Golfer Pacific - December 2018

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NEW ZEALAND EDITORIAL Paul Gueorgieff pgueorgieff@yahoo.co.nz Ph: 64 4 565 0385 Mob: 64 27 227 1038

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It’s not that golf takes too long, it’s having the time to play

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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

eople have no longer got the time to play golf. The game takes too long.

This is an argument I hear all the time as many golf clubs struggle to survive.

But it’s an argument that I believe is totally misguided.

Golf federations around the world survey people as to why they don’t play golf. One of the most common answers is they don’t have the time.

So in response golf clubs try to encourage nine-hole membership or develop their courses, or parts of it, into a shortened version.

I would question any golf club

that claims such a move had proved an overwhelming success and a saviour of the club.

There is a chance that a golf club in my region may be cut back from 18 holes to nine because the club may be forced to sell much of it’s land.

Would you want to join a ninehole golf club? I wouldn’t.

As long as the professionals play 18 holes, I want to play 18 holes. I want to play the game the big boys play.

Don’t get me wrong. Nine hole golf courses have their place.

I used to be a part-owner of a golf driving range in Wellington that had a nine-hole course.

The golf course was very basic but we didn’t pretend it to be anything more than that.

It suited newcomers to the game and youngsters learning from their parents.

But I can tell you that some of the people we had play the nine-hole course you would not want at your course. They would get horribly drunk during the round, steal the flags, pinch balls from the driving range, damage the greens and simply be of great nuisance to others wishing to play. They were more trouble than they were worth.

I do believe many people do not have time to play the game but that is no different to before. I am a perfect example.

I virtually did not play the game for 30 years between the age of 20 and 50. I did not have the time with raising a family

and working hard to keep up the mortgage payments. I also worked both Saturdays and Sundays.

Nothing has changed in my book. Many people in that age group of 20-50 still don’t have much time for the game. It’s just the way it is.

What has changed is that the golf club used to be a pub. It was where you could get a drink on a Sunday in days when it was not possible to do so elsewhere.

Some of the guys I play with today reminisce about the days when they stayed at the golf club until midnight and then drove home. That just doesn’t happen anymore.

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Auckland golfer Vivian Lu with the trophy following her win in the New Zealand Amateur Championship at Wairakei in Taupo last month.

New Zealand Amateur won by Auckland 14-year-old

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Vivian Lu of Auckland and Kum Kang Park from South Korea were tied at the completion of the regulation 36 holes and a playoff was required.

The pair headed to the first tee at the Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary Club in Taupo for a third time for the day and it was Lu who prevailed when sinking an 18 foot putt for birdie.

Lu made a vital four birdies in five holes to close out the match in what was a seesaw affair against Park.

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Park made a crucial 30 foot par save on 15 to avoid going six down before winning the last three holes, all with birdies, to close the gap to only two down at the end of 18 holes. Park then continued her charge back into contention, eventually squaring up the match with six to play.

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Charlie Smail adds to family legacy by winning NZ Amateur GOLF NEWS

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aikato golfer Charlie Smail has gone one better as an amateur than his father David.

Charlie Smail last month won the New Zealand Amateur Championship, an event that David did not win.

David Smail has since become one of New Zealand’s top professional golfers with his wins including the New Zealand Open.

He has also won five times in Japan.

Charlie Smail, 20, beat Kerry Mountcastle from Wairarapa in the 36-hole final played at Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary.The margin was 5 and 4.

“It’s amazing and a very special feeling,’’ Charlie Smail said.

“I can’t really believe it at the moment, this is the biggest win of my career by far.

“Quite a few people have come out to support including family and members from the golf club, so it’s a special day.”

David Smail was on hand for the win and was a very proud father.

“It feels pretty amazing and he has done a lot more than I did in

the amateur stuff,’’ David Smail said.

“I think I hardly ever made the top 32, so he’s done well and done us proud.”

It was a family affair with Charlie’s mother Sheree being his caddy for the week. Sheree also had a very successful amateur career and the win is clearly a big stepping stone for a player who has big shoes to fill.

Sheree said: “We are all immensely proud of what he has done today and I hope he eclipses us and makes us look silly.

“It’s really weird being on the other side. I can now see why people who used to watch me say how stressful it was and they couldn’t watch because I got similar feelings today.

“I just wanted him to do well, so it’s a bit funny being on this side of the fence.”

Although Mountcastle fell just short in the final, he has had a year to remember after winning on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour against the professionals before claiming the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship in Wellington.

David Smail with his son Charlie who won the New Zealand Amateur at Wairakei.

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Nelson takes big haul GOLF EVENT

2018 New Zealand Women’s Senior Foursomes Nelson Golf Club 26-29 November

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s is often the case in National tournaments, the host club takes a large haul of the trophies and prizes. Nelson Golf Club was no different, claiming 9 of the top 20 places in the 2018 New Zealand Women’s Senior Foursomes.

Pru Bell from the home club, partnered with Valerie Wood (Harewood) were the top qualifiers in Monday’s 26 November nett foursomes round with a nett of 69.5.

Nelson’s Shirley Otton, with partner Sandra Cleary (Westport) claimed the top prize, the NZLGU Salver in the first division, while the Mrs SS Wilson Plate winners were Carol Hargadon and Kathryn Orange, both locals, in the 2nd division.

Otton’s win was particularly notable as she was a lead instigator in securing the host rights for the 45th national tournament. Up until Monday’s first round, she was heavily involved in all aspects of the tournaments organisation.

Switching to golf mode on Monday, Otton and Cleary qualified in 9th place, in the 16 seeded draw, securing their first win, on the 19th after a tough battle. Their first round victims were Chris Mackenzie (Matamata) and Sherrill Jeeves (Sherwood Park), their second victory against, Robin White (Nelson) and Adrianne Wislang (Totaradale).

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Pictured are Maryanne Marlow (NZ Golf Board), Shirley Otton, Sandra Cleary, Callum Dodunski (Bosch)

to win that match, 2 up, and then another 18 holes to secure a final place, winning their semi-final match against Judith McKenzie (Nelson) and Marian Irvine (Rotorua). The pairs easiest win was the final, against Jo Studholme (Ardleigh) and Gaye Mackenzie (Marlborough), 5 and 4.

Hargadon and Orange in Division 2 needed all 18 holes to secure their trophy, winning on the 18th, 1 up against Denise Pickering and Louise Pearce (Marlborough). The third division competing for the ADLGA Trophies, was won by Judi Colman (Omanu) and Christine Alley (Paeroa), who won their

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Jackie Wells (Mangawhai) and Jenny McDonald (Pupuke) were the winners of the Rosetown Trophies, with Margaret Budgen and Alison Oldham the inaugural winners of the Total Golf Trophy, for the 5th division.

Wells and McDonald bet locals Robyn Packer and Annie Tiller 2 and 1, in their semi-final while Budgen and Oldham needed another 2 holes to take out Heather Blackwell and Jill Evans (Weedons) on the 20th.

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Golf course to be part of retirement village in Auckland GOLF NEWS

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etirement home operator Metlifecare is to develop what is says will be New Zealand’s first retirement village with a golf course as it’s backyard.

Metlifecare last month announced acquisition of 1.06ha of prime golf course land from the Pakuranga Golf Club, which comes in addition to 2.38ha purchased in May, 2017.

The total development area now stands at 3.44ha.

Chief executive Glen Sowry said the expanded site would provide Metlifecare with the opportunity to develop a village unlike any other in the New Zealand market.

“We’re very excited about this unique development opportunity,” Sowry said.

“The village integration with Pakuranga Golf Club will be boundaryless, with the village green flowing through to the golfing green.”

The expanded site will deliver an increased development yield of at least 74 additional units and beds, for a targeted total of 206 independent living apartments and 36 care beds, following Metlifecare’s award-winning home care design model. The additional land has increased golf course frontage, improving the integration of the north-

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west facing site with the course.

The purchase of the additional land was made possible through a strong relationship with the Pakuranga Golf Club whose members unanimously endorsed the sale in a special general meeting. Settlement of the new parcel of land is due by May 2019 with development likely to commence later that year.

Pakuranga club president Steve Scott said the deal had attractions for both club members and future village residents.

“This sale puts the club in a great position for the future years to come,” Scott said. “We look forward to continuing our positive relationship with Metlifecare.”

Many of the club’s members have registered strong interest in the village which is expected to be open from 2021.

Sowry said Metlifecare planned to invest around $180 million developing the site, which is a short walk from Botany Town Centre and Lloyd Elsmore Park.

“The design of this village is going to be a reflection of its environment,” Sowry said.

“It will make the best possible use of

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Retirement home operator Metlifecare has completed it’s purchase of the Pakuranga Golf Club in Auckland.

the beautiful views over the greens and down the fairways. It will be a common sight to see golf carts parked outside village units as residents make the short trip from front door to the tee.”

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Lydia Ko scholarship winners announced J

uliana Hung, Carmen Lim and Michelle Lee will be with Lydia Ko in the United States in the new year.

The three golfers, who all made the top 32 qualifiers for the New Zealand Amateur Championship in Taupo last month, have been named as recipients of the Lydia Ko scholarship for 2019.

Hung, Lim and Lee will travel to Orlando in Florida for the experience of a lifetime and have the opportunity to play and train with Ko, the former world No 1, and her team from January 1-3.

The motivation behind the scholarship is so Ko could give back to the game by inspiring the next generation of women golfers to strive for the top to see what it takes to get there and help grow the number of New Zealanders competing with her

on the LPGA Tour.

Lim said: “I’m super excited to go meet Lydia and go play with her after following her career for such a long time.

“Ever since I started golf, I have looked up to her and she is such an inspiration. One day I just want to be like her.

“Her personality and the way she handles herself is impressive and I have never been to America before so I’m looking forward to learning heaps over there.”

Hung, the current New Zealand Strokeplay champion is having a year to remember after not only winning that title at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, north of Wellington, but also competing in the Youth Olympics last month in Buenos Aires.

“I was so happy when I heard and I think spending a few days with her will be amazing and I

will benefit heaps from it,” Hung said.

Ko is excited at the opportunity to host the three Kiwis and proud to be able to provide support back to females in golf to show recognition of the support she received along her phenomenal journey.

“I received support from so many people as I grew up and I’m proud to be able to give something back,” Ko said.

“I am really pleased to be able to work with New Zealand Golf and use the scholarship with the intention to help the next wave of young golfers rise and compete on the LPGA Tour.”

Through the Lydia Ko scholarship, both New Zealand Golf and Ko hope to attract more interest from the emerging talent within the women’s game.

Julia Hung who is amongst three New Zealand golfers named for the 2019 Lydia Ko scholarship.

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Jack’s Point wins nature protection award GOLF NEWS

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ack’s Point Golf Course, near Queenstown, has received a prestigious sustainability award for nature protection presented at an international ceremony in Slovenia in southern central Europe.

