, including a detailed understanding of physics, statistical maths and motivational techniques.

Here’s hoping that doesn’t get in the way of the other caddy attributes that have been around for the last 150 years: the ability to give pithy and direct advice, and a prodigious memory including a fund of outrageous anecdotes and sayings, often used at the most inappropriate times.

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Any destination you choose for your Sunshine Coast holiday will fill your body, mind and soul with an enduring sense of warmth. And the Golf is great too! So take your clubs and escape the Winter Blues.

F E AT U R E NOOSA GOLF CLUB Enjoy the beauty of Noosa Golf Club’s 18 hole championship course in a natural parkland setting with an abundance of local wildlife at your side. Families of kangaroos laze in the sun and koalas can be spotted snoozing in the trees. Unlike players, the koalas actually like being in the trees! The course is said to be very forgiving with 6000+ metres of easy walking and wide fairways.

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

Many course improvements have taken place recently, with fairways regrassed, bunkers upgraded and new drainage works – all leading to the course being in the best condition ever. The recent tree planting program

has led to accreditation as a Land for Wildlife Site.

Visitors are welcomed and encouraged to play in competitions or you can play socially seven days a week.

Available times vary depending on the day. For those on holiday, green fee cards or temporary memberships are available at reasonable prices.

Our golf professionals offer lessons from beginners to advanced and can help you with equipment hire.

Looking for some retail therapy? You’re sure to find it in our pro shop which is stocked with an extensive range of clothing and equipment.

After playing 18, the perfect place for relaxing with friends is in the comfortable clubhouse. Dine with mountain and fairway views at Legends Bistro, serving dinner from Tuesday to Friday and open every day for lunch.

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

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HEADLAND GOLF CLUB Located in the heart of Queensland’s magnificent Sunshine Coast, Headland Golf Club is home to one of the area’s outstanding 18-hole championship courses. The mature, tree-lined course offers a layout to challenge the best of players, while providing a fair and invigorat-

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Golf in Australia simply doesn’t get any better than at Palmer Coolum Resort. This stunning 18-hole course challenges even the best golfers while still providing plenty of enjoyment for the novice.

Our 72 par, 6137 metre course has been graced by the game’s best including the current US Masters winner Adam Scott, as well past major winners Bubba Watson, Y.E. Yang, Greg Norman and Darren Clarke. Other high profile players who have graced our fairways include the USA’s Ricky Fowler, Aussie favorites Jason Day, Geoff Ogilvy and Robert Allenby, Y E Yang and K T Kim from South Korea, Liang Wen Chong from China and many, many more!

Designed by renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr, a round of golf at this superbly challenging course is a highlight for guests, visitors and locals alike. As the Sunshine Coast has the luxury of being in a subtropical climate, the golf course is a pleasure to play all year round! Visit www.palmercoolumresort.com.au for more information.

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LOCATED just one hour north of Brisbane in the stunning surrounds of Golden Beach, it was the first Greg Norman-designed course on the Sunshine Coast. Open to the public and designed to rank among the premier courses (ranked No.1 on the Sunshine Coast and No.16 in the top 100 public access courses in Australia, according to Golf Australia Magazine), this spectacular 18-hole, 6359m championship course fittingly boasts one of the finest clubhouses and practice facilities in Australia. Pelican Waters features an impressive driving range, practice putting and chipping greens, and a well equipped shop. Find out more at www.pelicangolf.com.au

MT COOLUMN GOLF CLUB AN 18-hole 5901m championship course considered one of the region’s hidden gems and nestled at the foot of Mt Coolum, a Sunshine Coast landmark. It is acknowledged as one of the most picturesque and popular courses on the Sunshine Coast. Mt Coolum is a relatively flat course with water in play on 12 holes and an abundance of natural flora surrounding.

There are full clubhouse facilities, including showers, bar, bistro, poker machines and conference facilities.

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ing beautiful Lake Weyba and Noosa National Park is a sanctuary from the everyday, yet only three minutes to the upmarket boutiques, bars and restaurants of Hastings Street and famous beaches.

Our luxury, open-plan two-and-three bedroom apartments overlook the first fairway of the golf course so the only sounds you’ll hear are from nature. From the accommodation it’s a short stroll or motorised golf cart ride to play a round of golf, have a game of tennis, tone up in the fitness centre, swim in the 25m heated swimming pool, indulge at the day spa or have a gourmet meal and cocktails at the Clubhouse. After a round of golf why not head to the resort’s European-style day spa for a rejuvenating body treatment?

The Spa has myriad beauty treatments using Eminence products, organic skin care from Hungary. Our treatment rooms look out on to private, subtropical courtyards. Visit www.noosasprings.com.au for details.

TWIN WATERS GOLF CLUB THE course is internationally recognised as one of the top six resort courses in Australia and members naturally consider it the best on the Sunshine Coast.

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PACIFIC HARBOUR GOLF CLUB PACIFIC HARBOUR is one of the Sunshine Coast’s premier golf courses located on the beautiful Bribie Island, Queensland. Playing at Pacific Harbour Golf Club should be on everyone’s bucket list as the course is a unique, award-winning, ‘island links’ style 18-hole champion course that will challenge both the champion and mesmerise the social player.

Pacific Harbour chose Ross Watson, one of the Asia Pacific region’s most respected golf architects to design the course. His previous work includes Robina Woods, Palm Meadows at the Gold Coast, Royal Sydney Golf Club and The Vines in Perth.

With 25 years’ experience, fifty courses internation-

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Water is the central theme of the course and can be seen with many picturesque reflective lakes. Even the clubhouse appears to float over a lake and an aquatic driving range. Ross has cleverly used the wetlands, watercourses and native vegetation in the environmentally friendly and sustainable design, which he calls minimalist turf care principles.

