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By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

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This column contains obscene language that may offend some readers. Parents, please warn your children.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

Slow play.

There, I said it.

Slow play. Yes, I said it again.

My apologies but those two four-letter words are amongst the foulest in golf.

They are so foul that I have decided when I hit a bad shot in the future, I am not not going to say out loud one of those other four letter words. Instead I’m going to say out loud: Slow play.

But for meantime I’ll avoid those two vulgar words. I’ll just say not very fast play.

The subject of not very fast play came to the fore last month when a video appeared on social media of PGA Tour player Bryson DeChambeau taking two minutes over a 10-foot putt, which he even-

Golf’s four letter words: S*** p*** tually missed.

Maybe he should have taken three minutes but two minutes is a long time for one putt. Try timing yourself on the practice green and you’ll see what I mean.

I did it at home in the living room one night and had to pour a glass of red wine to help fill in the time.

The DeChambeau video sparked many comments about not very fast play and the player was heavily criticised.

The criticism hit a nerve.

At a press conference following the criticism, DeChambeau went on the offensive.

Before a question was asked, Dechambeau said: “Let’s talk about slow play, guys. Let’s talk about slow play. I’ll introduce this and talk about it.

“So here’s the thing, guys. There’s three other people playing out there, and I’m not the only one out there playing golf, right. Is that correct?

“So, for example, let me give you one example, guys. Stevie Williams

(caddie for Jason Day). I played with him at the WGC, right. Guess how long it took us to play that round, the third round? Does anyone know?

Might want to go check that out.

“Because we were on their tail every single hole playing with Jason Day and Stevie. A lot of it’s the caddies. A lot of it’s the other players.

They don’t care about walking fast.

“I play a different way out there. I take my 40 seconds that’s allotted, sometimes over, absolutely. Totally agree. It’s maybe five percent of the time. But I’ll tell you that it’s really kind of unfortunate the way it’s perceived because there’s a lot of other guys that take a lot of time. They don’t talk about this matter and for me personally, it is an attack and it is something that is not me whatsoever. People don’t realise the harm that they are doing to the individuals.”

Yes, it was a bit of a rant.

DeChambeau’s argument was that the important factor should be how long it takes to play a round of golf, not how long it takes for one

shot. He said he walks quickly between shots, others don’t.

Are you a not very fast player?

No, of course not. Nobody admits to being a not very fast player. Yes they sometimes take their time over a shot, but, no, they are not a not very fast player. (Classic double negative there which reminds me about a joke).

But golf’s their living, I hear someone saying. They are entitled to take their time, I hear someone saying.

Yes, perhaps. But only perhaps. It is also a spectator sport and we can’t be bothered watching someone take two minutes over a 10-foot putt.

How much is there to work out for a 10-foot putt? Is it two centimetres outside the right edge or is it three centimetres? If you can putt to that amount of accuracy from 10 feet then you are already a great putter, you don’t need to know if it’s two or three centimetres.

Now for the joke.

Don’t use double negatives. They are a big no, no.

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Fairytale result for smiling Cinderella in British Open

inako Shibuno, the player known as the smiling Cinderella, provided a fairytale finish to the Women’s British Open to claim her maiden major championship title in her first tournament outside her native Japan.

The 20-year-old closed with a four-under par 68 at the Woburn Golf Club in England for an 18-under total, one clear of American Lizette Salas, who earlier had equalled the lowest round of the week with a seven-under-par 65.

Shibuno was tied with Salas on 17-under coming up the last, and hit her approach to 20 feet.

A player so inexperienced would have been forgiven for feeling the nerves as she walked up to the green, but Shibuno smiled and waved to the cheering crowds before calmly rolling in the putt for a remarkable victory.

Salas was left to rue a missed putt from five feet after a sublime approach to the par-four 18th, her effort lipping out to ultimately leave her in second place, one ahead of Korean Jin Young Ko, who closed with a 66.

The back nine produced fantastic drama on the final day, with two eagles, 21 birdies and only two dropped shots among the top seven players vying for the title.

Shibuno was two clear at the start of the final day but gave the rest hope when she double-bogeyed the third on her way to a one-over par front nine. For the second day running, however, she upped the ante on the way back, and five birdies meant she played the back nine in a combined 11-under par for the final two rounds.

“I can’t really describe with words right now what I’m feeling,” Shibuno said afterwards.

“Last night, I knew I was going to be nervous, but then also I was thinking that I was going to cope in these situations, and when I was thinking about how nervous I was going to be, starting today, I didn’t really feel that nervous.

“I don’t think not many people, including me, like to be in a situation where you’re leading. I feel like it’s better to be behind than leading. That was true today and I was able to play easier when I was in that position.

“I was looking at the board all the time, and knew my position, where I stood in the tournament. That was also true before the putt on the 18th and I was also thinking about if I were to make this putt, how I was going to celebrate.

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“Every time I would make a birdie putt or a par save, a lot of people got up their hands to high-five me, and that was a very happy feeling.”

Salas said: “I take away a lot of positives.

We had a game plan at the beginning of the week and we stuck with it. We fought, every single day, and to play alongside the No 1 player in the world (Jin Young Ko) and to play the way I did, I’m really happy.

“Obviously I could have finished a little better, and it stings a little bit. But you can’t control what other players do. I gave it my all and you know, to still come up short, it sucks, but we’ll be back.”

Asked what was going through her head as she prepared to hit the putt on the 18th, Salas replied: “I told myself, you got this.

You’re made for this.

“I put a good stroke on it. I’m not going to lie; I was nervous. You know, I haven’t been in that position in a long time. Gave it a good stroke. I controlled all my thoughts.

It just didn’t drop. So congrats to our winner.”

Local hopes for a British winner faded early in the day, with Charley Hull and Bronte Law both closing with over-par rounds to finish tied 24th and tied 35th respectively. Defending champion Georgia Hall also had to settle for a share of 35th place after being in contention at the halfway stage.

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There are three team divisions: mens, womens and mixed.

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Getting to know Hinako Shibuno

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inako Shibuno had only left Japan once in her life before travelling to the United Kingdom to compete in the British Open last month.

With that in mind it was something of a shock to see her name at the top of the leaderboard heading into the final day and still there at the end of the tournament.

Playing in her first major championship, Shibuno showed a calmness that belied her tender age of 20. She was one over par at the turn of her third round on Saturday and going the

wrong way, but six birdies on the back nine – including consecutive gains to finish – left her in pole position at Woburn Golf Club in England.

Then on the final day she posted a score of four-under par to win with a total of 18-under par.

So who is Hinako Shibuno? The international media were dying to find out and by the end of the translated press conference she had them eating out of her hand.

Here’s what was learned: * Her nickname is smiling Cinderella

because she could not stop smiling after winning her first tournament in Japan. The smiling continued throughout the British Open. * 2019 is her rookie year on the Japanese LPGA Tour. * In May, she won the World Ladies’ Championship Salonpas Cup, a major on the Japan LPGA Tour, and added a second victory in July at the Shiseido Anessa Ladies’ Open. * Her golfing idol is Lexi Thompson from the United States. * The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a huge

goal for her. * She said Woburn felt like a Japanese course to her, which may explain why she did so well. * Her expectations heading into the tournament were only to make the cut. * She enjoys playing softball. * The only time she has left Japan previously was to go to Thailand to practise last year. * She can turn her double-jointed arms nearly full around.

Women’s British Open winner banked $NZ1 million T he prize fund for last month’s Women’s British Open increased to $US4.5 million, a rise of almost 40 percent, in recognition of the importance of the championship and women’s golf, The Royal & Ancient announced.

That made the Women’s British Open the second highest prize fund of the five major championships in the women’s game. The increase came in the first year of multinational finance and insurance corporation American International Group’s (AIG) partnership as title sponsor and saw the winner Hinako Shibuno of Japan

take home a first prize of $US675,000. In New Zealand dollars that’s $1.04 million.

Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, said: “We recognised that more needed to be done to elevate the prize fund for this great championship and are pleased that we have been able to make a significant increase this year as part of The R&A’s commitment to women’s golf.

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Pegasus to host Charles Tour event next month GOLF NEWS

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new Canterbury venue has been found for New Zealand’s Charles Tour.