Jack’s Point was selected by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators’ sustainability partner, the Golf Environment Organization (GEO) to receive the 2019 nature award.

Jack’s Point general manager John Griffin said the club was thrilled to have been recognised for it’s long term commitment to sustainability and nature protection.

“We are delighted to have achieved this international recognition for our ongoing work to preserve our unique natural environment at Jack’s Point,” Griffin said.

“Simon Forshaw, Jack’s Point course superintendent, has been instrumental in leading the team’s sustainability and nature protection initiatives since the start of the course build in 2005. It is very much thanks to his efforts that we are privileged to have received this award today.”

GEO foundation executive director Jonathan Smith said Jack’s Point Golf Course won the 2019 nature category due to its extraordinary preservation of the breath-taking natural landscape.

Jack’s Point golf course which won an international nature protection award.

The winners this year highlight the fact that golf has the potential to improve the land and the lives of people who come into contact with it.

“Completed in 2008, the course construction was so sensitive that only five percent of the entire 3000-acre site will ever be touched,’’ Smith said.

“A range of natural materials was utilised, with recycled on-site materials incorporated as much as possible, including local wood and stone. Manmade structures were sited appropriately below sight lines and away from

natural bluffs and elevated areas.

“Legislation was in place to ensure the open grassland habitat and rocky terrain (appropriately named The Remarkables mountain range) will always be protected and the course is absolutely committed to the preservation of the environment.

“Wetland habitats were created and existing ones regenerated with improved water quality, previously degraded by pollution from livestock farming. The course has its own irrigation supply and waste water treatment

Fox and Warne continue partnership at St Andrews

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yan Fox used to marvel at Shane Warne’s bowling.

Now he is happy to applaud his putting.

Fox and the Australian cricket legend formed a strong friendship when paired together for the first time in 2016 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews in Scotland.

They stuck together for the same event last year and again in October when they finished 12th with a score of 25 under par.

“Warnie is a cricketer but he is a competitor,” Fox said.

"He comes here and he really wants to play well. Under pressure he is phenomenal.

There were a couple of putts he had to hole today for a net birdie – six footers in the wind – and he was grinding over them just as hard as the pros would - and more often than not they went in. It’s just great to see the competitive spirit coming out.

“It’s a fun week, I enjoy the more relaxed atmosphere of it. It is very similar in format to our New Zealand Open. It’s great to play with one of my idols. We’ve had a lot of fun last year and this year so far.”

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system,” he says.

Golf course designer John Darby said the focus had always been on protecting the natural environment at Jack’s Point, with the surrounding 35 kilometres of hiking trails and extensive wildlife habitat driving their design ethos.

“We made some ground rules for ourselves very early on – one was to make sure 95 percent of that area was kept as open space for everyone to enjoy,” Darby said.

“We devoted the very best of the land to the golf course. And that land also contains the trail network, which is quite unlike most developments where the very best waterfront land is given over to development. In this case we decided it should be given over to a wider use that could be shared and used by everyone at Jack’s Point, not just the lucky few on the lake.

“We wanted to retain the natural character around the course, so we threaded the holes in between the scrubland and native pastureland. We even kept the sheep grazing in and around the course.

“This way we created a course that related to the past history of the land and introduced a new use, but one that was sympathetic to the natural environment, but also to the individual as well.”

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Golf partners Ryan Fox and Shane Warne at St Andrews.

Warne added: “Sport is all about friendship and Foxy and I have become great mates in the short time we’ve known each other.

“It’s great watching him play.

Hopefully this is a partnership for the long-term and we can play with each other all around the world.”

Fox and Warne share a multi-sport background and the New Zealand golfer admitted that he once faced a choice between golf, cricket or rugby.

“I played first eleven cricket at school, then a little bit of representative stuff for Auckland. I was more of a

batsman who tried to bowl.

"I actually had to make a decision between rugby, cricket and golf. I played my first golf tournament at 18. I was off a two handicap at that stage and I loved it. That was me. I gave up the other two sports. I think it’s been a good decision.”

Warne was also a promising Aussie rules footballer before he found his calling in cricket.

“I played with St Kilda for three years,” he said. “I didn’t play in the first team but I played reserves and 19s.

I played section one tennis at 17, so I had a few sports, too.

Then cricket found me.”

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golf participation report for Europe in 2018 has been released.

The report compiled by KPMG’s golf advisory practice, provides invaluable figures regarding the supply and demand trends in Europe for 2017.

In last year’s report, KPMG’s research for 2016 demonstrated that the European golf market had continued to stabilise in terms of numbers of registered golfers and golf courses in operation.

In 2017, this trend continued with no significant changes in the overall supply and demand figures for Europe, although some countries did record noticeable changes.

When taking a closer look at Europe’s golf markets, 76 percent of local golf associations indicated that the level of participation in their country in 2017 had either stabilised or increased. The remaining 24 percent of European markets still experienced some decline, including key markets such as England, Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands. The overall participation rate for Europe has remained stable since 2015.

The research shows that the number of registered golfers and affiliated golf courses in Europe slightly decreased, by 0.8 percent (-34,925) and one percent (-71) respectively.

Based on the KPMG survey, the gender mix of registered golfers hasn’t changed since 2016, which means golf is still a male dominated sport (67 percent) in Europe.

The report also focuses on European professional players and provides some insights about the distribution and number of registered professionals.

As with previous reports, KPMG has analysed the relevant data compiled directly from the respective golf associations across the continent.

Together with other industry research materials, KPMG’s golf participation report for Europe 2018 is available for download on www.golfbenchmark.com.

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Fox to play the 100th New Zealand Open

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yan Fox has been confirmed for next year’s New Zealand Open.

Fox is ranked inside the world’s top 100 golfers with one of his best performances this year being a second, beaten in a playoff, in the Irish Open in July.

That earned him 665,000 euros or about $NZ1.1 million.

New Zealand Open tournament director Michael Glading was thankful Fox remained committed to the event.

“Ryan is now a top 100 player in the world and can pick and choose which events he will play,’’ Glading said. ``For him, the New Zealand Open has as high a priority as any of golf’s majors and we couldn’t be more grateful for his support.”

Next year’s open will be the 100th edition. It was first played in 1907.

New Zealand golfing legend, Sir Bob Charles, recalls winning his first New Zealand Open as a 18-year-old amateur in Wellington in 1954 -- the first of four New Zealand Open wins. Charles is just one of the great Kiwi golfers who will be attending the 100th year of the New Zealand Open which begins February 28 at Millbrook Resort and The Hills in Queenstown.

“To win the New Zealand Open meant a lot to me,’’ Charles recalled. ``It is where I got my start displaying my skills against the very best in the world.”

“One hundred tournaments of the iconic New Zealand Open is something all kiwis should feel proud of. Golf is a part of our sporting heritage. Reaching 100 years is a phenomenal achievement for New Zealand sport and something that deserves celebrating.”

Along with Fox other New Zealand professionals competing will include Steve Alker, Tim Wilkinson, Ben Campbell and Mark Brown and former New Zealand

Sir Bob Charles who won the 1954 New Zealand Open in Wellington as an 18-year-old will be in Queenstown for the 100th edition of the tournament.

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champions Mike Hendry (2017), David Smail (2001) and Michael Long (1996).

New Zealand Open organisers announced that next year’s international field will also include a large number of additional past champions, including last year’s winner Daniel Nisbet, Matt Griffin (2016), Jordan Zunic (2015), Dimi Papadatos (2014), Jake Higginbottom (2012), Brad Kennedy (2011), Peter O’Malley

(1995) and Peter Fowler (1993). At least 20 professionals from the Japan Tour and 30 from the Asian Tour will be competing, guaranteeing plenty of world-class competition.

While only seven professionals teed off in 1907 at the Waiohiki Napier Golf Club, 152 professional golfers will compete in 2019 for a $1.3 million prize pool.

Simultaneously, a pairing of one pro-

fessional and one amateur will play a best-ball format for the New Zealand ProAm Championship.

A tier one event co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Asian Tour, and in partnership with the Japan Golf Tour, the New Zealand Open’s proam format makes the New Zealand Open unique in the Asia-Pacific region.

New Zealand Women’s Open cancelled

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he New Zealand Women’s Open, which had been set for next February, will not go ahead.

New Zealand Golf and tournament promoters The Clubhouse, which staged the successful inaugural LPGA-sanctioned event in Auckland last year, had been planning a second LPGA event for February.

However the tournament’s title sponsor McKayson withdrew and the tournament was cancelled.

New Zealand Golf and the LPGA continue to share a vision for New Zealand to be a host nation for an LPGA Tour event from 2020 and beyond.

“The 2017 New Zealand Women’s Open was a historic occasion for golf in New Zealand,” said New Zealand Golf

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chief executive Dean Murphy.

“Bringing the LPGA Tour to New Zealand is a huge undertaking which requires significant commercial support from tournament sponsors. ``While the 2017 event was an unqualified success, we need to make prudent and financially sensible decisions for future events. We look forward to continuing to work with The Clubhouse and having the LPGA Tour return in the future.”

The LPGA said New Zealand proved a popular country for LPGA Tour players to visit for the inaugural event in Auckland in 2017.

“Having an event back in New Zealand would also provide a perfect opportunity for the LPGA to showcase the depth of

talent on the tour as well as the beauty of New Zealand via the global television coverage,” said Ricki Lasky, LPGA senior vice president of tournament business affairs and LPGA properties.

New Zealand Golf indicated ongoing support for tournament promoter, The Clubhouse, to bring the vision to life again in 2020.

The Clubhouse managing director Michael Goldstein remains positive about the future.

“We were thrilled with how the 2017 tournament went,’’ Goldstein said.

“Despite difficult weather, the event achieved all goals and we were happy with the outcomes. The 30,000-plus fans that came out to support the event were incredible and they showed the huge

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local support for our kiwi golfing hero Lydia Ko. “The event attracted over 20,000 bed nights to Auckland and delivered a direct economic impact of more than $2.5 million. It also showcased New Zealand to more than 150 countries around the world and has supported the $450 million inbound golf tourism industry.

“The situation with McKayson is unfortunate and the bottom line is that without a global naming sponsor the event is not commercially viable. We are heartened by the strong ongoing support for the event amongst our local partners and are looking forward to working with New Zealand Golf and the LPGA Tour for the 2020 event.”

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Use of complex carbon composites, enhanced aerodynamic shaping to reduce drag, optimising weight distribution, manufacturers of today’s drivers are driven by demanding professionals and discerning amateurs who are looking for ways to capture that powerful combination of speed and stability and high launch with low spin to help garner more distance off the tee.

Here’s how some of the leading players in the business of drivers are aiming to achieve that.

