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Who’s to blame, Garcia or Kuchar?

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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

et’s do a little bit of role play.

I am playing you in the quarter-finals of the world matchplay championships in Texas. The winner of the tournament gets nearly $US1.75 million. There’s a lot at stake.

On the seventh hole of our quarter-final, you miss a putt that you were very hopeful of getting. In annoyance you backhand a four-inch putt and it misses the hole before I have had the chance to concede the putt.

I approach the referee and ask what is the situation. The referee says did you concede the putt? I say no I hadn’t. The referee says, in that case, I win the hole.

You will know this situation. It’s exactly what happened between Sergio Garcia and Matt Kuchar in a quarter-final of the world matchplay championship, where the winner receives nearly $US1.75 million. There is a lot at stake.

Now let’s reverse the roles. We are on the seventh hole of our quarter-final. I miss a putt that I was very hopeful of getting. I missed the putt and in annoyance I backhand a four-inch

putt and it misses the hole before you have had time to concede the putt.

Would you say, it’s okay Paul, I had given you the putt, even though you really hadn’t. You just thought it was the right thing to do.

So who is right and who is wrong in this situation? Why did Kuchar approach the referee when he knew exactly what the rules were?

Was he trying to blame the referee?

Let’s make this another situation. You and I are playing an interclub match and it’s the last match of the season. If I win, our team wins the grade. If you win, your team wins the grade.

On the last hole I miss a putt that I was very hopeful of getting. In annoyance I backhand a four-inch putt and it misses the hole before you have had time to concede it.

All of your team members are looking on. Do you then say, it’s okay Paul, I had given you the putt, even though you really hadn’t?

My answer to all of these situations is simple.

If I had missed the putt I would not have backhanded the next one in annoyance.

I would have looked to my opposition and asked is that good?

My opposition would have said yes and that would have been the end of the story.

In Sergio Garcia’s case it was his hot-headedness that lead to the situation. He was the one that created the situation.

Just a month or so earlier Garcia had been disqualified from a tournament in Saudi Arabia for disgracefully vandalising the greens. It was inexcusable.

Just a month or so earlier Kuchar had won a tournament in Mexico. First prize was $US1.3 million but initially he only paid his stand-in caddy $5000. This was inexcusable.

Caddies usually receive 10 percent of the prize money when a player wins a tournament and it was only following criticism in the news media that Kuchar may have finally coughed up $50,000 to the caddy.

Garcia later admitted the fault was his in the world matchplay championship.

He said: “It’s quite simple. I screwed it up, it’s as simple as that. Obviously I missed my putt and I kind of tapped it with the back of my putter before he said anything. It’s fine. At the end of the day, I’m the one that made the mistake.”

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Boasting an Posing for the camera from front to back are Olivia Cowan, Barry Lane and Borja Vito at the Jordan Mixed Open to show the different teeing positions for women, seniors and Challenge Tour players.

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professional golf tournament for men, women and senior men was being hailed as a blueprint for the future after a successful debut in the Arabian country of Jordan.

The tournament, named the Jordan Mixed Open and played last month at the Ayla Golf Club, was for players from three different European professional golf tours.

They were the Challenge Tour, the Staysure Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

The Challenge Tour is the European Tour’s second tier circuit for men, the Staysure Tour is for male golfers aged 50 and over and the Ladies European Tour (LET) is Europe’s main circuit for women.

It was the world’s first full-field mixed tournament with all playing the same holes but from different tees. The Challenge Tour players were from tees that measured about 7100 yards for the 18 holes while the Staysure Tour competitors had holes measuring about 6600 yards and the LET players about 6100 yards.

In a nail-biting finish, Dutchman Daan Huizing (Challenge Tour) saw off Meghan MacLaren (LET) to claim a two-shot victory and carve his name on the Triquetra Trophy with a 16-under-par total for the three rounds.

Runner-up MacLaren, who had previously spoken out about the disparity between pay and coverage of the men’s and women’s tours, demonstrated exceptional strength of character as she backed up her words with actions and highlighted the talent on the LET with consecutive rounds of seven-under-par 65, before a final round of 72.

Reflecting on the week, the Englishwoman said: “I’m disappointed, but if what I’ve achieved this week has made a small step towards shining a spotlight on the Ladies European Tour then that has to be a good thing.

“Massive recognition to all those who have made this happen, the event concept panned out perfectly in terms of the amount of players making the cut and I hope this is the start of bigger things for the women’s game.”

There were 40 players from each tour at the start and following the cut after

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“This first-of-its-kind international golf tournament has attracted many golf enthusiasts and tourists from around the globe, effectively placing Jordan on the map of major golf events internationally.

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Josh Geary all the way in second Akarana Open win J

osh Geary led all the way to win the Akarana Open in Auckland for a second time.

Geary was the leader or equal leader at the end of each day’s play with rounds of 63, 64, 67 and 68 to finish at 18 under par in the $50,000 tournament sponsored by Barfoot & Thompson.

The 34-year-old had won the same event in 2014 and last month’s win continued some good recent form which included second in the 100th New Zealand Open near Queenstown.

“It feels great,’’ Geary said.

“It’s been a while between drinks but to get the job done under some pressure today was pleasing.”

Geary won by two shots but had to withstand a charge from Dongwoo Kang of Waikato.

Kang was five-under par at the turn on the final day and just one shot behind Geary.

But a vital birdie by Geary on the difficult 16th hole gave him a two-shot buffer down the home stretch.

“I have battled over the last two days and wasn’t playing my best,’’ Geary recalled.

“But I grinded it out and was able to get an important birdie on 16 so it was nice to finish strong.

“It’s great to get a win round here, especially at a track that doesn’t normally suit me.

“It’s quite tight and I don’t like that, so it’s a sign my game is in a good place.’’

Kang brought back memories of the previous year’s Akarana Open where he also made a charge but after recording two amazing rounds of 64 over the weekend, he will be slightly disappointed to have only recorded one birdie on the back-nine on the final day.

Mike Hendry who was consistent throughout the week finished with a birdie three in front of a packed clubhouse to join Kang in the runner-up

Caryn Khoo and Josh Geary with their impressive trophies following their wins at the Akarana Open in Auckland.

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Auckland’s Jared Edwards completed the week as the leading amateur and a career-high fifth place finish on New Zealand’s Charles Tour. He was followed closely by Jimmy Zheng who shot the low-round of the tournament with a stunning nine-under 61 to rise 17 places up the leaderboard.

Meanwhile, Caryn Khoo claimed her second Charles Tour title in dominant fashion with a four-shot win in the women’s division of the Akarana Open.

With a very safe final round of one over par, Khoo will put her victory down to a superb third round of four-under 68 which bolted her into contention and from there she never looked back.

This trophy will now sit alongside her Ngamotu Classic title which she won in 2017 as she continues to evolve as a player.

“It feels more like relief at the moment and its great to get the victory today,’’ Koo said.

“But it’s more important to help me continue building in confidence and

have a good mindset under pressure.”

The 25-year-old had a three-stroke lead entering the 72nd hole before deciding to take it all into her own hands and pull driver which ended in success with a closing birdie to make things even sweeter.

“I got a bit shaky coming down the back nine but was able to hold myself together and just let loose and go on the last.”

In second place was the round one leader Eunseo Choi at just the age of 12 followed by Marina Ito.

AKARANA OPEN RESULTS

(Men par 70) 262 Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 63 64 67 68 264 Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 68 68 64 64 Michael Hendry (PGA New Zealand) 66 67 64 67 265 James Anstiss (PGA New Zealand) 64 66 67 68 267 Jared Edwards (Royal Auckland and Grange) 67 68 63 69 268 Jimmy Zheng (Howick) 66 69 72 61 269 Harry Bateman (Muriwai) 66 72 64 67 270 Jang Hyun Lee (Titirangi) 69 67 68 66

271 Jordan Woodall (Cambridge) 65 72 66 68, Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 67 64 67 73 272 Tae Koh (Windross Farm Golf Course) 70 66 70 66, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 67 70 68 67, Denzel Ieremia (PGA New Zealand) 74 67 64 67 273 Kazuma Kobori (Rangiora) 69 68 70 66, Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 65 69 71 68, Daniel Hillier (Manor Park Golf Sanctuary) 68 64 69 72 274 Luke Brown (The Pines) 71 67 70 66, Mako Thompson (Maraenui) 69 69 69 67, James Hydes (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 69 70 66 69, Jordan Loof (PGA New Zealand) 63 71 70 70, Mark Hutson (PGA New Zealand) 68 69 67 70 275 Troy Ropiha (PGA New Zealand) 70 69 65 71, Dale Williamson (PGA New Zealand) 66 68 69 72 277 Fraser Wilkin (Royal Auckland and Grange) 67 73 69 68, Mat Perry (PGA New Zealand) 71 69 69 68, Sam An (Titirangi) 67 67 71 72 278 Thomas Heaton (Australia) 69 74 70 65, Mark Purser (PGA New Zealand) 70 69 68 71, Victor Janin (Rotorua) 72 68 67 71, Joshua Bai (Akarana) 68 65 71 74 279 Connor Barker (Remuera) 73 68 71 67, Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 67 74 69 69, Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 69 67 71 72, Chang Gi Lee (PGA New Zealand) 64 71 69 75 280 Johnny Tynan (Titirangi) 68 72 71 69, Hiroki Miya (Russley) 69 70 69 72 (Women, par 72) 284 Caryn Khoo (Pakuranga) 70 73 68 73 288 Eunseo Choi (Takapuna) 67 73 72 76 289 Marina Ito (Mt Maunganui) 73 71 71 74 293 Tara Raj (Wanganui) 74 72 72 75 295 Danika Lee (Takapuna) 72 75 72 76 297 Anna An (Muriwai) 71 76 76 74 301 Rhian Ishizawa (Rangiora) 75 72 73 81, Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 74 74 71 82 302 Rion Ishizawa (Rangiora) 76 71 76 79 303 Mimi Guo (Royal Auckland and Grange) 72 75 77 79 304 Mary Chen (Remuera) 75 72 78 79

Just a step to greater heights, says Geary’s coach

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nglish golf coach Ian Godleman gave a glowing report about Josh Geary following his win in the Akarana Open in Auckland.

