Golfer Pacific NZ - April 2018

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Physical strength not everything in a golf swing

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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

played a golf tournament in Melbourne last month.

The golf wasn’t flash but a highlight of the tournament was a speech from former top Australian professional Bob Shearer.

That may not be a name very familiar to most players of today but he was a very successful golfer. He won two New Zealand Opens (1978 and 1981) and his career highlights came in 1982 when he won both the Australian Open and a PGA Tour event in the United States. He had nine years on the PGA Tour and five years on the European Tour.

Shearer’s speech recalled his start in golf. He said his first handicap was 21 when aged 13.

A year and a half later he was down to a scratch handicap. Impressive.

Shearer had some good golfing yarns that he regaled us with but what interested me was when he touched on the subject of fitness. He recalled playing with a top American footballer who was a ball of muscles.

But despite the American’s outstanding physique he could not hit a drive more than 200

yards, Shearer said. On the other hand, Shearer could hit a drive 300 yards and his physique was nothing like the footballer’s.

Shearer’s point was that great physical strength was not a key to the golf swing. Instead he believed the key was flexibility.

Shearer said he concentrated on stretching exercises during his golfing career and he reckoned that was also an important factor to his longevity in the game. Physical fitness was important but it was not everything as far as the game of golf was concerned, he said.

The reason Shearer addressed the players at the tournament was we were playing at his golf course. It was the Southern Golf Club of which Shearer has been a member for more than 50 years.

Southern is on Melbourne’s sand belt which is famous for it’s plethora of golf courses.

We stayed about a 15-minute drive from Southern but when I turned on my gps golf unit in my hotel room, it did not display Southern because there were too many other courses that were closer.

Some of the courses were

amongst Australia’s best such as Kingston Heath, Yarra Yarra, Commonwealth, Victoria, Huntingdale, Royal Melbourne and Metropolitan. It seemed everywhere we drove in the area you always passed several golf courses. How they all survive, I don’t know. Melbourne’s population of 4.5 million probably helps.

Southern is a reciprocal club of my golf club and I had played it about 15 years previously. But I had forgotten how different it is to anything I have played.

The fairways are very wide and the tee shot was simply hit as far as you can. But the approach shot was key to how you scored because every green is surrounded by massive bunkers. It often made you think of playing short to avoid the bunkers and hope you got up and down for a par.

It was common for players to have several shots in a bunker or hitting from one bunker to another. Because of the bunkers, double-figure scores on a hole were not uncommon. On one occasion a nine handicapper had a 22 on a par three, which included 18 shots in the same bunker. I know this be-

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cause our group was following him and we were standing on the tee counting the shots.

I have never seen anything like it before and probably will never see it again from a relatively low handicapper.

The nine handicapper parred the next six holes which was admirable but on a later hole he had another disaster when he had eight bunker shots on one hole.

The nine handicapper’s scorer spoke to us when we caught up to him a couple of holes later. He asked what we thought he scored and we said 22, we counted every shot. The scorer also thought he had 22 but the player said he thought it was 21. The scorer did not have the heart to argue with him.

The bunkers were not sand bunkers in my mind. They were more ground bunkers with the ground being sandy. I received many instructions on how to play the bunker shots with the most interesting being simply to treat the shot as if the ball was lying on grass. The guy in the pro shop said to play the shot with either a square of closed clubface to avoid the clubhead bouncing off the surface.

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Queenslanders fill top two places in New Zealand Open GOLF NEWS 4

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ueenslanders finished first and second at the 99th New Zealand Open with Daniel Nisbet scoring an amazing nine-under par in the final round to snatch victory from Terry Pilkadaris.

The tournament looked Pilkadaris’ for the taking when he went into the last round with a five-shot lead but he had no answer to Nisbet’s stunning charge from the pack. Nisbet’s score of 62 on day four, included a red-hot final nine holes in which he had an eagle and four consecutive birdies.

In addition Nisbet’s four-round total of 258, which was 27 under par, broke the previous tournament record low score of 26 under set by Kel Nagle in 1964.

Nagle is not a name lost on Nisbet.

“We have some great family ties with Kel Nagle,’’ Nisbet revealed.

“One of my neighbours, who recently passed away, was a great friend with Kel and they kept him updated with my very junior golf. It is a surreal thing to be put up against him and beat his record when there is so much extended family history with him.”

Nisbet said he tried to play in a positive fashion throughout the tournament.

“I’ve been aggressive all week so I just wanted to stay aggressive and attack the pins and I just wanted to hole a few more putts.”

Nisbet had eaten into Pilkadaris’ buffer over the first nine holes, but it looked as if he was starting to run out of time to haul him in.

An eagle on the 460m par five 10th hole for the second time in as many rounds helped Nisbet to a share of the lead, before a blistering four-birdie finish secured him the Brodie Breeze trophy and a rousing round of applause from the crowd surrounding Millbrook Resort’s peninsula 18th green.

Such applause has not been heard a lot in the decade since Nisbet won the Australian schoolboys’ title, with just one previous professional win to the 27-year-old’s name.

“I get that question a little bit — you know, where have you been for a few years?” he said.

“I played really well this week, I played really well two weeks prior as well. What this leads to in the future, I don’t know.

“My coach, Richard Woodhouse, my wife Ashley, she does all my training for me, all my programmes — we just want to keep doing the same thing, it’s working at the moment. Hopefully I’ll get a few more starts out of this win and try and replicate it.”

Nisbet collects $A191,000 for the biggest win of his career, as well as three guaranteed starts on the Japan Tour, the rest of this season and the next on the Asian Tour and through until the end of 2020 on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Pilkadaris began the day hoping to break a 13-year winning drought which had included six runner-up finishes.

Daniel Nisbet from Queensland pumps his fist after sinking a birdie putt on the last hole at Millbrook to virtually assure him of victory in the New Zealand Open. PHOTO: Photosport.nz

Having dined out on a birdie buffet for most of the week, he had to wait until the 11th hole before he recorded his first red number and then was helpless to stop Nisbet from running away from him over the final four holes, finishing in second place at 25 under.

Said Pilkadaris: “I didn’t make enough birdies, it’s as simple as that.

“I didn’t make any mistakes, just

didn’t hole the 10 footers that I had been making.”

Pilkadaris’ cause was not helped by an upset stomach that had troubled him over the last two days.

“At the start of the week if you’d said I shoot 25 under, you’d be like ‘yeah I’ll take that’,’’ Pilkadaris added.

“It’s disappointing not to win, but 62 to beat you, it’s one of those things. On

Daniel Hillier from Wellington in action at the New Zealand Open. He was the tournament’s top amateur and went into the final round in a share for seventh. PHOTO: photosport.nz

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a five shot lead, you know with good weather conditions that someone is going to go low. I thought I plotted my way around the course really well, gave myself the chances, I just didn’t hole the putts.”

Asian Tour player Jarin Todd (United States) finished third on 22 under while rookie professional Nick Voke finished as the leading New Zealander, a final round 66 seeing him finish in a tie for seventh and a skydiving date with his caddy the following morning.

“It feels pretty special, it really does,’’ Voke said.

“This is my first time competing in Queenstown and it’s been a pretty good week.”

Voke, who was paired with Korean golfing star K J Choi through the first two rounds, had promised his caddy they would go skydiving if they managed a top 10 finish.

New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier claimed the Bledisloe Cup as the tournament’s leading amateur, finishing 16 under par in a share of 23rd place.

“Entering the week I was thinking it would be great to make the cut, and to be in the third-last group on the final day was amazing,” said the Wellingtonian.

“There are so many guys here who are renowned on tour and to be mixing it with them for four days is a real honour. Obviously to be in Queenstown, such a beautiful part of New Zealand, I was happy to create an experience here.”

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Canterbury teenager earns start in Faldo series final

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anterbury golfer Hiroki Miya has earned a start in one of the world’s best tournaments for juniors.

Miya won the Asian regional final of the Faldo series in Vietnam last month which means he will get to play in the Faldo Grand Final in Europe in November. The actual venue has yet to be confirmed.

Miya, from the Russley Golf Club in Christchurch, won the under-18 boys title in Vietnam by an emphatic 12 shots.

After equaling his own lowest score of 64 in the first round of the event, Miya had a few difficulties in the last nine holes of round two, posting a level par round of 71, and dropping to second overall.

There was plenty of drama along the way but perhaps the highlight for Miya was his par save on day one at the parfour 10th that he will long remember.

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Miya had pulled his approach shot at the 409-yard dog-leg into the ditch short of the green. Although his ball came to rest on a patch of dry mud, in order to execute the 50-yard shot Miya had to take off his shoes and socks and wade into foot-deep mud.

"I considered taking a penalty drop, but eventually decided to give it a go," said Miya, who made clean contact and watched with delight as his ball stopped two feet from the flag. He duly tapped-in for a par that felt like a birdie.

A solid round of two under par 69 on the final day secured his age grade title, conceding the overall title to the form player of the tournament, Suzuka Yamaguchi from Japan.

Meanwhile two other Kiwi’s also acquitted themselves well with Kazuma Kobori (Rangiora Golf Club) finishing fourth in the under-16 boys' grade and Juliana Hung (Russley) also finished fourth in the under-16 girls’ grade.

Hiroki Miya from Canterbury points to his name at second on the leaderboard at the Asian regional final of the Faldo Series as does Kazuma Kobori (10th) from Rangiora. Holding the ladder is tournament host Nick Faldo.

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GOLF NEWS

It’s official: New golf rules for 2019 are confirmed T he Royal & Ancient and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have unveiled the new rules of golf, to be implemented on January 1 of next year.

The R&A and the USGA finalised golf’s new rules last month after an extensive review that included a request for feedback from the global golf community on the proposed changes.

Golfers can now access the official 2019 rules of golf by visiting RandA. org or usga.org/rules The process to modernise the rules began in 2012 and was initiated to ensure rules were easier to understand and apply for all golfers and to make the game more attractive and accessible for newcomers.

While the majority of proposed rules remain intact in the final version, several important changes to the initial proposals and further clarification of many rules were incorporated.

The most significant adjustments made following review of the feedback received from golfers around the world include: • Dropping procedure: When taking relief (from an abnormal course condition or penalty area, for example), golfers will now drop from knee height. This will ensure consistency and simplicity in the dropping process while also preserving the randomness of the drop. (Key change: the proposed rules released in 2017 had suggested dropping from any height).

• Measuring in taking relief: The golfer’s relief area will be measured by using the longest club in his/her bag (other than a putter) to measure one club-length or two club-lengths, depending on the situation, providing a consistent process for golfers to establish his/her relief area. (Key change: the proposed rules released in 2017 suggested a 20-inch or 80-inch standard measurement).