The Harewood Golf Club in Christchurch had hosted a Charles Tour event for the previous seven years but this year the honour goes to the Pegasus Golf Club in North Canterbury.

The Pegasus Open will be sponsored by home ventilators DVS in association with radio broadcasters NewstalkZB and will be held from October 3-6.

Pegasus already plays host to the PGA Tour of Australia’s New Zealand PGA Championship, which was held

there for the first time in March.

The new Charles Tour venue is set to deliver another exciting week of golf, one that DVS Home Ventilation directors, Pete Roberts and Tony Sandes, are very excited about.

Roberts said: “DVS Home Ventilation is pleased to be involved with a strong New Zealand Golf tournament.

“There are plenty of very talented golfers in this country and we are proud to be able to support these people in their quest for success. We are delighted for this opportunity to be involved with the DVS Pegasus Open.”

Mike Godinet, the director of golf management and marketing for the tournament, said: “Having this support from DVS is a big boost for golf in Canterbury and having NewstalkZB Christchurch in association with them will provide a very strong local flavour to the event.”

The Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes, continues to grow from strength to strength, and New Zealand Golf general manager for tournaments and golf operations Dave Mangan said keeping the Charles Tour in Christchurch was a great result.

“We have been fortunate to have seven great events at the Harewood Golf Club and it’s fantastic that DVS and NewstalkZB have come onboard to ensure that we will continue to have a Charles Tour event in the South Island and in Sir Bob’s hometown of Christchurch.

“The Jennian Homes Charles Tour is a proven pathway for developing our talent here in New Zealand and the Pegasus Golf Club will prove a worthy test of the country’s best in October,” Mangan said.

McIlory joins Woods in Japan PGA Tour event

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ory McIlory has joined Tiger Woods as committed to appear in Japan’s first official PGA Tour tournament.

The tournament is named the Zozo Championship and will be held at the Accordia Golf Narashine Country Club from October 24-27 with prizemoney of $US9.75 million.

Zozo Championship executive director Travis Steiner said: “We are excited to announce the addition of Rory McIlroy in the field.

“With Tiger Woods already announced previously,

Rory’s commitment is a fantastic addition as he is undoubtedly one of the best golfers on the planet following an outstanding career.”

McIlroy, 30, has won four major championships and is a 16-time PGA Tour winner.

He has won twice on the PGA Tour in 2019, claiming a come-from-behind victory at the The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in March before picking up his 16th career PGA Tour title at the Canadian Open in June where he won by seven shots.

McIlroy said: “It is wonderful we have the opportunity

to compete in Japan this year and I’m truly excited to be heading to the inaugural Zozo Championship.

“I know golf fans in Japan are very supportive and knowledgeable of the game and it’ll be really cool and fun for the PGA Tour players to perform in front of them for the first time.”

The Zozo Championship will feature a field of 78 players, including the leading 60 players from the FedEx Cup points list, 10 designated by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO) and eight special exemptions. The event is co-sanctioned with the JGTO.

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Lydia Ko — how and why?

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ydia Ko’s surprising steady fall from the giddy heights of world number one in 2015/16 to number 24 at time of writing has been well documented.

However, New Zealand commentators have been treading on eggshells in an effort not to be negative about Ko. It is not my intention to do that either.

But it is interesting to delve into what facts there are in an effort to establish how and why this is continuing.

Firstly though, let us be clear that whatever the future holds, it is up to Ko and her family to make decisions.

She has already won over $10 million on the LPGA Tour alone and who knows what her sponsorships and endorsements are bringing in.

The maximising of these income streams for Ko and many of her fellow professionals is understandable and evident from the number of logos decorating their apparel.

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ests while still young.

But there is no doubt that her fans would like to see her regain her mojo. So how and why has it happened?

To cut to the chase, Ko’s former coach David Leadbetter recently made several pointed comments and it is hard to deny he hit most of the nails on the head. It is a well known fact in New Zealand golf circles that the control of her parents and sister have been a concerning and constant factor and in the opinion of most, not a positive.

Some media and others have accused Leadbetter of sour grapes. But why? He doesn’t need Ko. His success and record with Ko and many others speak for themselves. Surely anyone in his position would simply be saddened watching what has happened and want her to turn it around.

Let us not forget the work of Guy Wilson in her formative years, which saw her winning on the LPGA Tour.

Then the distance factor was cited as a reason to use Leadbetter. In three years with Leadbetter until December 2016, Ko achieved 17 LPGA wins including two majors and was ranked number one for most of the time.

In the three years since, she has won

once. What did he do wrong to get the sack?

Then came, it is hard to deny, the smorgasbord of decisions that seemed to begin the slide. There was virtually nothing about her golf game that wasn’t completely changed. It is difficult to remember any top golfer maintaining their level after such drastic changes.

Who remembers Padraig Harrington?

He wins three majors in two years then decides he has to get better, makes many changes including the swing and has been almost anonymous since. I could recite the woes of many others who made the same mistake.

Before looking at Ko’s eye-opening statistics, just what were the hallmarks of her game until 2016?

Firstly, she was always a very happy looking person with a relaxed (nothing fazes me) demeanour. She had a game marked by amazing touch and feel. Her accuracy and distance control were without peer.

Her supposed lack of distance with her tee shots did not prevent her being the best. This was a red herring as in her early years she ranked around 60th, a little above average, but had drifted to 150th this year. Whoever made the decision that she needed to get more distance may have been better to allow her natural maturing physicality to do its work.

Her distance actually decreased for a period. In 2014, when still a young teenager, her average driving distance was 250 yards. By 2017 it was 243 yards. In 2019 it is 248 yards.

Unfortunately her accuracy has fallen from 79 percent in 2014 to 68 percent this year.

Greens in regulation were 77 percent in 2015, 68 percent this year. Average putts per round were best in 2016 at 28.31.

This year, at 29.47, it means well over four more shots per tournament. Therefore her scoring average mirrors this with an average score of 69.44 in 2015 and 71.02 this year, a full shot worse than ever before.

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NEWS Her birdie average peaked at 16 per event through the 2015/16 season. It is now 11.

In the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 she was top three or top 10 in most statistics.

It has been a huge change since and this year she only registers in two top 20 stats.

It doesn’t make for good reading. In five years to 2018 she recorded 74 top 10 finishes in 142 events. Outstanding numbers indeed but again the last three years have seen less of them.

So where to from here if Ko decides to try and arrest the situation?

Some people have suggested she go back to Guy Wilson, but this is unlikely to happen. It could be argued that Ryan Fox can do it with Marcus Wheelhouse so why not Ko? Wheelhouse is able to travel with Fox for 12 weeks of the year but this is not an option for Ko as she clearly requires her coach to be easily accessible at all times.

What about going back to Leadbetter given she achieved most of her success with him? That seems to be a logical option but that would be a huge admission by the Ko team for that to happen, not to mention the odd pie or two on the menu.

The other factor that is very noticeable is Ko’s new look. Her body shape has changed along with her slimmer look as she has matured. These growth, or influenced changes, can have a significant effect on the swing.

Her game has clearly become more mechanical, deliberate and seemingly lacking in confidence as the last couple of years have unfolded. The touch and feel appears to have been coached out of her.

Perhaps a clearing of the slate and going back to her origins and regaining that natural touch and feel, in other words re-finding and taking ownership of her unique swing, may be a start. Certainly the last two missed major cuts need to be a watershed time in her career.

Whatever the future holds, Ko can be assured that her place as one of the great golfers will remain and her fans will continue to wish her the very best.

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Next year’s Women’s Asia-Pacific confirmed for Thailand

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he third edition of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific will take place at the Siam Country Club in Thailand next

year.

It will be held from February 12-15 and the winner will receive an invitation to play among the world’s best golfers at the Women’s British Open, the Evian Championship in France, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship and the Honda LPGA Thailand, which will be played the following week at the Siam Country Club for the 12th time.

Thailand has firmly established itself on the golfing map in recent years, with sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn storming up the world rankings and Ariya also becoming Thailand’s first major champion at the 2016 Women’s British Open. In the men’s sport Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat have been regular winners on the European Tour.

The Women’s Asia-Pacific has been developed by The R&A and the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation to unearth developing talent and provide a pathway for Asia’s elite women amateurs to emerge on the international stage. It has already established itself as a significant women’s amateur golf tournament.