Geary’s win followed a second in the New Zealand Open and Godleman said the good form was a result of much work between the pair.

“People wouldn’t believe the work that’s gone into his swing in the last year,’’ said Godleman, who spent seven years in Wellington, mainly in our summer.

“It’s not just all the technical changes, it was also a total change of concept and approach too.”

Godleman, who also works with other New Zealanders such as Gareth Paddison, Sam An and

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Munchin Keh, said Geary provided a challenging assignment.

“To be honest he’s probably not the easiest player to work with — so demanding on himself — and when we started his expectation level probably outweighed his technical ability.

“However that has changed completely and his level of ball striking has absolutely gone through the roof.”

Godleman linked up with Geary on the European Tour a year ago and developed a strong association.

“To be out on the European Tour so much with him last year I really got to see what he went

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through both professionally and personally.

“I have an incredible amount of respect for Josh as a person and he is actually very strong mentally.”

Godleman is confident there is more to come from Geary and not just on a New Zealand level.

“He will win a big event very soon. I’ve told him, I’ve told his mother and anyone else that will listen.

Historically when I have said this about a player I coach on tour, they generally have gone onto win.

“Josh is probably only one of only five golfers I have coached that can now genuinely move the ball both ways through the air without hand manipulation. For me that is world class.”

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Brilliant final round takes Anstiss to victory at Muriwai J

ames Anstiss had a final round to remember when winning the Muriwai Open in Auckland.

The Queenstown golfer last month fired a seven-under par 65 that included five birdies in six holes late in the back nine to take him to victory in the $60,000 event sponsored by Autex.

Amongst the five birdies was a monster 40-foot putt on the 17th hole and it allowed him to win by two shots over New Zealand’s top amateur Daniel Hillier.

The win was redemption for Anstiss who in the same tournament the previous year lost to Gareth Paddison in a playoff.

“That’s what you dream of when you come from behind,’’ Anstiss said.

“I think I started from six back, so to be able to put pressure on Paddo and shoot that low is a great feeling.”

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cent good form by Anstiss which had seen him feature in the last group of this and the previous two tournaments on New Zealand’s Jennian Homes Charles Tour.

The win was also the second on the Charles Tour for Anstiss. The previous had been the Harewood Open in Christchurch last October.

“Things are going well,’’ Anstiss added.

“I’ve been playing well over the last 18 months and to win two of the last three events is pleasing and I’m just stoked to do it here at Muriwai.”

Hillier found his best form in the final round to make four early birdies and apply pressure on overnight leader Gareth Paddison who had looked unstoppable in holding the 54 hole lead.

Hillier finished with a five-under 67 to finish outright second and was the leading amateur.

Asahi Breweries put up a prize of 52 dozen beer for lowest round of the tournament which was shared between Josh Geary, Harry Bateman and Anstiss.

Bateman’s round of seven-under helped him into a share of third place alongside Gareth Paddison.

Meanwhile the women’s section of the Muriwai Open saw Brittney Dryland follow in the footsteps of Anstiss by also completing a superb comeback to notch her second title on the Charles Tour.

In challenging links golf conditions, Dryland’s experience helped her complete the fightback which all started with a clinical birdie on the second hole to close the gap over fellow Aucklander Caryn Khoo.

Another wave of birdies at the start of the back nine meant that Dryland was able to take a few extra strokes on the final hole before engraving her name on another national title and finish twoshots clear of Danika Lee who shot the best round of the day in one-under par.

“It’s an amazing feeling to win,’’ Dryland said.

“I love playing out here and it’s one of

the best courses in the country.

“It’s been tough conditions all week, so to be able to fight through and get the result was awesome.’’

The Charles Tour now takes a break over winter and resumes with the Harewood Open in October.

MURIWAI OPEN RESULTS

Men 275 James Anstiss (PGA New Zealand) 73 67 70 65 277 Daniel Hillier (Manor Park Golf Sanctuary) 69 69 72 67 279 Harry Bateman (Muriwai) 71 74 69 65, Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 66 67 71 75 281 Tyler Wood (Palmerston North) 71 74 66 70 282 Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 67 72 73 70, Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 71 70 65 76 283 Connor Barker (Remuera) 70 74 69 70 284 Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 68 74 69 73 285 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 67 72 72 74 286 Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 72 74

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68 72, Mark Hutson (PGA New Zealand) 68 70 74 74 287 Cameron Harlock (Remuera) 71 72 73 71, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 72 71 72 72, Michael Hendry (PGA New Zealand) 72 71 72 72 288 Luke Brown (The Pines) 72 73 71 72, Lachie McDonald (Marton) 68 75 72 73 Women 294 Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 76 74 69 75 296 Danika Lee (Takapuna) 78 73 74 71 297 Caryn Khoo (Pakuranga) 75 72 70 80 298 Silvia Brunotti (Pupuke) 74 77 74 73 299 Yeonsoo Son (North Shore) 72 73 80 74 300 Anna An (Muriwai) 75 74 80 71 301 Gain Ju (Formosa Golf Resort) 76 78 72 75 302 Sieun Ha (North Shore) 74 83 74 71 303 Marina Ito (Mt Maunganui) 77 74 74 78 306 Caitlin Maurice (Omokoroa) 76 81 75 74 307 Eunseo Choi (Takapuna) 77 76 76 78 308 Tara Raj (Wanganui) 79 73 78 78

Brittney Dryland and James Anstiss pose with their trophies following their wins at the Muriwai Open in Auckland.

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Tiger Woods fact file following his US Masters win Age: 43 Born: 30 December 1975 Birthplace: Cypress, California, USA Height: 1.85m Turned Professional: 1996 Career US PGA Tour wins (as at April 15): 81 Major titles: 15 (Masters: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019; US Open 2000, 2002, 2008; British Open 2000, 2005, 2006; PGA Championship 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007). Second leading all-time major winner.

PGA Tour Player of the Year: 11 (1997, 1999-2003, 2005-2007, 2009, 2013) PGA Tour Money Leader: 10 (1997, 1999-2002, 2005-2007, 2009, 2013) Highest World Ranking: One (record 683 weeks)

CAREER TIMELINE August 1996 Turns pro after an outstanding amateur career and is named as the PGA Rookie of the Year.

April 1997 Wins the first of 15 majors at the US Masters, becoming at 21 the youngest winner at Augusta National. Two months later he takes the world number one spot for the first time.

June 2000 Wins US Open at Pebble Beach by a record 15 strokes and then becomes the fifth player in history to complete the career grand slam by winning the British Open by eight strokes at St Andrews.

April 2001 Wins his second Masters title and completes the “Tiger Slam” as the first golfer to be reigning champion of all four majors simultaneously.

April 2002 Successfully defends his US Masters’ crown and in June he goes on to win his second US Open at Bethpage Black.

That makes him the youngest golfer in history to win seven majors.

September 2004 After failing to win another major in 2003 and 2004 Vijay Singh replaces him as world number one after a record run of 264 weeks on top.

April 2005 Woods emerges from “slump” to win a fourth US Masters, defeating Chris DiMarco in a playoff. He then wins a second British Open by five strokes at St Andrews. With his 10th major title he joins Jack Nicklaus in being the only players to win all four major tournaments at least twice.

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The moment of victory for Tiger Woods at the US Masters. It had been 11 years since Woods last won one of golf’s four majors

His father and guiding force Earl dies at 74, but the following month Woods wins his third British Open and 11th major at Hoylake June 2008 Two months after knee surgery wins the US Open for his 14th major at Torrey Pines, defeating Rocco Mediate in a playoff. He promptly announces that he needs more knee surgery and takes the rest of the season off.

February 2009 Nine months later he returns to action, but in November of that year a car accident outside his Florida home unearths a series of infidelities that wrecks his marriage. Takes an “indefinite break from professional golf” to get his life back together.

April 2010 Returns to action at the US Masters where he finishes fourth but the injuries mount over the course of the year and his ranking starts to tumble.

March 2013 Woods regains his form in 2012 and the following year his eighth win in the Arnold Palmer Invitational sees him regain the world number one spot.

March 2014 After a slow start to 2014, Woods injures himself during the Honda Classic and he subsequently skips the Masters for the first time to undergo back surgery. Loses world number one spot to Adam Scott in May. February 2015 Struggles to get his season going and after pulling out injured from a tournament at Torrey Pines says he will take another break from competition.

September/October 2015 Woods has microdiscectomy to remove spinal disc fragment pinching a nerve, with follow-up procedure to relieve lingering discomfort.

February 2017 Back spasms prompt Woods to withdraw from second round of Dubai Desert Classic, cutting short his return from a 16-month injury layoff.

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April 2017 After missing the US Masters, Woods announces he had yet another surgery to alleviate pain in his back and leg.

May 2017 Woods arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Florida.

January 2018 Woods makes his return to the PGA Tour with a shared 23rd place finish at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, California.

April 2018 Woods finishes tied for 32nd at the US Masters, the first major appearance of his comeback.

June 2018 Woods suffers a setback after missing the cut at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills after posting a 78 followed by a 72.

July 2018 Woods bounces back from his US Open Championship disappointment with a top-10 placing at the British Open, finishing tied for sixth.

August 2018 Woods announces his return to major contention with a second place finish, just two back from winner Brooks Koepka.

September 2018 Woods is named in the US Ryder Cup team. He follows with victory at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

April 2019 Woods wins the 83rd US Masters, his fifth triumph at Augusta National coming 14 years after his fourth to end an 11-year major championship drought.

