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EDITORIAL Looking forward to summer and some fairway run pgueorgieff@yahoo.co.nz

By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

oes your golf game struggle in the winter? Mine certainly does and so does all of those I regularly play with. Obviously winter conditions are much, much harder than summer conditions. But there’s another reason our club members struggle in the winter. Our course measures 5878 metres from the men’s regular tees. These are not the championship tees, they are the tees used every day of the week by men and we are only par 71. Earlier this winter our regular Thursday group of 20-30 players were asked if they wanted to play off our women’s tees. Virtually nobody said yes. I was amongst the majority of sticking to our regular tees. In fact, I dreaded the thought that the vote would go the other way

to play off the women’s tees. But why? Surely it would be a good idea to play off the women’s tees in the winter? Our men’s veterans’ group plays off the women’s tees during the winter. A few years ago the colour of our women’s tees were changed from yellow to grey and club officials referred to the women’s tees as the grey tees. Unfortunately that did not alter the fact that the grey tees were still the women’s tees. So why did I vote against moving from the men’s regular tees to the grey tees during the winter? I suppose it was the macho in me because I know the grey tees are really the women’s tees. In other words you can change the colour of the tees but we still know what they actually are. Three of our par fours measure 385m, 387m and 396m. I simply

cannot reach them in two in winter conditions and it’s the same for most of the players I play with. Recently there was a PGA Tour event in Texas where the players were having to hit as much as a three wood to reach a par four. Cold and windy conditions were being blamed. I thought you poor guys having to play in cold and windy conditions. We get that for three months or more in Wellington. So given that I cannot reach at least three of our par fours in two and given that I have to endure three months or more of cold and windy conditions, why did I vote against playing off the women’s tees? The macho aspect is part of the answer but most of the answer is not wanting to lower my standards. That may sound stubborn — and it probably is — but I want to play the men’s course not the women’s course.

A friend of mine has told me in the past that he does not like my course. I asked him why. His reply was that he never scores well. I thought I know why — because the course is long, even from the regular club tees. But when it comes to length I sometimes wonder what is being achieved when the pros are hitting driver, seven iron on a par five. I suppose it underlines how good the pros are but surely such holes should be made par fours in tournaments that are on the likes of the PGA Tour or the European Tour. I would love to be able to hit driver, seven iron on a par four, let alone a par five. Anyway the long months of winter make me look forward to summer more than ever with the hope of a little fairway run and reaching those long par fours with a superb drive and superb three wood.

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Toomey goes back-toback with Tauranga win

ay of Plenty golfer Luke Toomey achieved a rare feat when he won the Carrus Open in Tauranga. The previous week Toomey had won the Pegasus Open in North Canterbury and his win at Tauranga saw him become just the fourth player to win successive tournaments on New Zealand’s Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes. Adding to Toomey’s delight, the second win was at his home course of Tauranga Golf Club and it was achieved in dominant fashion, winning by six shots. Toomey started the final day of the tournament with a two-shot lead and did not give his rivals a chance when scoring a five-under par for the last round. Toomey commented at the beginning of the week that he’d never had such a strong desire to win a golf tournament and to get it done in his hometown. “It feels damn good,” was Toomey’s first comment. “I’ve been thinking about this event for a long time and to be able to give back to the members who’ve done so much for me is a dream come true. “I’m lost for words. I’m both exhausted and ecstatic.” Toomey was in cruise control for much of the final day after coming out of the blocks quickly in his opening nine. He made birdies at the second, third, sixth, seventh, and ninth holes to put a lot of distance between himself and the rest of the field. Only disaster would keep him from lifting the trophy. He made another birdie on the par five 13th hole, followed by a bogey at 15 and went on to score 65. The previous day he had shot a brilliant eight-under 62. On the women’s side of the tournament, Darae Chung from Wellington notched her first win in a Charles Tour event. Starting the day in a tie for the lead, Chung got off to a slow start being one-over par after her first five holes. But she quickly changed her fortune, making birdies at both the sixth and seventh holes before making four birdies in a six hole stretch on her back nine holes. Chung went on to score three-under 69 to finish at nine-under for the tournament for a five-shot victory. “It was one of my goals to win a Charles Tour event this year,” Chung said. “It feels weird having just done it, I have a lot of emotions right now. “I was really nervous through the first five holes. I wasn’t really sticking to the plan, but I ripped a drive down the sixth and that calmed me down. I was able to focus on the game plan after that.” Chung said the win had given her the confidence to achieve more. “I feel like I can do it now. I can look back at this achievement and draw on these experiences when I’m in a similar situation in the future. This is really only the beginning.”

Men’s scores: 258 Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 67 64 62 65 264 Woonchul Na (PGA New Zealand) 65 66 68 65, Kazuma Kobori (Rangiora) 67 67 63 67 265 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 66 66 66 67 266 Fraser Wilkin (Royal Auckland and Grange) 65