The R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said: “We are delighted to be playing the

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Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific at the Siam Country Club, particularly as Thailand is home to our inaugural champion, Attaya Thitikul.

“The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific continues to grow each year and has developed into the most prominent women’s amateur championship in the Asia-Pacific region. The R&A is totally committed to growing the women’s game and we believe providing elite competition and pathways is an integral step in achieving our goals.”

This year, the field comprised 80 players from 19 countries across Asia-Pacific including 17 ranked inside the top-100 of the women’s amateur golf rankings.

Japan’s Yuka Yasuda won in impressive style on home soil at The Royal Golf Club in Japan, following on from inaugural 2018 champion Attaya, who was triumphant at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.

As a result of her victory, Yasuda received an invitation to last month’s Evian Championship where she was equal leading amateur, finishing in a tie for 37th.

Attaya Thitikul, meanwhile, was the leading amateur in the Women’s British Open.

On learning that Thailand would host the tournament next year, Attaya said: “I am so excited to play the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific in my home of Thailand, I hope people come to support the event in Pattaya.”

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Millbrook Resort loses its founder

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apan’s Eiichi Ishii, founder of the internationally outstanding Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown, died on July 24 after a short illness in Tokyo aged 80.

Ishii invested in the resort when it was being developed in 1987. However, as with many such developments in New Zealand, it was facing bankruptcy by 1990.

But this did not faze Ishii and he showed a never give up attitude inherited from his mother Fusako by accepting the position of guarantor to steer the project into calmer waters. This led to his family taking full acquisition and the rest is now history.

The initial 18-hole golf course was designed by Sir Bob Charles and quickly became a focal point and a must to play.

Why? Because the design was attractive to the eye, not penal or too difficult. In other words, a pleasure to play.

The resort has always been and still is a work in progress in the sense that there is always something happening in terms of improvements, additions and further development of the real estate offerings. So a few years ago the Coronet nine holes was added to the original 18 holes. The 27 holes allow for the playing

of three different 18 hole configurations.

Recent acquisition of further land above, adjacent and a little south of the Coronet nine is to become another nine holes, making for a true championship Coronet 18.

Ishii’s family business was founded in 1919 and he was fourth generation. His son Gota is now the company president and annual sales were $NZ290 million in 2016. Gota is now Millbrook’s managing director. When Ishii first came to Queenstown he said “it is so beautiful and I would like to live here” and felt others would too.

So the thought of running a five star resort appealed as a winner. The bottom line was “whether it is profitable or not I have created a place where young and old can feel happy and that is good enough for me.”

Over the years his leadership has taken the resort from strength to strength.

In 1995 it hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, has hosted US presidents and members of the Royal family. In recent years Millbrook has co-hosted the New Zealand Open with The Hills.

In 2017 Ishii agreed to take over underwriting of the event from Michael Hill for five years. He said: “The purpose of the

New Zealand Open is not just golf. While it is the main part, along with it we are trying to further and develop economic ties between Japan and New Zealand.”

So it was no surprise that in 2016 at the age of 77, Ishii was acknowledged in the New Year honours list as an Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit as recognition for his services to New Zealand-Japan relations, golf and tourism.

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Millbrook director of operations Brian Howie echoed the thoughts of all who knew him.

“We have been extremely fortunate to have benefitted from Mr Ishii’s long term commitment to Millbrook and Central Otago,’’ Howie said.

Unquestionably Eiichi Ishii was a true gentleman and a master at fostering good relations with all people. His legacy is great and there for all to see.

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Williams and Day last just six tournaments together T he partnership between New Zealand caddie Steve Williams and Australian golfer Jason Day did not last long.

The pair went their separate ways after just six events together, struggling to gel since teaming up at the United States Open in June and, after missing the cut at The Northern Trust last month, former world No 1 Day an-

nounced that their partnership was over.

“Parting with Steve was a mutual decision and not an easy one to make,” the 2015 US PGA champion told the Australian Associated Press.

“He is the ultimate pro. It was a real learning experience being exposed to a caddie who has achieved what Steve has. He has worked with the best.

“But it was a disconnect of old school and new school.

Steve has become a friend and I have a lot of respect for him. I thank Steve for everything he taught me.”

Williams came out of retirement to pick up Day’s bag. A former caddie for Greg Norman, the Kiwi was on the bag for 13 of Tiger Woods’ 15 major victories and helped guide Adam Scott to US Masters glory at Augusta National in 2013.

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Hale Irwin gains Payne Stewart Award H

ale Irwin has become the latest recipient of the PGA Tour’s Payne Stewart Award, in acknowledgement of his exceptional character, sportsmanship and unwavering commitment to charitable impact.

Irwin was honoured last month at the Payne Stewart Award Ceremony in conjunction with the Tour Championship.

The ceremony was televised live on the Golf Channel.

The Payne Stewart Award is presented annually by the PGA Tour to a professional golfer who best exemplifies Stewart’s steadfast values of character, charity and sportsmanship. Stewart, an 11-time winner on the PGA Tour and world golf hall of fame member, died tragically 20 years ago during the week of the Tour Championship in 1999.

The award is sponsored by Southern Company, which is an American gas and electric utility holding company and was the Tour Championship sponsor the year of Stewart’s passing. A year later, the PGA Tour created the Payne Stewart Award in his honour, and Southern Company has supported the annual presentation since

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its inception.

Past winners have all distinguished themselves through their respect for the game, the Tour’s tradition of charity and their ability to make a positive impact in the lives of others.

Irwin said of his award: “When Tracey (Stewart) told me that I would be the 2019 recipient of the Payne Stewart Award, I was honestly surprised yet overcome with emotion and pride when thinking of Payne, the honour of this award which bears his name and the many deserving players who have earned it before me.

“Payne was a friend and a tremendous champion of our game, but more than that, he was committed to leaving a remarkable impact through golf which is still felt today.

“You could call him at any time and he would help immediately with whatever was needed, and I know he was that way with everyone he encountered. He is missed each day by all of us on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, and I am humbled to represent his character and passion with this award.”

Born in Missouri, but raised in Kansas, Irwin was introduced to the game at four years of age and spent countless hours with his father practising on the sand greens at their local municipal course.

He attended the University of Colorado where he was the 1967 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) individual champion in golf and two-time All-Big Eight selection as a defensive back in American football. Irwin and his wife Sally currently reside in Arizona, and have two children.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said: “Hale Irwin is an incredibly deserving Payne Stewart Award recipient.

“Starting with his first PGA Tour title in 1971 to his most recent PGA Tour Champions victory in 2007, his accomplishments over the course of a career that spans more than 50 years is nothing short of spectacular.

“Even today, his competitive fire still inspires after 25 years on PGA Tour Champions.

“And as someone who exemplifies Payne’s character and integrity, Hale continues to carry out Payne’s legacy

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through his commitment to family and his passion for helping others. The PGA Tour is proud to have Hale join what is a distinguished and legendary list of past recipients.”

In addition to a sculpture by Bob Pack presented to the recipient, the Payne Stewart Award is accompanied by an annual Payne Stewart Award Grant made possible by Southern Company.

The $US500,000 grant supports several initiatives in Stewart’s name and is distributed as follows: $US100,000 to Payne and Tracey Stewart’s primary charity, The Stewart Family Foundation; $US100,000 in Stewart’s honour to Payne Stewart Memorial, located in Missouri at Kids Across America, which is affiliated with Kanakuk Kamps; and $US300,000 to a charity designated by the winner.

Irwin has chosen to designate the St Louis Children’s Hospital, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, TGen (Translational Genomics Research Institute) and Folds of Honour.

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Irish venue for 2026 Ryder Cup GOLF NEWS

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rish golf is set for an extended spell in the golfing spotlight following Shane Lowry’s Open Championship victory, with the announcement of Adare Manor as host venue for the 2026 Ryder Cup. Since re-opening in April last year on completion of a two-year reconstruction commissioned by its owners, the McManus family, Adare Manor has been propelled to global recognition by a host of well-wishers on the new-look golf course.

The property has been an immediate hit with industry figureheads and top players alike, each rich in praise for the Tom Fazio-designed course and, in particular, its pristine condition.