Selecting the right driver — get the right help

By Randy Williams in the United States

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he driver. It is the glamour piece of golf equipment.

Where else is more research and development, more science and technology continuously devoted to improving one’s game?

Titleist, Cobra, Ping, Callaway — all the sport’s heavy hitters are big players when it comes to producing state-ofthe-art drivers.

Why? Because they know no other club provides such immediate gratification as a well-stroked tee shot which correspondingly sets one up for a good score on that hole.

The use of the driver has a lot of references: Grip it and rip it, bomb down the fairway, load and explode, hit for show.

But the pure adrenaline of hitting it long and accurate, is simply one of the great joys of the game, whether you are professional or an amateur.

Former top American golfer used to say “drive for show, putt for dough.’'

But for the average recreational golfer, it is perhaps more accurate to say “if you can’t putt, you can’t score. If you can’t drive, you can’t play”.

Bad driving balloons one’s score more than any other club in the bag.

On the surface, it would appear that

Cobra - F-Max Superlite Driver: It is the new version of the F-Max Driver, but re-engineered for increased clubhead speed by reducing the weight in the grip, shaft and head.

Available in two versions – the straight neck and the offset (which promotes a draw-biased ball flight) – it is targeted for players with moderate swing speeds. A thin forged 6-4 titanium face insert is designed with E9 technology, a variable thickness face structure that enhances ball speed and distance on centred and off centred hits.

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Use of complex carbon composites, enhanced aerodynamic shaping to reduce drag, optimising weight distribution, manufacturers of today’s drivers are driven by demanding professionals and discerning amateurs who are looking for ways to capture that powerful combination of speed and stability and high launch with low spin to help garner more distance off the tee.

Here’s how some of the leading players in the business of drivers are aiming to achieve that.

your putter is more important since you use it for 30 to 40 of your shots on the golf course and that you use your driver usually on only 14 shots.

But the way par is set-up for each hole, it takes into account the potential of you hitting the green in regulation and having two putts. Clearly, there are other ways to make par, but regardless if the given hole is a par three, par four or par five, it is based on how many strokes it should take to reach the green, along with two putts.

Thus, one cannot say that the 30 to 40 times you use your putter is more than twice as valuable as the 14 drives you hit. The fact is, if you’re inconsistent off the tee, your driver affects your score more than your putter.

In other words, if you compare the best putter averaging say, 1.5 strokes per green, and the worst averaging three, he is giving up 1.5 strokes per hole.

But a single handicapper with his driver more often than not sets himself up well with an accurate tee shot, whereas a poor driver, spraying shots off the fairway and sometimes even having to go back to the tee, rarely gets the opportunity to birdie a hole because of his poor accuracy off the tee with shots that land him in the rough or even out of bounds, potentially adding up more strokes as a result.

Of course, there is the added mental anxiety where the golfer becomes self-conscious about constantly making the others in his group have to wait while one searches for their tee shot in the woods or bushes, thus he tends to rush with his driver making things worse (or even leaves the big club in the bag).

In addition to more practice, here is where club manufacturers can lend a hand. And, regardless of your handi-

“Fitting is huge,’’ Newton said.

“Look for a driver that can help your big miss. If you’re a slicer, look for a draw model or a driver with a sliding weight. (And) you need to find a shaft that fits your game. Flex standards vary between shaft brands, so look for a weight class that gives you the highest swing speed with control.”

The need for speed with the driver is always in play and the tech-led trend continues to roll along.

Jon Claffey of Tour Edge names some of those trending innovations.

“Weight movement for self-custom fitting, hosel adjustability for loft and lie adjustment, face technology that straightens miss-hits and light weight speed all (are part) of the driver technology, ” Claffey said.

Golf is such a game of confidence and nowhere is it more important than when you have that driver in your hands staring down at those dimples on the ball sitting on the tee.

So as you get ready to grip it and rip it, bomb down the fairway, load and explode, hit for show, let the mad scientists at the club manufacturers help you.

Callaway - Rogue: An updated version of their very successful Epic model last year, to promote higher ball speed and longer distance, The Rogue uses “jailbreak technology”.

The jailbreak bars join the sole to the crown of the club to make the structure more rigid to return more energy to the ball, increase ball speed and make it go further. The Rogue also has added stability for off-centre hits and is one of the more forgiving drivers.

cap, it all starts with making the right choice when you purchase the club.

Josh Talge, vice president of golf club marketing for Titleist which has introduced it’s TS2 and TS3 models, said: “The first thing every golfer should do prior to purchasing a driver – or any golf club for that matter – is to get custom fit.

“It’s the quickest and easiest way to improve. Spend a half hour or 45 minutes with a good fitter and you will leave, not only with a driver that will provide you more distance, accuracy and consistency, but with confidence in the fact you know you have optimised your launch conditions that will ultimately contribute to better results."

Callaway’s Jeff Newton concurs.

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Wilson - C300: The C300 is distinguished as the first driver head design with power holes placed on the crown and sole near the face, expanding the sweet spot for greater ball speeds across the entire hitting surface by flexing more at impact. More flex equals greater ball speed. More ball speed means longer drives. It also offers adjustable sole weights for custom ball flight and an adjustable hosel to fine-tune launch.

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What makes a successful club?

By Dean Murphy New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

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very day I get asked about the health of clubs in New Zealand and what the successful clubs are doing.

I generally have the same answer but first let me provide some background.

While a good number of clubs are in a strong financial position with healthy club memberships, an estimated half of golf clubs in New Zealand are experiencing financial difficulties with some considering their long-term futures.

A few clubs have needed to merge, and some have relocated or closed. For many clubs, unless declining membership is addressed or operating cashflow increases, this trend is likely to continue.

The fact is that golf clubs are currently experiencing a lengthy period of customer transition. Casual golf participation and golf tourism is growing but memberships are at best static. These days, clubs must manage multiple challenges.

Broadly, these include changing societal and leisure habits, an ageing player demographic and increasing costs, including higher operating and infrastructure costs.

Small clubs are relying heavily on volunteers to remain open and keep their course playable. Recruiting new volunteers is a challenge and succession

planning is a major concern. Clubs are struggling to balance the entitlements of members with increasing numbers of casual players. The administration burden for clubs is also increasing, with a greater need for club support and more knowledge sharing.

From our experience, the clubs most at risk are those with more than 75 percent of their revenue coming from membership subscriptions and those clubs who have a unique catchment area of less than 20,000 people.

Navigating this challenge is very tricky and often clubs are reluctant to ask for help. Through our club support programme, we have invested into the employment of five dedicated club and sector support staff, worked with over 150 clubs, created over 150 case studies and resources, realised more than $1 million of savings for golf clubs through Lite Club partnership and about $200,000 is now being saved each year through the national group buying scheme.

These are all great initiatives, but we are well aware there remains much to do. Our ambition will always outweigh our resource, but we are starkly aware of the need to increase our support to clubs as they navigate the tricky future.

Back to what makes a successful club?

My experience is that there is no one formula that drives club success. All clubs

are different and what works for one club will not necessarily work for another. While there is no silver bullet, there are three things that I believe greatly increase the probability of success.

PLANNING

It is staggering the number of clubs who consistently fail to plan for the future in favour of setting their entire focus on short term matters. However hard it may be, the process of developing and setting a well thought out long term plan for the club significantly enhances the chances of future success. For reasons we can’t explain, so many clubs are just not interested in this process or when they do plan, they fail to critically analyse their current state and continue with a more of the same or she’ll be right attitude. Not surprisingly, the successful clubs around the country can usually very clearly articulate the challenges they currently face, their ideal future state and the plan they have to get there. Seems simple but it’s amazing how few clubs are in this position.

LEADERSHIP

If you evaluate successful clubs, the origin of their success can often be traced back to good people who are good strong leaders. In today’s difficult environment, it’s easy to look for excuses and to blame others – societal change, the club board, the committee, the local council, New

Zealand Golf or the local district association. Strong leaders at clubs get busy and create an environment that breeds success. It makes such a difference when a club has good strong leaders and, in my view, it is worth clubs thinking about who are the best people to lead the club navigate into the future. The better the leader, the more chance of success.

GOVERNANCE

To add to strong leadership and good planning, my experience tells me that clubs can greatly enhance their probability of future success by embracing good governance practices. The clubs who don’t, generally struggle to get out of second gear and get stuck in short term thinking that does little to achieve long term outcomes. If golf clubs are to thrive in the future, my view is that much work needs to be done to define the responsibilities of committees and to strengthen skills set through succession planning and proper strategy.

Our job is to support clubs wherever we can, and we look forward to continuing this work. There are so many people doing such good work at the grass roots level and its inspiring for us to work with these people every day. When clubs get the governance piece right, have a good leader and a well-developed future focused plan, it is amazing the progress that can be made.

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Gift of club membership proved so much more

By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

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will never forget the Christmas of 1993.

It was the year my mum and dad got me my first golf club membership.

Under the Christmas tree was an envelope with a summer membership to the Waikanae Golf Club, north of Wellington.

Little did I know at the time that this would be the greatest gift I have ever received.

Twenty five years on I look back at where that membership has taken me, the relationships and friendships I have made along the way — and all of this is down to the great game of golf.

Membership at Waikanae, to me as a junior growing up on the Kapiti Coast, was more than just unlimited golf. It was a social connection to a wider community.

I developed communication and networking skills through playing in club competitions and tournaments as well as dealing with adversity when representing the club at interclub and being beaten by experienced golfers who knew how to score and not how just swing the club.

They say it takes a village to raise a person. This was certainly the case at

Waikanae where so many people at the club provided an amazing amount of pastoral care to the juniors at the club.

There were so many members at the club who loved fostering the juniors and provided mentoring into the finer details of the game, especially around the values that golf provides a person. I developed a respect and an appreciation for the ethics involved in golf, through the juniors that were integrated into the club.

Another great aspect of membership was being able to play and spend time with family, my father, mother and uncle who all played regular golf and, looking back, at the quality time we spent together on the course and the nurturing that took place is very special.

This is where I learnt how to set goals as all I wanted to do was beat my dad every time we played. This motivated me to practice and play more and pester him into playing whenever we could.

I learnt how to play all sorts of shots through game-based practice with other juniors around the club and the course. At the time we thought we were just mucking around but looking back the way we challenged each other rapidly developed

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our skill development as well as our imagination. When the course was quiet in an evening we would play cross country golf making up holes and our own course.

Twenty five years on that gift of golf has taken me all over the world, provided a career that I am dedicated and passionate about and introduced me to so many wonderful people who I am lucky to be able call friends all over the world.

Golf is more than a game and member-

ship to a club is more than just the chance to play golf at your course whenever you want. Membership is joining a community of like-minded people who share a common interest. What you get out of membership to a golf club is a lot more than just playing golf.