SOME LESSOR KNOWN FACTS * His real name is Eldrick Tont Woods – Eldrick because it has his father’s initial at the start and his mother’s first initial at the end, and Tont is a traditional Thai name. * His father was in the army and named his son Tiger because his fellow solider and friend Col. Vuong

Dang Phong was also known as Tiger. * His mother Kultida is Thai and his father Earl was African-American. * His father Earl installed golf in him from a very young age, and Tiger would watch his father hit balls in the garage from his high chair from the age of six months. * He first began playing at the Navy Golf Course which his dad had access to. He shot 48 for nine holes aged 3. * He first broke 80 aged 8 and first broke 70 aged 12. * He had a glittering amateur career, winning the US Amateur Championship three years in a row from 19941996. He is the only man to do that. * His 1996 US Amateur win coincided with his NCAA Championship Division 1 victory. He is one of five men to have won both in the same year – Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau and Ryan Moore are the others. * He enjoys all sports, including basketball, soccer and diving. * He opened his first golf course in 2016, Bluejack National in Montgomery, Texas. * Aged 24, he became the youngest golfer to win the career grand slam. * The Tiger Woods Foundation helps children worldwide with education and has reached 10 million. * He and ex-wife Elin Nordegren have an 11-year-old daughter named Sam and a nine-year-old son named Charlie. * He is third in the European Tour alltime wins list with 41 victories despite never playing a full European Tour season. * He attended Stanford University for two years but did not graduate and instead left early to turn professional. * He became the first billion dollar sportsman. His net worth in 2018 is currently estimated to be $740 million. * He is a buddhist. * His 683 weeks as number one in the world golf rankings is more than double Greg Norman who has spent the second-longest amount of time as world number one. * He had a stutter as a child and overcame it by taking classes at school and talking to his dog at night.

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Another major win for another Ko

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Ko Jin-young holds the trophy aloft following her win in the ANA Inspiration in California last month. The tournament is sponsored by Japan’s largest airline, All Nippon Airways.

Photo credit: ANA Inspiration.

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t was Ko winning one of women’s golf majors but it was not our Ko. This time it was Ko Jin-young, from South Korea, who won the ANA Inspiration in California in the United States last month.

The same tournament in 2016 was won

by Lydia Ko of New Zealand. That victory saw Lydia Ko become the youngest woman to win two majors at the age of 18.

Ko Jin-young was posting her first win in a major championship and with it became the new world number one.

The 23-year-old started the final day one shot ahead and was never caught, her 10-under par total for the tournament ultimately proving just out of reach of her compatriot Lee Mi-hyung who was three strokes back.

Ko was cruising at one-under through

11 holes, but bogeys at the 13th and 15th threatened to derail her title bid.

A superb birdie from five feet at the 16th – the hardest hole on the course – restored her cushion, and a birdie at the par-five 18th put the gloss on a superb victory.

“I still can’t believe it,’’ Ko said.

“I had a great round and a great week.

“My grandfather died a year ago and he was in my thoughts on the 18th green when I stood over the birdie putt. I dedicate this win to him. I miss him a lot.

“I felt nervous today but I just tried to keep myself calm. My caddie told me on the 18th that I had a two-shot lead and to not worry, just enjoy it. So many Korean players had a great tournament, it’s a real honour for me to win.”

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2019 NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S MASTERS Nelson Golf Club 7 April 2019

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t’s been 18 years since Canterbury have won the Russell Grace Cup and the New Zealand Women’s Masters title, but they have done so today, with a 3-shot margin.

A new look team, led by manager Debbie Scott included Kim Moggach and Naomi Wallace in their masters debut, joined by 3-year veteran Kate Turner, along with Suzette Eastmond, who had played in only one other women’s masters, but for North Harbour. In comparison to some districts, a ‘youngish’ team that was just consistent all three days of the tournament.

Canterbury’s opening round of 96 had them in a 4-way tie for second, trailing the leaders, North Harbour, by two. The 2017 winners Northland also opened with 96 points, as did defending champions Waikato, and Aorangi.

The four person, 14 district tournament is scored over 4 rounds of gross stableford points. The best three scores per round contribute to the teams total. Round two saw Waikato soar to the lead with an impressive round of 99 points and a total of 195.

Canterbury was still sitting in the leading groups but now 7-shots back, tied with Aorangi on 188, in 5th equal place.

The tournament has long been scheduled over a Friday to Sunday weekend. The third round, like many four-round tournaments, sees much movement especially as the 40 plus women tough it out with two rounds on the Saturday.

In the toughest round of the tournament with fading weather on Saturday afternoon, Canterbury had another solid round of 98 points to have them back up to 2nd place, heading into today’s final.

Waikato, Northland and North Harbour all slipped back with only the Bay of Plenty ahead of the mainlanders, but with a 5-shot lead.

2019 New Zealand Women’s Masters winners: Canterbury

Both Canterbury and Bay of Plenty had dominated the 27-year old tournament in the early years, with 10wins between them in the years 1992 – 2003. Arguably both would have fancied their chances going into today’s final played in benign, cool, coastal conditions.

Canterbury saved their best for last with a dominating round of 101, the only district to score over 100 points in one round all tournament. Turner secured the first points, with 33, matched by Wallace also with 33, leaving Moggach to seal the win, with 35 points. A credible round of 31 points

by Eastmond, was sadly not needed today.

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least one round, and the Russell Grace is heading back to Christchurch! A tremendous boost to a district that has had to cope with much over recent years, the last month in particular.

Bay of Plenty had to settle for second place, 3-shots back, after just not getting those much needed final points today. The team that included Diana Syer, Heather Keefe, Judy Cameron and Gillian Lees, still came in today with 93 points, credible but not enough to hold the lead that they had started the day with.

The bronze medal went to Northland, the strong team of Kylie Jacoby, Jenny Peters, Samantha Dangen and Alayna Cox. Jacoby and her team finished with 381 points, 6-shots back

from the Cantab’s. This is still a young team to watch having been in the top 3 in as many years.

Waikato’s third round of 87 cost them yesterday and they finished in 4th place with 376 points. Led again

by Robyn Pellow and Jill Morgan, they had another credible weekend but return to the land of the ‘Moo-loos’ empty handed this time. They will be back, for sure.

Chasing their 7th win, Southland had to settle for 5th place with 375 points, one shot behind Waikato. The ‘two Robyns’ the top scorers in their team again; Robyn Pullar with 132 and Robyn Boniface with 126 personal points.

Aorangi may rue not playing their

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Second place: Bay of Plenty

strong reserve earlier and finished in 6th place with 370 points. The top scorer, Catherine Knight, a past professional, contributed in all four rounds with 139 points. Their 6th placing was one up from their 2018 finish.

North Harbour would have to be feeling a little disappointed with their final place, 7th with 369 points. Down from a shared 2nd placing in 2018, they can however take much credit for their strong start to lead the tournament, especially with the inspirational opening round by captain, Vaha Fapiano. Fapiano, one of the steadiest players in the women’s masters line up, year after year, trotted out 6 birdies to finish 6-under the card, and 42 points.

The card is now hanging in the Nelson Golf Club, as a course record.

Harbour did pip long-time rivals Auck-

Third place: Northland

land by one point, who finished in 8th place on 368 points. Top scorer for this 4-time winning district, was Brigit Holford with 126 points.

Taranaki finished in 9th place with 350 points, one place behind their 2018 position, with Manawatu Wanganui in 10th place, no change from their 2018 placing.

Manawatu Wanganui did have cause to celebrate with the Canterbury Shield for the best individual being awarded to Lisa Herbert.

The twice crowned World Left Handed Women’s Golf Champion and a member of the winning Queen Sirikit Cup team when the Asia Pacific teams championship was held at Paraparaumu in 1999, Herbert’s points, 34, 34 and 35 along with a 4-under round contributing 40 points, gave the accurate left-hander a total of

143 points. Herbert finished 4 points ahead of Diana Syer (Bay of Plenty) and Catherine Knight (Aorangi).

Tasman, the host district, bettered their 2018 position by 3 places, up to 11th place, Hawkes Bay / Poverty Bay finished in 12th place, with Wellington and Otago in 13th and 14th places respectively.

The biggest movers in 2019, were of course Canterbury, who had finished last year in 13th place at Inglewood, but are now the 2019 champions. Canterbury will defend their title and the Russell Grace Cup in Auckland, where the 2020 New Zealand Women’s Masters is scheduled to be held. New Zealand Golf are expected to announce the venue shortly.

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Lisa Herbert of Manawatu Wanganui with the Canterbury Shield for best individual

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GOLF EVENT

World Amateur Golfers Championship New Zealand National Final www.wagc.nz

WORLD AMATEUR GOLFERS CHAMPIONSHIP NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL FINAL Gulf Harbour Country Club Sunday 14 April

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he World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) is the most prestigious tournament for amateur golfers with over 40 countries who participate in the World Finals every year.

The championship starts off with qualifying rounds and National Finals to select five handicap division winners to represent their country at the World Finals.

The five handicap divisions are 0-5.4, 5.5-10.4, 10.5-15.4, 15.5-20.4 and 20.525.4.

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Team New Zealand at the 2018 WAGC World Final

The National Final was held at Gulf Harbour Country Club on April 14th and five golfers won their handicap division and earned the right to represent New Zealand at the World Finals this October in Kota Kinabalu.

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ers.com or at www.wagc.nz Winners: Division 1 Lin Wang from Coringa Golf Club Division 2 Henry Gao from Titirangi Golf Club Division 3 Feng Chen from Titirangi Golf Club

Division 4 Joseph Lansi from Redwood Park Golf Club Division 5 John Curran from Pukekohe Golf Club In 2019 Titirangi Golf Club is the club winner with two division winners. This was won by Maungakiekie Golf Club in 2018.

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The Invitational tournament, which is played at the same time on the same courses and in two person teams without any need for qualification is well attended every year by keen golfers, golf travellers, business executives, royalty and large delegations. It is a great event to play golf and network with like-minded people from around the world.