In its first 18 months of operation, Adare Manor has collected numerous global accolades, capped with the confirmation of its Ryder Cup host venue status.

“I am delighted that the prestigious Ryder Cup will return to Ireland,” said J P McManus, owner of Adare Manor.

“Noreen and I are very happy that Adare Manor was chosen as the venue for this world-renowned tournament in 2026 and we look forward to welcoming our worldwide visitors.

“It is a wonderful tribute to the many great Irish golf ambassadors and success stories Ireland has had in golf over the years and a nice follow on from Shane’s momentous Open win in Portrush. The nation was behind Shane, it was a great achievement and very well deserved.

“I am confident that the people of Ireland will get behind The Ryder Cup and take the opportunity to showcase Ireland on the world stage and ensure that the 2026 Ryder Cup will be an outstanding success.

“I hope the many tourist, golfing and

business organisations will work together to identify all the opportunities for the benefit of The Ryder Cup tournament, the Irish economy and across the south west community.”

The announcement was made by Ryder Cup Europe, which unveiled its partnership with the Irish government and described the positive economic outcomes The Ryder Cup will yield by amplifying Ireland’s distinct golf tourism offering.

Ryder Cup Europe director Guy Kinnings said: “Adare Manor is a world class venue, both in terms of the golf course and the wider resort facilities.

“We could not be happier to be able to take golf’s greatest team contest back to Ireland and are delighted that Adare Manor will be the venue to showcase the next chapter in Ireland’s Ryder Cup story in seven years’ time.”

Adare Manor is already familiar to

some of the world’s best players. The 2020 Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington was consulted on the design of the golf course, providing player insights to Fazio and his team.

To celebrate last year’s re-opening, Lowry and Harrington were joined by four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and former Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley for a charity exhibition match.

Colm Hannon, chief executive of Adare Manor, said: “We could not be more honoured to be successful in bringing The Ryder Cup back to Ireland and to Adare Manor. This announcement is extremely humbling for all of us and my heartfelt thanks and gratitude go out to all of those who have played their part in the Adare Manor story so far.”

One shot penalty for two slow plays

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he European Tour has announced a new four-point plan aimed at tackling the issue of slow play.

The plan, which will be implemented at the start of the 2020 season, was approved by the European Tour’s tournament committee. It will focus on four key areas: regulation, education, innovation and field sizes.

Key to the regulation changes will be a player breaching the time allowances twice in a round to incur a oneshot penalty. There will also be significantly increased fines for players who are regularly placed on the clock throughout the season, alongside reduced times for players to play shots.

European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley said: “We are already at the forefront of pace of play management in the professional game, but after being mandated by our tournament committee to be even firmer in dealing with this issue, the time was right to take these additional steps.

“I believe the plan we are implementing for the 2020 season will bring about meaningful change that will

make golf even more enjoyable for the players and our fans, whether they are at the course in person or watching on television.”

In addition to the regulation changes, and in a bid to foster meaningful mindset change among players, education will also be key to the European Tour’s proactive plan.

All players will now be required to pass an interactive rules test as part of their conditions of membership, while new members will be allocated a dedicated referee to educate them on pace of play policies at the start of their European Tour career.

Technology will also be embraced with the trial of a new pace of play timing system.

The system will provide referees with the precise times for every group through every hole to make sure that no gaps are missed. In another development, on-tee displays linked to the system will also provide the players with instantaneous information on their position in relation to the group in front.

Depending on the success of the trial of the system and future technological developments in this area, it is something that will look to be rolled out across a significant number of tournaments on the European Tour, the Challenge Tour and the Staysure Tour.

There will also be a commitment to reducing field sizes where possible, while remaining mindful of providing playing opportunities, as well as using larger starting intervals during the final two rounds of tournaments.

Tournament committee chairman David Howell, said: “There is no doubt that pace of play is a hot topic in golf and as players we were keen to explore ways to address these issues in various areas.

“We have had some very interesting and robust debates in the process of agreeing the new initiatives.

“But with a combination of education, deterrents, technology and modifications to the fields, we believe we have arrived at a set of fair and proportional measures to improve the experience for everyone involved in the game.”

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There’s always time for a cuppa

By Neville Idour

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here are a couple of crafty elderly guys at an English golf club (they could be at your club) who pack flasks all year round for their golf competition day.

What’s in the flasks? Whisky? Bourbon?

Gin? No, none of the above.

Their secret weapon in the summer months is iced coffee, carefully brewed and chilled.

In winter it is steaming hot coffee in a flask which they share throughout the round.

They collect a lot of loot compared to others. They never flag or come off early but are always competitive to the last hole. Why? What is their secret? Could it be the coffee?

More than possibly it seems.

A closely controlled study at Auburn University, Alabama, in the United States, produced some fascinating findings.

Peter Mumford from the university said: “There’s not a lot of caffeine research in golf.”

Dr Kaelin Young from the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Auburn add-

ed: “Golf involves physical and mental fatigue. This is known to often surface after the first nine holes.”

Matt Jones, a sports nutritionist on the European Tour, said a cup of coffee is preferable to supplements or other caffeine drinks like coke.

“From a performance perspective caffeine can increase endurance as much as 10 percent and perks up mental alertness,’’ Jones said.

The researchers studied 12 male golfers with handicaps of three to 18 as they played 18 holes on two consecutive days in a 36-hole tournament.

They were already used to consuming caffeine daily. On each day they had to avoid other sources of caffeine and eat a meal two hours before play.

The players were randomly assigned a caffeine supplement of 155 milligrams (roughly equivalent to one cup of coffee) or a placebo.

They took the first dose before being driven to the tee by a research assistant who collected in round golf data and transported their clubs. They were also fitted with a device to monitor their health throughout the day. So the playing field was very level for all.

After the first nine holes, which they walked, they were given another dose of caffeine or a placebo. They also ate a standard meal.The findings at the conclusion of the survey were eye opening.

For each round the caffeine group had an average score of close to 77 while the placebo group scored 79. The questionnaires they all completed before, during and after their rounds showed the caffeine group reported more energy and less fatigue. There was also an increase of five percent in driving distance and 10 percent improvement in greens in regulation For professionals particularly, this is huge.

As Mumford said: “Lowering your score by even one stroke can be the difference in making the cut and then finishing in contention.”

However the bottom line is check your body metabolism is normal, don’t overdose on the coffee, and keep up the water intake to counter any dehydration.

Sounds like an easier option than countless pre-game whacks on the practice area. I think I’ll give it a try. Maybe those two English oldies knew something after all.

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Handicaps will change on a daily basis next year, not once a fortnight

By Dean Murphy New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

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ew Zealand Golf will next year introduce the new world handicap system which is a milestone for the game.

The world handicap system is the culmination of five years of research and adds to the modernisation of the Rules of Golf in 2019 to make the game more accessible and enjoyable. The best components of the six handicap systems currently used throughout the world have been combined to provide what will be the most accurate measure of a player’s ability.

The role out of the new system will happen during 2020, with some countries better prepared than others. We are fortunate in that we already use the United States Golf Association (USGA) course and slope rating system so we should be in a position to transition to the new sys-

Dave Mangan is the general manager of championship and golf operations for New Zealand Golf. Since 2013, Dave has been New Zealand Golf’s representative on the R&A rules of golf committee and was involved in the five years of discussions on the 2019 rule changes.

Readers are invited to submit questions to Golfer Pacific editor Paul Gueorgieff by email to pgueorgieff@yahoo. co.nz. Please ensure you explain your questions and situations clearly.

WHO GOES FIRST? Dave: I was playing match play and I have marked my ball on the green which is about three feet from the hole. My opponent chips onto the green and his ball finishes immediately in front of my marker. In other words the positions of our two balls are exactly the same. Neither of us wants to putt first as there is quite a bit of break remaining to the hole and each of us would like to get a read off the other player’s putt. How do we resolve who will go first?

Alexander, Christchurch Hi Alexander, Rule 6.4a(1) covers the order of play in match play after both players start a hole. The ball that is farther from the hole

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tem in March or April of next year.

Our other advantage over the rest of the world is that New Zealand Golf’s computer software provider DotGolf is a world leading handicap technology business and the way we can print score cards, book tee times and follow our handicap records is a great member benefit.

So what will change for us when the world handicap system is introduced?