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NORTHLAND A GREAT RESULT FROM NORTHLAND GOLF WOMEN’S MASTERS SIDE!

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NORTH HARBOUR GOLF AND NZ GOLF TEAM UP TO DEVELOP JUNIOR TALENT

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tative players from the district to begin working in 2016 on a new initiative in order to develop and improve their games across all performance areas and to help them understand what it takes to reach the next level. North Harbour Golf currently has an abundance of strong talent in the junior sector. The first step in the in

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NORTH HARBOUR HOST JUNIOR GIRLS QUADRANGULAR

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land. The Muriwai Links was (as always) in fantastic shape for the tournament and the weather was also clear and warm.

NORTH HARBOUR AMATEUR MEN WITH STRONG SHOWING AT AKARANA OPEN

Some great results from our representative men in the Akarana Open which has just concluded. See below for the results of our amateurs who made the cut (top 60 and ties)

The North Harbour team battled hard in each match however finished in 4th place. North Harbour Junior Golf Coordinator Pam Greenhalgh was very impressed with the North Harbour girls team where the highest handicap player had a 5 handicap (the tournament was handicap match play/hence Harbour were giving a very large amount of shots). Congratulations to all that competed and to Waikato for winning the title and trophy.

PENINSULA GOLF CLUB WINS WOMENS B PENNANTS

Congratulations to Peninsula Golf Club.

Winners of the 2016 Women’s B Pennant competition! First time they have won this grade since it was first played for back in 1994. Final standings as follows: Peninsula – 148.5 North Shore – 147.5 Waitemata – 139.5 Warkworth – 133 Pupuke – 121 Helensville – 120.5

T12 – Jake Meenhorst (Huapai) – 274 (-6) (4th best Amateur overall) T15 – Mark Hutson (Muriwai) – 275 (-5) (64 in 3rd round/best of day) T31 – Cam Jones (Muriwai) – 280 (E) T33 – Changgi Lee (Pupuke) – 281 (+1) T35 – Kit Bittle (Peninsula) – 282 (+2) T39 – Jason Gulasekharam (North Shore) – 283 (+3) T41 – Joshua Bernhard Rookes (Waitemata) – 284 (+4) T51 – Sam Yoshifuji (Gulf Harbour) – 289 (+9) T55 – Jake Lee (Huapai) – 290 (+10) James Beale was the best of the North Harbour Professionals finishing on 271 (-9) and in a tie for 6th.

VAHA FAPIANO SHOWS CLASS

The North Harbour women’s masters’ (over 40) team finished in 9th place at Methven on Sunday. Not quite the result they were after but with some new blood in the team they will be better for the experience. However it was a fantastic four rounds for No.1 Vaha Fapiano (North Shore) who finished tied best individual on 133 gross stableford points (unfortu-

nately coming second in a countback).

This marks the 3rd time in four years that Vaha has been in the top 3 in the individual performances. It was quite an effort given the 56 players that compete each year. Well done Vaha!

NORTH HARBOUR PLAYERS PLACE WELL AT NZ STROKE PLAY

The NZ Men’s Stroke Play Championship at Christchurch GC was a strong one for Harbour players with some great surges up the leaderboard in the final round. Jake Meenhorst (Huapai) was 5 under after 9 holes and for a moment got within 2 shots of the leader. He could not quite keep the momentum going on the back 9 but still signed for a great round of 69 (-3) and finished T4th only 2 shots out of the playoff. Inform Cam Jones (Muriwai) also shot a last round 69 to climb into the top 10 after a slow start for the first two rounds. Not to be out done, Pupuke’s Changgi Lee signed for a last round of 68 to finish tied T4th alongside Jake. Three North Harbour players in the top 10 of this national event is a fantastic result and congratulations to Jake, Chang-gi and Cam for their great finishes.

CAM JONES IN TERRIFIC FORM

Some great results from North Harbour amateurs at the rain shortened 54 hole Lawn Masters Classic in Manawatu.

It was an awesome result for interprovincial player Cam Jones (Muriwai) who shot rounds of 68,68 and 70 to finish -10 and the top amateur of the tournament (T8 overall). The former NZ Stroke Play

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Former Harbour player and top professional Mike Hendry won the tournament at -17 which was set up by a phenomenal round of 61 on the first day.

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win over Northland to put them on top of the points table after day one. The final round was closely fought between Auckland and Waikato with Zahraa, Zoann, Katherine having wins to halve the match with Auckland and confirm the team win overall! This was an awesome result for the girls, having 2 players representing Waikato for the first time. All players made fantastic contributions to the team victory with special mention to Zahraa Bester and Zoann Huang for their unbeaten records.

The final standing were as follows: 1st : Waikato 5 2nd: Northland 4 3rd: Auckland 3 4th: North Harbour 0

BAY OF PLENTY LEE MAKES DONATION TO FORMER SCHOOL Source: Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua golfer Danny Lee recently designated a donation of US$20,000 (NZ$29,843) to the Rotorua Boys’ High School Alumni Fund managed by the Geyser Community Foundation.

The contribution is a portion of the charitable proceeds generated from The Presidents Cup 2015 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Songdo IBD, Incheon City, Korea in which Lee was part of the International Team for the first time in his career.

The Presidents Cup is a unique golf event in that there is no purse or prize money. Players are not paid for their participation; instead, each competitor, captain and captain’s assistant allocates their portion of the proceeds generated to chosen charitable causes.

Lee also allocated $90,000 to be split equally between New Zealand Golf, Bay of Plenty Golf and his home club, Rotorua’s Springfield Golf Club.

Rotorua Boys’ High School principal Chris Grinter said he was delighted that former student Lee had remembered his old school and made a significant contribution to the alumni fund, which the school established with Geyser in 2014.