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GOLFCOMMENT

What constitutes a hidden gem course?

By Russ Ford Huntly Golf Club Manager Convenor, COVIC Interclub Golfing Community

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had a group of young Auckland City players through Huntly last week, who were on a golfing raid into the heart of the Waikato. Keen to play on new courses they described as ‘hidden gems’ they were keen for knowledge and hungry for recommendations.

After having played our course they were clearly stunned at its playing length and its quality, especially the condition of our fairways and greens. While many northern courses are completely browned off, Huntly’s fairways are still green. And although the greens were cored only a fortnight ago they have recovered to provide a putting surface with little sign remaining of the renovation.

The group’s departing words that “this is definitely a hidden gem and we will be back!” was extremely encouraging.

So just what constitutes a Hidden Gem course? I think that the ‘unknown’ with a dash of ‘ignorance’ are contributing factors, after all I have rarely found a golf course I would not want to play

again. Surely the quality of a course will determine how bright the polished gem might shine, some brighter than others.

But most green fee players haven’t yet played enough golf to establish the factors of comparison, needed to determine the gem quality. People have increasingly busy lives and their perspective on what is available outside of their immediate living zone has become somewhat limited in the current era. The fact that Auckland and Hamilton city folk have close to a hundred golf courses across the Northern region, and within a couple of hours drive of these cities, is unique and awesome! But as many smaller (membership) golf clubs fail to budget or commit to promoting themselves, their courses too often remain ’best kept secrets’, at least to the general public. Few advertise in community newspapers and most only promote their showcase open events, to each other. If they did better would ‘hidden gem’ courses even exist?

While members of golf clubs usually know about these hidden gem clubs and their courses, the green fee or public playing golfers do not. I refer to the so-called flexigolfers that NZ Golf Association are so keen on nabbing for themselves rath-

er than introducing them to the asset owning and overhead bearing golf clubs, who are meant to be their stakeholders.

These casual golfers even consider some golf clubs to be inaccessible and they they rarely get the chance to know about let alone pick up and read a copy of Pacific Golfer, or other golf promoting publications. They also remain ignorant of regional association websites that list many club events, that would help broaden their knowledge of just what is available. Their basic ignorance suddenly converts to surprise when they do start travelling, usually in search of cheaper green fees and new course challenges.

Suddenly the ‘hidden gem’ courses become quite apparent and the perceived exclusive and expensive nature of golf, as created by the city and tourist courses, becomes quickly shattered. The travellers soon realise that outside the city they can get the same fun golfing experience, for between a fifth to tenth of the city prices!

What these mates were doing in search of hidden gem courses is nothing new. It is exactly what many golfing mates were regularly doing twenty to thirty years ago.

A bunch of mates jumping in a car and heading off to play a city fringe or rural

course.

In my day we had a one and two-hour drive time circles to consider, when planing to play on the hidden gem courses.

The longer drives were more convenient during the summer months and usually demanded a breakfast stop before the journey even started. After a while our chosen destinations became more determined by whichever of the known gem courses had an open event on, a place where we could win a prize our two.

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The greatest difficulty was actually finding out event information and Golf Gazette (the predecessor to Pacific Golfer) was the ‘go to’ source in those pre-online days. Unfortunately, the research time commitment needed and failure of clubs to advise publications of their events, has seen the quality of such event information taper off. Pity really, as I believe it is the best way to inspire increased readership. Search for event information in turn results, in the reading of articles and even engaging with and acting on advertisements, the life blood for any publication.

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Greater emphasis placed on PGA trainees

By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

In a response to the ever-changing demands and requirements of the golf industry, 2019 sees the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of New Zealand traineeship now being delivered completely in-house by the education team.

The PGA of New Zealand has worked hard over the last 18 months with its industry training organisation, known as skills active, to have a world leading comprehensive programme available for new professionals entering the industry.

Having previously outsourced some of the business and facility management components of the programme, it often resulted in some of the education around these areas not having as strong a relevance and connection to the industry as we would have liked.

Over the past 18 months we went through the process of collaborating with industry leaders to write our own facility management and small business content, which has now been benchmarked by skills active.

This was an important process for us to ensure that as well as gaining the inter-

nationally recognised PGA full member qualification, trainees now receive qualifications in facility management from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) to complement those in coaching that already exist to further strengthen their resumes.

With four key areas of training, including facility management, small business and retail, coaching and game development, trainees work their way through a mix of on-line material, practical application and delivery, and two weeks worth of contact courses in each of the three stages.

Throw into the mix 20 tournament rounds per year and a full-time position working in the industry, PGA trainee professionals certainly have their hands full.

The mandate around the content that fills the programme has two key goals.

The first is to provide a valuable learning opportunity and the second is that that opportunity provides real world value to the trainee and to the industry.

In 2019, for example, stage two trainees are running youth golf participation and coaching programmes, implementing or updating their facilities marketing plans and reviewing their strategies,

going through the process of on-boarding a partner at their facility or in their business, running golf equipment fitting days for players, getting exposure to the budgets and financial forecasting at their place of work and implementing game improvement and coaching programmes for golfers of all levels of experience.

The types of roles that we are seeing trainee professionals hold throughout their time in the programme has also gone through a period of change. While traditionally working solely at green grass facilities in an assistant professional type position, we are now seeing a much wider and more diverse set of roles.

There are trainees who are in positions as the general managers of facilities, sector development roles with districts, managing facilities such as retail stores and driving ranges and running their own businesses that are contributing to the industry in numerous ways.

The perception that trainees are just sellers of confectionery behind the counter is now long gone, with them being in incredibly high demand across the country. While the programme has now grown to have over 50 PGA trainees across the country, each year we have four or five

positions that just never get filled.

Upon graduation from the academy into full membership, the demand for young, highly skilled and enthusiastic PGA professionals is just as strong.

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If, as an organisation, we can assist in new professionals gaining the skills, knowledge and expertise to have a long a fruitful career in the industry, we know the industry will be a better place for it.

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Why watching free videos on the internet is unlikely to help your golf

By Ian Hardie NZPGA Professional

W

hen I first started teaching the game of golf nearly 30 years ago, the information available to golfers to ‘help them’ improve their game was pretty limited.

In fact, everything to do with the game of golf was a lot simpler than it is these days.

Anyway, back in the mid 80’s when a golfer turned up for a golf lesson feeling completely confused and having lost all ability to hit the golf ball, there was generally only one of two things that would have caused their problem.

Either they had been messed up by listening to another golfer or they had read a golf book that resulted in them trying to achieve some sort of swing or movement that was not effective for them.

Now, while both of those things are still fairly common in driving golfers to seek golf lessons, for the past few years there has been a far more destructive method that a lot of golfers have been using in an attempt to improve their golf game.

Watching the millions of free videos on the internet, in an attempt to learn and improve.

A problem that has been created by technology and the very common human instinct to look for the free or cheap option for anything, long before paying for good advice becomes an option.

It’s a nice thought that you could learn

the game of golf by watching a few free videos.

Luckily, there are thousands of different websites and other online delivery methods ready to help you do that, all of which will have you believe that you can learn the game or improve your golf by simply watching their ‘latest video’ and to some extent, you probably can pick up the odd idea or two from doing so.

As studies have shown, some humans are able to acquire skills more efficiently by watching a video as opposed to other learning methods, but I’m not entirely convinced that is the case when it comes to most golfers.

The studies that I’ve seen were carried out in controlled environments where the participants knew they were taking part in a study about learning, meaning that they were already in ‘learning mode’ when they did the tasks.

Something that most golfers who are surfing around the internet looking for free advice are not generally in when they begin to search for those ‘answers’.

Let’s take a look at how it really happens: After a poor performance on the golf course, a golfer gets home and after calming down a little they decide to find out why they are slicing their driver off the tee.

So, onto the internet they go and, as most of these helpful videos are ‘free’, this is of course the first place the golfer will generally look in their search for better golf.

They type in a term like ‘golf video about slicing driver’.

Which I have done on YouTube as I’m writing this, so I can report that it came up with a mere 79,000 results.

Shouldn’t take too long to sort this slice thing out, should it?

For the purposes of research I looked through most of the videos that came up on the first two pages of the search results, which is what I would expect most golfers would do.

After an hour or so of listening to and watching a lot of different ideas on why and how people slice, I was able to understand why most golfers end up, just as you may have already experienced yourself, extremely confused as to what steps would need to be taken to ‘fix a slice’.

There’s no doubt that a slice is caused when the golf ball has side spin applied to it at impact by the driver, but that was the only common point that all the videos agreed on.

Here’s the biggest problem though: like most golfers would, I found myself spending a lot of time looking at the clothes the golfers were wearing, the course or the surroundings that the video was being filmed at, whether it was a sunny day or not, thinking about how the golfer’s voice sounded and how they were delivering whatever it was they were trying to say.

Needless to say, my attention was starting to really wander off in some different directions.

This is one of the main reasons that I believe most golfers struggle to learn

from video.

There are simply too many things to look at, around what is being said or demonstrated at the time, which tend to attract their attention away from the actual information.

I found myself watching one video that had some plastic chairs behind and to the right of the presenter, which really stood out.

The longer I watched that one, the more I tried to work out why a few chairs were sitting randomly on what looked to be the middle of a fairway, as well as a few other things: Why are there chairs on a fairway … that’s really odd … what did he say about the grip … who put those chairs there … what sort of sunglasses is he wearing … how did that leg movement go again … I wonder if someone will come along and sit on those chairs?

It’s no wonder most golfers end up more confused than ever after watching free videos on the internet.

I’m going to leave you to consider the following.

As you have been reading this article your eyes have seen each word or sentence, then sent a message to your brain to make sense of what it is all saying and while you are doing that you are using your ‘reading voice’, which is in your head, not to mention that you have probably been fairly focussed only on those words and nothing else.