The current handicap formula takes an average of the best 10 of your most recent 20 scores and is then multiplied by a 96 percent potential factor. Next year that will change to the best eight of 20, with no percentage adjustment, therefore we expect little change to current handicaps when we convert to the new world handicaps.

Currently we have a fortnightly rollover, with our handicaps in place for 14 days until the next revision.

But that will change next year and it will

be one of the major changes affecting the way we process handicaps in that handicaps will change daily.

Consequently we strongly recommend that golf clubs enter all score cards on a daily basis. We understand this may be a challenge for our smaller volunteer based clubs and we will provide an option closer to the introduction of the new system.

One of the reasons why cards should be entered daily is the new introduction of a playing conditions calculation. There will be a daily review of scores entered and if they are outside of the expected average, then the course rating could go up or down.

The system will retain a memory of the lowest handicap during the last year, with the maximum we can move out being 5.0. Once the calculation reaches over 3.0 higher there is a softer calculation to control the outward movement. This is referred to as a cap.

There will be a new method of reducing a handicap based on exceptional scores, with a one or two stroke reduction depending on how good the score was.

The reduction will apply for the next 20 scores returned.

Perhaps one of the biggest changes will be the way our course handicap is calculated for competition play. We will retain our current calculation which uses the slope number, but we will also calculate the par of the course and the course rating of the set of tees being played, to finalise course handicaps. This provides greater inclusivity in our opinion and the chance for equitable play for both genders regardless of which set of tees they play.

As our world handicap system launch date nears we will increase education.

To keep up to date and watch informative videos on the new system go to our website: www.golf.co.nz/About/Handicapping.aspx

is to be played first.

If the balls are the same distance from the hole or their relative distances are not known, the ball to be played first is decided by agreement or by using a random method.

So in your instance above you would need to decide a random method to proceed which could be rock, paper, scissors or something similar.

then there is no penalty and the ball must be replaced on the spot.

This is different when it happens anywhere else on the course. In that case the ball must also be replaced, however the playing partner would incur a penalty of one stroke.

The penalty situation here is covered by rule 9.4(b) and not getting a penalty for accidentally moving the ball on the putting green is covered under the same rule with Exception 3.

But my question is: can you place your marker that far from the ball? I presume the rule will say the marker must be placed next to the ball but what is the definition of next?

Warren, Timaru.

ACCIDENTALLY HIT BALL WITH PRACTICE STROKE Dave: A playing partner accidentally hit his ball in a practice putting stroke.

Is there a penalty and is the ball replaced or played from where it finishes? Also wondered if the same rule applies if a ball is accidentally hit while not on the green?

Conner, Palmerston North Hi Conner, In any “ball moved” situation the first thing to do is figure out what caused the ball to move as that affects the procedure that you follow. In your scenario it seems virtually certain that the playing partner caused the ball to move.

If your playing partner accidentally moved their ball accidentally (which has happened here) on the putting green

HOW CLOSE SHOULD MARKER BE TO BALL? Dave: We have played with preferred lies for several weeks over the winter and I recently played with a person who marked his ball with a pitch repairer about one foot away from the ball.

Most people place their markers very near the ball but this person always placed his marker about a foot away.

On each occasion I was not looking when he replaced the ball but I don’t think he was trying to gain an advantage and he may have replaced the ball within the allowed 15cm of where the ball was originally.

September 2019

Hi Warren, With regards to the correct way to mark a ball Interpretation 14.1a/2 explains Marking Ball Correctly.

Rule 14.1a uses “right behind” and “right next to” to ensure the spot of a lifted ball is marked with sufficient accuracy for the player to replace it in the right spot.

A ball may be marked in any position around the ball so long as it is marked right next to it, and this includes placing a ball-marker in front of or to the side of the ball.

In the instance of preferred lies though, there isn’t a requirement under the rules for the ball to be marked when you lift it, so it doesn’t really matter if your opponent marked with a pitch repairer so far away. However it would be recommended to mark a spot close to their ball because if a player lifted their ball and did not replace it in the relief area, which should either be 15cm or 1 club length, then they would be playing from a wrong place and incur the general penalty.

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We have to get our youth playing golf

By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

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t is shocking that children born after 2008 will live five years less than the generation born before.

Right now we have a younger generation who are expected to lose five years of life expectancy because of childhood obesity, poor nutrition (processed foods), inactivity and the rise of type 2 diabetes.

Golf can help reverse this trend.

We need our children to become more active.

This is not about creating the next Ryan Fox or Lydia Ko. This is about giving our tamariki the gift of a long life.

We need to introduce them to a pastime that will offer them the chance to live an active social lifestyle that develops a love and passion for a health-active life.

Scientific research indicates that despite the medical advances that are curing many diseases, the life expectancy of the

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latest generation is going to be five years less than we live.

If you have a child or grandchild then let’s get them started playing golf.

PGA professionals make learning and playing golf fun, social and active. We

want people to be healthy and active for their whole life. We also want them to get those five years back.

Andrew Murray, a doctor, a runner and author who works for the Scottish government promoting physical activity for

health, said: “The moderate physical activity that golf provides increases life expectancy, has mental health benefits and can help prevent and treat more than 40 major chronic diseases.”

A study by the Swedish Golf Federation highlights the low impact physical activity and mental health benefits of playing golf can increase your life expectancy by five years.

Children need help adding activities to their lifestyle that will bring them social joy, struggle, achievement and reward.

Please get in contact with your local club and PGA professional today to get your child or grandchild enrolled in golf.

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How to refocus after a horror golf hole

By Ian Hardie NZPGA Professional

“Real golfers don’t cry when they line up their fourth putt” – Anonymous.

During one of my Practical Golf Psychology Workshops that I ran recently, one of the golfers asked a question that I’m pretty sure quite a few golfers would like to know the answer to: What do you do to refocus after a horror hole and continue on with your round of golf?

It was a good question, as I’ve observed over the years that regardless of your skill level or experience in the game of golf – we all get the occasional horror hole.

Holes that, for no apparent reason, sometime during a round of golf, something sneaks up on us from nowhere and turns our skills at the game of golf from whatever is normal for us to the skills of a complete and utter hacker.

The feeling of horror, after you have just hit three balls out of bounds from the tee, dunked a couple in the water, carved your way up the fairway, had three chips, six bunker shots or had to line up your fourth putt, is as you know, not very pleasant to say the least!

The challenge for the golfer of course is to be able to regroup, to be able play

the next hole and the rest of the round while attempting to salvage what you can in terms of score for the rest of the game.

Assuming you haven’t snapped all of your golf clubs and gone home!

So, how can you refocus after a horror hole?

First – Set a time limit.

You need to actually allow yourself a small amount of time to dwell on the spectacular lack of ability you’ve just exhibited or the poor shots that you’ve just played.

Mainly, as we are human and although we all tend to react to something like that by calling ourselves names and berating ourselves internally after a horror hole, it’s really not useful. You seldom feel better afterwards and it doesn’t help get your frame of mind back to the task at hand.

On occasion it can produce in immensely long drive due to anger but mostly holding onto that anger for too long just destroys the round and the rest of your day.

So, as odd as it sounds, set yourself a time limit for being angry and thinking about what happened, say 30 seconds to a minute and go for it (internally of course).

Once that time is up – anger is done.

Second – Close everything.

Stand still or sit briefly, and close your eyes, mentally make the decision to shut off your anger and empty your mind as well as you can for 30 seconds or so.

Some golfers feel a little self-conscious about doing this but I can guarantee you, if your horror hole was spectacularly bad, your playing partners won’t be wanting to catch your eye at that point, or having done it themselves at some point in their golfing career, they will understand what you are doing.

Third – Breathe.

Get rid of any lingering tension by taking in slow deep breaths while your eyes are closed and then continue the same pattern until you feel calmer than you were.

Fourth – Time to reset.

At this point you need to reset your brain and attitude to continue the game.

Stare off into space (not at the last hole) and bring an image to your mind of a time you played a great shot or played a hole exceptionally well.

Hold this thought in your mind for 30 seconds or so and try and feel how good it was to hit that shot or shots on the hole.

The four simple little things above take

no more than two or three minutes to do and are easy enough for anyone to do after a horror hole.

The really neat thing is how powerful they are in being able to help you refocus after that horror hole.