“It provides a special and powerful way in which students, past and present, their families/whanau, teachers and anyone else who has an interest in helping the school continue to develop can give back for its long term benefit.”

The Geyser Community Foundation was established to actively promote and encourage philanthropy for the long term benefit of the Rotorua and Taupo district communities.

Mr Grinter said the annual income from the school’s Alumni Fund could be used in a number of ways for the benefit of students such as providing scholarships and prizes, providing or improving sporting and other facilities at the school or protecting the environment.

Donations of any size can be made by credit card at www.rbhs.school.nz or on Geyser’s website www.geysercf.org.nz.

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$4M RENNER PARK SALE FAILS TO COME OFF Source: Rotorua Daily Post

A$4 million deal to sell Renner Park Golf Course to a housing company has fallen through.

Last year about 92 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of selling the course despite outrage from some past and present members.

The vote was pushed through under its constitution despite some opposition and prompted the formation of the Friends of Renner Park which had started a petition to save it as a golf course.

Renner Park Golf Property chairman Peter Jones confirmed the “sale has fallen through and that is the end of it – we will carry on and run the golf course”.

It failed to meet due diligence in the contract, he said.

About 150 shareholders owned 224 shares and they were not receiving any return on the investment, he said.

Due to competition from other golf courses for leisure golfers times were tough, he said.

“We are struggling to keep the thing going and are certainly not making any money.”

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Mr Jones purchased two shares 13 years ago for $10,000 and said “we worked like hell to finally get it open”.

In his own view if it was sold as a golf course, “we could sell it, the Japanese or Koreans might buy it”.

However, he noted it would have to meet the mandate and constitution rules.

We can’t sell, it’s not our decision but if someone comes up with another buyer we have to look at it.”

Friends of Renner Park spokesperson Cee Kay said the group consisted of players, club members, occasional golfers, shareholders, local residents and other interested parties that wanted to see Renner Park preserved as a golf course and a green space for the whole community to enjoy.

At a meeting earlier this month the group confirmed its commitment to lobby local council and shareholders in the hope of securing the long-term future of the course, despite news the prospective purchaser has pulled out.

“We are calling on the board and shareholders of Renner Park, Tauranga City Council and any prospective purchasers to review current plans as a matter of urgency.”

A petition had been launched to gather further support that already had 500 signatures, she said.

Shareholder Stan Taylor voted against the sale and was pleased it did not come to fruition.

“It is good to let the public know it’s not selling and will remain as a golf course if we can keep it afloat.”

He said it was “the power of the people” type scenario and said “I’d really like to thank everyone for their support.”

LEFTIES AT OHOPE

Results from Ohope Nationals where fine weather and a good crowd, and great course made for a very happy week.

Best gross Bruce Poole Trophy Martyn Price 299 Best Net Bob Charles Trophy Mark Western 273 Net r/u Ken Tynan 280 Division 1 Fairmonts all net 1st Stephen Leatherland (Ngaruawahia) 286 2 Shane Chatterton (Weedons) 286 3 Ken Shea (Raglan) 287 4 Allan Smith( Island Park, Dunedin) 291 5 Nuddy Pillay (Whitford) 296 6 John Price (Kaikoura) 299 Division 2 Mondeos Ist Wallace Miller(Rangitikei) 276 2 Wayne Hughes (Napier) 291 3 Barry Mathews (Titirangi) 295

4 Dennis Mills(Urenui) 298 5 John Hills (Motueka 298c/b 6 Wayne Evans (Mahunga) 298c/b Division 3 Rangers 1st Lawrie Fawcitt( Lochiel) 282 2 Tim Belcher ( Boulcotts farm) 287 3 Peter Robson ( Windaroo aust) 295 4 Bruce Mehrtens (Fielding) 297 5 Malcolm Fraser (Heriot) 299 Division 4 Explorers Ist Trevor Wesener (Nambour Aust) 274 2 Richard Davison (Rangiora) 285 3 Rodney Mischewski(Fitzroy) 290 4 John Dalton (Springfield) 295 5 Graham Little ( Takaka) 297 Best nett last 2 rounds Lionel Kerry Trophy Trevor Wesner(Australia) 134 Seniors Group Best gross Rei Thompson Trophy Geoff Ingram ( Rangitikei) 320 Best net Barry Turner Trophy Daniel Scotson (Rangitikei) 286 Net runner up Stan Mathews (Otumoetai) 289 Division 1 Seniors Zephers net Ist Terry Lomas (Taupo) 292 2 Graeme Dick (Muhunga) 292 c/b 3 Greg Limond (Howick) 295 4 Cecil York( Maramarua) 296 5 Phil Daly ( Nudgee aust) 299 6 David McCrea (Urenui) 304 Division 2 Cortinas 1st Ray Horsfall (Mt Maunganui) 301 2 Keith Towers( Manawatu) 301 c/b 3 Brian Peters (Omanu) 309 4 Graeme Wakelin (Muriwai) 310 5 James Begovic (North Shore) 312 6 Owen Young (Waitemata) 313 Division 3 Prefects Ist Allan Butler (Otumoetai) 292 2 Bill Werry (Royal Wellington) 293 3 Peter Molloy(Weedons) 298 4 Tony Wey (Urenui) 301 5 Barry Hughes (Karamu) 310 Best senior net last 2 rounds Tom Armstrong Trophy Allan Butler (Otumoetai) 137 Ladies Group Best Gross Keith Plier trophy Melissa Shea (Ngaruawahia) 329 Best net Bob Harrington Trophy Jan Davies (Omanu) 302 Runner up Audrey Messenger (Te Marua) 327 Best Stableford Askew trophy Harriet Byelich( Taumarunui) 111 Super Seniors 2 rounds Best net Merv Cunningham (Thames) 152 Runner up Alan Stewart (Marton) 155 Teams events Schweppes Trophy Rangitikei Geoff Ingram, Danny Scotson, Wallace Miller Noel Crocker Kakapo Trophy Waikato Bay of Plenty Ken Shea, Melissa Shea, Stephen Leatherland, Ken Tynan

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TARANAKI STRATFORD STABLEFORD Source: Taranaki Daily News

Last month’s Taranaki women’s teams stableford and over 50’s tournament at Stratford attracted a great field of 83 golfers. Played in great early autumn conditions, the silver division best net was won

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In the bronze first division Westown’s Glenice Lile (21.3) shot an impressive net 62 to take out the net. Kaitake’s Betty Adamson with 39 points won the stableford.