• Removing the penalty for a double hit: The penalty stroke for accidentally striking the ball more than once

in the course of a stroke has been removed. Golfers will simply count the one stroke they made to strike the ball. (Key change: the proposed rules released in 2017 included the existing one-stroke penalty).

• Balls Lost or Out of Bounds: Alternative to Stroke and Distance: A new local rule will now be available in January 2019, permitting club committees to allow golfers the option to drop the ball in the vicinity of where the ball is lost or out of bounds (including the nearest fairway area), under a two-stroke penalty. It addresses concerns raised at the club level about the negative impact on pace of play when a player is required to go back under stroke and distance. The local rule is not intended for higher levels of play, such as professional or elite level competitions. (Key change: this is a new addition to support pace of play).

David Rickman, executive director– governance at The R&A, said: “We are pleased to be introducing the new rules of golf after a collaborative and wide-ranging review process which has embraced the views of golfers, rules experts and administrators worldwide.

“We believe that the new Rules are more in tune with what golfers would like and are easier to understand and apply for everyone who enjoys playing this great game.”

Thomas Pagel, USGA senior director of rules & amateur status, said: “We’re thankful for the golfers, administrators and everyone in the game who took the time to provide us with great insight and thoughtful feedback. We couldn’t be more excited to introduce the new Rules ahead of their education and implementation.”

Major proposals introduced in 2017 that have been incorporated into the modernised rules include: • Elimination or reduction of ‘ball moved’ penalties: There will be no penalty for accidentally moving a ball on the putting green or in searching

for a ball; and a player is not responsible for causing a ball to move unless it is ‘virtually certain’ that he or she did so.

• Relaxed putting green rules: There will be no penalty if a ball played from the putting green hits an unattended flagstick in the hole; players may putt without having the flagstick attended or removed. Players may repair spike marks and other damage made by shoes, animal damage and other damage on the putting green and there is no penalty for merely touching the line of putt.

• Relaxed rules for ‘penalty areas’ (currently called ‘water hazards’): Red and yellow-marked penalty areas may cover areas of desert, jungle, lava rock, etc, in addition to areas of water; expanded use of red penalty areas where lateral relief is allowed; and there will be no penalty for moving loose impediments or touching the ground or water in a penalty area.

• Relaxed bunker rules: There will be no penalty for moving loose impediments in a bunker or for generally touching the sand with a hand or club. A limited set of restrictions (such as not grounding the club right next to the ball) is kept to preserve the challenge of playing from the sand; however, an extra relief option is added for an unplayable ball in a bunker, allowing the ball to be played from outside the bunker with a two-stroke penalty.

• Relying on player integrity: A player’s ‘reasonable judgment’ when estimating or measuring a spot, point, line, area or distance will be upheld, even if video evidence later shows it to be wrong; and elimination of announcement procedures when lifting a ball to identify it or to see if it is damaged.

• Pace-of-play support: Reduced time for searching for a lost ball (from five minutes to three); affirmative encouragement of ‘ready golf’ in stroke play; recommending that players take

no more than 40 seconds to play a stroke and other changes intended to help with pace of play.

Presented in digital, text-based form, the new rules will now be translated into more than 30 languages and readied for final delivery via print and digital formats, including searchable rules of golf official applications developed by The R&A and the USGA. Three important publications, to be distributed in September, will help players as well as officials and provide interpretation and guidance in how the rules are applied: • The Player’s Edition of the Rules of Golf: An abridged, user-friendly set of the Rules with shorter sentences, commonly used phrases, and diagrams. Written in the ‘second person’, The Player’s Edition is intended to be the primary publication for golfers.

• The Rules of Golf: The full edition of the Rules will be written in the third person and include illustrations. It is intended to be a more thorough version of the revised Rules.

• The Official Guide to the Rules of Golf: This ‘guidebook’ replaces the Decisions book and will contain information to best support committees and officials. It includes interpretations on the Rules, committee procedures (available local rules and information on establishing the terms of the competition), and the Modified Rules of Golf for Players with Disabilities. It is a comprehensive resource document intended as a supplementary publication.

More than 30 ‘how-to apply’ videos and a summary of the principal changes are now available at usga.org/rules Additional education tools will be released in September.

Players are reminded that the current edition of the rules of golf (2016) must be applied when playing, posting scores or competing for the remainder of 2018. The rules of amateur status and the rules of equipment standards were not part of this review process.

No more 18-hole play-offs in US open championships

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he United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced a revised play-off format for all four of its open championships – the US Open, US Women’s Open, US Senior Open and US Senior Women’s Open.

Each championship will implement a two-hole aggregate play-off in the event of a tie at the end of 72 holes of strokeplay.

“We know how important it is to everyone in the golf world to see play con-

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clude on the Sunday of a Major championship, and to award the trophy to the champion,” said USGA chief executive Mike Davis. ``After receiving input from a variety of constituents, including players, fans, volunteers, officials and our broadcast partners, it clearly came across as something that everyone valued, and would benefit from.

“There is no right or wrong way to determine a winner in strokeplay, but

we’ve seen over the years how the aggregate play-off has served us well in both the US Women’s Open and US Senior Open.

“Two holes will allow a player to recover from any single mistake, and at the same time, provide a memorable, and perhaps dramatic, experience for all involved.”

If the play-off results in a tie, the tied players would immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole (sudden-death for-

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mat) until the champion is determined.

In its 117-year history, the US Open has had 33 play-offs that have employed 18 and 36-hole formats.

There have been 12 play-offs in US Women’s Open history. A three-hole play-off was held for the first time in 2011.

The US Senior Open, which held a three-hole play-off for the first time in 2002, has had six play-offs in its championship history.

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The winners from the NZ Golf awards NEWS Ryan Fox with his trophy after being awarded professional player of the year at the New Zealand Golf awards

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he New Zealand Golf awards were presented during the New Zealand Open with many New Zealand Golf stakeholders gathering at the Millbrook Resort, near Queenstown, for the ceremony.

The Motueka Golf Club featured by claiming the honour of Holden club of the year with its 23 percent growth on membership in the past three years, anchoring its success. The club also promotes the growth of the game by supporting a local professional to visit all schools in the region and to deliver after school coaching sessions once a month.

Representing the Motueka club at the awards was Peter Johnson who said: “We are incredibly proud of this award and we didn’t think we had too much of a chance until we started putting together the application, then things started sounding pretty good all of a sudden.

“We have been working very hard and will have champagne ready to go for everyone as they walk off the golf course today.”

The Motueka

club has actively grown sponsorship, nearly doubling 2016 levels in 2017, and it has executed a she loves golf programme which had generated 20 new members since its inception.

Allen Forrest was a popular winner of the Holden volunteer of the year award for his efforts and contribution to the game of golf. Better known as Forrie, he has been involved with the Hawke’s Bay association for more than 30 years.

Forrest lives a two-hour drive from where the majority of his golf meetings are held and is required to take this journey three to four times a week to fulfil his impressive duties.

After a superb year on the European Tour, Ryan Fox can add another trophy to his cabinet after taking out the men’s player of the year title while his coach Marcus Wheelhouse was named the coach of the year as he continues to produce amazing results in all areas of golf and more importantly, at all levels and ages of the game.

Lydia Ko won the women’s player of the year award as she continues to show consistency on the biggest stage in women’s golf, the LPGA Tour.

One of our newest professionals, Nick Voke showed why he was named amateur of the year by finishing as the top Kiwi at the New Zealand Open, which comes on the back of a hugely successful college career at Iowa State in the United States. Julianne Alvarez, who also took up a

scholarship in the United States, was awarded the women’s amateur of the year prize.

THE 2018 AWARD WINNERS WERE:

Disabled golfer of the year: Wayne Eder Club: Waimari Beach Golf Club GMANZ administrator of the year: Sue Falconer Club: Lakeview Golf & Country Club Holden volunteer of the year: Allen Forrest Club: Porangahau & Waipukurau Holden club of the year: Motueka Golf Club District: Tasman PGANZ professional coach of the year: Marcus Wheelhouse Jennian Homes amateur golfer of the year (male): Nick Voke Club: Windross Farm Jennian Homes amateur golfer of the year (female): Julianne Alvarez Club: Manor Park Golf Sanctuary Professional player of the year (male): Ryan Fox Royal Auckland and Grange Professional player of the year (female): Lydia Ko Club: Pupuke GMANZ manager of the year: Chris Davies Club: Remuera Golf Club Community coach of the year: Grant Boyd District: Otago.

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Els and Woods to continue their rivalry in Melbourne E rnie Els and Tiger Woods have been named as captains of the International and United States teams, respectively, for the 2019 Presidents Cup to be held in Melbourne at the end of next year.

While both will be first-time captains at the event, the two are the most experienced captains in terms of Presidents Cup competition and were the primary figures in the 2003 event held in South Africa, where Woods and Els competed in a dramatic sudden-death play-off that ultimately ended in a tie and the two teams sharing the cup.

Els has competed in the Presidents Cup eight times (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013), tied for most by an International team member.

Woods, also an eight-time US Presidents Cup team member (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013), holed the winning putt for the United States in 2009, 2011 and 2013 – the only player to clinch the cup three times.

Both Woods and Els served as captain’s assistants for their respective teams in 2017.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said: “Ernie Els and Tiger Woods have each been part of the fabric of the Presidents Cup as competitors and as ambassadors to the event.

“Ernie carries the flag for international golf as a legendary figure both on and off the golf course, while Tiger has been one of the most transcendent athletes the sport has ever seen.

“These two have served, and will continue to serve, as a bridge between past team members and captains who laid the foundation for the Presidents Cup and the stars of today who are embracing the hallmarks of the event – golf on a global stage, a love and passion for the game and the impact the Presidents Cup has in emerging markets and through charity.”

In addition to the announcement of

Tiger Woods (left) and Ernie Els hold the Presidents’ Cup trophy. Photo: Getty Images

the two captains, officials also unveiled minor changes to format requirements and eligibility for the 2019 Presidents Cup, which will be staged at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

Each player shall play a minimum of one match prior to the final-round singles matches. This is a change from past years where players were required to play twice during the same timeframe.

Additionally, the top eight players for the International and US team standings will officially qualify following the completion of the 2019 Tour Championship. Captains will later select four captains’ picks (at date to be determined) closer to the event.

Els and Woods have combined for 97 PGA Tour victories, including 20 World Golf Championships events and 18 Major championship titles, with 59 additional wins internationally.

Following the completion of the 34 matches at the 2003 Presidents Cup in South Africa, the score was tied at 17-

17, which meant a sudden-death playoff between Els and Woods as selected by then-captains Gary Playerand Jack Nicklaus.

With sunlight fading, both players made pars on the first play-off hole.

With Woods in for par on the second play-off hole, Els knocked in his 12-footer to halve. The two again traded dramatic par putts on the third play-off hole with darkness upon them. It was then decided to end the competition and declare the event a tie.