That seems like a pretty good way to learn something doesn’t it?

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

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From the naturally stylish Noosa, to the family fun of Coolum, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba and Caloundra, to the cool and creative hinterland villages of Maleny, Montville and Mapleton.

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

NOOSA’S ONLY NATURE RESERVE WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE ATTACHED The Noosa region, with its beautiful beaches, lush green hinterland, stunning coastal national park, pristine river, cosmopolitan lifestyle and lively calendar of events is one of the most popular beachside holiday locations in Australia.

Located on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Noosa is surrounded by ocean, lakes, river, national parks and a lush hinterland. But it’s more than just another beachside holiday spot. What makes Noosa special is its laidback atmosphere and year-round warm and sunny climate, combined with award-winning restaurants and cafes, a great choice of accommodation and a diverse range of activities and adventures for everyone.

There is also a busy calendar of events that celebrate the best in surfing, food, sports, music, theatre, creativity and more. Noosa offers a diverse and wonderful experience for everyone who visits.

The region is renowned for its award-winning restaurants and cafes, with an abundance of fresh, local and delectable produce prepared by dedicated and experienced chefs. From casual, alfresco dining and first-class restaurants to pubs and cafes, and produce markets, a culinary experience is guaranteed on any visit.

If you love nature and the outdoors, Noosa is a perfect destination with unspoilt beaches, stunning national parks, excellent fishing and trails that traverse the hinterland and are suitable for walking, horse-riding and mountain biking.

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dle boarding, golf, fishing, swimming, boating, kayaking, kite-surfing and more.

For those wanting a more relaxed and chilled-out experience Noosa is also home to many superb day spas and health retreats.

Nestled in this paradise you’ll find picturesque Noosa Golf Club. Enjoy the beauty of this 18-hole championship course in a natural parkland setting with an abundance of local wildlife at your side. Families of kangaroos laze in the sun and koalas can be spotted snoozing in the trees. Unlike players, the koalas actually like being in the trees! The course is said to be very forgiving with 6000+ metres of easy walking and wide fairways. Still, it’s no pushover and can be a challenge to golfers of all levels.

After playing 18, the perfect place for relaxing with friends is at the clubhouse.

The 19th hole offers a fine bistro and relaxing deck to take in the superb view over the ninth and 18th holes.

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

Noosa is just 1½ hours from Brisbane’s international and domestic airports, or just 30 minutes from Sunshine Coast Airport which has daily flights from Australian capital cities and direct flights from New Zealand.

For further information visit www.noosagolf.com.au and for accommodation www.visitnoosa.com.au

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finest clubhouses and practice facilities in Australia. Pelican Waters features an impressive driving range, practice putting and chipping greens, and a well equipped shop. Find out more at:

ing please call +617 5444 5800 or email golf@headlandgolfclub.com.au.

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PELICAN WATERS GOLF CLUB Located just one hour north of Brisbane in the stunning surrounds of Golden Beach, it was the first Greg Norman-designed course on the Sunshine Coast.

Open to the public and designed to rank among the premier courses (ranked No.1 on the Sunshine Coast and No.16 in the top 100 public access courses in Australia, according to Golf Australia Magazine), this spectacular 18-hole, 6359m championship course fittingly boasts one of the

Located in the heart of Queensland’s magnificent Sunshine Coast, Headland Golf Club is the region’s premier golf club and home to an outstanding 18-hole championship course. Beautifully positioned on the hills of Buderim, overlooking the spectacular Sunshine Coast coastline, and within easy reach of Brisbane, Headland provides exceptional golf and hospitality experiences to members and visitors alike. With its rolling and treelined fairways and pure greens, the historic par-72 championship course offers a layout to challenge the best of players, while providing a fair and invigorating test for golfers of all abilities. It is this combination of challenge and enjoyment

that makes Headland a top-rated golf course and must-do for visiting golfers.

The traditional clubhouse experience is equally as memorable, with popular restaurant Vista@Headland offering excellent food and stunning views in a relaxed dining experience. Open for lunch 7 days a week, and Friday night’s for a special a-la-carte menu, you can enjoy a great day out at Headland Golf Club. The idyllic location also provides the perfect setting for a wedding or function. For more information or to make a book-

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

The 18-hole, par 72 championship course was designed by five-times British Open champion Peter Thomson and partner Mike Wolveridge.

The stunning setting and challenging layout combine to produce an enjoyable game of golf for all players. Visit their website for full details: »» www.twinwatersgolfclub.com.au

NOOSA SPRINGS – WHERE KIWIS COME TO PLAY There’s a reason it’s called the Sunshine Coast.

The Queensland tourism region, with 300 days of sunshine each year and a superb coastline on which to enjoy them, has become a second home for thousands of Kiwi visitors.

About 70,000 New Zealanders visit the Sunshine Coast each year – many of them attracted by the direct Air New Zealand flights from Auckland to Maroochydore that operate between July and October.

And, while they come for the weather, events and attractions, restaurants and shops, the laid back lifestyle and the friendly welcome, an increasing number of Kiwis are lured by the quality and accessibility of the Coast’s golf courses.

Golf tourism is one of the region’s fast-

est-growing sectors.

And the best of the courses is Noosa Springs, set amidst the stunning bushland of the Noosa hinterland, only five minutes from Noosa Heads.

Noosa Springs’ 18-hole championship layout, lush and green with manicured fairways and true greens, features consistently on the list of Australia’s top 100 golf courses and was built to be enjoyed by golfers of all abilities.

It is a joy to play – and, because of its network of cart paths, it can be played even on those rare days that rain does fall.

Hamish Robertson, a Kiwi who for years carved out a living playing golf on the Australian and New Zealand tours, loves it so much he landed a job at Noosa

Springs as a teaching professional.

Noosa Springs is more than just a great golf course. Its attractions include a world class spa, tennis courts, a wellstocked golf shop, superb restaurant and bar overlooking the course, and a fitness centre.

There’s a range of superb apartment-style accommodation, befitting a resort that last year was named a finalist in the Queensland Hotels Association excellence awards.

The golf shop has become such a draw for fashion conscious golfers that women – and more than a few men – save up each year to splurge on the shop’s exclusive apparel and accessories during their Noosa Springs visit.

There’s so much to do at Noosa Springs

that you never have to leave the property.

But if you do, Hastings St – one of the world’s most recognisable shopping strips – is just a short drive from the resort. So is Noosa’s famous surf beach, and the pristine Noosa national park, with its convenient walking paths and superb scenery.

Nearby, the world renowned Eumundi markets attract thousands of visitors each Wednesday and Saturday, and Steve Irwin’s famous Australia Zoo is just down the road at Beerwah.

All this less than four hours from Auckland. No wonder more Kiwis visit the Sunshine Coast each year than from any other nation. »» www.noosasprings.com.au

Ultimate Golfing Escape This Winter Championship golf course, world class day spa, award winning dining, spacious accommodation and outstanding conference facilities, Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort, has something for everyone.

Just a few minutes’ drive from bustling Noosa Heads, Noosa Springs is an oasis of relaxation and style, set amid spectacular tropical woodlands on Queensland’s iconic Sunshine Coast.

Visit www.noosasprings.com.au to view all our golf & spa packages.

For further enquiries please call +61 7 5440 3333 or email info@noosasprings.com.au Stay & Play Packages available - visit www.noosasprings.com.au

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Golf & Spa Resort - Links Drive, Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia

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SUNSHINE&GOLFING ABOVE PAR GOLF TOURS ABOVE PAR GOLF TOURS, one of the region’s leading tour operators, is owned by a fellow Kiwi, Mike Cox. The Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast are undoubtedly the favourite winter golf destinations for Kiwis, and having spent 20 years in the depths of Southland, Mike can fully understand why.

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

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

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The company offers outstanding value packages for small and large groups, and provides a comprehensive website with slideshows of all golf courses.

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

Once the selections are made, a no-obligation quote is immediately emailed, saving hours of time and money contacting Australia.

Mike’s sales staff then work on a oneto-one basis with you to ensure a truly memorable holiday for all.

For full information visit: »» www.abovepargolf.com.au or call Mike on 0061 7 5522 9055

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PERIGIAN GOLF COURSE AND DRIVING RANGE Peregian Golf Course and Driving Range: a premier pay-to-play golf venue on the Sunshine Coast.

Located just 7 minutes north of Coolum and 12 minutes south of Noosa, the Peregian Golf Course is a highly ranked park-land style golf course open to the public 7 days a week. We have relaxed dress regulations to ensure that all golfers and visitors are made to feel welcome at the course and driving range. Families and juniors are encouraged to enjoy the wonderful facilities including the Par Bar where you can relax and watch the sports channels provided.

Whether you’re a keen golfer, casual golfer or not even a golfer at all, have a browse through our website and see what your piece of Peregian will be. »» www.peregiangolf.com.au

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GOLF TRAILS

NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGIONS

NORTHLAND

WHANGAROA MEN’S OPEN 80 players from 10 clubs joined in for the Whangaroa Men’s Open sponsored

by Ramada Resort.

Results: Blue Tees Gross Winner: Nick Botica 71 (pictured left) Runner-up: John Toheriri 74 Nett Winner: Grant Billington 64 Runner-up: Richard Stewart 67 Third: 3rd Nett: Frankie Stewart 67 Stablefords Winner: Lennie Shailes 41 White Tees Gross Winner: Wally Broughton 77 Runner-up: Doug Robinson 80 Nett Winner: Colin Baldwin 64 Stablefords Winner: Ian Hills 40

CAROL JEROME MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

as part of the team. Well done girls!

BREAM BAY SPORTS AWARDS

The weather looked dicey for the Memorial Day for Carol Jerome who died recently, but it soon brightened up and proved to be a fine day for the Ambrose Pairs tournament.

Craig Atkins and Ron Wakefield took the trophy with a score of 51.5.

The winners were presented with the trophy by Rob Jerome who sponsored the day as a memorial to his wife.