The bronze two net went to Pungarehu’s Sharon Fisher (33) net 66 and Inglewood’s Sue Dodunski with 38 points won the stableford.

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Lucas, managed a combined total of 325 over the four rounds, 63 points behind Auckland.

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BRUCE MCCALLUM MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Source: Taranaki Daily News

Seventy-five players took part in the Bruce McCallum memorial tournament last motnh at the Te Ngutu Golf Club.

The best gross was won by Brian Rowland (pictured) from Fitzroy with a two over par 73. He proved to be the only non Te Ngutu player to feature in the winner’s circle. Other notable winners on the day were: First overall net Dion Clement (110-49-61); stableford, John Willis 41 points; omen’s stableford, Lorraine Willis 40 points.

WOMEN’S MASTERS

Source: Taranaki Daily News

The Taranaki women’s masters team finished 11th at last month’s Women’s Masters at Methven, well off the pace set by the winners Auckland.

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best performance of the week in the final round with 90 points combined. Overall scores for the team were: D McCallum (25, 27, 26, 33-111), A Braithwaite (26, 27, 23, 31-107), E Hodson (26, 25, 25, 23-99), K Lucas (23, 28, 25, 26 -102). Team scores (77-82-76-90-325).

HOLE IN ONE FOR KENNEDY Source: Taranaki Daily News

Tumahu club captain Glen Kennedy achieved a hole in one at his home course last month. Using a nine iron Kennedy aced the 106m par3 ninth.

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RANGATIRA (Pairs) Division 1: K. Byford & L. Leary 48 pts Division 2: M. Duffin & J. Morris 48 pts FEILDING (Individual) Division 1: M. Brennan 43 pts; L. Leary 42; J. Belcher 41. Division 2: J. McAlley 45; L. Howie 43 c/b; J. McCrae 43. Divison 3: K. Whitehead 43 c/b; K. Fallaver 43; K. Shannon 42.

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er North Island. Last Monday The Club hosted 72 golfers from 11 different golf club’s to play foursomes. There was a men’s section, a women’s section and of course a mixed pairs division. Competition was so competitive a sudden death playoff was required for the eventual winners.

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Last month the Pike Cup was staged at the Hastings Golf Club and the rain did its thing by simply staying away.

There was some impressive golf played and Hugh Harrison from Takapau shot a gross of 67, 3 shots clear of one of Hawkes Bay’s most accomplished golfers Stu Duff from Hastings.

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Gates from the Karamu Club with a nett 65 and runner up on count-back was Rob Deam from the Napier Golf Club with a nett 66.

In the teams section the Napier no. 3 team were the winners of the HB Salver with the two Waipukarau teams finishing 2nd and 3rd.

The 2016 Pike Cup was won by the Hastings no. 1 team by a single point over Takapau no. 1 team and in third place was the Maraenui no.1 team. The Hastings team was made up of Waka Wilkie, Stu Duff, Dave Shaw, Kris Bower, Steve Domino and Dennis Hirschman.

Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to all the other competitors who took part.

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The 25th NZ Women’s Masters was held at Methven Golf Club from 1-3 April.

This year’s team (Janie Field – Napier, KaIMG_0797thy Olsen – Maraenui, Fiona Ellis – Hastings, & Martha Manaena – Hastings) was placed 7th, an improvement over last year’s 10th placing. Our campaign was helped by solid performances from both Janie Field, returning after 2 years abroad, and Kathy Olsen.

This year’s Masters marked its 25th anniversary, having started in Methven in 1992. Some of the original players, including our very own Helen Grant (Maraenui), attended the celebrations, which made for a truly special event for all present.

WELLINGTON PARAPARAUMU COLLEGE GOLFERS WIN PHILIPS CUP, WELLINGTON COLLEGIATE GOLF CHAMPS Source: Kapiti Observer

Paraparaumu College is celebrating a double golfing triumph, lifting the Philips Cup and Wellington Collegiate Golf Championship played last month.

Cooper Wattam and Connor Levesque won the Philips Cup, a regional competition to find the best college team of two players, at Shandon Golf Club on March 31.

On April 5, the pair, along with Fergus Aitken and Alex Lopez-Sanchez, won the team gross title, the Greenstone Trophy, for the Wellington collegiate championship.

It is the fifth year in a row they have won the title.

Levesque, a year 11 student, said the wins were his most important to date.

He said he got an idea of the school’s legacy in the competition leading up to this year’s event.

“The principal visited me the day before to wish me luck, and then I realised it was quite a big tournament.”

He said the quartet were reaping the rewards of hard work and playing time together – they train together once a week and play the Watt Cup interclub tournament.

Their win has secured them a place representing Wellington at the New Zealand Secondary School finals in Nelson in August.

In both tournaments Paraparaumu’s nearest challengers were St Patrick’s College in Kilbirnie. Wattam and Levesque won the Philips Cup with 71 points under the Stableford scoring system, five points ahead of the St Pat’s team of Aiden Blackler and Christopher Burt.

At the collegiate championship three out of four of the team’s rounds counted towards their final score. Paraparaumu shot 223, and St Pat’s were second with

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At the same tournament the team finished second to Aotea College by six shots in the team nett scoring, while Lopez-Sanchez secured second in the individual gross category.