“The Presidents Cup has provided me with many of the best memories of my career,” said Els. “To be named captain of the team is an incredible honour. There is a fun and talented group of young players emerging from all across the globe for the International Team, and I am eager to accept the responsibility of building a winner when we face the United States at one of my favourite courses and cities in the world at Royal Melbourne.

“Tiger and I have had some great du-

els in the past, and I look forward to the challenge of going against my longtime friend yet again in 2019.”

Woods said: “After working as a captain’s assistant in 2017, I realised that I wanted to captain the 2019 event at Royal Melbourne. I’m proud to follow in the footsteps of past captains like Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin, Ken Venturi, Fred Couples, Jay Haas and Steve Stricker.

“The core group of players on the US team have a lot of talent, enthusiasm and great team camaraderie. They are easy-going and fun to be around off the course, but extremely competitive inside the ropes. I have no doubt that Ernie will have the International Team ready to go in Melbourne, and I cannot think of a more fitting captain to carry the tradition of goodwill through competition than Ernie Els. “The sand belt courses of Australia are some of my favourite in the world, and I’m looking forward to seeing Royal Melbourne again.”

Englishman’s meteoric rise through the ranks

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t was not that long ago that Matt Wallace of England was playing on Europe’s third tier golf circuit.

But he has subsequently made a meteoric rise through the ranks which included victory in the Indian Open last month for his second win on Europe’s main golf circuit, the European Tour.

His first win on the European Tour had been in the Portugal Open in May of last year.

Europe’s third tier golf circuit is the Alps Tour which Wallace played in 2016 when he racked up six wins — including an amazing five in a row.

Wallace had to survive a play-off with fellow Englishman Andrew Johnston, commonly referred to as Beef, to win

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the Indian Open.

Wallace entered the final day at DLF Golf and Country Club with a share of the lead and a closing 68 got him to 11-under, a total matched by Johnston after he had a final-round 66.

On the first extra hole Wallace hit a huge drive down the 18th and with Johnston laying up and seeing his birdie putt agonisingly lip out, the 27-yearold had two putts for the title after hitting a brilliant second onto the putting surface.

He rolled his first up to the side of the hole and tapped home to seal a second victory in 32 appearances on the European tour.

“I played great,” Wallace said.

“Ever since being three-over through eight at the start of the week, I’ve played some of the best golf of my life and to do it in that style at the end there capped it off.

“Beef (Johnson) really had a great round today because I was playing fantastic and thought I might have been a few more clear.

“I hit some really good shots and that play-off: I pumped it down there on the last and it went a long way and then a four-iron went even further than I thought it would so I was jacked up a bit. To hit two shots like that is exactly why I play the game.

“Beef’s putt on the last should have gone in and it’s just my day today.”

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Matt Wallace, of England, holds the trophy aftef winning the Indian Open. Photo credit: Asian Tour.

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Average driving distance up three yards in two years T

he Royal & Ancient and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have completed the annual review of driving distance in golf, producing a research report that documents and evaluates important findings from the 2017 season.

Introduced in 2015, the annual report examines driving distance data from seven of the major worldwide professional golf tours, based on nearly 300,000 drives per year. The data from studies of male and female amateur golfers is also included.

The 2015 and 2016 editions of the distance report presented the increases in driving distance since 2003 as a slow creep of around 0.2 yards per year. The 2017 data shows a deviation from this trend. The average distance gain across the seven worldwide golf tours was more than three yards since 2016.

As noted in previous annual reports,

variability in driving distance of four or more yards from season to season on any one Tour is not uncommon. However, this level of increase across so many tours in a single season is both unusual and concerning and requires closer inspection and monitoring to fully understand the causes and effects.

As the review of this issue progresses, The R&A and the USGA remain committed to the spirit of the 2002 joint statement of principles which recognise that distance impacts many aspects of golf and that any further significant increases in hitting distances at the highest level are undesirable.

Increases in distance can contribute to demands for longer, tougher and more resource-intensive golf courses at all levels of the game.

These trends can impact the costs to operate golf courses and put additional pressures on golf courses in their local

environmental landscape. The effect of increasing distance on the balance between skill and technology is also a key consideration. Maintaining this balance is paramount to preserving the integrity of golf.

A spokesperson for The R&A and the USGA said: “Building on the extensive research we have undertaken in recent years, we will conduct a thoughtful conversation about the effects of distance prior to making any specific proposals.

“We remain open-minded and our absolute priority is to ensure that all key stakeholders are involved in an open and inclusive process and that we move forward together in the best interests of golf at all levels. There is no fixed timetable, but we will commence this process immediately and endeavour to reach a conclusion as promptly as possible.”

In conjunction with the publication of the 2017 distance research report, The

R&A and USGA are carrying out a comprehensive analysis of the impacts of increased distance on both the playing and overall health of golf.

The R&A and the USGA intend to consolidate previous work conducted by the two organisations, as well as others in the golf industry, regarding the effect of distance on the footprint and playing of the game, conduct new research on these same topics to augment the current state of knowledge of the issues, and, most importantly, in the coming months, engage with stakeholders throughout the golf industry to develop a comprehensive understanding of perspectives on distance.

Additional information on this stakeholder engagement will be made available in due course.

“Ultimately, The R&A and the USGA remain steadfastly committed to ensuring a sustainable and enjoyable future for golf,” said the spokesperson.

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Next year’s women’s Asia-Pacific will be in Japan GOLF NEWS

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sia-Pacific Golf Confederation chairman Kei Muratsu believes the next year’s women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship will build on the success of the inaugural event which was held in Singapore in February.

Thai teenage sensation Atthaya Thitikul secured a dramatic wire-to-wire victory by winning a four-way play-off at Sentosa Golf Club. Included in the playoff was Wenyung Keh of New Zealand.

As a result the 15-year-old earned invitations to this year’s ANA Inspiration (March 29-April 1) at Mission Hills Country Club in California and the Women’s British Open (August 2-5) at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England, as well as last month’s 11th HSBC Women’s World Championship, also at Sentosa Golf Club.

“The inaugural edition of the women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific was a great success, providing a spectacular venue, top quality golf, an exciting finale and a worthy champion in Atthaya Thitikul,’’ Muratsu said. ``We are already looking forward to the second edition in Japan in 2019.”

The Royal Golf Club in Japan will host the second edition of the women’s Am-

ateur Asia-Pacific Championship from April 25-28 next year. The winner will again earn invitations to the ANA Inspiration and the Women’s British Open.

The Royal Golf Club, which reopened in March 2017 after major renovations, is located in Hokota in the Ibaraki prefecture northeast of Tokyo. The course will be set up to about 6500 yards, similar to the 6456-yard New Tanjong Course at Sentosa.

The Royal Golf Club is owned by Nippon Kabaya Ohayo Holdings Inc, one of the sponsors of the first women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific, and in late May will host the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open, a Japan Golf Tour event that offers four places to The 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie in Scotland in July.

Nippon Kabaya Ohayo chief executive Motohiro Nozu said: “I’d like to thank The R&A and the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation for their decision to award the staging of the 2019 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific to The Royal Golf Club in Japan.

“One of the aims of our club is to nurture elite young players to enable them to compete at a world-class level which is consistent with the objectives for the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Cham-

Atthaya Thitikul, winner of the Thailand Championship at age 14.Photo credit: Ladies European Tour.

pionship.

“We are both proud and honoured to host the 2019 edition and are excited to be part of such a special championship.”

Dominic Wall, director-Asia-Pacific at The R&A, said: “We are delighted that Nippon Kabaya Ohayo Holdings was one of our patrons for the first Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific and will be with us at The Royal Golf Club next year.

“I have been fortunate enough to visit The Royal Golf Club on two occasions

and it is a spectacular golf course in a wonderful, natural environment. The players and spectators will have a fantastic time next year and it promises to be another outstanding championship.

“The Royal Golf Club has all the required infrastructure including one of the best practice facilities I have seen, a fantastic clubhouse and accommodation on-site. We look forward to building on the success of the inaugural edition in Singapore and to showcasing one of the truly great courses in Japan and this region.”

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Amalgamation process still to be completed

By Dean Murphy New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

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any readers will be aware that over recent years New Zealand Golf (NZG) and the PGA of New Zealand (PGA) have endeavoured to work together as closely as possible to bolster the game’s future.

This alliance has produced some good results to date, including shared national offices and shared service arrangements for coach development, accounting and information technology.

As the two organisations have become closer a full amalgamation has been care-

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A very significant amount of work has been undertaken on this proposed amalgamation by a sub-committee comprised of members from the boards of NZG and the PGA, and in addition, a great deal of advice and input has been received from the respective organisations memberships and professional service providers.

While the proposal has a great deal of merit, the process of amalgamating the whole of a sport governing organisation

(NZG) with a professional membership body (PGA) requires that a number of constitutional challenges be resolved to satisfy the memberships of each organisation.

These challenges have yet to be fully resolved and full amalgamation is not yet achievable.

It was hoped that an amalgamation vote by each membership would take place early this year however this is not yet possible.

While full amalgamation is not yet achievable, the boards of both organisations consider the intended benefits of

amalgamation remain valid: • One strategy, purpose and vision for NZG and the PGA through a joint strategic and business plan.

• Operational efficiencies through a common business plan and a sharing of services.

• Common development pathways and promotional platforms through the implementation of a common strategy and the sharing of resources.

To realise these benefits, the two organisations will continue to work very closely together until a satisfactory solution on the best path forward is reached.

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What can we learn from Tiger being back

By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

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aving Tiger Woods back and performing like the Tiger of old is great for golf on so many levels, he inspires people to play.

But before you rush out to the range or course and try to replicate Tiger’s great swing remember this: Tiger swings the driver at about 120mph (193kmh). His body is moving the club from 0mph to 120mph and back to 0mph in the space of about three seconds.

The golf swing puts a huge amount of pressure and loading through a golfer’s joints and muscles. This is why every golfer should be seeking the expert guidance of a professionally trained PGA professional.

Woods dominated the world of professional golf throughout the early 2000s, he owned the No 1 golfer in the world title from August 1999 to September 2004 (264 weeks) and again from June 2005 to October 2010 (281 weeks). Golf had never seen dominance quite like it before.

When we look back at his prime, he was no different to any other golfer on the tour. He had similar equipment, he practiced hard, and he had a passion to win.

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ence, was his commitment and desire to becoming not just a golfer but an athlete.

Looking at today’s professional golfers, they’re all trying to find the edge. Guys that aren’t working hard enough are simply getting left behind, and the best are only working harder. They have professionals in every field helping them to improve with every week that passes on the PGA Tour — such as dieticians, nutritionists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, personal trainers and sports psychologists.