The hardest part is remembering to stop mentally beating yourself up and do them instead of keeping on reacting to that horror hole.

The main thing is to keep the sequence – allow yourself time to process the anger, then clear your mind, breathe, then reset by putting a positive image into your mind.

Once you have completed these simple techniques, get on with the next hole and the game as if nothing has happened and you might just salvage that round or score.

Let’s just hope you don’t have to use it too often!

Play well.

If you struggle to control your reaction to poor shots, holes or rounds of golf in general, I’d suggest checking out my Practical Golf Psychology Workshop at ianhardie.net/practical-golf-psychology-workshop

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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JOHNNY TYNAN WINS HARBOUR STROKE PLAY

Save Chamberlain Park At the Auckland Council Environment and Community Committee meeting on 10 July 2019, Councillors voted 13-7 to accept an indicative business case prepared by Council staff and approve the development of a detailed business case for the implementation of the Albert Eden Local Board’s Master Plan for Chamberlain Park. The Master Plan includes development of a neighbourhood park with play area; shared walking and cycling paths and connections; the restoration of Watītikō/Meola Creek; two artificial sports fields; and a reconfigured nine-hole golf course with driving range and practice facilities.

AGI supported a letter sent by NZG to Auckland Council prior to that meeting,

Following a sudden-death play-off last month at Omaha Beach Golf club, Johnny Tynan from Titirangi GC has won the 2019 Harbour Stroke Play. Runner-up was Jordan Woodall from Cambridge GC, making it a very close contest, followed

by Taylor Gill from Bay of Islands Kerikeri GC in third place.

Tournament format: The event is 72 holes of Stroke Play. The winner is the player with the lowest Gross total after four rounds. There is a cut after 36 holes with the top 50 players and ties playing 36 holes on Sunday.

Additional details: The tournament has been held since 1993 and over the years has attracted many of the country’s top amateur golfers.

stating that we were not supportive of the Master Plan as it currently stands and believe the plan requires a much greater level of thinking.

SCP are directing their resources to the Council and Local Board elections in October. Amongst other things they will be seeking to identify those who are standing for the Albert Eden Local Board and support the retention of this iconic park.

SCP now has more than 20,000 supporters on its petition site – its aim is also to drive support numbers higher so that it also has a voice for those seeking election to the council and the mayoral office.

If you wish to support the petition go to: www.change.org/p/save-chamberlainpark Further information and key dates can be found on SCP website: www.savechamberlainpark AUCKLAND NOTICEBOARD 22 Sep

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The annual Prodrive Waikato Men’s Masters were held on the 10th of August at the Waikare Golf Club. The event was played over one day with morning and afternoon sessions. This year’s competition drew a large amount of interest with over 130 entries that were then cut down by lowest handicap to 96 competitors.

The morning session provided perfect playing conditions and the scores followed suit. Mark Hughes from the Mount Maunganui Golf Club led the field after the first round with a score of 67 but closely behind him were Martin Tumata, Mike Leitch and Gavin Cortesi who shot 70, 71 and 71 respectively.

In the Net competition Michael Bone led the field with a net score of 65 closely followed by Steve Gay, Clyde Graf and Kent Lyall who shot 67, 68 and 68 respectively.

The weather began to change for the worse as the players started to prepare for the afternoon session. Scattered showers and high winds made playing conditions difficult. This however didn’t deter our overall winner and runner-up who were so closely matched they required a count back to separate them.

Watty Stanley from Te Kowhai Golf Club shot an impressive score of 72 and 68 for a combined score of 140. Mark Hughes also followed up his morning score of 67 with a solid 73 in the afternoon to leave him tied with Watty on 140. After a count back was taken, Watty Stanley was declared the overall winner.

In the Net competition Michael Bone followed up his impressive first round score with a net score of 70 for an overall net score of 135 to claim first place. Taking out the runner-up spot was Andrew Fisher who shot net scores of 68 and 69 for an overall net score of 137.

JORDAN WOODALL FINISHES 2ND AT 2019 NORTH HARBOUR STROKEPLAY

The annual North Harbour Strokeplay Tournament was held at Omaha Golf Course from 9th - 11th August. Seven Waikato players competed at the event, all of whom made the 2 Round 36 Hole cut. The standout performer was Jordan

Woodall who was tied for first place at the end of the three rounds but lost to Johnny Tynan from Auckland in a sudden death playoff. Jordan was leading the field heading into the third round after carding impressive scores of 69 and 67. He then shot a 71 in the final round, which opened the door for Johnny to force the playoff with a score of 70.

Waikato’s Charlie Smail and Oak Archvarin both performed well finishing 13th and 16th respectively. Charlie carded scores of 76, 70 and 71. Oak had scores of 68, 71 and 80.

ditions underfoot were quite soggy and players teed off in light rain, which quickly subsided, thankfully.

The Walton team came out the winners, a feat not previously achieved by Walton.

As well as the six players in the photo: from left to right, Yvonne Cowlrick, Dina Lewis, Carol Mahon, Karen Sweeney, Heather Sharp and Mary Thomas, the nine other great Walton lady golfers were, Karo Preston, Judy Osborne, Gaye Pickett, Barbara Boaza, Dianne Sweeney, Mihi Yates, Gill Higgs, Deb Ring and Jan Morgan, who all contributed in previous games that saw Walton reach this final and ultimately win the trophy. Special mention to Heather Sharp who played in all the rounds. Congratulations to all.

The combined team from Morrinsville/ Waiterimu where hot on their heels to take runner-up with a score of 117.

The Jug competition was won by Tahuna ladies with a staggering 125 points, Gayle and Anita had 26 points each to help the team to this convicing win.

Stewart Alexander where runners up on a score of 113 points. Tahuna have also equaled the 2018 Jug winners Putaruru’s score which is thought to be the highest of any Wills Cup/Jug final.

Waikato Golf would like to make a special thanks to Waikato Golf Life Member Peg Murphy for being there to present the winning teams their trophies. We would also like to thank Matamata Golf Club for hosting and the many volunteers who helped make this day a success.

2019 WILLS CUP AND JUG FINALS

On Friday August 9 Walton ladies had a team of six lady golfers playing in the Waikato-wide Wills Cup final at Matamata Golf Club. There were three other teams also vying to win this prestigious trophy so competition was tough. Each team had already played a five event round robin in their respective zones in order to get to the final. This was Walton’s first time in the finals in 10 years.

The weather had been very wet so con-

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2019 WOMEN’S WEEKEND PENNANTS WINNERS FOUND

The final round of the 2019 Women’s Weekend Pennants took place on Sunday the 28th of July at the immaculately presented Hamilton Golf Club (St Andrews course). This fourth round was won by the wonderful Pirongia team with a combined score of 309. This result also meant that they were crowned as the overall winners (four round total of 1233).

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It was a tight fought competition where, heading into the last round, any one of the top five teams could have won the title. However, it was Pirongia who held their nerve and beat Waitomo by three shots overall to secure the win.

Congratulations to (left to right above) Amanda Murray, Denise Goile, Addy Nieremeijer, Lynda Morgan for your consistency throughout the competition.

The COVIC Shield and Plate Finals got underway at Hauraki Golf Club on the last day of July.

In the first of five finals rounds of play, it was Clarks Beach who continued their dominant form as best team of the day, with an aggregate best four player score of 139 stableford points, but only one point ahead of Huntly-Waiterimu (138). These two teams topped the Shield division ahead of Waiuku and Pukekohe third equal (130) and Awhitu a distant fifth (109).

Home team Hauraki headed the Plate division also with 139 points, ahead of a resurgent Maramarua team in second place (134). The COVIC extras team in its first outing did well to claim third place (129) ahead of Wattle Downs (118) and Onewhero (115).

Of the 71 players in attendance, Clarks Beach’s Lester Fitzpatrick returned with the top individual score of 40 points, ahead of Maramarua’s Gary Allen (38).

Hauraki’s N. Challis and Keith Pye and Huntly-Waiterimu’s Paul Heath were third equal (37).

In the Challenge Cup matchplay, the Hauraki home team challenger again proved too strong for the visitor holder Wattle Downs, winning by 52 points to 20 points, the largest margin in many years.