NEW ZEALAND LADIES’ MASTERS

Northland took Bronze in the New Zealand Ladies’ Masters Tournament in Nelson recently, with our own Sam Dangen

Kylie Jacoby of Waipu Golf Club was awards Sportswoman of the Year at the Bream Bay Sports Awards. Kylie was Number 1 and Captain of the Northland Senior Women’s Golf Team, which placed 5th in the Toro Interprovincial Tournament in April 2018 and Number 1 and Captain of the Northland Women’s Masters Team, which placed 2nd in The NZ Women’s Masters Championships.

Midwinter xmas tournament NGARUAWAHIA GOLF CLUB Sunday 30 June 2019 SHOTGUN START – 11:00AM Prizes supplied by New World Ngaruawahia

Entry $20

Phone 07 824 8006 and secure a tee time or email nga@golfwaikato.co.nz

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Tee off: 10:00 – 12:00 noon 2’s & scramble in the Pro Shop Matte Black Catering and bar available

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NORTHLAND NOTICEBOARD 10 May

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Lion Series Round 6

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Tom Bonnington Cup

9-Hole Provincial Championship. Many thanks to the great team at North Shore GC for hosting this as part of its 9-hole Open Day. Congratulations to Sharon and all the other prize winners on the day.

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bour radar who will also get their chance soon. Our sincere thanks to Rangi Lemon and Jonathan Ho for taking the boys down. Thank you and congratulations to the new Champions, BOP Golf for its organisation and hosting, and to the other teams, Auckland Golf and Waikato Golf for being part of this long-standing annual event.

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The Harbour Golf team made the strongest of starts, leading the field after Day 1. This was mainly due to a new course record at Nelson GC by team captain, Vaha Fapiano. Vaha’s 66 earned the team 42 Gross Stableford points.

The team ended up in 7th position of the 14 districts that took part. A solid performance.

The team pictured above from left to right: Fleur Reynolds (Muriwai GC), Julie Fenning (North Shore GC), Vaha Fapiano (North Shore GC), Lynda Tate (Wainui GC) and Maxine Barrett (Muriwai GC)

Our young girls have retained the trophy in Rotorua. The came out on top in this handicap match play event with wins over Waikato, BOP and Auckland. Great play girls. Thanks to BOP Golf Association for the organisation and the hosting of this annual event. Thank you, Glenda for your on-going commitment to our junior girls.

Here they are above from L to R, Ruby Chi, Seohyun Lee, Amy Im, Glenda O’Connor (Manager), Danika Lee, Eujin Kang and Eunseo Choi.

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HARBOUR 9-HOLE PROVINCIAL

Sharon Palmer from Muriwai GC has successfully defended the Harbour

L to R above: Rangi Lemon (Manager), Ricky Yoon, Callum Wall, Tristan Su, Luke Old, Luke Ho (Captain), Alec Yap, Keegan Jephson, Ben Salisbury, Jack Whale, Duncan Jarm and Jonathan Ho (Manager).

Well done to our Harbour Junior Development boys for representing the district so well in Te Puke. Didn’t manage to retain the trophy this year, but the future is looking good for Harbour in the hands of these boys are others on the Har-

KORETI MCGEARTY (PAKURANGA) WINS THE 9 HOLE AUCKLAND DISTRICT

Windross Farm put on a wonderful day for the 9 Hole Auckland District tournament which was thoroughly enjoyed by all players.

The championship results: District Winner: Koreti McGearty (Pakuranga) - 23 stableford Runner Up: Linda Sharpe (Pakuranga) 20 stableford 3rd Place: Sarah Fyfe (Remuera) - 19 stableford (on count-back) 4th Place: Elaine Findlay (Pukekohe) 19 stableford Pictured above Vaughan Lampp (Membership & Sales Manager) from Windross Farm presenting the trophy to Koreti McGearty.

CLARKS BEACH LOSE CHALLENGE CUP BUT LEAD THE COVIC SHIELD

The COVIC inter-club golf competition got into full swing at the Onewhero Golf Club on the 30th March 2019. Once the morning cloud moved away the day turned out sunny and successful. Clarks

Beach found the task of defending the Challenge Cup while contending for a top qualifying position in the season long Shield Competition to be beyond them.

They threw everything they had into the challenge including fielding a 7-handicap lady, Ana Akauola, in their matchplay team. But under the new Challenge Cup format of home teams being the challenger, Onewhero eventually proved too good on their home track. Three matches resulted in 11 to 7 victories, two for Clarks Beach players Chris Hone and Mike Thomas and the other to Onewhero’s Mike Thomson. On those results Clarks Beach would have retained the Cup 29 to 25 points, however, Onewhero stalwart Graham Bell had other plans and handsomely beat Maurice Gardiner 12 1/2 to 5/12. This resulted in Onewhero taking the Cup with a victory of 37 1/2 to 34 1/2. The next challenger is Awhitu.

In the Shield qualifying competition, it was Pukekohe who surprised the opposition with a 147 team point victory.

Alan Houghton (41-points), KJ Kim (38), Davi Gardiner (37) and Andy Levien (31) were their team contributors, with the two John’s (Findlay and Curran) seeing their 30-point scores dropped off. Clarks Beach faired better in the Shield competition with a solid 144 points for equal second with the Wattle Downs team.

Onewhero were fourth on 143 points ahead of Waiuku (141), Huntly-Waiterimu (140), Awhitu (138), Maramarua (133) and Hauraki (129). The Shield Table after two rounds is: 1. Clarks Beach (5), 2. Waiuku (6), 3. Pukekohe (7), 4. Huntly-Waiterimu (8), 5=. Onewhero & Wattle Downs (10), 7.

Maramaru (11), 8. Hauraki (14), 9 Awhitu (16), Waikare (20).

Best of the 73 players was local Terry Grant, who shot 42-points playing off a 17-handicap. He was awarded the Claret Jacket as the Franklin Golf Shop Player of the Day. Other performances of note were: Alan Houghton (41), Steve Ryan (40), Terry Broughton, Frank McGrath and Lester Fitzpatrick (all on 39). Carrol Maxwell (25) was the best of the seven women golfers.

The COVIC players meet again at the nine hole Awhitu course on Tuesday 16th April 2019. While capacity for extra players is limited, enquiries and registrations should be made by phone to Bruce Wilson on 09 235 1299, or by email to: awhitugolf@xtra.co.nz.

presents the

KAWERAU 54-HOLE MEN’S OPEN

Queens Birthday Weekend (1st and 2nd June 2019) Entry Fee $85 incl. novelties and meals Saturday & Sunday Approx. $10,000 in prizes Senior, Intermediate And Junior Divisions • Nett, Gross & Stableford Prizes Warren Ruri Memorial Trophy For Best Nett • Brian Bradley Memorial Trophy For Best Stableford

ENTRY FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CLUB  07 3237095 OR www.whakatane.info • kaweraugolf@xtra.co.nz OR flashmeg@slingshot.co.nz  Flash 027 696 1829

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WEEKEND WOMEN’S 18H MATCH PLAY SECTION B

24th March at Titirangi Akarana 62 Howick 46 Whitford Park 54 Pukekohe 54 Titirangi 69 Clarkes Beach 39 Howick’s first loss of the season with only Raewyn Sharp (9.5/8.5) and Lynette White (9/9) being on the right side of the win column and they remain our only unbeaten players whilst one of us spent more time playing in the sand than if she had gone to the beach for the day. Diane Andrew was the Howick player of the day with a net 75!

The table standings with 1 round to go: Titirangi 226.5 Howick 221.5 Whitford Park 220.5 Akarana 216 Pukekohe 212 Clarks Beach 199.5

WOMEN’S MIDWEEK MP REPORT

The women’s midweek pennant team played their 3rd round at Remuera on Thursday 28th March against Onewhero.

Howick had an excellent win 65-43, putting the team into 1st place, 3 points ahead of Titirangi. Diane Andrew had the best win, 14.5 - 3.5 whilst playing to her handicap. Sue Wohlmuther and Sue Gold both played under their handicaps, and while Sue W came out with a win, Sue G halved her match. The remaining players

all had wins.

Points to date: Howick 180.5, Titirangi 177.0, Remuera 171.5, RAGGC 155.0, Chamberlain Park 149.0, Onewhero 139.0.

BISSETT SHIELD - 24TH MARCH VERSUS PAKURANGA AT PUKEKOHE

Result – Win 5½ - 2 ½ Extremely satisfying result over our near neighbours.

Wins to Craig Van Der Nagel, Mario Beer, Dan Mantell, Richard Griffin & Allen Hy; Vincent Chan had a half.

Player of the Day – not awarded – unfair to single out any one player; a great team effort.

After this match, we are still at the foot of the table, 1 point behind Pakuranga – a good result at home in the last round (playing Akarana, who are mid-table) could see up jump over Pakuranga who are playing Royal Auckland.

were noticeably closer, most of the time.

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HOWICK INTERCLUB DIV 1 RESULT 24TH MAR

Howick 2 / Whitford Park 6 The curse that is Chamberlain Park has struck again. Three games played there and we have been beaten soundly in all three of those games. The two wins came from Craig Marsom and Hoani Hakaraia who chipped in on the last to gain a fighting win.

Once again we were outplayed around the green with the opposition chipping noticeably closer than us and 1st putts

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Ruth Middleton Tournament

A fundraising tournament was held at Maraenui Golf Club on Sunday 31 March.

The major sponsor for the event was Mitre 10 Mega Napier.

A very good field of 104 players took part in the unique 27 Hole teams event which raised in excess of $3,000 which will go towards course improvements following the removal of tree stumps.

Thanks also to D G Glenn Logging for the use of a digger over 2 days and the great job they did in cleaning up the affected areas.

Congratulations to the winners ...