The reason of course is to become better, become stronger and fitter and maintain longevity of their careers. Most PGA Tour players are playing week in week out with very little time for rest. This puts a tremendous amount of pressure on their bodies, both physically and mentally. This puts fitness and mobility in the forefront of golfing performance.

Jeff Fronk, Vijay Singh’s former fitness trainer who currently works with many athletes including Billy Horshel says: “The golf swing is one of the most dynamic movements in of all sports. These guys are generating 100mph or more of clubhead speed in a quarter of a second.”

Horshel says he has seen noticeable changes in his playing performance, clubhead speed and body efficiency through

working on strength and mobility.

INJURY PREVENTION

First things first. Flexibility, mobility and strength will prevent injuries of the golfer and create longevity of a golfer’s performance at a more consistent level. Golf is a game for all ages and injury prevention maintains a golfer’s ability to play into his/ her older years. Typically lower back pain is the most common golfing injury followed by knees, shoulders, elbows and hips (in no particular order).

Some injuries are not preventable but the most common being back pain can be managed through postural awareness, core and glute strength and stabilisation of certain muscle groups surrounding the spine.

According to Shen-Tsai (2017) trunk biomechanics, muscle strength and flexibility of the trunk, hip, spinal proprioception plus postural stability are potential factors contributing to the relationship between trunk motion and lower back injuries in golfers.

DISTANCE AND SPEED

Everyone wants to hit the ball a long way, and this becomes even harder as we age. “According to research it has been proven over and over again that until the golfer reaches the age of 75

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(approximately) most of the power loss is preventable and directly related to flexibility” (Ryan York, Golf WRX, 2013) I often hear golfers say “I wish I was as flexible as you, then I’d be able to knock it out there” I tell them they can be.

The problem is only a problem if that older age golfer has a past injury which limits them from moving their body in a way they wish due to pain. How this injury happened in the first place could possibly be relevant to their lack of flexibility, mobility and strength at the time. The real key to distance and club head speed as we age is about movement patters and sequencing, again this is related to flexibility and mobility. If the body is not flexible, efficient movement patterns and sequencing cannot be achieved.

“The golf ball doesn’t know how old you are. The golf ball responds to physics and laws of dynamic energy. The faster and more efficiently you swing, the straighter and farther the ball flies” (Michael Brantl, 2014) This column was jointly written by Dominic Sainsbury and Ben Harwood.

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t was interesting to read an article about a spectator at a PGA event getting ejected for being a little over the top with his comments towards a player (Justin Thomas I think). The writer talked about the image this brings to the general public that golf is too bound in its traditional ways. Well, that’s how I looked at it anyway.

I can see this from both sides. PGA Tour players want absolute concentration as let’s face it they are playing for a lot of money but I do agree that in a time where we are struggling to attract the younger players, this comes across wrong. There needs to be a fun element to the game like what cricket did with the 20/20 game. Traditionalists don’t generally like it but its exciting and fun and it appeals to the younger players.

Personally, I like the traditions of the game and they should never be forgotten but looking ahead there needs to be more smash and bash type play. Long drive comps seem to be growing and the

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Turn golf on its head 6 hole professional events are great but what other more extreme type events could be run?

I think it should start with some form of professional league separate from the PGA Tour itself. A league where being alternative is encouraged, crowd involvement is accepted by all and heckling is part of it (some rules may apply). They should play on courses where risk reward is in play and the players have no choice but to go for it. No laying up would be tolerated and in fact panelised. High risk, high reward type competition where viewers can really get into it.

I just feel creating an alternative where red neck Joe can become a golf sensation is needed. Let them be authentic and take away the traditional dress codes and expected behaviours. Just turn golf on its head and create something out of

left field.

Another stat I heard was that golf was viewed as one of the most boring games to watch. I love watching golf but my wife, different story. I do see why my wife doesn’t like watching as it’s a little mundane. Not a lot of emotion is shown by players as well as commentators. I think one reason Tiger is very popular is he wears his emotions on his sleeve. If he hits a bad shot he will show it and when he is on he gets the crowd pumped.

Many others show no emotion and seem to have no personality on the course.

This relates back to the above where golf becomes more appealing to watch.

Dramas, meltdowns and stunning shots may make my wife watch more but even more appealing is to have the younger generation see golf as cool and a bit extreme.

These are only my opinions and perhaps this will never happen but should we not be more open minded to such ideas. Look outside the box. Certainly if someone put up a million dollar first prize for each event players would jump at it and I am sure it would attract some characters to the game.

That’s my rant for the month but getting back to the more traditional events, The Masters is coming up and I will be glued to the TV (Sorry to my wife). Love this tournament as many others do and Tiger is back adding another element.

These traditional tournaments have their place and should never be lost. This is a little contradictive to what I write above but couldn’t we have both forms of the game?

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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NORTHLAND WE WELCOME NEW NORTHLAND GOLF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – VAUGHAN WITTEN

NORTH HARBOUR AND NORTHLAND WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE “NORTH GOLF” A REALITY

By Andrew Leventis andrewleventis312@gmail.com

Welcome to Vaughan Witten who has recently been appointed the new executive officer of Golf Northland after being a school teacher for the last 20 years.

Vaughan has always had a strong passion for sports and has held many related responsibilities in his long teaching tenure.

This included managing teams and coordinating many different responsibilities in regards to student’s sports opportunities in addition to his guidance in the classroom. Vaughan started playing golf at 10 years old and was proficient enough

given the opportunity to promote and drive the sport forward in the Northland area and showcase the amazing opportunities golf can provide. “I believe golf has almost unlimited benefits for those that play which include communication, fair play, sportsmanship, discipline, self-management, team work, competition, socialisation, comradery, new learning, compassion, fitness and wellbeing” While there are many challenges and other options in student sport, Vaughan is really looking forward to facing the challenge head on, “now it’s my responsibility to promote the amazing game of golf, helping young and old see how spectacular and worthwhile this game can be – bring it on!” We wish Vaughan all the best in role at Northland Golf!

to earn representative honours at U16 to U21 level. While work and family commitments have meant in more recent times he has not had much time to devote to the game, he is absolutely thrilled to be

Over the last year both the Harbour Golf and Golf Northland districts executive committees have been in consultation, both internally, with each other and to their respective associations stake holders, regarding the possible formation of “North Golf”. While the associations are steadfast in keeping their badges and separate competitive identity, both agree there are very appealing options to combine and increase operational efficiencies which ultimately will mean more opportunities for the promotion and fostering of the amateur sport

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MANGAWHAI PRO-AM GOLF WINS IN EVERY WAY

There’s a host of cliches about golf.

Perhaps most quoted is Oscar Wilde’s “Golf is a good walk spoiled” – but for the field in the 2018 PartnersLife Mangawhai Pro-Am on Thursday 15 March, this banal statement couldn’t have been further from the truth. An impressive field of 36 professionals, each playing with a team of 3 amateurs, enjoyed perfect conditions and a course that surprised many first-timers with its quality and its sudden ability to surprise even the best of players.

Sponsored by PartnersLife, New Zealand’s leading life insurer for the past 7 years and headed by Mangawhai member Naomi Ballantyne, this is the second year the Mangawhai Pro-Am has been held. It has quickly become recognised as a significant event on the NZPGA calendar and this year attracted a very strong field of New Zealand professionals.

Places on the amateur teams, most or-

ganised by hole sponsors from the local and wider corporate community, were eagerly sought after,. ProDrive Golf – who have a close relationship with the Mangawhai club – produced an exceptional prize table, valued in excess of $10,000 – and this promoted strong competition amongst the amateur players.

The weather was ideal for golf – calm and warm and with a pleasantly cooling cloud cover – and the highly-regarded Mangawhai course was in outstanding condition. Greens were running at typical Mangawhai speed (scarily quick for some), fairways were beautifully defined and the wonderful natural setting proved a distraction to some players.

The field teed off at 10am with a shotgun start and play progressed well as players came to terms with the demands of this championship course. Three food stations provided sustenance – with Steve’s hand-crafted mussel fritters on the 4th tee proving a big attraction – and the provided water bottles were much appreci-

ated as players warmed to their task.

Players gathered in the clubhouse to relive their rounds as results were collated, and the professionals clearly enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere as they mixed with the amateur players. Club Manager Steve Hinton presided over the prizegiving and welcomed Naomi Ballantyne of PartnersLife as principal sponsor. Naomi spoke briefly, emphasising her pride in being member of such an outstanding club and committed her company’s support of the event through the coming years. Winning teams came forward to claim their impressive prizes, then all players enjoyed more time together as a carvery buffet dinner brought a successful day to a very satisfactory end.

Speaking on behalf of all players, winning professional Josh Geary praised the course presentation and thanked all who worked to make the event such a positive experience for all. His winning score was 66, just one shot clear of 3 others. Team prizes were earned by recording the best

2 stableford scores on each hole (with professionals playing off scratch) and the local team sponsored by Rowan Clift of AK Concrete Polishers came out winners with 96 points (no doubt boosted by having Josh Geary as their team professional).

As always, club members supported the event enthusiastically and many volunteers stepped forward to fill important roles that ensured the event ran smoothly. There was the typical Mangawhai atmosphere – relaxed, friendly but very professional – that has quickly ensured the status and appeal of this annual event. Added to this was the contribution of the event’s many sponsors who added tremendous value in so many ways.

Many have already made a commitment to support the event again next year, with the PartnersLife name firmly fixed to the head of the field.

TEAM RESULTS PLAYER 1 PLAYER 2 PLAYER 3 SCORE PRO 1st ROWAN CLIFT SHAYNE STUART CRAIG COGAN 96 JOSH GEARY 2nd TOM APPLEBY BRENT WRIGHT MARK ARMSTRONG 94 (c/b) BRAD SHILTON 3rd CRAIG MATHESON BARRY FOY GERRY HOGAN 94 DONGWOO KANG 4th JULIAN ROUS JOHN VAN RENSBURG CHRIS BUTLER 93 (c/b) MARK BROWN 5th JOHN STREET RICK FLOOD DENIS EBERT 93 RICHARD LEE 6th DAVID LETT CAROL LETT JOHN LEE 92 BRAD HAYWARD 7th KEITH ROUTLEDGE GORDON WYLDE KEVIN BREWER 91 (c/b) MIKE HENDRY 8th KEVIN BRAILEY KEVIN SMEE DAVID HUNTER 91 TREVOR MARSHALL

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NORTH HARBOUR NORTH HARBOUR GOLF INITIATING NEW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN 2018

By Andrew Leventis andrewleventis312@gmail.com

It was a fantastic 2017 representative season for Harbour Golf with a win at the national men’s interprovincial and the women’s team once again making the semi-finals (top 4). However, the district is not resting on its laurels and in 2018 is launching an exciting new development

plan for its top development players (men and women) under the guidance of former North Harbour representative and AAA NZ PGA Professional Jacques Nortje (Q Golf New Zealand). Focussing on three structural areas (promoting coachability, developing capability, establishing systems), an information evening will be held shortly for the players, their coaches and other stakeholders to promote buy in and understanding of the exciting new long-term initiative. By continuing to evolve their development programmes Harbour Golf is taking all steps to ensure they remain one of the strongest performing representative districts in the country.