This Christmas, give the gift that keeps on giving, give the gift of golf whether it be coaching sessions, membership, equipment, range balls or a green fee.

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When should you get golf coaching?

By Ian Hardie NZPGA Professional

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he longer days and warmer weather that generally arrive with Daylight Saving Time are usually a signal for new golfers to take up the game of golf, as well as being an annual trigger for existing golfers to decide that it’s time to make the effort to play more golf.

I happened to overhear a conversation between a couple of those golfers recently that I thought I would share with you - not because what was said was particularly useful.

In fact the suggestion by the instigator of the conversation, made absolutely no sense to me at all.

The reason I wanted to share the conversation with you is because as I reflected about what was said afterwards, I realised that the thinking that generated the suggestion may be more widespread than I imagined.

Potentially, not as destructive as the sort of bad advice given around the world every day that continues to twist golfers in knots by telling them to do things like: Keep your head down, Keep your head still, Keep your left arm straight, Take the club straight back and Transfer your weight to hit the ball.

But it’s still a line of thinking that needs to be changed, as it’s just not helpful to golfers at all.

I’m not going to bore you with the whole conversation, so here’s the summary: An infrequent golfer, who had played the odd casual game of no more than 9 holes at a time, had made the decision to commit to playing golf more regularly over summer.

Nothing unusual there, in fact, as I’m

sure you are aware that’s a great idea.

As part of their decision to play golf more regularly, they were thinking about having some golf coaching to make sure that firstly, they didn’t embarrass themselves in front of other golfers and secondly, so that they could improve their golf game.

Still nothing unusual there either, also a great idea but then the conversation took a strange tangent as the infrequent golfer then said.

“I’m going to have a few more games first before I start the coaching sessions”.

Lets’ pause for a minute here and consider that statement - an infrequent golfer that has never (I assume) played more than 9 holes a time, who it seemed had a skill level of novice or less, which I gathered from hearing the comment.

“I want to be able to hit the golf ball first before I have any coaching”.

Wants to go and play a few 18 hole games of golf before having some golf coaching to learn the basic skills of the game and how to hit the golf ball.

Can you foresee a problem or two with this approach?

I certainly can but then I got to wondering if there are any other situations that this sort of thinking happens elsewhere in life.

Turns out, that while writing this article, I was able to make a pretty big list of other areas of life where you would logically consult an expert to learn a new skill from or get help with a certain problem.

For most of them, that expert help was required sooner, rather than later but when it comes to golf, for some reason people think the opposite applies.

Strange when you consider, how difficult it is to try and change something that you have done with your golf game, even

if only for a short time.

Instead of listing all the situations that I was able to think of, I’m going to remind you of just what is going on when a golfer is starting the game of golf with an excerpt from an article on www.golfhabits.com called “Are you a frustrated new golfer?”

‘To hit the golf ball, we are rotating our entire body one way and then turning it back the other way, while accelerating a golf club that we are holding with both hands, hoping to get the club head back to a position within a fraction of where it started, while it is moving at 60 – 120mph in order to strike a golf ball that is 1.68 inches in diameter.

To do this, we require the controlled and sequential use of 96% of the muscles in the body.

Once we have hit it (if we did), we expect it to fly straight in the direction we think we are aiming to hit it but it seldom does.

Not to mention that after figuring all that out - we then have all the subtleties to work out – wind, in between distances, trees and rough, different types of shots, sand traps and other hazards.

Then once finally at the green, we need to figure out how to read the green, get the speed and direction of the putts correct’.

Any idea after reading that - whether I’d suggest playing golf or getting the coaching first?

Still not convinced?

What if we add in the fact, that usually this type of new or infrequent golfer is usually playing with or in front of competent, regular golfers, not many of whom are happy to embrace the idea that the infrequent golfer who is hacking their way down each hole and as a result, play-

ing slower than a regular golfer would.

Is in fact, the future of the game of golf.

It’s more likely, that the regular golfers will be putting pressure on them to speed up, which for the new or infrequent golfer, will usually mean rushing things and playing worse.

Lets’ look at the end result of all that – an infrequent golfer that is still figuring out how to ply the game, probably feeling embarrassed as they aren’t doing as well as the other golfers they are with and being hurried along by them on most holes.

What are the chances of that infrequent golfer hanging in there over the next year or two and ending up becoming a regular golfer?

I’m sure you can figure out, the answer is ‘not that good.’

Which is why, my answer to the question ‘When should you get golf coaching?’ is and always will be, get golf coaching as soon as possible for a new or inexperienced golfer.

But when should you get golf coaching if you are an existing golfer who is finding that your golf game is getting worse?

I’ll take a look at that in a future article but until then, I suggest the following guide for you to consider: If you play poorly one day, forget it.

If you play poorly next time out, review your basics, as most poor shots are created before you hit.

If you play poorly for a third time in a row, go see your club professional.

You can find your local club professional at: www.pga.org.nz/find-a-pga-pro or you can find out more about the golf coaching that I offer at: www.ianhardie. net Play well.

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

Covic’s 2018 champions are found

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ver this past month COVIC have found their Champion Clubs and Champion Players for the 2018 season.

Onewhero won the COVIC Shield after a sudden death playoff was required, following their tie with Waiuku at the end of the final round played at Onewhero Golf Club on the 7th November. In the final, Onewhero used their home course advantage to score a team aggregate of 176 stable ford points) and run over the top of previous co-leaders Clarks Beach (4th on 144) and catch Waiuku (2nd on 154) on 16 table points each. Hero for Onewhero proved to be 80 year old Mike Thompson who sank a seventeen foot putt to beat Waiuku's Colin Thomson on the first play-off hole to decide the 2018 SHIELD Championship.

Colin was duly awarded the Claret Jacket as the most deserving prayer if the day. Huntly-Waiterimu won the COVIC Plate and Clarks Beach were season end holders of the COVIC Challenge Golf Cup. All in all a fabulous days golfing at Onewhero Golf Club.

Then on the 19th November sixty men and five women competed in the COVIC Stroke Play Championships at Hauraki Golf Club. The best four players aggregate scores from the ten COVIC clubs, counted toward their club's score. And it

Pictured are the winning team members, Les Johns (Convenor), Chris Raloff, Lawrie Scott, Mike Thompson, Dane Rasmussen, Tony Bell, absent-Ron Gibson.

was the Hauraki team that narrowly won the Ford ALE JUG & TRAY on their home course, with an aggregate 251-net, just 3-net shots clear of the Huntly-Waiterimu team (254). Onewhero (272) where in third place just 1-shot ahead of Awhitu (273), who were in turn just 1-shot ahead of Waiuku (274). Pukekohe and Wattle Downs followed both on 280-net, ahead of Maramarua (283) and Clarks Beach (291). The Hauraki team scorers were Logan Taylor (62-net), Bruce Lever (63-net), Ron Davis (63-net) and Bevan Woolf (63net). They celebrated their victory with a glass of Speights Mid Ale, poured from the victory Jug. It was Hauraki’s first trophy for the year. Maramarua won the VVV Pairs Classic at the start of the season and Huntly-Waiterimu won the mid-

winter JJJ Ambrose Cup. In the individual stroke play competition, the field was split into two divisions at a median of 22-handicap. In the Seniors division, the Gold Medalist was Terry Broughton (Huntly-Waiterimu) with 64-net, one-shot clear of Silver Medalist Wayne Bowater (Maramarua) on 65-net, in turn one-shot ahead of Bronze Medalist Pat Northcott (Huntly-Waiterimu) on 65-net. Frank McGrath (Waiuku) was 4th and Russ Ford (Huntly-Waiterimu) 5th both on 66-net. In the Junior Division the Gold Medalist was Keith Hadley (Huntly-Waiterimu) with a 59-net, from Silver Medalist Dane Rasmussen (Onewhero) on 61-net. Bronze Medalist was Logan Taylor (Hauraki) with 62-net, followed by Bruce Lever (Hauraki) 63-net in 4th and

Ron Davis (Hauraki) 63-net in 5th. The leading medalist prizes in both division were sponsored by Pukekohe Golf Club Professional Craig Smith as was the Claret Jacket awarded to Keith Handley, for his remarkable 59-point Net score, 12 shots under his handicap.

This event brings the 2018 COVIC season to a successful close. The fifteen events played this year has helped the collective of COVIC member clubs to generate over $50,000 in revenues. This was COVIC’s 21st season during which over 250 events have been held, representing the playing of over 20,000 rounds of golf and an estimated half a million dollars in cub revenues. After 6-years of re-envisioning, guiding and promoting COVIC, Convenor Russ Ford is reducing his activity to running just their three special annual events in 2019 (VVV Classic, JJJ Cup and the CHAMPS). The individual Club Convenors will now take full responsibility for running the ten rounds of club hosted COVIC Shield and Challenge Cup events.

The first two events for 2019 are the: VVV Classic to be held at the Whitford Park Golf Club on Tuesday 12th February and Shield Qualifying Round 1 being played at the Waiterimu Golf Club on Friday 8th March.

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Global ranking for disabled golfers

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he United States Golf Association (USGA) and The R&A will administer a global ranking for golfers with disabilities, which will help to grow participation and competition around the world and to promote inclusivity within the sport.

The world ranking for golfers with disability will launch on January 1 and will be administered in tandem with the world amateur golf ranking (WAGR) for both men and women via www.wagr. com.

The USGA and The R&A will assume responsibility for the ranking following agreement with the European Disabled Golf Association (Edga), which created the comprehensive and independent ranking for golfers with disability in 2014.

Further information for golfers and tournament organisers wishing to register their details with the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability will be

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made available later this year.

“One of golf’s best benefits is that it can be played by everyone, and it can be played for a lifetime,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA senior managing director of championships.

“We are pleased to administer this ranking in partnership with The R&A, as it elevates an important population of the golf community that clearly loves the game and enables a variety of competitive opportunities around the world. ``Together with the modifications to the rules of golf for golfers with disabilities and the USGA’s work to make golf courses more accessible, we are working to create meaningful and lasting change to make golf more welcoming.”

Duncan Weir, executive director–golf development and amateur events at The R&A, said: “There is an accelerating growth in the number of

events around the world for golfers with disabilities to compete in, so it makes absolute sense that there is a global ranking to provide a robust measurement of an individual’s skill and ability.

“It is another important step towards ensuring that golf is more inclusive of people of all ages and abilities. Along with our colleagues at the USGA we will continue to support Edga’s drive to grow participation and competition in the sport among all disability groups.”

Tony Bennett, president of Edga and director of education for the PGAs of Europe, said: “This is a crucial step forward for the growth and development of the sport for golfers with disabilities and we believe it will act as a catalyst for encouraging more people into playing golf, both competitively and recreationally, around the world.”