1st Place: The Clan – Sue Stewart, Russell Irvine, Willie MacPherson and Nicola MacPherson 2nd Place: Team Bott – Howard Bott, Jacqui Waddell, Ann Herbert, Cath Walker 3rd Place: The Kiwi Fruits – Garry Collins, Heather Collins, Peter Wright, Jo

GOLD NUGGET TOURNAMENT Reefton Golf Club Glenburnie Proudly sponsored by Rosco Contractors Ltd

Queen’s Birthday Weekend Saturday 1 June – Sunday 2 June 2019

SPECIAL OFFERS MEMBERSHIP WINTER GREEN FEE SPECIALS+

To enter: $85 including twos and meals plus $15 for player’s partner on Sunday if required. Entries close 29 May 2019.

Gold nugget to gross winner over field 36 holes.

Gold vial to other gross winners.

Gold nugget to best net over field.

Runner-up for each division plus best net prizes.

Grades are: Up to 9, 10-18, 19-36 and one ladies division subject to entries. Maximum handicap men and women 36.

OPTIONS AVAILABLE FROM

Pay direct credit into: BNZ 02-0880-0055770-097 Reefton Golf Club Inc. Put your name as a reference.

Please send entry with cheque to: Brian Hampton (Club Captain), C/-Reefton Golf Club, PO Box 80, Reefton 7851 Phone: 021 0267 2224 Email: brian.hampy@outlook.com

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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Rowley 4th Place: Brian Frost, Shirley Holm, Simon Northrop, Will Wilson Nearest the Pins: 5th hole – Perry Morgan 11th Hole – John Lees Lucky Draw – (Visitor) Phil Dol, (Member) Graham Copp Many thanks to our tournament sponsors – Mitre 10 Napier, SBS Bank, Alexander Building Solutions and MOVEX Thursday Group.

shooting low rounds, fired a 6 under par 66 in round 3, to bolt up the leader board.

He finished 2nd amateur, behind Daniel Hillier, regarded as NZ’s best amateur during the last couple of years.

Earlier in the year Wood contested the 54 hole Wairarapa Open at the Masterton Golf Club, and won that event by 6 shots after shooting a final round 62, which included 6 birdies and 3 eagles.

And at the recent NZ Strokeplay Championship, in Christchurch, Wood was in contention until a final round 78, eventually dropped him down to 10th position.

However a top 10 performance at a NZ Championship is still a very good performance.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP

The Manawatu Wanganui Secondary Schools Champs were played in late March at Marton Golf Club with over 30 participants taking part representing a total of eight different schools. The day was fine, but a reasonably strong breeze,presented a good challenge for participants.

was played earlier in the year than normal (played in late March) and the club got their wish of ideal weather conditions, with a sunny and warm day with a relatively gentle wind for the 36 hole championship event.

Manawatu Wanganui Men’s Toro representative Liam Finlayson had a solid 2 round total of 1 over par, shooting 73 and 68, to finish two shots clear of Masters representative, from Whanganui, Rick Harding (70 & 73). In third place was fellow Masters rep, also from Whanganui, Stu Gillespie (74 & 74).

In the women’s division it was a very close finish for the championship with Manawatu’s Lily Griffin holding off fellow Manawatu Wanganui rep, Brydie Hodge, from Levin, by a single shot. Griffin had rounds of 78 & 81, while Hodge had 79 & 81. Whanganui’s Caroline Scott, a Manawatu Wanganui rep finished not far behind in third with rounds of 77 and 86.

This year’s championship was a little special being held in the club’s 125th year. Congratulations to all players that competed.

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TYLER WOOD CONTINUES TO IMPRESS

2018 Manawatu Wanganui Interprovincial rep, Tyler Wood, continues to impress in the National events with another impressive tournament performance, this time at the Muriwai Open Charles Tour event which was played last month.

Wood finished the 4 round event with a 7 under par total, to earn 5th place, just 6 shots back from NZ Professional James Anstiss, who fired a final round 7 under 65 to claim victory.

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The main competition is the team gross, with the top 3 out of 4 scores counting toward the team total. The winner goes on to compete against the winning team from Taranaki Secondary Schools competition in a regional playoff, to determine the team to compete at the National champs in September. This year’s competition was extremely close, and in the end Feilding High School prevailed over Palmerston North Boys’ High School by just 2 shots. The Feilding team of Ethan Ward, Ryan Rooney, Scott Donald and Liam Magill were very happy to win the title. Palmerston North Boys’ High, whom have had a strangle hold on the trophy for a number of years, were without their top ranked player, Bradley McSherry, due to a more important commitment.

In the Individual competition, Tara Raj, easily took out the girls competition with a round of 75. In the boys event Feilding’s Ryan Rooney had the best score of 79, which was 4 shots clear of Palmerston North Boys’ High Schools, Remy Early, and Whanganui High School’s Ryan Donaldson, both shooting 83.

FINLAYSON & GRIFFIN WIN WANGANUI OPEN

Feilding’s Liam Finlayson and Manawatu’s Lily Griffin are the winners of 2019 Ricoh Wanganui Open. The event

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WELLINGTON CARTERTON GOLF CLUB

By Wendy Wills The Carterton Vets 4 day tournament was held on the 18th to the 22nd March with Wednesday being the rest day.

This tournament is an annual tournament and on the New Zealand Vets Golf Association Programme.

Our car park was a hive of activity with many motor homes and caravans arriving for the tournament and staying on site. A big field of golfers from all over New Zealand took part.

Each day there was a prizegiving for the day’s results and the stablefords for each day were totalled for the week with the overall winners of the tournament being announced at the final prizegiving on the Friday. Amongst the winners were two of our own members, well done Grant and Jenny.

The winners of the Vets 4 day tournament were: Men’s Div 1: Grant Smith Men’s Div 2: Keith Hickman Ladies Div 1: Chris Waugh Ladies Div 2: Jenny Harris This being my second year playing in this tournament I have enjoyed the friendly atmosphere amongst fellow players and I looked forward to playing each day, I encourage all Vet golfers to come along next year.

Many thanks go to Lindsay Sutton, Jim Harris, Alex MacDonald, Bob Walker, Janet Pincock and all the Carterton Vets involved in making it a fantastic, well-run

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Pictured below from L to R: Chris Waugh, Grant Smith, Keith Hickman, Jenny Harris

PAHIATUA LADIES’ OPEN DAY, 4TH APRIL 2019

A stunning Tararua day, a field of 97 ladies, great sponsorship from Sacred Hill Winery and fabulous food provided by Pahiatua members all made for a very successful ladies’ tournament at Pahiatua in early April.

Results (Pahiatua/Pongaroa names in bold): Division 1 1st Nett: A Pivac (Man) 68 c/b 1st Gross: L Sutherland (Eke) 78 1st Stableford: M Hooper (Lev) 41 c/b 2nd Stableford: P Huddleston 41 3rd Stableford: C Daysh 40 4th Stableford: D Henricksen 39 c/b 5th Stableford: A Schnell (Fldg) 39 6th Stableford: L Wheeler 39 7th Stableford: L Stewart (Wvley) 38 c/b 8th Stableford: J Healey (Man) 38 9th Stableford: J Alabaster (R’tira) 37 c/b Nearest to Pin: L Sutherland (18) 2nd Shot (11): L Sutherland Division 2 1st Nett: A Davies (Lev) 68 c/b 1st Gross: G Pickett (CC) 89 1st Stableford: J Anderson (Eke) 41 2nd Stableford: M Mcvoy 40 c/b 3rd Stableford: N Stern (Lev) 40 4th Stableford: M Keenan (Lev) 40 5th Stableford: T Cooper (Otaki) 39 6th Stableford: C Braddick (Eke) 38 c/b 7th Stableford: C Louisson (Lev) 38 8th Stableford: L Howie (Fldg) 37 c/b 9th Stableford: K Henderson (Apiti) 37 Nearest to Pin: D Goode (12) 2nd Shot (11): L Howie Division 3 1st Nett: V King (Eke) 65 1st Gross: T Morrison (Otaki) 97 1st Stableford: B Roche (Dvk) 42 c/b 2nd Stableford: K Ball 42 3rd Stableford: D Smith 39 c/b 4th Stableford: D Galvin 39 5th Stableford: D Small 39 6th Stableford: A Mason 39 7th Stableford: S Ashton 38 8th Stableford: G Sorensen 37 c/b 9th Stableford: M Hunt 37 Nearest to Pin: K Ball (9) 2nd Shot (11): P Lochore TWOS: L Sutherland, J Ritchie, D Archer, L Cameron, L Ward and J Buchanan WELLINGTON NOTICEBOARD 10 May

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Manor Park

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Ormulu Open Foursomes 36 Hole

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Golden Downs

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Girvin and Foulsham Memorial

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Russley’s winning team, from back left are Chris Le Cren, Andrew Hay, Rob Weatherhead, Paul Ainsworth, Leo Im and David Kim, front row, Scott Dew and Michael Im.

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CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH METRO A & B FINALS

The Finals of Christchurch Metro A & B Interclub were played at Waitikiri Golf Club last month in cool conditions and the course in great order.

MURRAY HALBERG EAGLES TOURNAMENT IN BULLER WESTLAND

Sixty two players took part in the Buller Westland Eagles Halberg Golf Tournament held at the Westport Golf Club in brilliant sunshine on Sunday the 24th March.

After a welcoming speech from outgoing Buller Westland president Errol Simpson, the National Eagles President David Howie from Hawkes Bay gave a run down on the work the Eagles Society has done over the last fifty years since its inception, stating that proceeds from days such as this have now raised over 5 million dollars which is passed over to the Halberg foundation.

Justin Muschamp from the Halberg Foundation spoke on how the monies raised are returned to the regions to help those with disabilities participate in sport and recreation. Through the generous sponsorship of Buller Westland business houses a full prize table of over $3500 in value meant there was a prize for all participants, with the day’s proceeds of around $2200 to go to the Halberg Trust.