Hauraki will now need to travel their best team if they are to beat neighbouring club Maramarua on their own track.

Photo: COVIC Extras Team Captain Ron Louden, plays an uphill chip to the 13th flag at Hauraki Golf Course.

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15 Sep

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26 Sep

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BAY OF PLENTY 5 COURSE CLASSIC

36 years ago, at a Leaner in Omanu Golf Club, a few regular “Leaners” often discussed the idea of a Tournament involving the top courses in the Western Bay of Plenty.

They considered the five ingredients necessary to make such a vision work.

Locality? Perfect. Quality of courses? Ideal. Climate? Outstanding.

However, the event would also need a sponsor and a tournament director to complete the recipe.

Retired bank manager and Omanu President Elwyn Mickell agreed to be the tournament director.

In 1996 iconic local winery Mills Reef agreed to be the major sponsor with Eves Realty and the local Honda dealer as supporting sponsors for the first 5 Course Classic.

Over the intervening years Eves Realty became the naming rights sponsor with Mills Reef Winery still involved as a secondary sponsor, and three of the host clubs were rostered to manage the event.

From these humble beginnings and approximately 250 entries the event quickly grew to the stage where numbers had to be capped at around 400 such was the tournament’s popularity.

Right from the early days the event attracted hordes from across the ditch and just last year approximately 80 players entered from Australia along with a regular contingent from the Cook Islands and a growing number from Asia.

Eves Realty made the decision after the 2018 tournament to step down from their involvement after more than 20 years of fantastic support.

The host clubs of Mount Maunganui, Omanu, Omokoroa, Tauranga and Te Puke were indebted to have Metlifecare Retirement Villages come on board in 2019 to ensure the survival of the fixture as naming rights sponsor, and they have agreed to support the 2020 event, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the longest running multi-club stableford

tournament in the country.

Planning is underway for the 2020 Metlifecare 5 Course Classic and the longevity of the event is testament to the great number of golfers that return each year.

The 2020 Metlifecare 5 Course Classic is located adjacent to the best beach in the country, which is a massive attraction.

Complementing this is the vast variety of accommodation available with hotels, apartments, motels, motorhome parking and these days Airbnb and holiday homes all provide great value options.

Although hugely popular for golfing couples, the location makes Tauranga/ Mount Maunganui an ideal holiday destination for non-golfers to enjoy what the region has to offer.

In addition to the naming sponsor, Metlifecare, we are proud to announce the continued support of Mills Reef Winery, Wilson Staff, Independent Liquor by way of Asahi Beer and Pacific Golfer Magazine.

We have increased the number of local attractions that add value throughout the week with special deals for our golfers.

Entry is limited to the first 400 golfers, who are split across four courses per day, with stableford scores accumulating over the five rounds. Men are grouped into three even handicap divisions and ladies into two divisions.

Additional to the massive final prize table, we have daily prize giving, plus daily draws for golf holiday packages, Asahi giveaways and Mills Reef wines.

A welcoming function will take place, along with wine tasting evenings and a mid-week dinner party night.

It is truly a celebration of golf that has stood the test of time and the 2020 event will be our biggest and best yet. We anticipate an over-subscription of entries, so we urge you to register early.

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The annual match between Manawatu-Whanganui and Wellington was played on Sunday at Levin Golf Club. Despite being a little cold, mainly fine overhead conditions and a well presented course provided good conditions for the 30 players from each district to go head to head in matchplay competition.

Wellington got the better of the morning matches and led 20.5 to 9.5 at lunch.

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that Wellington won the fixture 36 - 34 overall.

For Manawatu-Whanganui the women’s team defeated Wellington 9.5 - 6.5. Wellington got the better of Manawatu-Whanganui in the Senior Men’s 12 - 8, Masters Men 7 - 5, and the Junior Boys 10.5 - 1.5.

The players from Manawatu-Whanganui that had two wins were Ewan Westergaard, Shaun Millard, Mudra Lakhani, Tony Chettleburgh and Phil Hooper. The other unbeaten players were Lisa Herbert with a win and a half, and Sera Raj with two halves.

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Despite some rather trying weather conditions we have being experiencing, Kurt is doing a wonderful job at keeping the course in excellent condition.

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ADULT BEGINNER PROGRAMME STARTS BACK AT TAI TAPU

Following the sucess of previous programmes, Tai Tapu Golf Club is now offering its unique adult beginner programme.

The programme has been running for the past three years, which has been developed by PGA Professional Kevin Hughes. The programme provides the opportunity for those new to golf or for those that may have had a break from golf to come along and develop skills and build friendships in a supportive environment with other adults. The results have been outstanding with many of the participants now playing on club days or with friends on a regular basis.

The Adult Beginners Programme is run over four weeks where the participants learn basic techniques followed by playing a few holes with the support of volunteer club members.

Registrations are now open for the next programme which starts on Monday 7 October.

To register please contact the Tai Tapu Club Manager: admin@taitapugolf.co.nz or phone 03 329 6710 The club has hire clubs at no additional cost for those that do not have any equipment.

Additional courses will be added during the day as each course fills.

CORINGA GOLF CLUB START 50TH JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS

Coringa Golf Club have begun their 50th Jubilee celebrations with a round of golf and a function in the clubhouse to follow. This occasion marked the nearest Saturday to their anniversary date.

Over 150 current and past members attended along with Canterbury Golf President Steve Kilpatrick. After cutting the Jubilee Cake celebrations went long into the evening as friendships and acquaintances were renewed and stories from the past were retold.

October 18-20 will be the official Jubilee celebrations, consisting of a Friday night twilight golf match, a match of the day for members and guests on Saturday, followed by the Jubilee dinner. A further match of day will be played on Sunday for those keen to continue the fun and festivities.

to play the APGC Junior Championship.

The APGC Junior Championship is being played 28-30 August at Hakone Country Club in Japan.

The two NZ teams are Vivian Lu paired with Kazuma Kobori and Fiona Xu paired with Jayden Ford. The event is a team event of one boy and one girl who play mixed formats: fourball, foursomes and then stroke play on the last day.

CANTERBURY PLAYERS NAMED TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND

WEEDONS WIN THE TREBLE WITH BROWNIE CUP WIN

Both Amelia Garvey and Kazuma Kobori will have the opportunity to wear the Silver Fern this year while representing NZ Golf at two major international events next month.

Following on from the runner-up finish at the British Amateur, Amelia Garvey has been named as one of four players to represent New Zealand at the Astor Trophy.

This year’s Astor Trophy will take place at Royal Colwood Golf Club, in British Columbia starting on 26 August.

Formerly known as the Commonwealth Tournament, the Astor Trophy is contested every four years between teams of top women amateur golfers from Great Britain and Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. The format is two foursomes and four singles matches each day.

New Zealand, who has finished runner-up five times, has never won the Astor Trophy, but this team will head to Canada looking to go one better this time round.

Kazuma Kobori will continue to develop his international experience following his selection in the NZ Junior Team

The trophy cabinet will be full at the Weedons Golf Club following a successful Central Canterbury interclub season. The winning Weedons Black team took out the Brownie Cup competition. Despite having the win secured heading into the last round, the team were determine to continue their winning ways, defeating Tai Tapu in the final round. Weedons Black finished with an unbeaten record throughout the competition. Burnham finished runner-up with Charteris Bay third.

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Tuesday is Vet’s day, teeing off at 9:30am, and ladies play on Wednesday with 18 holes teeing off at 10am and mixed 9 holes teeing off at 11am.

For these events, plus Saturdays, we have a caterer in the club house.

On Fridays we tee off at 12 noon for Elevenses, 11 holes of fun golf.

Saturday is our club day, which starts at 12 noon, with 9 hole mixed golf starting at 1:30pm.

We also have foot-golf for the kids and adults alike – great fun to burn off some energy in pleasant surroundings and you can now pay green fees by eftpos.

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The Weedons team are pictured from left above: Keith Mills, Shane Chatterton, Stephen Harrison, Shane Lacey, Darryl Campbell, Barrie Matthews and Gary Dixon.

Weedons player Shane Chatterton also won the Barkle Cup for the best individual performance, remaining unbeaten with five wins and two halves from the seven matches he played.

duction of our 9 hole junior events from the purple tees have shown the benefits by attracting more young people to our Canterbury Junior events played during the year.�

Clubs will have the ability to enter teams of four into the Canterbury 9 Hole Junior Interclub which will feature Foursomes, Canadian Foursomes, a 2 Ball Ambrose and a 4BBB competition formats.