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NORTHLAND JUNIORS AT WAIPU

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Waipu hosted a Junior Course challenge on Friday 14th October with a total of 22 Juniors under the age of 17years competing. This was a very good turnout considering the wet and windy conditions.

The majority of the kids on the day played an Ambrose, playing a Fun Par 39 Hole course which was set up on the front nine. Purple tees were positioned approximately 120 metres out from the

greens and positioned in the rough to ensure minimal damage was done to the course and each group of four had parent participation to ensure the safety of the youngsters.

Six of the more experienced golfers played 18 Holes off the Blue Tees with young Kaiser Jacoby coming out on top with an excellent 65 Nett. Handicaps Ranged from 4 Hcp to 25 Hcp. Thanks to Norm Joule for kindly donating his Tiger Woods book for a lucky draw on the day. Laurie Bell’s grandson was wrapt to be the recipient.

It is much appreciated by Golf Northland that Waipu Golf Club supports these events, running these programmes on a Thursday or Friday also has less impact with Club Golfers and Green Fee players as it tends to be a bit quieter.

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course free of charge over the October Holidays were Sherwood Park and Northland. Kylie is still getting great turnouts on a Monday after school – a good healthy sign for some future golf club members.

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS AT KAITAIA

It was a clean sweep by Waipu in atrocious weather conditions.

Best gross silver – Kylie Jacoby Best gross bronze – Suzanne Hansen Best pm nett silver – Margaret Aston Best pm nett bronze – Julie Gordon

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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

James Hydes of Gulf Harbour CC has won the Senior Champion of Champions trophy for the third year running, the first time that has happened in Harbour history. Congratulations James.

Our Intermediate Champion is Pay Kennelly from Wainui GC, and Lenny Faber won the Junior division title.

Host Club, Wainui was too strong in the Couldrey Cup team’s event, taking the title by 17 Stableford points from North Shore GC in second place.

THE YATES/OLSEN MEMORIAL

The Yates/Olsen Memorial was held at Whangaroa on Thursday 25th October in fine weather and 42 players turned out for the day. Wendy Parker and Neil Olsen represented the family and presented the trophies.

The Billy Olsen Trophy was won by Pam Weber after a play-off with Trudy Nikora.

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Champion of Champions

AUCKLAND North Shore GC hosted the Women’s Champion of Champions. Here are our 2018 Winners: Silver – Amy Im – Pupuke GC Bronze – Lynda Dick – RNZAF GC Veterans – Suzette Eastmond – Omaha Beach GC 9-Hole – Jenny Berry – North Shore GC Gross Stableford Rosebowl – Harbour Division – Pupuke GC (Amy Im, Jo Warner, Raewyn Stanaway)

EAGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

One again, huge thanks to the Eagles Golfing Society for the amazing opportunity they give annually to three of our talented youngsters. This year, Luke Old from Pupuke GC, Rebecca Blackwell-Chin from Gulf Harbour CC and Keegan Jephson from Huapai GC all travelled to Christchurch to represent us in a Championship with some very famous winners including, Craig Perks, Michael Campbell and Gareth Paddison. Our young players acquitted themselves well with Keegan finishing as Stableford runner-up.

when he defeated Kunaal Singh (Whitford Park) 3 and 2 shooting five under par.

The play-off for third and fourth was won by David Kim (Akarana) over Mason Lee.

MIREE JUNG COMPLETES DOUBLE

Titirangi member Miree Jung had a dream weekend firstly by winning the Auckland Stroke play last month and then completing the double by winning the Auckland Provincial Matchplay Championship at the Pakuranga Golf Club. However, she did not have it all her own way as she had to go 19 holes in the first round and 19 holes again in the second round. The final against Fiona Xu (Akarana) was a cracker with the two players playing superb golf in a see saw battle. Typical was at the 17th hole of the final when Fiona put her second shot to “gimme” birdie distance only to be outdone by Miree who holed her second shot for eagle. Miree won on the 17th hole.

Defending champion Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) won the play-off for third and fourth over Anna An (Takapuna).

AUCKLAND DOMINANT AT GARRARD SHIELD AND RALPH CUP

It has been 17 years since Auckland last won the Garrard Shield and they did in emphasis fashion defeating their opponents with gusto. First the defending champions and hosts Northland were put to the sword with Auckland always in front from the outset winning by a comfortable 7.5 matches to 0.5. Bay of Plenty have dominated the Garrard Shield in the early and mid-2000’s but Auckland again started fast and were never headed eventually winning 6 matches to 2. Final opponents were Waikato and they put up a fight leading Auckland early; it was anybody’s game after 9 holes but Auckland finished the stronger winning 6 matches to 2.

Auckland were the defending champions of the Ralph Cup and played like they weren’t prepared to give the trophy up. Northland were defeated 4 matches to nil; Bay of Plenty were despatched 3 matches to 1 and Waikato suffered a 4 matches to nil defeat.

CLUB CHAMPS WINNERS

Following are the winners of the Club Championships at Howick Golf Club.

Seniors – Robert Michael (1up) Intermediates – Paul Hammerich (12/11) Juniors – Ian Sansum (11/9) C Grade – Andy Corbett (5/4) D Grade – Michael Biggs (3/2) Womens – Ann Rickerby (6/5) Plate Winners Senior – Dalton Valasi (3/2) Intermediates – Malcolm Jones (1up) Juniors – Scott Walden C Grade – Ricky Humphrey (4/3) D Grade – Mike Joblin (3/2) Congratulations to all.

WAIKATO WINNING DEBUT FOR WAIKATO VETERAN

JARED EDWARDS WINS AUCKLAND MATCHPLAY

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A tough week or our team in Taupo.

Their 11th place finish was not where they’d hope to be at the end, but it was a tournament of high-standard golf played in great spirit. The Harbour team was Dell Bain, Rob Simmonds, Stu Nichols, Mark

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Jared Edwards (Royal Auckland & Grange) won the Auckland Matchplay Championship played last month at the Pakuranga Golf Club playing superb golf in the process. In his semi-final he defeated his club mate Mason Lee 3 and 2 by shooting eight birdies and an eagle in 16 holes. His form continued in the final

Former Waikato representative Allan Smith took out the Waikato Veteran Senior Championships on his first outing in the veteran’s ranks.

The Waikato District Veteran Golf Association event, hosted by the Hamilton Golf Club and supported by Ryman Healthcare and Pacific Golfer magazine, drew a field of 100 from all parts of the North Island.

Playing on his home course the big hitting Smith carded 81 and 82 in glorious weather to top last year’s winner Ross Jenkins by one shot. Jenkins shot 83 and

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81 – two shots clear of Wainui’s Ken Dixon.

Riverside player George Rogan, who registered a tournament low 80 in his second round, and Allen Sarjant, Waihi, were joint fourth on 167.

Matamata player Pam Wright became the first to have her name engraved on the Waikato Women’s Championship trophy. A ladies division was introduced for the first time his year and attracted a good field of competitive players. Mary Wano, Riverside, was runner up on 174 – four shots in arrears of the winner. Hamilton golfer Helen Green, 180, was third and Riverside’s Malo Duggan (182) was fourth.

Jeffer Liu (Hamilton) with a combined 174 took out the Intermediate Championship from Graeme Heathcote (Mercury Bay). John Sweeney (Riverside) on 192 took home the Junior Championship.

Runner up was Roger Thompson (Waiterimu) on 195.

Waikato vet’s association president Bruce Fennell conveyed his appreciation to the Hamilton Golf Club for the way the St Andrews course was presented and expressed thanks to the ladies who took advantage of the move to open the way for a women’s division in the championship for the first time.

He also thanked Ryman Healthcare and Golfer Pacific for their sponsorship and support for a tournament, which maintains a proud tradition.

Pictured are the Championship Winners Jeffer Liu, Pam Wright, Allan Smith, John Sweeney.

2018 NINE HOLE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

The 2018 Nine Hole Champion of Champions was held at the Pirongia Golf Club on the 9th of November in fantastic conditions.

The Silver Division Gross and Liz Franklin Cup were won by Riverside’s Angela Gussey with a score of 46, from Alison Morris on 50. The Nett was won by Gaye Bezzant of the Cambridge Golf Club from Putaruru’s Gillian Robbins. The Bronze Gross winner was Lynnette Sinclair of the Pirongia Golf Club from Helen Putt of Putaruru.

Also played for was the Local Division – won by Anne Kensington (Gross) and Ann Dobson (Nett) – and the Open Division – won by Lorraine Moodie (Gross) and Audrey Mathis (Nett).

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HUNTLY GOLF CLUB APPOINTS MANAGER

After several years without one, the Huntly Golf Club once again has a Manager.

Russ Ford (pho-to) has been involved with golf most of his life and is the current Convenor of COVIC (Counties-Manukau Veterans Inter-Club Community), a position he has held for the past six years. “While the club has been through an unsettling period over recent years, the ship has been steadied and we now have an excellent opportunity to focus positively on the future,” stated Mr Ford. “This is likely to involve expansion of both golf related product and the introduction of non-golf sport product at the existing Te Ohaki site. A Sports Hub if you like! One providing multiple opportu-

nities for the local population to become active users of the site, now and well into the future.”

The club is also keen to met the need of Auckland and Hamilton golfers, who are being priced out of the game they love by higher city golf club prices and the threat of loosing municipal courses as a result of council land grab.”

Our club committee will have a number of new product related decisions to make in the new year. Once our strategic plan is finalised the club will publicise it and seek partners in several new ex-citing initiatives. “New beginnings are never easy,” says Mr. Ford, “especially when it comes to funding their launch, so we shall be looking to provide every opportunity for council, business sponsors, private donors and grant organisations to get involved. Especially those keen on seeing our local low decile community kids and young adults provided with new sporting activities.”

Initially, the club will introduce Foot (Soccer) Golf and possibly a Large Cup 9-hole Golf course, in addition to the exisiting 18-hole and 9-hole traditional golf course layout. It also has good 3 and 6-hole circuits for those wishing to spend only an hour or two on the course. “These new and short forms of the game are designed to provide increased opportunity for people to participate in fun physical activity,” says Mr Ford. “While we desire to remain and grow as a golf club, we also accept the present day need of find-

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BAY OF PLENTY 2018 72 HOLE MIXED FOURSOMES PACIFIC COAST TOURNAMENT.

By Ray Horsfall, Tournament Convener

The Mixed Foursomes Pacific Coast Tournament was held at Mount Maunganui Golf Club on 27th & 28th October 2018.

Sponsored by: Pacific Coast Village and Pacific Lakes Village.

Support Sponsors: Giesen Wines & Mount Maunganui Golf Shop.

Weather dawned fine, dry and the course in immaculate condition, a perfect scene for the 48 pairs to venture out for day 1 of the 2 day – 4 rounds of Foursomes Matchplay.