Major prize winners were: Teams prize for the best combined Stableford score (155) was shared by

two teams, being, C Williams, R Blair, G Grant, S Emery and J Murray, R Nelson, R Mumm, P Bourke. Senior Ladies: Carolyn Williams (41) on countback from Jill Waines. Junior Ladies: S Emery (45). Senior Men: K Thomas (44). Junior Men: B Johnson (42). Twos: R Mumm, P Bourke, T McDonnell, T Archer, N Berry, B Hateley.

Above: Errol Simpson and Tony Reynolds being presented with a plaque from Justin Muschamp of the Halberg Foundation.

TASMAN U16 & U19 TEAMS NAMED

The Tasman Under 16 and Under 19 Teams were named to compete at the South Island Junior Provincial to be held at the Harewood Golf Club. The majority of the team are members of the Hamish Fletcher Lawyers Tasman Academy.

The U16 Team is Shaun Smith, Hugh Robinson, Liam Keegan, Eli Hassan, and Jaraah Bense-mann.

The U19 Team is Kameran Clarke, Jamie Hunter, Ronan Restieaux, Jono Powick, and Harry Kim. Lizzie Neale, Aroha Minhinnick, and Lila Scholes will also travel down with the team to compete in the South Island Age Group Champs at the Templeton Golf Club.

We wish all of the players the best of luck for the week and we are sure they will represent Tasman with pride.

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To win your Club Championship is a major achievement, one that many aspire to. For Deanna Matthews this is something she came close to achieving in 2018 after finishing runner up in the Women’s Silver Club Championships. In 2019 she has gone one better to win the Championship title. Played last month in the final played over 36 holes, Deanna shot 76 in the morning round before going on to win the match 7/5 over her opponent.

Deanna Matthews joined the Weedons club in 2016 and at the time was on a 22 handicap, under the expert tuition of her coach Wayne Davies (Riccarton Park Golf Complex) she has become a very accomplished golfer, currently playing off a 4.3 handicap.

No doubt the trophy is proudly on display next to the Avondale Women’s Open trophy that Deanna won earlier this year.

Deanna is pictured with the trophy along with Margaret Langan (right), who is the Weedons Junior Convenor.

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In the Metro A Final the Harewood team of, from back left, Guy Chambers, Terry Coleman, Peter Coleman, Marcus Wyatt, Barry Coleman and front row, John Hamilton, Colin Posa, Ray Coleman were too strong for top seed Waimairi Beach winning 5.5-2.5.

In the Metro B Final, Harewood were attempting to do the Metro A & B double, but after being locked up at 4-4 at the end of 18 holes, Russley spoiled their party winning in a sudden death at the second play-off hole.

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All the matches were very close across the three sections.

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17 May

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Rawhiti Women’s Teams Stableford

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Waitikiri 9 Hole Tournament

20 May

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GOLF EVENT IN ALEXANDRA RAISES $21,000 IN ONE DAY

On Friday 29 of March, 224 golfers from around Central Otago turned up to Alexandra Golf Course to play in an extraordinary tournament. They were all there to raise funds for Roxburgh Golf Club. In the space of 13 months, the Roxburgh course has suffered two devastating floods sustaining significant damage.

The fundraising idea was first conceived back in December by John Roche at a Vinpro tournament in Wanaka. John then spent a number of sleepless nights hatching his plans and nurturing them into a full blown day of golfing goodness.

The event was formally titled a Rambrose which apparently stood for “Ready Ambrose” and involved the use of white, yellow, orange and pink balls, some emailed instructions open to interpretation and

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teams of four willing participants.

Mist was shrouding the course on our arrival but soon dissipated leaving an absolutely stunning Central Otago Autumn day. The course itself was in pristine condition with 54 teams “ready to ramble” with groups consisting of two teams, that is 8 players! Due to the rules for the day the field moved round in great style averaging less than four and half hours!

Between holes, there were multiple side activities to relieve our wallets of any extra weight. They included chipping into a paddling pool, guess the number of tees in a jar, and guess the number of balls in the golf bag.

Hole 18 was supposed to be done in complete silence with fines of 20 cents per utterance – apparently this also included any sound while playing a shot.

Our team immediately opted for the $5 team exemption. I’m sure some teams were happy that there wasn’t a swear jar for the rest of the holes.

After an arduous day playing great golf out in the sun, the clubhouse was a welcome relief with afternoon tea and chilled rehydration fluids, while we waited for results.

The raffle table was laden with donated items mostly brought along by the golfers themselves. The queue to buy tickets was long but it gave you a good chance to case the table looking for your perfect prize.

The legendary day was officially won

by The Swingers (pictured above) in the ladies division with 122 points and The Tarras Tossers in the men’s division with 128 points.

It turned out that the only people profiting from the official haggle (guess the score of the winning team) was the Roxburgh Golf Club when the 8 winners returned their prize money.

Many thanks to John and his team of volunteers from Alexandra and Roxburgh Golf Courses with their awesome efforts. The final fundraising tally was over $21,000 which no doubt will be put to good use by the Roxburgh club so that we can all enjoying playing their course in the future.

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cwcollier22@me.com

07 862 6767

mikehayes2211@gmail.com

Lorraine McLeavey

0274 494522

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Levin

Club Manager

06 368 6189

levin@golf.co.nz

M&W

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Rangitikei,Rangatira, Wanganui,Castlecliff

Pat Pene

06 3445478

hhppene@gmail.com

M&W

23 -25 Sept

Rotorua (Arikikapakapa)

Don Blackledge

8 348 4051

rotorua@golf.co.nz

M&W

7 - 8 Oct

Clarks Beach

Club Manager

09 232 1788

manager@clarksbeachgolfclub.co.nz

M&W

10 - 11 Oct

Waiuku

Club Manager

09 235 9489

waiukugolf@xtra.co.nz

Mxd

14 - 15 Oct

Warkworth

The Secretary

09 425 8248

M&W

17 - 18 Oct

Sherwood Park 2 day

Jane Hiebendaal

09 434 6900

admin@sherwoodparkgolf.co.nz

M&W

22 - 24 Oct

Whakatane

Secretary WGC

07 308 8117

whakatanegolfclub@gmail.com

Reg Calden

07 824 8006

regcalden@yahoo.com

09 407M&W 8837 Ex 229 - 31 kerikerigolf@clear.net.nz Oct Ngaruawahia

Kerry Jensen 3 - 6 Nov Poverty Bay

07 575M&W 4214

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4 - 8 Nov

Taupo

M&W

13-14 Nov

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Heather Vivian

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06 3445478

Bill Bird

06 754 8953

Kaye Cavey

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Marie Rayner

06 7552875

rere8533@gmail.com

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Jane Hiebendaal

09 434 6900

admin@sherwoodparkgolf.co.nz

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Pat Pene

thedivot@warkworthgolfclub.co.nz

07 8649846 Terry Golder cwcollier22@me.com 07 548 0391 terry.golder2@gmail.com

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Carterton

Lindsay Sutton

David Mansell

Blackledge greveykp@gmail.com 8 348 4051

Club Manager

Owen Young

021 666 686Club Manager nhsga1@outlook.com

Brian Chapman

04 298 4321The

Colin Vincent

021 971 871

Kerry Jensen

07 871 4838

mcleavey@xtra.co.nz levin@golf.co.nz hhppene@gmail.com rotorua@golf.co.nz

09 232 1788

manager@clarksbeachgolfclub.co.nz

09 235 9489

waiukugolf@xtra.co.nz

chapmanb@xtra.co.nz09 425 8248 Secretary cjv@xtra.co.nz

Jane Hiebendaal 09 434 6900 k-a.jensen@xtra.co.nz

M&W

22 - 24 Oct

Whakatane

Secretary WGC

07 308 8117

M&W

29 - 31 Oct

Ngaruawahia

Reg Calden

07 824 8006

M&W

3 - 6 Nov

Poverty Bay

Secretary

06 867 4402

M&W

4 - 8 Nov

Taupo

David Mansell

07 3788904

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After more than a decade in the role, Doug Harradine resigned as the chief executive of Golf Otago at the annual meeting, which was held in Alexandra on Saturday.

Harradine (65) took up the position after the resignation of John Roche in 2008 and immediately found himself with some testing tasks.

“My first job was to oversee the amalgamation of Otago’s men’s and women’s golf which took most of the first two years of my tenure,” Harradine said.

His greatest achievements involved the appointment of a junior development of-

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ficer, based at Sport Otago, which has led to many changes.

This led to the establishment of two order of merit events, which has helped boost the standard of golf in the province.

During his tenure Otago sent a team to the junior interprovincial event at Cambridge, and Otago won the national title in 2015.

The senior team has also had more success during his reign, winning the SBS interprovincial in 2015 and finishing runner-up in the Toro interprovincial on three occasions.

Harradine’s interest in golf was nurtured as a third form (Year 9) pupil at Waitaki Boys’ High School under the schooling of the then school’s golf master Les Duffy.

“There were a number of boys playing golf at the school and many adults at the North Otago Club encouraged us juniors.”

Harradine’s other interests were football and cricket but he got involved in golf again when he moved to Dunedin and joined the Otakou Club.

He joined the police force in 1977 and was transferred to Cromwell two years later.

“It was a busy two-man station and the expansion of the Clyde dam project meant that it was a busy position.”

He was a committee member of the Cromwell Golf Club and became the manager of the club in 1995 – a position he held until he took up the Golf Otago position in 2008.

He was no stranger to administration having served on the Otakou Club committee, Otago team manager from 200003, Otago selector from 2002-08 as well as being on Golf Otago’s management committee from 2005.

He is no stranger to the competitive scene having represented Otago in 1984 and 1985, as well as being a member of the NZ Combined Services team for 12 years.

Harradine was selected as a member of the New Zealand Police golf team and competed in the international Police Olympics in Texas in 1982.

Golf Otago will advertise for a replacement for Harradine during the next two months.

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