His score of 74 was nine shots off the pace set by Aotea College’s Daniel Hillier.

Angus Mooney of Kapiti College finished second to Aotea College’s Jason Prachith in the boys individual nett standings.

Sixteen colleges and 64 players competed in the event at the Royal Wellington Golf Club.

Pictured are Fergus Aitken, Connor Levesque, Alex Lopez-Sanchez, and Cooper Wattam, who have won the Wellington Collegiate Golf Championship Greenstone Trophy.

TITAHI GOLF CLUB VOLUNTEER LIZ POKIA TAKES TOP SWING IN PORIRUA 50TH ACCOLADES Source: Kapi Mana News

Liz Pokia leans forward and explains her challenge: “Kids tend to see golf as an old person’s game.”

The Titahi Golf Club junior development and fundraising whiz felt humbled to receive a Porirua 50th medal, one of 50 people or couples honoured for the city’s milestone birthday last October.

She said sometimes it was tough to get young people to look past rugby.

“All they want to do is hit the ball, but you want to give them the skills to go further,” Pokia said.

“The toughest bit is just hitting it properly. There’s a whole pile of etiquette, but you don’t want to give them all the things they can’t do, you want to give them the things they can do.

“The challenge is to get them to retain the information.”

She fired off names of young talent such as Jayden Ford and Trey Shedlock.

“We’ve got some great children coming through.”

Pokia has strong back-up. Tom Campbell also received a 50th medal.

Campbell, father of US Open winner Michael Campbell, has been with the club for 30 years.

He said Pokia played a key role in helping it prosper, be it through admin, fundraising, or the way “she always has her finger on the pulse” of junior development.

Pokia, who has a handicap of 23 or 24, also works as a ministerial governance adviser for Callaghan Innovation.

Both her parents were golfers, and Pokia has been a club member since

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1994, when she was 26.

Her mother died the following year, leaving Pokia to become the women’s secretary.

“In my first days, Ken Douglas [now a Porirua City councillor] was there cleaning the ash trays and for a while he became one of my mentors.”

She stepped down as club captain a year ago, but still plays the occasional nine holes with her father, 78-year-old Tui Pokia.

It’s been a real family effort – her brother works there as a chef, her sister was a manager, her niece helps as a waitress and her nephews as kitchen hands.

“You’re always finding whanau helping whanau there.”

QUALEN ASI LOVING THE INTERCLUB CHALLENGE FOR JUDGEFORD Source: Kapi-Mana News

The way Qualen Asi hit the ball off the tee, he didn’t think for a moment a milestone in his short golf career was about to take place.

Over Easter, the three-handicapper and member of Judgeford Golf Club’s top interclub team was playing a round at his home course with his father and uncle.

At the par-3 fifth hole, the 17-year-old watched his tee shot veer off target.

“It hit the hill to the side of the green, sped on and hit the pin,” he said. “All I could see was how fast the ball was going and then I lost sight of it.

“My uncle said it must have gone in. He and Dad were pretty excited – a bit more than me.”

Judgeford’s top side are fifth after four rounds of the Otaki Cup this year.

Asi and team-mate Jayden Ford, 12, are up against older, more experienced players, but the youngsters are displaying no fear.

“It’s a challenge and you have to be far more consistent,” Asi said.

“I always have nerves at the first tee, but I’ve been really happy with my form.

If things start to go wrong I go back to a notebook in my bag and go over my routines to reset.”

Asi said the environment at Judgeford was the right balance of wanting to win, but being calm and relaxed about results.

With his father Dudley a fixture at the club – club manager and head of the junior programme – Asi said he learnt to love the game early on.

Over the past four years has his golf improved markedly and now it is at least a twice-weekly part of his life.

During summer he played almost every day, often with Ford, and sometimes 36 holes. He shot a par 71 during one majestic round in December.

Asi, a member of Wellington College’s 1st XV for three years, said his sports goals in the short-term were mainly in golf.

“I’d love to play for Wellington and one day represent Samoa at the Pacific Games. Right now, I’m just concentrating on making greens in regulation.”

ough Club, with 86. Next came Margaret Tapp from Rarangi and Adrianne Wislang on 87. Sue Murray, 2014’s winner, finished next with 88. Sadly, the hole-in-one prize of a Holden Barina from Wadsco Motorworld was not claimed this year.

Astrid Tudberry, from Motueka, took out the intermediate division from clubmate Rhonda Heckler and Heather Cross from Kaiapoi. Denise Pickering and Frances Handforth from the Marlborough Club were next.

The junior section was won by Sue Lissaman, also a Marlborough member, with Anne Gaskell from Royal Wellington second and Marlborough’s Lindy Larkin third.

Helen Kroeger of Harewood won the nett senior division prize on the third day on count back from Annette Nistor of Greenacres and Shirley Wiznewski of Motueka respectively. All three scored 76.

The intermediate division was taken out by Mary Lou Watson from Ashburton TASMAN NOTICEBOARD

Pictured are Josh Crumpstone, Qualen Asi, Trey Shedlock and Jayden Ford, who represent the next generation of Judgeford interclub golf.

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ALLAN SCOTT WINES 3 DAY TOURNAMENT

Marlborough’s biggest women’s golf event – the 3-day Allan Scott Wines Tournament – was a great success again this year, the 17th year the event’s been held.

The mid-March event attracted a field of 120 women from Whangarei to Wanaka to the Marlborough Golf Club’s course at Fairhall, Blenheim.

The tournament draws women golfers of all abilities many of whom return year after year. The course was in excellent condition, the weather not quite so obliging. A scorching 29C on the first day dropped to 13C on the 3rd but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for what organisers say was a “really happy, lot of fun” tournament. The prize-givings each night are a feature especially the 2nd night at Allan Scott’s 12 Trees Restaurant. Tournament sponsor, Allan Scott Wines, have already agreed to back next year’s tournament.