An overnight period of very heavy rain did not impact on the condition of the course or the tournament.

Equal number of Local Mt Maunganui pairs matched the number of visitors from the upper North Island.

Walton Golf Club represented by 6 pairs, 2 pairs from Omaha Golf, 1 pair from Kerikeri and top women golfer, Brittney Dryland from Titirangi along with others from Auckland and Waikato clubs.

Pairs to watch being those who have won previously and seeking to take the trophy, included 2017 winners, Peter Kirk/Jo Trusler (Mt Maunganui), Martin & Raewyn Te Moni (Ngaruawahia) (2009), R Coleman & Phil Maddren (2010 and 5 times winners Mike & Laurel Flattery (2008 & 2012-2015).

Flattery’s got off to a good start with Mike scoring a “Hole in One” on the first day and going on to feature in the final of win Group One with the Stanley Cup at stake.

In close contest with Lynette Whitehead & Brian Jones (Ngahinepouri/Otumoetai), that reached the 18th hole, Laurel & Mike survived to win the contest, and the trophy for the 6th time.

A very successful Mixed Foursomes tournament.

Saturday: Rounds 1 & 2.

Visions of winning the group were at stake in the first 2 rounds.

Group 1.Pairs included the locals, Laurel & Mike Flattery, Rosemary & Rod O’Brien, (Ngaruawahia), Lynette Whitehead &Brian Jones (Ngahinepouri/Otumoetai) and Lynda & Shane Tate ( Omaha) to contest the finak 2 round for the Stanley Cup. Plate contenders included, Christine &Roger Pears (Akarana), Leone & Andrew Wiggens (Omanu), Heather & Don Sharp

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((Walton) and Raewyn & Martin Te Moni (Ngaruawahia) -2009 winners.

Group 2.Leading pairs included Mt Manganui pairs -Vicki & Paul Fahy and SuzanneShaw & Blair McQuire with Megan Freer & Harm Drost ( Tauranga) and Karen & Karl Mold (TeAroha).

Plate aspirants were Akarana pairs Marian & Hugh Kingham (Hamilton), and locals, Elaine & Doug Kingsford, Janet Reekie & Phil Maddren, Judy George & Allan McLachlan.

Aiming for the Plate were locals Joann & Kevin Neylon, June & John Winstanley, Yoshie & Masahide Kanno and Andrea & Duncan Ritchie..

Sunday: Rounds 3 & 4.

Group 1Group (Trophy) contest saw 5 time winners Laurel & Mike Flattery win in a close contest over Lynette Whitehead & Brian Jones (Ngahinepouri/Otumoetai).

Plate was a match between visitors, with Christine & Roger Pears (Akarana) won over Heather & Don Sharp (Walton).

Group 2Group contest between visitors saw Megan Freer & Harm Drost (Tauranga) won over Karen & Karl Mold (Te Aroha).

Plate resulted in Marian & Hugh Kingham (Hamilton) defeating locals Janet Reekie & Phil Maddren.

Group 3.Group winners were Arlene & Adrian Joe (Matamata) who defeated Jenny & Derek Beard (Mt Maunganui).

Plate saw a Mt Maunganui pairs play off with Joann & Kevin Neylon defeating June & John Winstanley.

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Perfect weather and the Rotorua Golf Club in great condition for the Men’s Champion of Champions. Played last month 16 yr old James Tauariki representing Springfield with rounds of 70 and 67 pipped Jason McIntosh (Taupo) by one with Te Puke’s Matt Ellis claiming 3rd on countback from Marcus Lloyd(Murupara).

Ian Nelson (Waiotapu Valley) with rounds of 77&76 took out the Intermediate title from Peter Young (Mount) & Eddie Howden (Murupara).

It was a special day for 11yr old local, Jayden Elmiger who shot rounds of 81 & 85 to tie with Tauranga’s Wayne Rees and then win the Junior title on the 3rd playoff hole.

Springfield won the Teams Trophy with Tauariki, Gary Herbert & George Spratt having the lowest gross total.

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HAWKES BAY/POVERTY BAY SHOOTOUT FINALS AT MARAENUI

Sunday 4th November saw the finals of the Efficient Moving & Storage sponsored Shootout Finals at Maraenui Golf Club These are always keenly contested with some great rivalry between club members. Played in fine conditions and the course in great nick produced some excellent scoring.

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Napier Glass sponsored twilight is off to a great start with excellent numbers attending. Many thanks to our numerous weekly sponsors for their support. All welcome with tee off from 3pm – 6pm.

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The Manawatu Wanganui Men’s Masters team were victorious in the Freyberg Masters at Taupo Golf Club last month.

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The team of Junior Tatana, Tony Chettleburgh, Phil Hooper, Rick Harding, Ross Geary and Stu Gillespie, performed outstandingly all week to win 7 of their 8 matches. Junior Tatana, playing at number 1, had a particular good week winning all 8 of his games, to also take out the player of the tournament.

WOMEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPION RESULTS

Champion of Champions held at Wanganui was played in great conditions last month and it showed with some terrific scores.

Tara Raj won the Silver Championship with scores of 70 and 65.

Trophy Winners Bronze 2 Champion Gross winner & Runner-up Sue Wilson (Wanganui) & Rona Squires (Pahiatua) Bronze 2 Nett winner Rona Squires Silver Champion Gross Tara Raj (Wanganui) Bronze 1 Champion Gross Jennie McKelvie (Feilding) Silver Nett winners Jenny Ritchie (Marton) Tara Raj (Wanganui) Bronze 1 Nett winners Pat Fellows (Wanganui) Rachel Williams (Marton) Gross Rosebowl Runner-up Wanganui Tara Raj, Pat Fellows, Robyn McKenzie Gross Rosebowl Winners Palmerston North Zhuoyi Hu, Margie Rogers,Viv Richard. Jenny Ritchie Shield Team Nett winners Wanganui Pat Fellows, Tara Raj & Sue Wilson

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9-Dec

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10-Dec

Shandon

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Men's Vets

17-Dec

Otaki

06-364-8260

2018 Sims Cup Junior Open

27-30 Dec

TE MARUA

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40th TE MARUA “MASTERS” TOURNAMENT

The Prodrive City of Wellington Amateur Classic was played at the Karori Golf Club on Saturday 10th November in glorious weather that belied the heavy rain that fell the previous evening and provided sparkling conditions for the field of 88. The winner of the first division, and therefore the City of Wellington trophy, for the third year in a row, was Peter Spearman-Burn from the Miramar Club who shot a 69, one under par. Equally impressive was the winner of the women’s division, Miree Jung from the Titirangi Club, who went round in 70 and also won the longest drive for women. Karori club members were not completely outdone, with local stalwart Geoff Lee winning the second division on countback from Mira-

mar’s Mark Burn (Peter Spearman-Burn’s father) with a gross score of 83. Making it a family trifector was Peter’s twin brother Thomas who won the longest drive.

NEW WORLD PAHIATUA LADIES’ STABLEFORD CHRISTMAS CHEER

59 ladies came to Pahiatua on Thursday 15th November for our annual Christmas Cheer tournament. Generous sponsorship for the tournament was

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supplied by Rachel and Jason Griggs of New World, Pahiatua. The results with the same points on countback are: DIVISION 1: 1st D Henricksen (Pongaroa) 46 points, 2nd A Schnell (Feilding) 41 points, 3rd M Wheeler (Pongaroa) 40 points, 4th C Daysh (Pahiatua) 40 points, 5th P Bisset (Pahiatua) 40 points, 6th S Burlace (Dannevirke) 39 points, 7th G Martin (Feilding) 38 points on countback.

Nearest to the Pin: R Thurston (Otaki) Nearest the Christmas tree: C Daysh 2nd shot to the green: A Reast (Carterton) DIVISION 2: 1st P Huddleston (Pahiatua) 41 points, 2nd M Chapple (Eketahuna) 41 points, 3rd J Williams (Masterton) 39 points, 4th G Murphy (Dannevirke) 39 points, 5th E Morgan (Palmerston North) 37 points, 6th E Swanney (Dannevirke) 37 points, 7th L Howie (Feilding) 37 points on countback.

Nearest to the Pin: A Davies (Levin) Nearest the Christmas tree: G Sorensen (Pongaroa) 2nd shot to the green: J Anderson (Eketahuna) DIVISION 3: 1st R Squires (Pahiatua) 45 points, 2nd J Charmley (Dannevirke) 45 points, 3rd P Cuttance (Pahiatua) 45 points, 4th K Ball (Pahiatua) 45 points, 5th C Christensen (Dannevirke) 43 points, 6th J Griffiths (Rangatira) 41 points, 7th D Smith (Pahiatua) 41 points, 8th B Roche (Dannevirke) 40 points on countback.

Nearest to the Pin: J Griffiths Nearest the Christmas tree: E Campbell (Eketahuna) 2nd shot to the green: R Squires TWOS: D Henricksen, P Bisset and G Sorensen TASMAN NOTICEBOARD 8-Dec

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9-Dec

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16-Dec

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Electronet Tournament

22-Dec

Greenacres

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Greenaces Xmas Tournament

27-Dec

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29-Dec

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2018 NIB OPEN PRESENTED BY PLUS4 INSURANCE

The inaugural year of the NIB Open presented by PLUS4 Insurance saw a sold out field of 128 competitors play a single stableford event in 4 divisions.

Wonderful sunshine and a light breeze met our players as they headed out onto the course for the shot gun start at 11.00am. Whilst the large field meant for slightly slower than usual play no one minded as the weather continued to exceed everyone’s expectations throughout the day and the course was in magnificent condition (well done Greg, Dick, Gerry & Alan) and a real treat to play.

Alan Bradnock and Mark Sheehan representing PLUS4 Insurance encouraged NIB to support the club this year and we would in turn encourage members to support them and NIB in return. NIB National Marketing & Brand Manager Chris Carnall joined us for the tournament on the day and thoroughly enjoyed his time at the club.

Brian Oldridge was the overall winner with 42 stableford points. Other division winners were Issac Wiffin, Hayden Brown, Dennis Andrews & Anita Newman. Congratulations to you all.

Up for grabs on the day was a Honda Jazz motor vehicle for a hole in one on the 17th Hole through the sponsorship of Bowater Honda. Bob Aitken was the nearest to the hole in one missing by just a few centimetres.

The event ran like clockwork and was supported by Taylormade and the Total Golf team also – well done guys!!

A great social atmosphere was created through the support of all our volunteers who helped out on the day, leading up to the event & following including – Stephen, Allison, Norma, Erena, Bill, David, Andrew & Bryan – thank you all!!