The focus for the interclub is to provide a developmental competition that provides a supportive and fun environment.

INTRODUCTION OF 9 HOLE INTERCLUB FOR JUNIORS

Canterbury Golf are set to introduce a new event onto the calendar to provide further opportunities to attract and develop more young people in golf. September will see a new 9 hole interclub offered in conjunction with our 18 hole junior interclub competition. “We’ve identified the need to provide more playing opportunities for young people that are appropriate for their age and ability,� explains Canterbury Golf Development Manager Rachel Thow. “We have identified the need to provide more playing opportunities for young people that provide competitive excitement over 9 holes. The successful intro-

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TOI MOANA WOMEN'S OPEN 36 HOLE TOURNAMENT Overal l 36H Gross Wi nner O o$e H Ne' ) S' a l e or W a a' ane H Ne' ) S' a l e or 2 Di vi si ons

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sat 26 Oct @ OHOPE - start times from 12:30pm sun 27 Oct @ WHAKATANE - start times from 9:30am for more details call Ohope Golf Club on 07 312 4486 or Whakatane Golf Club on 07 308 8117 or visit www.ohopegolf.co.nz / www.whakatanegolf.co.nz

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$50-36H $25-18H entry fee

Zaria Bourne (Avondale) on 24 points. Jacob Clancy (Russley) won the boys stableford with 29 points from Ethan McCleary (Templeton) on 27 points.

CANTERBURY NOTICEBOARD 9 Sep

Kaikoura

03 319 5628

Kaikoura Women’s 3 Day Tournament

11 Sep

Pegasus

03 920 3300

Pegasus Mid-Week Golf Tournament

12 Sep

Greendale

03 325 4128

Greendale Women’s & Men’s 9 Hole Tournament

13 Sep

Bottle Lake

03 383 1403

Bottle Lake Women’s Canadian Foursomes

14 Sep

Hanmer Springs

03 315 7110

Hanmer Springs Men’s 54 Hole Open

16 Sep

Pegasus

03 920 3300

Pegasus Ladies Team Stableford Tournament

17 Sep

Cheviot

03 319 8118

Cheviot Men’s and Women’s 9 Hole Tournament

19 Sep

Avondale

03 388 8203

Avondale Women’s Teams Tournament

23 Sep

Waimakariri

03 312 4339

Waimakariri Gorge 9 Hole Tournament

27 Sep

Waimairi Beach

03 383 0307

Waimairi Beach Women’s Canadian Foursomes

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Ohope International Golf Club & Whakatane Golf Club present the inaugural

LUCKY PRIZE DRAW for 36H entrants HOLIDAY PACKA E FOR 2 SPONSORED BY helloworld Whakatane

A field of 45 junior golfers competed in the Canterbury Junior Tournament played at the Rangiora Golf Club. Two events were held with both 18 holes and 9 holes on offer to cater for the various stages of development. Rangiora provided a great course with the juniors all enjoying the challenge.

The grade 1 boys section was won by Hayato Miya on 74, one shot clear of his brother Yuki Miya (both Russley) with Lachie MacKay (Waimairi Beach) and Mika MacDonald (Christchurch) taking out the net prizes.

Kaiapoi’s Retief Beneke won the grade 2 net on a countback from Joseph Hall (Weedons) with a net 70, the stableford was won by Kyle Whiu (Rawhiti) with 38 points with Nathan Hall (Weedons) finishing on 35 points on a countback.

Scoring was very competitive in the U13 Boys section with Cooper Moore (Russley) taking out the best gross with 76 with Michael Visser (Russley) winning the stableford with 49 points with Etienne Collier (Avondale) on 42 points.

Anika Park (Russley) won the girls section with a gross 72 with Amy Weng (Russley) finishing runner up on 79. Jessie Mercer (Everglades) won the stableford with 37 points from Yoyo Fu (Coringa) on 35 points.

The Futures 9 Hole event was played from the purple course with some great scoring from the younger players. Lexi Thompson-Hall (Futures Canterbury) won the girls events with 33 stablefords with

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28 Sep

Amuri

03 315 6036

Amuri Men’s Canadian Foursomes Tournament

27-29 Sep

McLeans Island

03 359 9768

McLeans Island Golf Club 50th Jubilee

2019 FESCUE CUP WINNERS

TUATAPERE RETAIN GILMOUR ROSEBOWL

Tuatapere Ladies retained the Gilmour Rosebowl in their first defence against Queens Park on Monday 19th August winning 4 1/1 to 1/2.

Individual results (Tuatapere names first): Bronwyn O’Brien beat Naoko Anderson 1up Christene Dennison beat Liz Murdoch 4/3 Lynette Chambers beat Gloria Sinclair 4/2 Glenda Templeton square Esther Hwang Debbie Fowle beat Amanda Bowie 3/2

SOUTHERN CHISHOLM PARK JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

2019 Fescue Cup Winner Liam Hewitt 66-2-64

Congratulations to George Prendergast, great results.

Chisholm Links Junior Open Friday 19 July Results: Under 19’s Gross Winner: Liam Judkins Wakatipu Junior 67 Gross (Play off won on 2nd Hole) 2nd: Joseph St Clair 67 3rd: Hayden Robertson Taieri Lakes 69 4th: George Prendergast Te Anau 69 5th: Callum Judkins Otago 71

16 Sep

Methven

03 302 8438

Methven Pink Lady Tournament

19 Sep

Fairlie

021 363 956

Fairlie Women’s South African Stableford

20 Sep

Geraldine

027 842 2332

Geraldine 9 Hole

23 Sep

Waitoa Park

03 434 7663

Waitoa Park Teams Tournament

28 Sep

Highfield

021 0265 9493

Highfield 2 Day Tournament

8 Sep

St Clair

03 487 7076

St Clair 4BBB Tournament

8 Sep

North Otago

03 434 6169

North Otago Motor Group Ambrose

12-14 Sep

St Clair

03 487 7076

South Island Seniors Championships

15 Sep

Ardleigh

03 465 1448

Open 27 Hole Tournament

21 Sep

Balclutha

03 418 2171

Balclutha Round Table Tournament

22 Sep

Otago

03 467 2096

Otago Weekend Open Tournament

23 Sep

Waikouaiti

027 465 7129

Grandfathers Tournament

12 Sep

Winton

027 224 7714

Winton Ladies Teams Event

16 Sep

Gore

03 208 9932

Gore Ladies 4BBB Stableford

Otago

Southland

OTAGO/SOUTHLAND NOTICEBOARD Aorangi 11 Sep

North Otago

03 434 6169

North Otago 4BBB

12 Sep

Timaru

03 615 9666

Association Vets Tournament

23 Sep

Invercargill

03 213 1133

Invercargill Ladies Teams Event

13 Sep

Temuka

03 615 9666

Temuka Black Friday Men’s Tournament

28 Sep

Invercargill

03 213 1133

Southland Match Play Championships

Junior Winner Alex Osment 85-20-65

Keith Clark Memorial

18 Hole Mixed Open Tournament Sunday 6 October 2019 Gross, Nett, Stableford

$25

pp by 2nd October*

RWC FINALS DAY GOLF OPEN A sponsored tournament event.

HUNTLY GOLF CLUB

18 HOLE TOURNAMENT

567 Te Ohaki Rd Te Ohaki RD1 off SH1 between Rangiriri & Huntly

FIELD IS LIMITED TO 112 ENTRIES

THREE MEN DIVISIONS

SATURDAY 2nd NOV 2019

• Senior (0-9.9) Gross & Net • Intermediate (10-19.9) Net • Junior (20-36) Net & Stableford

Rolling 2-Tee Start 9.30 to 11am

TO MAKE EVENT BOOKINGS Phone 07 828 8305 Email huntlygolf@xtra.co.nz ANZ Huntly 060329-0751715-00

TWO WOMEN DIVISIONS

• Senior (0-23.9) Net & Stableford • Other (24-44) Stableford

Casual Bookings online through:

Entry $25 – Also pro shop scramble – Catering and bar facilities

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$30

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