Chrissie Mackie of Kaikoura, the only left-hander in the field, claimed the major prize – an all expenses paid trip for two to the “Wellington on a Plate” culinary festival to be held in August 2016. The 14-handicapper had a gross score of 84, to just beat last year’s winner Julie Nicolle, from the home club, by a single point.

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with 72 from Royal Wellington member Cris McGechan and Anne Preston of Marlborough, who both registered 73.

Junior division winner was Marlborough player Elaine Porter with a score of 75 on countback from Marie Duke of Russley with Kathleen Ross of Greenacres third.

The combined stableford, which incorporates scores from the first and third days was won by Royal Auckland player Dianne Mellor with a score of 73 from Grace Clark of Greenacres and Bronwyn Fletcher of Royal Auckland, both on 72.

The 2nd day’s four ball/best ball competition saw Elizabeth Marryat from Temuka and Heather Stenhouse from Marlborough take the honours on countback from Janet Horton and Dianne Mellor from Royal Auckland. Third, with the same score, were Penny Brown and Rhonda Heckler from Motueka.

On Day 1, Tudberry scored 39 stableford points to take out the senior division from Miramar’s Gay Bull and Royal Auckland player Liz Fox on 38. Three players registered 40 points to top the intermediate section, the winner being Sue Lissaman, from Penny Brown and Jackie McGarry (Marlborough). Denise Weaver of Grand Vue claimed the junior title with 44 points from Kathleen Ross of Greenacres on 41 and Royal Wellington member Anne Gaskell with 40.

member Craig Vining said “it’s pleasing to see two new clubs, Lincoln and Everglades, in the competition in 2016, we are working hard to encourage clubs to setup junior programmes to be able to then have teams compete in this fun interclub competition. It’s been a real success story for Lincoln Golf Club and a credit to their Junior Convenor Mike Bond who has worked to support and develop the children’s golf skills to be able to enter a team in the competition this year”.

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A great day was held at the Templeton Golf Club for the Junior Interclub Semi-finals and Finals played last month. The top four teams from the round robin competition fought hard in the semi final for a place in the final. Top seed in section one Waimari Beach played Russley Blue, but Russley Blue proved too strong with the experienced side winning 4-0 to book the first place in the final. In section two Lincoln showed why they were top seed topping Russley Gold in a closely fought battle, with Lincoln going through to the final 3-1.

The final match between Lincoln and Russley Blue proved very close. Russley’s Amy Weng had a good win 5/3 over Taylor Holland leaving the three remaining matches to battle it out over the closing holes. All the matches when to the 17th hole where the new team to the competition Lincoln held it’s nerve to win all three matches 2/1.

The winning Lincoln team are pictured from left Cameron Harker, Jack Knewstubb, Mitch Holland, Taylor Holland and Robson Harker.

The trophy for the most individual wins during the round robin competition was won jointly by Jack Knewstubb (Lincoln) and Grace Petelo (Waimairi Beach). Jack is pictured with the trophy.

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The Canterbury junior tournaments were held at the Weedons Golf Club and the Christchurch Golf Club with excess of forty golfers taking part. played last month. Scoring was very competitive across both days, with players enjoying the excellent condition of both courses and the warm autumn days. In the girls grade Juliana Hung (Russley) won the aggregate gross with Honoka Shimoda (Russley) taking out the best combined net. Hiroki Miya (Russley) won the grade one boys from Tom Parker (Russley) with Hayato Miya (Russley) taking out the best net. Some hot scoring in the grade two boys saw Harry Staples (Russley) winning the best combined net from Kansuke Shin (Russley) with Taylor Holland (Lincoln) winning the best stableford from Cooper Moore (Russley).

Momoka Kobori and Amelia Garvey have capped off a great week in Australia where they competed in the Australian Girls Amateur at the Devonport Golf Club in Tasmania played last month. The pair also formed part of the New Zealand team along with Alanna Campbell (Bay of Plenty) and Ela Grimwood (North Harbour) to compete against the Australian team in the Junior Tasman Cup. This cup is played for over the opening 36 holes with the best three scores counting from the team. While the New Zealand team shot some low numbers they were out-

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Rawhiti

3-382 0374

Rawhiti Women's Teams Stableford

21-May

Waimakiriri Gorge

3-312 4339

Waimakariri Gorge Men's 36 Hole Open

22-May

Weedons

3-347 8519

Left Handers Event

22-May

Scargill

3-314 3854

Scargill Men's Open

26-May

Bottle Lake

3-383 1403

Bottle Lake Lazy 10 Tournament

27-May

Bottle Lake

3-383 1403

Bottle Lake Women's Teams Stableford

Results: WOMEN First Remarkable Girls 347.5 2nd Wanaka Birdies 341.9 3rd Fairway Fillies 338.0 4th Girls Fishing 315.6 5th Buckingham Belles 315.1 MEN 1st Clyde Pryde 374.2 2nd Hustlers 360.0 3rd Graham’s Goodies 352.5 4th Wanderers 347.0 5th Worm Burners 324.7

MOUNT MICHAEL CENTRAL OTAGO AUTUMN GOLF CLASSIC

Held in Central Otago over five golf courses from 11th to 15th April with full field of 520 golfers representing 157 different golf clubs, including 56 golfers from Australia and two from Bali!

The golf courses were in pristine condition and with a back ground of autumn colours the five days were amongst the best golfing conditions a golfer could wish to play in.