HUTSON SHINES AT NZ OPEN

After being handed a guaranteed start at the NZ Open, Mark Hutson was among the early starters making a big impact on the scoreboard. With opening rounds of 68 and 66, Mark easily made the cut at only 6 shots off the lead. Playing alongside World and Olympic Champion rower, Eric Murray, they also made the early running in the teams event, but just missed out on weekend qualification in that part of the event.

Mark was paired with NZ Amateur champion Daniel Hillier on Saturday at Millbrook. A solid 72 was however not enough to keep him in contention, but another great final round of 70 on Sunday saw Mark finish just outside the top 50 in our national championship. An amazing experience and a great effort

from Mark. Well done.

NORTH HARBOUR GOLF TOUR

This year’s Tour has its first winners from the February stop at Waitakere Golf Club.

Congratulations to our Men’s winner, Ian Steedman from South Head GC and our women’s winner, Michelle Ward from Waitakere GC. The Tour players are currently playing at Redwood Park GC in March and then move onto Waitemata GC in April.

Harbour Golf is delighted to announce that the Deep Creek Brewing Co have come onboard as a Tour sponsor. Our winners each month will be sampling some of the great craft beers that have made Deep Creek Brewing Co. the Champion Small International Brewery at the Australian International Beer Awards in 2017.

All our Tour players will pick up a discount voucher to spend at the Deep Creek Brews and Eats bar in Browns Bay, with our eventual Tour champions earning a generous bar voucher at the end of the competition.

It’s not too late to join the Tour. Open to all affiliated golfers, you can play many of Harbour’s best courses for only $18 per round.

Visit www.harbourgolf.co.nz/northharbour-golf-tour.html for full details of how to join today.

WELCOME TO JACQUES NORTJE

Harbour Golf has appointed AAA accredited NZPGA professional, Jacques

Nortje in the contracted role of ‘PGA Coach Service Provider’. Jacques will lead the new Harbour Development Programme that will provide the tools required for our young players to achieve the levels in golf that they seek. Working closely with the players’ own current support team (personal and professional), Jacques will facilitate a holistic approach to promote the consistent development of their skills.

It’s an exciting prospect for everyone at Harbour Golf, as we are investing in making our already strong young players into the best they can be.

JUNIOR QUADRANGULARS

Our Junior teams for the April Quadrangular matches in Te Puke and Hamilton have been announced.

The Boys to take on BOP, Waikato and Auckland in Te Puke are: Logan Hooper, Nic Svensen, Jaewoo Son, Luke Ho, Luke Old, David Chung, Arikinui Pacqueux, Sam Dodds, Cole

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Manson and Jesper Bengtsson.

The girls facing the same districts in Hamilton are: Eujin Kang, Jessica Green, Yeonsoo Son, Eunseo Choi, Amy Im and Haeseung Yeom Congratulations to all these youngsters on being selected to represent their district, and good luck in the matches.

NZ WOMEN’S SENIORS

Congratulations to Annette Muir of North Shore for winning the Division 1 Plate at the recent NZ Seniors Champs held in the Bay of Islands. After finishing in the top 10 of the stroke play qualifying, Annette lost her Challenge Cup match to the eventual tournament runner-up from Australia, but then went on to beat all-comers and take the Division 1 Plate.

Well played, Annette.

A great week also for Suzette Eastmond from Omaha Beach who had a top 5 finish in the qualifying and reached the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup.

NEW REPRESENTATIVE SELECTORS ANNOUNCED

Harbour Golf is delighted to welcome to new Representative selectors into our team. Mike Gibson from Muriwai GC will join the Men’s Masters grade selectors, whilst Jonathan Ho from North Shore GC will be assisting with our Junior Boys selection. Thank you both for joining Harbour Golf – our Association could not operate without the dedication of volunteers like you.

A HUGE WEEKEND FOR LONG DRIVE IN NEW ZEALAND

By LDG Magazine

Anthony Thomas of the United States has won the 2018 IGANZ New Zealand Long Drive Open defeating an international field of competitors that included hitters from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and the United States.

Competition was fierce all day long, but as match play reached the Semifinals four competitors had outdistanced the field. In the first Semifinal Tyler Barton Golf of the United States was matched up against Chris Andrews of Australia who was competing in his first Long Drive championship. In the match American hit a drive of 316 meter drive to end Andrew’s unlikely run to winning his National Open in his initial attempt at the sport.

Meanwhile, in the second Semifinal Anthony Thomas was matched up against long hitting Alex Robertson of the UK. In a very close match Thomas emerged victorious 339 meters to 335 meters to advance to the final, but not before Robertson unleashed a mammoth 360 meter drive that trickled out of bounds.

The stage was then set for the Final which featured the two Americans. It was another hard fought battle with each player getting excited after exceptional drives. The match was so tight that no one knew for sure who had won until the yardages were announced that we knew who the victor was. In the end, Thomas

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Thomas said of the victory, “That was a wild ride. It was a fantastic event overall for the sponsors to the grid workers, director to kitchen staff! Thanks to everyone that supported and encouraged one way or another. I love y’all to the World Long Drive Championship and back.”

It has been a whirlwind two weeks for Barton who last week at the East Coast Classic of the World Long Drive Tour in Columbia, SC he was interviewed by the BC Epilepsy Society for their I Am A Voice Epilepsy awareness campaign. While in South Carolina he also received valuable coaching five-time World Long Drive Champion Mike Gorton. In Auckland he used the valuable tips to make a run at the New Zealand Open title. The event also helped generate awareness for Purple Day on March 26th to support Epilepsy awareness in association with Epilepsy New Zealand.

The beautiful Omaha Beach Golf Club was the host for the two-day event and the fun and supportive staff made it an ideal venue for the championship.

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AUCKLAND AUCKLAND’S BRITTNEY DRYLAND HAS STRONG SHOWING IN ARGENTINA

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The top 8 placings were: Lynn Couch (Titirangi) – 25 points Margaret Warburton (Clarks Beach) – 24 points Wendy Guy (Clarks Beach) – 23 points Lena Choo (Whitford Park) – 19 points Christine Jenkins (Pukekohe) 19 points Hilary Currie (Clarks Beach) – 19 points Cyndi Smith (Maungakiekie) – 18 points Linda Newlands (Windross Farm) – 18 points

Auckland team to claim the interprovincial title in December (Brittney’s fifth on a winning team) she was selected in the New Zealand squad to compete in the South American Amateur. Despite very foreign conditions and a long trip to compete in the tournament Brittney showed the high standard and consistency that have been hallmarks of her game over the years. With scores of 73, 76, 70 and a fantastic round of 69 in the final round, Brittney would post a highly credible tie for 6th in the very strong field. Her last round saw her climb 15 places, a great way to finish the week. Well done Brittney on your performance, all of Auckland Golf are so proud of your achievements!

COVIC: ROUND 1 WAITERIMU GC FRIDAY 16.3.18

What a great country course! Waiterimu is one of the best managed clubs in the country, both club and course wise.

COVIC held the first round of their 2018 Shield Pennant season there on Friday 16th March under fine and dry autumn sky conditions. Fifty nine players attended the event representing the now ten COVIC clubs following Pakuranga’s last minute withdrawal from the 2018 competition.

Best Gross score of the day went to Andy McDonald, a ten handicapper from Pukekohe, who shot a Gross 75 (for a net 65 and 42 points). Rather impressive for his first round at Waiterimu, especially when compared to the Best Net winner, Waiterimu stalwart and Club Captain Paul Heath, who shot a Net 66 for 41 points.

As Host Convenor for the event it was a deserved result for Paul and his team of volunteer club workers whose hospitality

made the day possible. Best Stableford score went to KJ Kim of Wattles Downs also with 41 points. He was followed by: Dean Rasmussen (Onewhero) on 40 points; then Bob McVeagh (Huntly-Waiterimu) on 39 points; Alan Houghton (Pukekohe), Chris Hone and Trevor Land (both from Clarks Beach), Mike Croucher (Waiuku) all on 38 points; and Steve Ryan (Wattle Downs), Russ Ford and Ces York (both from Maramarua) on 37 points.

These results meant that only twelve of the 59 starters played better than their handicap, evidencing the fact that Waiterimu is not an easy course. The best Lady Player on the day was Oenone Curran from Pukekohe.

The Big Craig Smith Pukekohe Golf Shop’s sponsored Player of the Day prize, saw the Claret Jacket awarded to Hauraki’s Bill Holt, for his great golf shot on the eighteenth to win the nearest the pin competition. It was rather unfortunate that a few players, who shall remain nameless, tried their best to claim the nearest the pin award when playing the green as the ninth hole.

The best four of six player scores counted toward the club results in the COVC Shield. After this first qualifying round team places are: 1. Huntly-Waiterimu (145 points); 2. Onewhero (143); 3. Maramarua (142); 4. Awhitu (140); 5=. Wattle Downs and Pukekohe (137); 7. Clarks Beach (135); 8. Hauraki (129); 9. Waiuku (128); 10. Waikare (121).

GOLF IN AUCKLAND

AGI have been working with NZ Golf, Harbour Golf, PGA, Ak Council and Aktive Auckland to address Ak Council’s Golf Facilities Investment Plan adopted 2016.

The resulting publication – Enriching Auckland Through Golf – The Golf Sector Plan for Auckland.

Auckland is undergoing immense transformation and we believe golf provides value to Auckland in an entirely unique way. This publication will be presented to Council and Local Boards.

BISSETT SHIELD

By Graeme Heaphy, Senior Team Manager – Howick Golf Club 4TH MARCH AT REMUERA

We always knew that Remuera at Remuera would be a tough assignment & so it turned out to be.

At the half way stage we were ahead 4 matches, square in 2 & behind in 2, but the home course advantage proved too big a hurdle & Remmers finished up winning 7 -1. We were well beaten in 3 matches – 4 of the other 5 went to the 17th or 18th holes, with our sole win going to Matt Connolly – well done Matt – 2 wins out of 2!!

This week we are back at Royal Auckland, to replay the washed out match from a month ago against our neighbours from over the hill – Whitford Park.

When the match was washed out last time, we were ahead 6 – 2; unfortunately, we have to start again – we are just ahead of Whitford on the points table, so need a win to stay in front of them.

11TH MARCH AT ROYAL AUCKLAND VERSUS WHITFORD PARK

The replay of last month’s rainout saw Howick & Whitford tie 4 all.