RESULTS:

Overall Winner – Brian Oldridge Winners Men’s Division 1 1st Isaac Wiffin 2nd Jamie Hunter 3rd Josh Wright 4th Grant Newport 5th Mitch Newport 6th Kam Clarke Men’s Division 2 1st Dylan Brown 2nd Harry Hall 3rd Philip Jones 4th James Watson 5th John Gifkins 6th Blair French 7th Simon Parle Men’s Division 3 1st Dennis Andrews 2nd Ron Fyfe 3rd Robert Learmonth 4th David Kitch 5th Bob Aitken 6th Graeme Wilson 7th Kevin Sowman Ladies Division 1st Anita Newman 2nd Lee Willets 3rd Veronica Hipplolite-A’Court 4th Nancy Davis Nearest to the Pin Julie Baxendine (Hole 3) Bob Aitken (Hole 17) David Smale (Hole 6) Val Wilson (Hole 15) Twos David Smale, Andy Seddon, Connor Winter, Shaun Eggers, Kam Clarke, Josh Wright, James Watson, Darren Quirk, Vaughn Sheed, Peter Hay, Val Wilson, Chris Allen, Bob Aitken

TASMAN MEN’S MASTERS TEAM FINISH 2ND IN TAUPO

The Men’s Masters team played exceptional golf for the week in Taupo last month, only losing one match to Waikato on the final day to finish in second place.

The week started with a bye on Monday morning, followed by a win over Poverty Bay 4-1.Tuesday saw the team face a tough Canterbury side first up in which the boys won 3 – 2, followed by a 5 nil drubbing of Otago in the afternoon. The one match in the morning on Wednesday was against Northland where the team kept their winning streak alive 4 1/2 to 1/2. On Thursday we played Aorangi and Bay of Plenty which we won 3-2 and 3 1/2

– 1 1/2 respectively. This left the Tasman team unbeaten and on top of the leader board going into the last round. With Auckland and Waikato to come there was a real sense that Tasman could lift the trophy. Unfortunately a great halve to Auckland in the morning and a 3-2 loss to Waikato meant the boys missed out on first place by half a point, with Manawatu-Wanganui taking out the title.

It was a gallant week for the Tasman team and they will certainly will be a team that opposition do not take lightly in 2019. The team of Glen Drummond, Craig Newman, John Murray, Cory Taylor, Blair Bavin, and Mark le Compte showed that as a small province we can mix golf(and fashion) with anyone.

TEAM GOLF STARTS IN TASMAN— GET YOUR KIDS, GRAND KIDS INVOLVED!!

Sunday the 28th last month was the first day of the new Team Golf held at the Waahi Taakaro Golf Club. The event which allows new jun-ior golfers (under 14 years) to have a six hole, two person ambrose tournament on a shortened course was a hit for kids and caregivers. It is aimed at any kids with little or no experience in golf. The format creates an excellent pastime for parents to be involved actively outside with their kids.

It is all about having family fun and providing the opportunity for kids to have a real go, on a real golf course. There are a number of events still to be held in the Nelson and Marlborough area so please encour-age your family, friends, kids and grandkids to give it a go. It only takes an hour and a half and is a great excuse to get kids out-side in a family environment.

Please see below for the Team Golf dates and venues. Simply register online (takes 2 mins) at www.tasmangolf.co.nz, go to Juniors/Team Golf/ Register Online.

TASMAN LADIES 3RD AT SOUTH ISLAND INTER PROV.

The Tasman Ladies Representative Team finished a respectable third at the

Ngaruawahia GOLF CLUB OPEN CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT 2 MEN’S DIVISIONS – 1 LADIES DIVISION

SUNDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2018

This picturesque, well groomed 18 hole course is on flat easy walking land and is adjacent to the Tarawera River. Mountain views and the bird life add to the enjoyment for all players. The 6th, 15th and 18th holes, make the course a true test of a golfer’s skills. We are open all year round with no tee off times needed. Visitors are always welcome to join the club haggles. The course is only 40km east of Rotorua and situated at the south end of the Kawerau township.

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recent South Island event held at Otatara.

The first day saw them come up against a very talented Canterbury side in which they went down 6 1/2 to 1 1/2 with Eve Clarke having a win and Michele Reardon halving her match. The side managed to secure wins over Aorangi 7 to 1, and Southland 5 1/2 to 2 1/2. A narrow loss to Otago 5 to 3 meant the side finished 3rd overall. Michele Reardon remained unbeaten for the weekend with 3 wins and a half from her four matches. Eve Clarke, Emily Stenhouse, and Tracy Bary all man-aged to secure three wins each from their four matches in a very solid weekend for the trio.

2019 LADIES TORO TEAM NAMED

The Tasman Ladies representative team for the 2019 Toro are: Lizzie Neale, Eve Clarke, Emily Stenhouse, Tracy Bary, Amber Boyce, and Na-talee Reed. Congratulations to all of these players, we wish you well in the upcoming tournament.

TASMAN MEN OUTSTANDING AT METHVEN

The Tasman Mens team competed at the Methven Golf Club 27th 28th October. They managed to secure wins over Otago 5 1/2 to 2 1/2, Aorangi 5 1/2 to 2 1/2, and Southland 6 to 2. A narrow loss to the hotly fa-voured Canterbury side 4 1/2 to 3 1/2 meant Tasman had to settle for second place which was an outstand-ing effort. It was a great team effort with all Tasman players securing at least one win.

The coasts Nick Franzmann remained unbeaten in winning all four games. Brook Hale and Kameran Clarke also kept a clean sheet with 3 wins and half for their four games. Richard Barnes was also very solid with 3 wins. Overall it was an extremely good effort and a confidence booster for the upcoming Toro National event later in the month.

while the 9 Hole Gross Champion was Rosemary Allan from Ellesmere, pictured left with a 49.

The Hagley Trophy for 36 Hole Best Net was won by Jo-Ann Bond on 142 with rounds of 73 and 69.

The Gross Stableford Rosebowl was won by Russley’s team of, from left Coral Brander, Juliana Hung and Kath Kirk on 126 from Clearwater on 112 and Harewood on 104.

The Pat Rennell Salver was won by Clearwater’s Sun Han and Chris Plimmer.

KAIAPOI JUNIOR INTERCLUB FOURSOMES CHAMPIONS

The Final Round of Junior Interclub Foursomes was played at Lincoln Golf Club last month in warm, windy conditions with the course in excellent order.

Kaiapoi’s Jake Hosking, Jana Beneke, Retief Beneke and Lewis Patrick (absent), pictured left with their trophies, won the four round Interclub Foursome’s Competition with a total of 314 Stableford Points.

CANTERBURY WOMEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

The Women’s Champion of Champions and Gross Stableford Rosebowl was played at Russley Golf Club last month in fine sunny conditions and the course in excellent order.

The Individual Champion for 36 Hole Best Gross was won by Juliana Hung, Russley on 143 with rounds of 70 and 73

Lincoln’s Cameron Harker, Sam Ballantyne (back row) and Phong Nguyen and Brooke Saggers (front row) pictured right, finished second on 302 points with Rus-

sley White’s Mark Chang, Yash Naicker, James Walker and Santino Felitti third on 293 points.

GOLF WAREHOUSE CANTERBURY MATCHPLAY

Harewood’s Scott Manyweathers and Christchurch’s Catherine Bell came through to win the Golf Warehouse Canterbury Matchplay titles recently at a superbly conditioned Waimairi Beach Golf course.

Scott Manyweathers had placed 5th through the 36 hole qualification and was in good form. He beat Zach May 2/1 in the first round, and then beat last year’s finalist Tom Wilson 4/3 in the quarterfinal. The semi-final against Richard Reed was expected to be a close match but Manyweathers cruised to victory 5/4. The final was against Matt McLean who had accounted for Ben Baker, Josh Smith, and Josh Roche on his way through.

The battle of the clubmates went down to the wire with Manyweathers prevailing 2/1. However McLean will be ruing letting a 2up lead after 11 holes slip through his grasp when Manyweathers won five consecutive holes down the stretch. There were a couple of upsets in the first round with top qualifiers Hiroki Miya and Kazuma Kobori getting beaten by Taylor Hosking and Ben Baker respectively.

Catherine Bell was the highest performed female golfer in the field and was a worthy favourite. She won the qualifying by a massive 12 shots over the 36 holes and never looked back. First up she beat Jasmine Clancy and then her Canterbury team-mate Olive Tapu 2/1. In the final Rion Ishizawa was no match either and was soundly beaten by Bell 8/7.

In the Men’s Masters Harewood’s Blair Dibley made it a three-peat by defeating Jonathan Stieller 1up in the final. On the way through he had beaten Dave Kirton, Michael Bailey and John Rademakers.

Stieller qualified second and beat Clayton Hogg, James Robb, and Brett Turner on his way to the final. Number one qualifier Aaron Forsyth lost to John Rademakers on the 19th in the quarterfinals.

Christchurch’s Mel Brew took out the Women’s Masters beating Chris Marple in the final. In Div 2 James Metzger beat Nik Bull 1up, and in the new U19 division final Kansuke Shin beat Ben Burgess 2/1.

A huge thanks must go to Waimairi Beach Golf Club and its members, and

CANTERBURY NOTICEBOARD 7-Dec

Kaiapoi

03-3277320

Canterbury Golf Women's Christmas Tournament

8-Dec

Amberley

03 314 8735

Amberley Open Xmas Tournament

9-Dec

Lincoln

(03)3252453

Canterbury Central Xmas Tournament

9-Dec

McLeans

(03) 3599768

Family Team Golf Event

9-Dec

Kaiapoi

03-3277320

Eagles Junior Boys & Girls Stableford Golf Trial

10-Dec

Pegasus

(03) 920 3300

Canterbury Golf Men & Women's 9 Hole Christmas Tournament

12-Dec

Pegasus

(03) 920 3300

Pegasus Xmas Mid-Week Golf Tournament

15-Dec

Avondale

03-3888203

Avondale Te Wai Pounamu Xmas Tournament

29-Dec

Cheviot

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Cheviot Open Christmas Tournament

the Golf Warehouse – both important partners in the tournament. Thanks also to the Canterbury Golf Referees Association and the Canterbury Golf volunteers.

BOYS & GIRLS INTERPROVINCIAL TOURNAMENTS

The Canterbury U19 Team gained valuable experience at the Girls Interprovincial played at the Rotorua Golf Club. While a number of provinces were unable to field team for this girls event it was very strong competition with Canterbury having the opportunity to compete against the top five provinces from the North Island.

The Canterbury U19 Team continued their impressive record at the Boys Interprovincial played at the Cambridge Golf Club finishing third.

Canterbury Golf is grateful to be able to provide this level of competition to our junior teams. We appreciate the contribution made by the team managers Hillary O’Connor, Craig Vining and Percy Reihana at these events.

KIDS ENJOY SCHOOL HOLIDAY EVENTS

Two junior tournaments were held during the holidays at the McLeans Island and Christchurch Golf Club.