The final prize giving at the end of play on Friday afternoon was in the grounds of the Golden Gate Lodge in Cromwell in a monster 600 seat marquee and was a fitting end to a memorable week. Scoring was extremely close for the final prizes

OTAGO SOUTHLAND RESULTS FROM VINPRO CLASSIC

The 8th VINPRO GOLF CLASSIC held over six eighteen hole golf courses in Central Otago during the Spring and Summer months was again an outstanding success with 28 teams of four competing in a competition that generates much interest and intrigue. The courses played are Alexandra, Arrowtown, Cromwell, Queenstown, Roxburgh and Wanaka. Played on a Friday once per month

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and sponsored by Vinpro and other local wineries in Central Otago this unique competition called a “Triple Two Ball Teams Classic” has the same Team Captains since its inception eight years ago and each month 112 golfers tee it up.

classes by Australia by 17 shots, with three of the team members finishing in the top four of the tournament.

Momoka Kobori featured at the top of the leaderboard through most of the early rounds opening with her best competitive round of seven under, mixing eight birdies with one bogey. Finishing just one shot behind the winner Karis Davidson (Australia) it was a very successful week for the young seventeen year old from Rangiora after firing rounds of 67, 70, 70 and 68 to finish the tournament at 21 under par. “I really enjoyed the course, it was lots of fun with the NZ team and I’m happy with the way I played” said Momoka.

Amelia Garvey also had a strong showing following on from recent tournaments finishing tied for 16th at three under par after rounds of 70, 75, 74, 74. It’s been a busy start to the year with these girls both having already competed in Australia earlier this year.

Waimairi Beach Anniversary Classic

May 2016

GOLFCROSSWORD ACROSS

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17 Susceptibility to injury or disease; special local food (8) 18 Drop; reduction (8) 21 Winner of the 2016 Platinum Homes Pro-Am, Daniel _____ (6) 22 Winner of the 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship, ______ McDowell (6) 25 Below par (5) 26 Kiwi player on the Web. com tour, ____ Geary (4) >> SOLUTION NEXT EDITION

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St Johns Court Motel 165-167 Union St Milton 03-417-7777 Waihola Motel Main road Waihola 03417-7011 Free Registration to Doug Leckie 3 Glenbrook Dr- Mosgiel 9024 PH 03 484 7208 or email leckie@kinect.co.nz

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on offer based on the accumulated results over the five rounds.

Results (over 5 rounds): GROSS Men 1st Jason McIntosh Taupo +9 2nd Granville Joynes Arrowtown +15 3rd Doug Carmichael Southland +26 Women 1st Sharon Crowden Port Sorell +39 2nd Deb Foster Riverside +47 3rd Susan Price Coolangatta +50 INDIVIDUAL STABLEFORD Women Clutha 0 – 17.1 1st Cath Preen Timaru 184 2nd Lorena Brannigan Westown 178 3rd Joanna Neep Arrowtown 169 4th Pamela de Beer Wanaka 166 Lindis 17.2 – 21.6 1st = Mary-Anne Kane Tapanui 167 1st = Therese Lutvey Indooroopilly 167 3rd = Georgina Ellis Southland 159 3rd = Lucy Lucy Jagorawi (Bali) 159 Wilkin 21.7 – 36.0 1st Klara Ingle Wahi 175 2nd Sandra Fowler Bottle Lake 172 3rd Gay Hervey Nelson 171 4th Helen Belcher The Grange 165 Men Cardrona 0 – 9.1 1st Michael ThompsonWanaka 183 2nd = Michael GarrickHuntly 178 2nd= Andrew SimpsonNelson 178 4th Yu Jun HanNorth Shore 177 Dart 9.2 – 11.4 1st Sonny SueApiti 188 2nd Steve CoxWaimakariri 183 3rd Jonny TrevathanTarras 182 4th Peter RobbieArrowtown 180 Kawarau 11.5 – 13.2 1st= Brian SinclairOpunake181 1st= Yuan Kai YangTitirangi 181 3rd= Paul PouSouthland 178 3rd= Michael ShattockArrowtown 178 Matukituki 13.3 – 15.0 1st Kyle LamontQueenstown 189 2nd Bob GraceRussley 180 3rd= Graeme McConachie Winton 178 3rd= Geoff CarletonWinton 178 Nevis 15.1 – 17.3 1st= Lester ScottCromwell 180 1st= Callum MacLeanLincoln 180 3rd Brett BaillieCambridge 178 4th Wayne McMillanHuntly 177 Rees 17.4 – 20.1 1st Allan Duncan Te Awamutu 190 2nd Andrew WalkerWaimakariri 181 3rd Dan FreemanTaieri Lakes 180 4th Malcolm MoirChisholm Links 179 Von 20.2 – 32.0 1st Brian BoylenKawerau 197 2nd Jeff ScottTai Tapu 192 3rd Antony EttiTemuka 189 4th Will HepburnLawrence 185 TEAMS Stableford best three scores each day

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WOMEN 1st Sharon Crowden, Rosemary Paton, Susan Reguson, Jodie Rockliff; 494 2nd Linda Anderson, Camilla Brown, Joanna Neep, Sarah Pearson; 484 3rd Georgina Ellis, Judith Henderson, Bev Mee, Avril Templeton; 479 MIXED Two women & two men 1st Gabrielle & Mark Hervey, Cathie Preen, Bob Schmuke; 531 2nd Lynn & John Brand, Sandra Fowler, Martin Smith; 530 3rd Lorena & Shaun Brannigan, Karen & Rod Pattison; 525 4th Joanna Brooker, Jackie & Alistair Hamilton, Chris Stewart; 509 5th= Vicky Chen, Yu Jun Han. Alice Wei, Ben Sha; 507 5th= Chrissie Courtman, Richard Brown, Judy & Brian Thomson; 507 MEN 1st Jeff Brown, Paul Dawson, Callun MacLean, Sonny Sue 544 2nd Doug Carmichael, Peter Morsink, Paul Pou, Graeme Sherlock; 541 3rd Geoff Carleton, Kyle Lamont, Ken McKenzie, Peter Sim; 540 4th Antony Etti, Richie Preston, Kevin Teahen, Bruce Terry; 537 5th Michael Garrick, Jason McIntosh, Wayne McMillan, Jeff Rendall; 535 6th Alister Brockie, Malcolm Moir, Andrew Pearce, Jonny Trevathan; 533 7th Stephen Cox, Andrew Simpson, Graeme Tallott, Bryan Te Awa 529 8th Michael Doherty, Steve Le Lieve, Craig Lunn, Rex Pankhurst; 528 9th Tim Dunbar, Graham Muir, Peter Presser, Jeffery Scott; 526