Big wins to Jimmy Zheng, Jerry Song & Geoff Sissons, along with halves to Matt Connolly & Jorrit Stamm made up our 4 points.

Player of the Day – Jimmy Zheng for a big win at No 1 – wins at No 1 in Bissett are very hard to come by!!

The result sees us lying 5th out of 8 teams, just ahead of Whitford & Pukeko-

LYNNE COUCH (TITIRANGI) WINS 9 HOLE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

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he – still some tough matches to come (but all matches in Bissett are tough!!)

Absentees this week, mean 4 different faces from last week – we are playing Titirangi (last year’s champions) at Akarana – another big ask.

18TH MARCH AT AKARANA VERSUS TITIRANGI

A tough match against last year’s champions Titirangi – lost 2 – 6 A good win at # 2 for Craig Van Der Nagel; halves to Jimmy Zheng & Matt Connolly – Matt unbeaten this season to date with 2 wins & 2 halves – keep up the good work Matthew.

Player of the Day – Craig Van Der Nagel.

Special mentions: – Dan Mantell – 1 under the card for 18 holes; lost 1 down· Jack Britland-Whiting playing his first Senior Pennants match found himself playing the No 1 player in Auckland golf – was even after 9 holes; finished up going down 4 & 3 – a creditable 1st effort.

This week we are playing Maungakiekie at Pukekohe – Jimmy Zheng away at New Zealand Stroke Play – good luck Jimmy!

PUKEKOHE TEAM AT MAUNGAKIEKIE

The Bissett shield team went down 2½ – 5½ to a strong Pukekohe team at Maungakiekie Wins to Matthew Connolly & Richard Griffin; Sheldon O’Connor had a half.

Player of the Day – Matt Connolly for very good win against a very experienced opponent.

Bissett Shield is the top grade of Pennants in Auckland & Howick always performs above its weight in senior pennants.

18 HOLE WOMEN AT HOWICK

By Sue Gold, Women’s Club Captain – Howick Golf Club

A beautiful day out on the course with 14 in the field. Stableford scramble results: Div. 1: L. Rimmer – 41 – 3cr; S. Wohlmuther 35 – 1cr; J. Bremner – 35 – 1cr.

Div.2: J. Cox – 39 – 3cr; J. Archbold – 36 – 1cr; S. Brumback – 31 – 1cr.

Two’s: L. Rimmer & E. Taylor – 1cr each.

Entry forms are up on the noticeboard for Nancy McCormick (36 holes 4somes) on Wednesday 11 April & Saturday 7 April. Choose your own partners – get your names up now! Also Strokeplay Champs held over 3 continuous Saturdays – 28 April, 5 May and Finals on 12

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invites top level juniors from around the country to compete in the teams in addition to the professionals. The winning team of Nick Evetts, Blair Currie, Shaun Baker, Josh Stevens (Junior) and Brett Allan (Pro) had a score of 127 stableford points (best 3 players out of 5 on each hole) which was good enough for a twopoint victory. The winning professional was Jared Pender who shot a fantastic 67 (five under) in very difficult conditions to finish two shots clear of Hayden Beard, Oscar Cadenhead, Richard Lee and Grant

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Weekend pennants team recent result: Titirangi 56 / Howick 52. Good luck next Sunday at Remuera v Akarana #1.

Midweek pennants team recent result: Howick 59 / Akarana #2 49. A good win on our home course.

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representative for the US Golf Trans-Tasman under 14 team, represented Waikato junior boys in the development triangular and won the 2017.

Primary/Intermediate Schools Golf Championship. All the best Jacob for your tournaments in the US!

WAIKATO YOUNG WAIKATO GOLFER JAKOB BIRD WINS US TOUR KIDS AUCKLAND TOUR

By Andrew Leventis andrewleventis312@gmail.com

13-year-old Jakob Bird (Hamilton Golf Club) has recently showed tremendous talent and work ethic in winning the US Kids Auckland Tour held from November 2017 to January 2018. The victory means that Jakob has qualified for the 2018 Teen World Championship played at the world-famous Pinehurst Golf Club and the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, California Playing in these events will provide great exposure for the young Waikato golfer whose goal is to one day play the game professionally. There are significant costs involved in getting Jakob to these events so a “Give a little” page has been created to help him attend these events (for details please contact Waikato Golf). For such a young golfer Jakob has achieved notable success. He has twice been a NZ

WAIKATO’S 2018 BRIAN PERRY CLASSIC PRO AM A SUCCESS

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The Brian Perry Classic Pro Am was once again held at Hamilton Golf Club on the 9th of February. This long running annual tournament provides a great opportunity for amateurs to play with a professional golfer in a competitive setting and additionally play alongside some of the top amateur junior golfers in the country. In order to promote the development of top level junior golf the association, through liaising with other districts, Waikato golf

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Moorhead (all with 69). The winning team pictured is from left to right of Josh Stevens, Shaun Baker, Nick Evetts and Major Sponsor Grant Heathcote.

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Whakatane Golf Club Final Report Thursday 22 March Local Whakatane member Iris Jillett, teamed up with Susan Somerville (Te Marua), has won the 2018 New Zealand Women’s Autumn Foursomes Tournament.

In a closely fought final, Jillett and Somerville needed all 18 holes on the open links Whakatane course, to hold off the challenge from Peg Purdie and Wendy Thompson (Waitomo).

Jillett and Somerville had had their ‘money’s worth’ with matches that went to the 18th hole on three occasions, and an extra hole needed on two occasions to secure the tournament title. To get to this afternoons final, they went the 19th hole this morning, to edge out Liz Hodgson and Jane Fraser (Taumarunui).

Purdy and Thompson, also had a tough match in their semi-final earlier in the day, winning 1-up on the 18th, beating Lyn Melody (New Plymouth) and Roseanne Parkes (Taumarunui).

The 64-pair draw is seeded randomly and includes over the three days of competition, a salver for first round losers along with multiple flights.

The 2018 NZLGU Salver was won by Raewyn Hale and Gretchen Welch (Riverside) with the runners-up, Judy George and Lorraine Mooney from Mt Maunganui. Semi-finalists in the NZLGU Salver include Bo Holmes and Kay Swanson (Whakatane) and Jenny Williams paired with fellow Omanu member, Carol Wilson.

Flight winners included Sharon Screen (Charteris Bay) and Julie Livesey (Tai Tapu), Lynn Pedersen (Wairakei) paired with Corrine Pert (Kinloch), and Donna Edmonds with Janette Sprott, also from Tai Tapu. Materere Stockman-Noble and Maureen Wood (Omanu), Mary Jane Barry and Lesley Noel (Mt Maunganui) and Pam Prenter (Dannevirke) with Edel Kelly (Akarana) also claimed flight wins.

Flight winners in the NZLGU Salver side of the draw included Judy Cameron and

Gillian Lees (Mt Maunganui), Tish Amon and Debbie Taylor (Wairakei), Julie Jacobsen and Kay Muir from Whakatane, along with Lynne Sutherland and Frances Duffy from Eketahuna. The Waitomo pair of Heather Gifkins and Pam Johnston completed the list of flight winners.

PaR nz Golfing Holidays who manage the tournament under the auspices of New Zealand Golf announced that the venue for the 2019 New Zealand Women’s Autumn Foursomes will be at the Paraparaumu Beach Links Golf Course.

The tournament was supported again by long time PaR nz supporters, TaylorMade-Adidas and BOSCH. For more information contact Denise Langdon, NZ Golf Tournament Director on denise@parnz.co.nz or +64 275 662 385.

2018 NEW ZEALAND MEN’S FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIPS

the shadow with rounds of 71 and another 3 with 72.

Kazuma Kobori & Matt Tautari 2nd round was 69 giving them a total of 138 for the 2 rounds.

Not to be overshadowed Johnny Tynan & Jang Hyu Lee slipped with a 70 but finished on the same total of 138 to tie the championship.

140 were the next best totals by Muriwai pairing of Kevin Koong & Jake Lee and Charlie Smail (Walton) & Jono Blair (Riverside).

The contest involving the 3 women pairs saw Marina Ito & Hitomi Tamura (Riverside) end with 144 (70 & 74), followed by an Akarana pairing of Fina XU & MinChae GU on 147 (76 & 71).

Best net scores were by Charlie Smail & Jono Blair 138 (70 & 68) and a 143 (68 & 75) by Brent & Daryl Curnow.

RESULTS: Kazuma Kabori & Matt Tautari 69 69 138 Jonny Tynan & Jang Hyu Lee 68 70 138 Kevin Koong & Jake Lee 72 68 140 Charlie Smail & Jono Blair 71 69 140 Sam Yoshifyji & Archie Gothard 71 71 142 Matt McLean & Scott Manyweathers 72 72 144 Brent Curnow & Daryl Curnow 69 76 145 Brian Heo & Kerry Mountcastle 72 75 147 Jack Trower & Tyler Wood 73 74 147 Rob Obrien & Joey Savoie 71 76 147 Joshua Morris & James Fellows-Ford 74 73 147 Tawera Williams & Ryan Maxwell 72 76 148

By Ray Horsfall, Tournament Convener

23 men pairs contested the 2018 NZ MENS FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIPS over 36 holes strokeplay at MOUNT MAUNGANUI GOLF CLUB. 3 pairs of women also took part.

The weather was fine, calm and very humid with the course condition as good as it could be, having suffered somewhat from the hot and humid weather having an impact on the condition of some fairways.

11 Pairs set a torrid pace, all playing par or better and with 4 shots covering the 11.

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The Winners of the tournament were: Men’s: Joint Winners, Maurice Sutherland & Alan Hawes Ladies Division 1, Maggie McMinn, Division 2, Yvonne Allsworth.

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HILLIER STARS AS ASIA PACIFIC WIN BONALLACK TROPHY

Asia Pacific Team win the Bonallack Trophy. For the 1st time since 2004 the APAC team have beaten Europe in this prestigious Ryder Cup format event.

Dan Hillier with his singles win to help APAC to a 7.5 – 4.5 single win and a 16.5 – 15.5 overall victory, played in all 5 rounds and had the best record across both teams with 3 wins and 2 halves.

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NEWS FROM LEVIN GOLF CLUB

It was a great turnout for the Horowhenua Open 36 hole Left Handers Tournament.

Pictured are Nigel Burkin Stableford Winner. Ian MacKay NZLGA Rep. Rod Deam Net Winner and Marcus Anderson Tournament Convener.

The 4-day Golden Coast Veteran’s Tournament was also very successful.

Division 1 Winners Alan Kearns, Shirley Calder with Chairperson Lorraine Mair.

Division 2 Winners June and Bruce Churchill with Chairperson Lorraine Mair.