In addition to the 18 hole event a 9 hole event was held on the new short course at McLeans Island to provide the opportunity for children who are working towards a handicap to play in the event.

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CANTERBURY SHARE THE SPOILS AT SOUTH ISLAND MEN’S MASTERS

The Men’s South Island Masters Interprovincial was played at the Pegasus Golf Club. The six man teams played over four rounds, with challenging conditions for all the players.

After day one Canterbury and Aorangi were tied on one and a half points and both teams were dominant on day two recording 11 of a possible 12 games to finish in a draw on points and games. The two teams also had a draw against each other so shared the title and trophy.

golf to also defend their title beating Otago 5-3, Aorangi 7-1, Tasman, 4.5-3.5 and Southland 7-1.

Final result: Canterbury 1st, Tasman 2nd, Otago 3rd, Aorangi 4th, Southland 5th.

CANTERBURY TWO FROM TWO AT SOUTH ISLAND INTERPROVINCIALS

Both the Flexi Lease Canterbury Women’s Team and the Fenix Canterbury Men’s Team had a tough task ahead of them leading into their respective South Island Interprovincials as defending champions.

The Women’s Team produced a dominant performance at the Invercargill Golf Club beating Otago 5-3, Southland 8-0, Tasman 6.5-1.5 and Aorangi 7.5-0.5.

Final result: Canterbury 1st, Otago 2nd, Tasman 3rd, Aorangi 4th, Southland 5th.

For the Men’s Team it was their final representative match ahead of the NZ Toro Interprovincial which are being played at the end of November at Clearwater Golf Club.

The Canterbury Men produced solid

Many thanks to Pleasant Point for hosting a very well organised day.

The victorious St Andrews Team, back row Ross Giles, Bob Ogier, Bruce Young, Brian Stack, front row Peter Grant.

PEGGY AND BETTY ON A ROLL

Peggy and Betty have both recently gone from 18 to 9 holes and both turned 90 this year. Gleniti Golf course is a hilly course so it’s no mean feat for these ladies to still be out there joining in the fun.

The Fenix Canterbury Men’s Team are pictured, Back row: Richard Reed, Andrew Green, Ian MacGillivray (Manager), Scott Manyweathers, Ben Baker, Reid Hilton, Mike Taylor (Assistant Manager).

Front row: Matt McLean, Mike Toeke and Hayato Miya, absent Hiroki Miya and Kazuma Kobori.

OTAGO/SOUTHLAND

ST ANDREWS PENNEY SALVER CHAMPIONS

The Men’s Penney Salver Final was played last month at Pleasant Point with St Andrews defeating Tinwald 2 by 14-3.

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2018 Gross Stableford Rosebowl Winners; Invercargill ( Frances Bell, Robyn Pullar, Pat Forde) Full Results Winners......Invercargill 101 (Robyn Pullar, Frances Bell, Pat Forde) Runners Up...Queens Park 80 (Robyn Boniface, Maree Callaghan, Marilyn Jenner) 3rd = Winton 76 ( Nikki Hume, Haley Pienaar, Lindsay Stephensen Gore 76 (Sandra Speden, Margaret Davidson, Brenda Duncan) 5th Drummond 71 6th Greenacres 69 7th Wyndham 56

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the 30th October Winners; Winton 1 ( Kason Breen, Sarah Beck, Shayla Payne, Charlie Hubber) Runners-up; Winton 2 (Jack Hume, Beth Anderson, Talia Hall, Dylan Diack) 3rd; Hedden Bush 1 (Edward Horrell, Rosa Wills, Ianni Opaco, Caleb Ashmore) 4th; Otautau 4 (Cain Kuiti, Maddison Wech, Charli Holdaway, Amyee Gutsell)

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Waitikiri

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TORO Women's Interprovincial

8-Dec

North Otago

(03) 434 6169

North Otago Xmas

10-Dec

Pegasus

(03) 920 3300

Canterbury Golf Men & Women's 9 Hole Christmas Tournament

8-Dec

North Otago

(03) 434 6169

Christmas Mixed Tournament

15-Dec

Lower Waitaki

03 431 3800

Christmas Mixed Foursome

15-Dec

Port Chalmers

03 472 8404

Christmas Mixed Tournament

26-Dec

Port Chalmers

03 472 8404

Boxing Day Tournament

27-Dec

Alexandra

03 4488204

Campers Tournament

28-Dec

Patearoa

03 444 7052

Patearoa Christmas Ambrose

29-Dec

Otematata

03 4387715

Otematata Mixed Tournament

29-Dec

Naseby

03 444 9604

Naseby Open Tournament

29-Dec

Roxburgh

03 4468366

Roxburgh 4BBB Tournament

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Southern Southland Dec-10

Waikaia

03 2072874

Waikaia Women’s Christmas Tournament

10-11 Dec

Greenacres

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Green Acres 1000

13-15 Dec

Queens Park

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Stead Cup - Queens Park

24-25 Dec

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Trilogy Gore Mataura Wyndham

Dec-27

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Dec-27

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am Medal 1st : L Froger (Wyn) 90-18=72 2nd :B O’Brien (Tua) 86-12=74 Stableford 1st : L Froger (Wyn) 38 points 2nd :B O’Brien (Tua) 36 points PM Medal 1st N Anderson (QP) 88-16=72 2nd N Hume (Win) 91-17=74 c/b 3rd S Elder (TeA) 89-15-74 c/b 4th B O’Brien (Tua) 86-12=74 BRONZE DIVISION 2018 Bronze Division Champion of Champions : S Speden (G) 90+99=189 Runner Up : B Lindsay (Drum) 97+96=193 Nett Aggregrate Winner : P Forde (Inv) 72+74=146 Runner Up :M Davidson (G) 72+75=147 AM Medal 1st : S Speden (G) 90-21=69 2nd P Forde (Inv) 97-25=72 c/b 3rd ; M Davidson (G) 98-26-72 Stableford 1st; S Speden (G) 41 points 2nd P Forde (Inv) 38 points c/b 3rd ; M Davidson (G) 38 points pm Medal 1st H Pienaar (Win) 97-24=73 2nd : P Forde (Inv) 99-25=74 c/b 3rd ; P Craig (Dip) 94-20-74 TWOS N Anderson x2, B O’Brien, J Goodall, NEAREST THE PINS Silver; O Frost (Inv) Bronze; M Davidson (G) LONGEST PUTT Silver; N Hume (Win) Bronze; B Lindsay (Drum)

WOMEN’S SENIOR TRANS-TASMAN CUP RESULTS

Australia has won a thrilling inaugural Women’s Senior Trans-Tasman Cup played at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide in late October, The Australian team defeated New Zealand by a solitary point, 6.5 matches to 5.5 matches.

Australia took a one-point lead into day two after the foursomes and fourball matches on day one, but with six singles matches on the cards today, a winner wasn’t established until the second last match.

The tenaciously fought matches were halved 3-3 on the day, but Australia’s overnight lead was enough to seal the

WESTERN ZONE PRIMARY SCHOOL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Western Zone Primary School Golf Tournament Winners Winton 1 Results from the Western Zone tournament played at Riverton Golf Course on

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The Women’s Senior Trans Tasman Cup will be played every two years rotating between Australia and New Zealand, with players needing to be 55 years of age and over to be eligible.

The next match will be played in New Zealand in 2020.

Summary: Foursomes: · AUS (Wooster & Pascoe) lost to NZ (Boniface & Morgan) 2-up · AUS (Burke & Morgan) defeated NZ (Pullar & McCallum) 5&4 · AUS (Jeffery & Ryan) defeated NZ (Pellow & Holford) 3&1 Fourballs: · AUS (Wooster & Ryan) sq NZ (McCallum & Pellow) · AUS (Pascoe & Morgan) lost to NZ (Holford & Boniface) 4&3 · AUS (Burke & Jeffery) defeated NZ (Morgan & Pullar) 4&3 Singles: · AUS (Wooster) defeated NZ (Boniface) 3&1 · AUS (Burke) defeated NZ (Morgan) 6&5 · AUS (Morgan) lost to NZ (Pullar) 4&2 · AUS (Jeffery) lost to NZ (Holford) 3&2 · AUS (Pascoe) defeated NZ (Pellow) 1-up · AUS (Ryan) lost to NZ (McCallum) 2&1 Overall standings: Australia 6.5, New Zealand 5.5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Get in quick this event sells out every year.

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

6 nights twin share accommodation at the five-star Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel, ocean view rooms Daily full buffet breakfast Free PGA professional coaching & clinics 4 tournament rounds of golf including cart, Mauna Kea, Hapuna Beach, Mauna Lani North & South courses Range balls before play each day Entry into the Hawaii International Golf Week tournament Welcome function at Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel Nightly drinks for one hour each night at the Westin during the tournament Player gift pack including tournament logo polo & cap, valued at over $120 Final night gala prize presentation dinner and drinks and entertainment.

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

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

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5 Nights twin share accommodation at Sheraton or Westin Fiji Resort, Denarau Island Return airport / hotel transfers from Nadi International Airport Daily full breakfast 4 rounds of golf in the Pro-Am including carts and range balls daily Daily lunch and on course drinks during tournament play Gala Welcome Cocktail Party Nightly drinks at the tournament bar (during the tournament) All transport from Hotel to golf courses during the tournament Player gift pack valued at $120.00 Over $130,000 in Prize money and Prizes

Final night Gala Banquet dinner, drinks and entertainment.

GOLFERS PP US$2797 (NON-PLAYERS US$1882) TWIN SHARE

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

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

Daily full breakfast, at the Westin Hapuna Beach, 7 days 5 Rounds of golf including cart at Mauna Kea, Hapuna, Mauna Lani North Mauna Lani South and Wailea Ranges balls before play each day Entry into the Hawaii International Golf Week tournament Free PGA professional coaching & clinics Welcome function at Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel Nightly drinks, one hour each night at the tournament bar during the tournament.

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

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

GOLFERS PP US$3864 (NON-PLAYERS US$2756) TWIN SHARE

6 nights luxury twin share accommodation at Mission Hills Haikou Resort 3 nights luxury twin share accommodation at Sheraton Shenzhou Daily full buffet breakfast 6 rounds of golf on championship courses, Blackstone, Lava Fields, Sand Belt Trails, The Vintage, Dunes East & West courses Your own caddy and cart each round Men’s & Women’s tournament competition, with excellent prizes Players gift pack Welcome cocktails & canapes Tournament prize presentation buffet dinner and drinks Daily mineral springs experience access- hotel water park at Mission Hills Transfers- Airport to Mission Hills then to Sheraton Shenzhou and airport transfer on departure.

Richard Ellis tournament & tour director

GOLFERS NZ$2826 (NON-PLAYERS NZ$1391) TWIN SHARE

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