TOKO GOLF CLUB’S LECKIE CUP

The Leckie family invites all members, ex members and partners that have enjoyed playing the Toko Course over the

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years to join them for the 80th playing of the Leckie Cup on 28th May, 2016.

It was presented by my Father in 1936 and has been played for every year, except one 1946.

The format is a mixed foursomes medal drawn partners for current members only. Ex-members and partners can play with your chosen partner if you want to.

There will be a separate competition for this. Those of you who do not wish to play, our warm clubhouse will be open, for a cuppa and a catch up.

The club house is still situated in the same place with good view of the 9th and 18th fairway and green.

At the moment I am endeavouring to obtain some Golf Buggy’s for those people who need one to get round, and also for those non playing to have a look round our magnificent 9 hole course.

Accomodation; Aotea Motor Lodge 174 Union St Milton 03-417-8374

4-May

Wanaka

443 7888

Jim & Libby’s Womens Open Tournament jimlibbys

7-May

Arrowtown

3-442 1719

7 Cow Medal (Medal) 4th Round Lindsay Trophy, Interclub @ Wanaka

8-May

Arrowtown

3-442 1719

8 Sponsors Tournament

14-May

Arrowtown

3-442 1719

14 May Trophy (Stableford)

14-May

Mt Nessing

3-685 6199

MacKenzie Championships

19-May

Waimate

3-689 7009

Waimate Teams Tournament

19-May

Timaru

3-688 2012

Timaru 9 Hole Tournament

20-May

Tinwald

3-308 4577

Tinwald Open Tournament

21-May

Arrowtown

3-442 1719

21 Café Mondo (Medal)Semifinal Knock-Out Cup

26-May

Waimate

3-689 7009

Stylemaster Tournament

30-May

St Andrews

03 612 6590

St Andrews Teams Tournament

28-May

Arrowtown

3-442 1719

28 Stableford Final Knock Out Cup (Cardrona Cup Halts)

29-May

Arrowtown

3-442 1719

29 Sunday Golf Mixed (12 noon start)

5-7 September

Wanaka

443 7888

Wanaka Annual September Tournament 2015

8-10 September

Wanaka

443 7888

Sponsored by – ANZ Private Bank

NZ SENIORS GOLF ASSOCIATION NOTICEBOARD #

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Location

Contact

Phone

Email

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24 - 25 May

Waikato

Riverside (Narrows/ Lochiel) 2 day Pairs

Ray Lye

07 824 1830

elsa.lye@xtra.co.nz

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Mxd

21 - 23 Aug

Waikato

Coromandel Coast Vets Pairs Classic

Phil Smith

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M&W

5 - 9 Sept

Golden Coast

Foxton

Neil Gordon

06 363 7866

neilgordon@xtra. co.nz

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M&W

12 - 16 Sep

Wanganui

Wanganui 4 Course Classic

Pat Pene

06 3445478

hhpene@gmail.com

philsmith@xtra. co.nz

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M&W

19 -21 Sept

Rotorua

Rotorua (Arikikapakapa)

Don Blackledge

07 348 4051

rotorua@golf.co.nz

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M&W

10 - 11 Oct

Auckland

Clarks Beach

Doug Pascoe

09 232 1361

josieshouse@gmail. com

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M&W

13 - 14 Oct

Auckland

Waiuku

Greg Cowie

09 235 9489

waiukugolf@xtra. co.nz

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Mxd

17 - 18 Oct

North Harbour

Warkworth

The Secretary

09 425 8248

thedivot@warkworthgolfclub.co.nz

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M&W

20 - 21 Oct

Northland

Sherwood Park 2 day

Guy Mawson

09 434 6900

sherwood@golf. co.nz

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M&W

25 - 27 Oct

Bay of Plenty

Whakatane 4 day

Secretary WGC

07 308 8117

whakatanegolfclub@ clear.net.nz

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M&W

31 Oct - 2 Nov

Waikato

Ngaruawahia

Club Manager

07 824 8006

nga@wave.co.nz

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M&W

31 Oct - 4 Nov

Taupo 5 Day Tournament

Taupo

Tournament Secretary

07 376 8551

stuart.mckinlay@ xtra.co.nz.

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M&W

7 - 10 Nov

Gisborne East Coast

Poverty Bay

Nigel McGregor

06 863 0243

suenige@gmail.com

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Mxd

7-10 Nov

Bay of Plenty

Te Puke

Scott Evans

07 533 1832

golf@golftepuke. co.nz

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Mxd

14 - 17 Nov

Bay of Plenty

Omokoroa

Terry Golder

07 548 0391

terry.golder@live. co.uk

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15 - 17 Nov

Waikato

St Andrews (Hamilton)

John Wentworth

07 855 2575

golf@standrews. co.nz

Men

28 Nov -2 Dec

NZVGA Men's Nationals

Mount Maunganui

Tom Uden

07 575 4214

nztru@kinect.co.nz

Women

28 Nov -2 Dec

NZVGA Women's Champs

Mount Maunganui

Tom Uden

07 575 4214

nztru@kinect.co.nz

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