Division 3 Winners Brian and Ray Friend with Chairperson Lorraine Mair.

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TASMAN MERITS AT NELSON

CARTERTON GOLF CLUB

By Wendy Wills

The Carterton Vets held a 3 day tournament on 12th, 13th, and 14th of March as part of the New Zealand Vets Circuit.

It was such a success that the Carterton Vets have been added to the programme again for next year.

A big thanks go out to Lindsay Sutton for organising the tournament along with his helpers, who gladly gave of their time, they are: Toby Hempleman, Jim Harris (Finance and Starting), Alex MacDonald, Mike Newport ( extra cutting of fairways etc..), Kay Smith, Jenny Harris, Raewyn Sutton, Chris Taylor, Wayne Taylor (Catering).

On the Saturday prior to the tournament the motor homes started to arrive, there were 25 motor homes on site.

There was a field of 75 players each day, 3 from Wairarapa clubs, 15 Carterton Golf Club members, and 57 visiting players from 19 clubs from Okaihau in the north to Royal Wellington in the south.

Each day we got to play with different people, it was an amazing 3 days with much laughter and friendship shared in the clubhouse afterwards.

Overall results for the 3 days were: Men: Maurice Sutherland (Boulcott Farm Heritage) 126, Alan Hawes(Napier) 126, Mike Newport (Carterton) 123, Alan Allsworth (Mahunga)119, John Luckham (Linton) 115.

Ladies Div 1 : Maggie McMinn (Castlecliff) 122, Karen Tapp (Clarks Beach)119, Cherie Bezer(Ngahinepouri)111, Anne-Marie Reast(Carterton) 107,Adele Gunning (Wahi)106.

Ladies Div 2: Yvonne Allsworth (Mahunga)119, Gwen Sutherland(Boulcott Farm Heritage)117, Elsa Bygrave (Otumoetai)113, Marilyn Edmonds (Castlecliff)110, Launa Seddon (Omanu)107.

Nelson Golf club are proud to acknowledge Nick Loach and Blair Riordan who achieved merit award at the PGA Trainee awards held late last year.

Blair Riordan was our Stage one PGA Trainee Titleist and Footjoy Excellence in the Education Award winner in 2017 Nick Loach was our Stage three PGA Trainee Titleist and Footjoy Excellence in the Education Award winner in 2017 and our overall PGA trainee of the year.

About PGA Trainee Awards and Graduation The PGA of NZ welcomed nine new members at the PGA trainee awards and graduation at Gulf Harbour Country Club on Monday the 4th of December. An absolute stellar of a day at one of New Zealand best courses was the perfect way to celebrate three years of study, work and development, the venue for two New Zealand Open’s is easily one the best places in the world to play golf with arguably some of the greatest views in New Zealand. The Golf industry is in good hands thanks to the hard work of the PGA members that take on a trainee and pass on valuable industry knowledge to the future leaders of our game.

Graduating PGA trainees were presented with their membership and graduating certificates by PGA of NZ president Dennis M Clark.

AA class members – Nick Loach – Training member Glyn Delany Larissa Blackbourn – Training member Scott Pickett Sam Lee – Training member Mike Duncumb Conal Cooke – Training member Stephen Hinds A class members –Jason Mann – Training member Jacque Nortje Ray Martin – Training member Jacque Nortje/Sam Thomas Daniel Ruttley – Training member Sam Thomas Glenn Robinson Training member Brett Allen/Kevin Smith Dongwoo Kang Training member Fraz-

April 2018

ALLAN SCOTT FAMILY WINES MARLBOROUGH TOURNAMENT

The 19th Allan Scott Family Wines Marlborough Women’s Golf Tournament was held on 12, 13 and 14 March in perfect weather conditions on lush well-manicured course. The dates for the tournament are set for 2019 and are a similar time to this year 11th, 12th and 13th of March 2018 – so lock those dates into your calendars now ladies, with it being the 20th tournament that Allan Scott Family Wines have sponsored it will be a beauty!

Marlborough Golf Course hosted 160 women from throughout New Zealand, including six ladies who came from Queensland region. It was lovely to be welcoming back players from the Kaikoura region now that the coastal road has re-opened post-earth quake, and players who have played in the tournament for several years, and equally as satisfying to be able to welcome so many players to the tournament for the first time.

The course was in perfect condition after a very hot December/January and a very wet February. Gavin and his team of volunteers presented the course in superb playing condition. The many volunteer spotters on each day helped retain a good flow of all players.

The prize giving after each days play was held at the Marlborough Golf Club.

After the first days play we hosted a Welcome Party serving up locally produce – grown figs, steamed Cloudy Bay Clams much more and it was lovely to have Victoria Scott, Director-Marketing, Allan Scott Family Winemakers, on hand to do a tasting of the Allan Scott ‘Generations’ label.

The winner of the Senior Stableford competition after day one was Hellen Kroeger from Christchurch with 39 stablefords, runner up in senior division on

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count back was Elaine Jordan of Whangaparaoa, Kerry McConchie from Motueka was 3rd and 4th was Lesley Barley of Omaha Beach. The winner in the Intermediate section was Bronwyn Fletcher, also with 39 stableford points, a member at both Royal Auckland and The Grange, 2nd was Christine Pears from Akarana, 3rd was Kath Kirk from the Russley Club, Christchurch and Marilyn Smith from Marlborough Club was 4th. Results in the Junior division were 1st Lyn Dowler of Marlborough Club with 42 stablefords, 2nd Sue Gillespie from Waimakarairi, 3rd Fiona Rushton of Rakaia and 4th Mary Ann Jacobsen from Marlborough.

Tuesday’s competition was the day for the pairs playing for the 4 Ball Best Ball to take to the course and test their skills.

An added bonus to this day was the potential of a golfer winning a new Suzuki Swift put up by Wadsco Motors for anyone lucky enough to get a hole in one on the Number 5, but unfortunately nobody was able to achieve this, in spite of being given a golf ball also by Wadsco Motors.

Three pairs all came in with 45 stablefords and Chrissie Mackie and Lyn Batchelor of Kaikoura won on count back from two local sisters, Marion Tripe and Mary Skilton. Also on 45 and on count back were Sandra Quinn and Sally Smith from Rakaia and in 4th place were Anne Preston and Marie Grant from Marlborough.

The big day for the more serious golfers was held on the Wednesday for the best Gross and best Nett in each division.

The 1st Prize across all three division was a $500 voucher redeemable at Allan Scott winery or their Twelve Trees Restaurant.

The Senior Gross winner was Suzette Eastmond from Omaha Beach with a score of 81, 2nd place went to Natalee Reed from Greenacres, 3rd place went to Annette Muir of North Shore and June Maslin of Marlborough came in 4th with 84.

The Intermediate Gross winner after a play off went to Barbara Thompson of Waimakariri from 2nd play getter Lyn Broad of Miramar – both ladies scored 91, so had a chip and putt play off on the 18th to a packed gallery prior to the final dinner and prize giving. Third place went to Alison Odlin from Titirangi and Jo Baker from Miramar was 4th.

The Junior Gross was won by Marion Elliott from Miramar Club with 95, Bronwyn Fletcher from Royal Auckland and The Grange, Mary Skilton from Marlborough was 3rd and 4th also from Marlborough was Barbara Irving.

The Senior Nett was won by Margaret Tapp from Rarangi with a score or 73 on a count back from Chrissie Mackie of Kaikoura, 3rd was Lucy Jefferis of Marlborough and Marilyn Keenan from Marlborough came in at 4th place.

In the Intermediate Nett Chris Hill of Takaka won the division with a nett score of 76 on count back from Christine Pears from Akarana, 3rd place went to Karen Morris of Marlborough and 4th place went to Chris Fahey from Russley.

Junior Nett score winner was Rachel Saunders of Greenacres with nett 73, Lana Davey from Hastings was 2nd on count back from Sally Smith from Rakaia and Grace Clark came in 4th place from Greenacres.

So once again ladies lock in the dates

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for next year – 11th, 12th and 13th March – being the 20th year and it’s guaranteed to be a grand occasion. I believe the grapes are going into the barrels as I’m typing at the Allan Scott Family Winery.

Even the All Blacks haven’t retained the same sponsor for as long as the Marlborough Club have we all enjoy a great relationship with Allan Scott Family Wines.

WEST COAST CHALLENGE

The West Coast Challenge was played on the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th of March, 2018. Results are as follows:

Men’s grade one -2.5 to 13.6 A FLIGHT,,std,std,std,std,,W/Port,Reef,Hoki,Grey NAMES,H/cap,W/Port,Reef,Hoki,Grey,TOTAL,Gross,Gross,Gross,Gross Brian Hateley,6.6,40,39,41,34,154,75,76,73,81 Peter McGee,13.4,40,31,43,37,151,82,90,78,85 Ross Riley,11.5,38,37,36,38,149,82,83,83,82 Lyndsay Kearns,10.1,39,37,35,37,148,79,81,83,81 Peter Bourke,4,32,40,36,38,146,80,72,75,74 Gary Donaldson,10.6,38,38,33,37,146,81,81,86,82 Brian Hampton,9.6,38,36,39,33,146,80,82,78,85 Russell Nelson,13.3,34,38,36,37,145,88,83,86,84 Michael Scholes,2.5,34,37,34,39,144,77,74,78,72 Mark Topia,7,38,36,37,33,144,78,82,77,82 Miles Cutbush,12.7,36,35,33,38,142,86,86,87,83 Nick Thom,8.7,37,34,35,35,141,80,83,81,82 Jason Thomas,10.7,35,38,30,36,139,84,81,88,83 Michael Toal,4.2,39,34,33,33,139,73,79,78,79 Greg Hateley,11.7,41,32,33,33,139,79,88,86,87 Graham Gunn,7.2,41,33,32,32,138,74,82,83,83 Jeff Riordan,8.9,34,33,34,36,137,83,85,82,81 Mick Goodall,12.5,35,33,34,35,137,87,88,86,86 Rob Harrison,11.3,36,34,28,38,136,84,85,91,81 Owen Evans,12.7,38,29,34,35,136,83,94,86,86 Stephen Challenger,6.5,33,33,32,35,133,82,83,82,80 Hugh Fitzgibbon,13.4,34,31,33,35,133,88,90,88,87 Phill Johnson,12,32,34,34,33,133,88,86,86,86 Callum Lennon,9.3,26,30,42,34,132,91,87,75,83 Wayne Baxter,11.8,32,33,35,31,131,86,87,84,89 Scotty Muir,12.4,35,25,33,37,130,86,95,87,84 Ken Meaden,2.3,28,32,34,36,130,82,78,75,74 Sean Riordan,-2.5,31,35,31,29,126,73,70,73,74 Sam Iraia,11.1,30,33,29,32,124,93,86,90,87 Colin Sharland,9.6,34,34,28,28,124,84,84,89,91 Jeremy Johnson,11.8,30,34,35,25,124,90,86,84,96 Neville Johnson,10.3,29,29,30,31,119,92,89,88,87 Clinton Burrell-Smith,12.4,32,27,30,28,117,89,93,91,93 Jose Cooper,12.1,31,32,28,25,116,91,88,92,95 Rodney Hale,6,34,29,31,0,94,80,86,83,0 Men’s grade Two 13.7 to 37.0 Andrew Pardoe-Burnett ,19.3,48,44,43,33,168,80,83,82 ,90, Michael Todd,17.8,38,42,33,42,155,86,84,93,84, Miguel Sobrino,14.8,37,42,40,36,155,86,81,82,87, Graeme Lee,14.1,40,36,36,39,151,83,84,86,83, Chris Holder,15.7,38,37,31,39,145,86,87,93,85, Gavin Grant,28.9,40,35,34,36,145,98,102,105,101, Graeme Withy,15.9,31,40,40,34,145,93,84,84,90, Nigel Fowle,17.7,42,35,32,34,143,84,91,94,91, Alan Shaw,15.8,40,39,29,33,141,84,85,95,91, Jack Becker,17,39,33,34,34,140,87,92,91,91, Mike Tapp,28.5,33,37,36,32,138,105,100,99,106, David Ironside,23,40,32,34,31,137,93,99,97,100, Phil Erskine,16.6,36,41,30,30,137,89,84,94,95, Paul Gibbs,19.8,35,34,34,32,135,93,94,94,96, Les Smeath,18.9,33,30,33,38,134,96,97,97,90, Jon Bennett,23.9,41,38,26,29,134,93,94,105,103, Allan Ewington,16.9,31,33,37,31,132,94,92,88,94, Peter Harper,15.4,39,33,29,30,131,85,90,94,94, Ivor Hawker,28.1,34,29,34,33,130,103,107,103,103, Kevin Cordiner,19.5,31,34,32,32,129,97,95,96,96, Harry Bell,36.6,37,32,32,27,128,110,114,124,118, Paul Watson,23.5,36,31,26,33,126,96,101,107,99, Lyn McKeown,15.7,33,29,34,30,126,91,96,90,94, Wayne Laurie,18.6,33,33,35,25,126,94,94,92,104, Geoff Shearman,22,38,32,28,27,125,93,102,,102, Aaron Wynyard,14.4,29,30,30,33,122,95,93,93,90, Andrew Sleeman,26.6,29,33,30,28,120,107,104,108,, Gerald Hateley,18.3,30,28,32,28,118,97,98,94,98, John Meek,15.5,31,35,27,24,117,99,90,100,101, Barry Kirkwood,20.7,37,30,25,21,113,92,99,104,, Barry Wackwitz,14.4,28,31,27,25,111,95,91,96,98, Michael Lake,17.7,30,29,26,0,85,97,97,101,0, Jim Hickey,18.4,32,20,31,,83,95,,95,, Alan Bryant,26,24,31,26,,81,109,,107,, Doug Levien,25.5,34,24,0,0,58,101,110,0,0, LADIES GRADE Maryanne Glasson,14.4,35,38,38,35,146,88,85,84,87 Irene Straker,19.4,31,41,35,35,142,98,87,93,92 Rhonda Levien,24.4,36,39,32,32,139,97,95,100,100 Chris Thom,15.2,39,34,32,30,135,85,89,91,93 Kay Muir,18.5,32,30,36,36,134,95,99,90,91 Wendy Borrius Broek,18.8,36,30,31,36,133,91,97,95,91 Diane Groom,17.8,33,38,29,33,133,93,88,96,93 Kay Wall,5,30,35,34,31,130,83,78,78,82 Lynette Tapp,31.1,27,38,29,34,128,113,102,107,105

Joanna Johnstone,18,31,36,24,35,126,96,90,101,91 Susie Goodall,15.3,29,39,30,28,126,95,85,93,95 Joy Forsyth,22.1,25,39,30,31,125,108,91,99,99 Sharon Burrell-Smi th,37.1,30,22,41,31,124,116,124,104,114 Fiona McBride,3.5,30,34,30,30,124,82,78,81,82 Jenny Shaw,15.2,32,33,32,24,121,92,90,90,100 Jan Overall,22.2,28,32,25,33,118,104,99,107, Fiona Cooper,11.7,31,34,29,22,116,89,86,93,98 Julie Hamilton,20.9,25,29,26,31,111,105,100,102,98 Linda Watkins,15.8,31,29,23,28,111,94,95,100,96 Nancy Watson,26.5,23,29,25,31,108,115,106,109,104 Grace Latimer,27.7,33,31,23,21,108,104,105,112,116 Brenda Climo,13.1,29,32,23,21,105,94,89,97,100 Hellen Kroeger,13.8,34,27,19,24,104,88,94,102,98 Lee Becker,25.7,20,21,30,24,95,118,114,104,

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second at the Faldo Asia Series Final as well as being awarded the NZ Eagles Golf Society Golfer of the Year, Zonta Secondary Schools Young Sportswomen of the Year and the Canterbury Women’s Golfer of the Year. “I’m so happy to be named the Canterbury Young Sports women of the Year” said Garvey. There are so many talented girls out there so it was a big surprise to hear the news that I had won”.

ST PATRICK’S DAY HAT-TRICK

Last Month the 17 March an extraordinary thing happened. There were three hole-in-one’s at Bottle Lake Golf Club on the day!

Shayne Dwyer, Tony Ermerins, and Club Manager Clare Pitt were playing in the Blumsky Cup – a Canadian Foursome mixed pairs competition. The holes involved were the 6th (141m off the men’s blue tees and 128m off yellow for ladies), and the 16th which is 120m off the means blue tees. Clare Pitt got hers at about 12pm on the 6th hole, and Tony Ermerins at 1.30pm also on the 6th hole.

Shayne Dwyer got his on the 16th hole at about 3pm. Shayne used a 9 iron for his shot, Clare a driver, and Tony a 9 iron as well For Tony and Clare it was their first, and for Shayne his second.

Celebrations went long into the night as the three “shouts” kept bar staff busy.

Talk about luck of the Irish – it must have been because of St Paddy’s Day!!!

AMELIA GARVEY WINS CANTERBURY YOUNG SPORTSWOMEN OF THE YEAR

The impressive performances from the 2017 year of Amelia Garvey were recognised at the 2018 Nexia Canterbury Sports Awards, held last month where she won the ASB Outstanding Young Sportswoman of the Year Award. The evening recognises the achievements of talented athletes from the various sports as well as administrators and volunteers.

Over 130 nominations were received for the Nexia New Zealand Canterbury Sports Awards, representing 30 sporting codes.

Garvey’s impressive year in 2017 was capped off by winning the NZ Stroke Play Championship, making the cut at the NZ Women’s Open and representing New Zealand at the Women’s Queen Sirikit Cup. Other highlights included winning the South Island Stroke Play, finishing

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Tom Parker was also a finalist for the AECOM Outstanding Young Sportsman of the Year award which was a very competitive category with 14 nominations. 2017 was a stellar year for Parker, capped off with representing New Zealand in three age group teams for overseas tournaments. He was also an integral member of the Canterbury U19 Team that won the Boys Interprovincial and represented Canterbury in the number one position of the NZ Men’s Toro Interprovincial with an excellent record. Other major achievements included finished tied for third at the Australian Junior Amateur, NZ Amateur runner up, NZ Secondary School champion and winner of the Canterbury Men’s Golfer of the Year award, Canterbury Men’s Ambassador of the Year and Canterbury Vardon trophy winner.

The Canterbury U19 Team was also a nominee for the Lincoln University Outstanding Team of the Year. After finishing runners up in 2015, the Canterbury Boys Team was committed to ensure they performed at the highest level throughout the competition in 2017. This commitment paid off and they went through the

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OBHS WINS 2018 INTERCOLLEGIATE FINAL AT ROXBURGH

The 2017 New Zealand Secondary Schools Champions Christchurch Boys High School have started their 2018 campaign well by taking out the Canterbury Secondary Schools Title after narrowly missing last year on a countback.

The team was led by Josh Roche who won the best individual trophy with an even par round of 72 on his home course. Roche’s teammates Tiaki Ogilvie, Kansuke Shin and Edward Dickinson won the title from the Christ’s College team of Zach May, Nik Bull, Tim Seeto and Thomas McLean by 13 shots.

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Playing off a seven handicap, Jed Cuthbertson posted a gross score of 67 to lead Otago Boys’ High School to victory in the Otago intercollegiate final, which was played over 18 holes at Roxburgh last month.

Cuthbertson was supported by Joseph Hancock with 71 and Parker Aluesi with 72, to beat Wakatipu High School by five shots.

Otago Boys will now play off with the top Southland team, for the opportunity of competing in the national intercollegiate final and New Zealand under-19 championships in Manawatu in September.

Otago’s leading junior Callum Judkins (Wakatipu) carded the lowest score, with 65, followed by Cuthbertson and Hayden Robertson (Taieri College) on 67.

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Senior Net: Jake Roberts (Russley) 149 Div 2 Gross: Logan Middlemass (Methven) 156 Div 2 Net: Jeremey Duckmanton (Rakaia) 148 Masters Gross: Michael Bailey (Clearwater) 149 Masters Net: Lin Wang (Coringa) 142 Women Aorangi Strokeplay Champion: Juliana Hung (Russley) 139 Senior Gross: Hillary O’Connor (Pegasus) 143 Masters Gross: Catherine Knight (Ashburton) 152 Net over the field: Amy Weng (Russley) 148

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AORANGI STROKEPLAY

The Aorangi Strokeplay was held at the Methven Golf Club on last month in fine weather and the course in great condition.

Hiroki Miya (Russley) continued his great recent form winning the Men’s Open section with Juliana Hung (Russley) winning the Women’s Open section.

Results are as follows: Men Aorangi Strokeplay Champion: Hiroki Miya (Russley) 142 Senior Gross: Reid Hilton (Russley) 147

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Judkins and Cuthbertson posted lower scores but they did not qualify, as the event is for golfers aged under 17.

GILMOUR ROSEBOWL REMAINS AT DIPTON

Dipton retain their hold on the Gilmour Rosebowl Trophy defeating Queens Park 3/2 on Thursday 15th March Individual results Dipton names first Helen Baird lost Jo Raines 1down Geraldine Todd defeated Lynley Burgess 2up Paddy Craig defeated Mary Symons 5/4 Shona MacGregor defaulted to Julie Fluery (due to injury) Rosemary Vickery defeated Sophie Yoon 2up Next challenge is against Greenacres in April.

Matthew had rounds of 68,69,68,67 and won in a playoff against Matthew McLean Christchurch.

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