65 65 71 268 James Hydes (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 68 68 67 65, Mark Purser (PGA New Zealand) 71 67 63 67 269 Jim Cusdin (Tauranga) 66 73 63 67 270 Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 70 68 67 65, Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 72 64 68 66, Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 71 63 68 68, Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 65 68 63 74 271 Jordan Loof (PGA New Zealand) 69 66 68 68 272 Jared Pender (Te Puke) 69 69 68 66, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 69 69 67 67 273 Sam An (Titirangi) 66 72 65 70 274 Justin Morris (PGA New Zealand) 67 70 68 69, Mako Thompson (Maraenui) 66 70 68 70 275 Mitchell Kale (Tauranga) 67 73 69 66, Matthew McLean (Harewood) 71 69 68 67, Kit Bittle (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 69 72 65 69, Louis Dobbelaar (Australia) 69 71 66 69 276 Lachie McDonald (Marton) 73 64 65 74 277 Kadin Neho (Whangarei) 69 68 72 68, Oscar Cadenhead (PGA New Zealand) 64 67 73 73 278 Richard Lee (PGA New Zealand) 72 70 66 70 279 Joshua Bai (Akarana) 70 69 65 75 280 Kevin Koong (Muriwai) 71 71 73 65, Dylan Gardner (Australia) 78 65 70 67, Stephen Liu (Pakuranga) 69 72 67 72, Taylor Gill (Bay of Islands Kerikeri Inc.) 65 71 70 74 281 Sung Jin Yeo (North Shore) 74 73 66 68, Hayden Beard (Mt Maunganui) 70 70 70 71, Troy Ropiha (PGA New Zealand) 69 74 66 72, Steven Williams (Tauranga) 68 70 70 73 282 Sul (Banaba) Im (Huapai) 73 69 68 72 283 James Watkins (Royal Wellington) 76 69 68 70, Kunaal Singh (Whitford Park) 70 75 67 71 284 Samuel Jones (Manaia) 76 71 68 69, Trent Munn (Manawatu) 74 70 70 70, Tom Heaton (Australia) 68 69 74 73, David Kim (Pakuranga) 69 70 71 74, Johnny Tynan (Titirangi) 66 70 70 78 285 Dale Clarke (Sherwood Park) 68 72 75 70, Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 72 70 71 72 286 David Smail (PGA New Zealand) 73 71 69 73 287 Jon Stewart (Omokoroa) 74 72 63 78 289 Cameron Jones (PGA New Zealand) 77 70 67 75, Jordan Woodall (Cambridge) 71 71 70 77 290 Daniel Freeman (Remuera) 73 74 70 73, Dean Sipson (Mt Maunganui) 71 74 68 77 292 Sungwoo Han (Queenstown) 75 71 74 72, Sam Nichols (PGA New Zealand) 71 69 73 79 293 Steven Oh (Remuera) 68 77 72 76 295 Joshua Morris (Taupo) 75 68 73 79 298 Dave Cooke (Tauranga) 72 70 77 79 300 Kyle Clark (Cromwell) 70 73 79 78 Women’s scores: 279 Darae Chung (Shandon) 69 74 67 69 284 Brittney Dryland (Titirangi) 75 68 74 67, Angela Ju (Pakuranga) 72 69 71 72, Fiona Xu (Akarana) 67 72 71 74 286 Caitlin Maurice (Omokoroa) 75 74 69 68 289 Ing Iadpluem (Riverside) 78 68 70 73 290 Eunseo Choi (Takapuna) 74 75 69 72 291 Caryn Khoo (Pakuranga) 73 75 73 70, Carmen Lim (Windross Farm Golf Course) 72 73 72 74 294 Siyi Keh (Titirangi) 75 70 73 76 295 Yeonsoo Son (North Shore) 77 72 69 77 299 Sieun Ha (North Shore) 74 75 75 75

Luke Toomey (second from left) and Darae Chung (second from right) pose with their trophies following their wins at the Carrus Open at the Tauranga Golf Club. On the left and right are Sir Paul and Lady Cheryl Adams, the tournament sponsors. Photo credit: New Zealand Golf.

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Toomey holes bunker shot on second playoff hole GOLF NEWS Tauranga golfer Luke Toomey with his trophy after winning the Pegasus Open in North Canterbury. Photo credit: New Zealand Golf.

uke Toomey produced one of the shots of his career to win the inaugural Pegasus Open in North Canterbury in extra holes, claiming his maiden Charles Tour victory. Toomey holed a bunker shot from behind the 18th green for birdie to beat fellow professionals Lachie McDonald and Daniel Pearce on the second playoff hole, after they had all fin-

ished at 10-under for the tournament during regular play. Toomey looked to be in trouble on the second hole of the playoff, hitting his difficult third shot over the back of the green into the greenside bunker. He subsequently splashed his fourth shot out, and watched it roll into the hole and celebrated accordingly. “I honestly don’t know where to start

or what to think,’’ was Toomey’s first comment afterwards. “You watch that kind of stuff on TV and you never think that kind of thing will happen to you. Watching that ball fall over the front lip was a pretty unique and special feeling. “To win my first four-round professional event in that fashion is something I’ve dreamt about, and to do it here in New Zealand is a dream come true.” Toomey knew what the state of affairs was all day and knew he had to make birdie on the 72nd hole to force a playoff. “I think I was annoying Phil (assistant tournament director) all day,’’ Toomey added. “I like knowing where I stand so I knew exactly what I needed to do going up the last. To go and execute the required shots just so I had a chance at winning was very pleasing.” Toomey had rounds of 71, 69, 67, and 71 to finish regular tournament play at 10-under par. Meanwhile, Mary Chen won the women’s division of the Pegasus Open, sponsored by DVS, in emphatic fashion, claiming her first tournament win by three shots. Chen finished on a total of 11-over

Mary Chen from Auckland in action during the Pegasus Open in North Canterbury. She won by three shots. Photo credit: New Zealand Golf.

for the tournament, holding off a fast-finishing Vivian Lu. Chen, from Auckland, said she couldn’t have been happier with how she handled the final day pressures of tournament golf. “This is my first tournament so I’m over the moon,’’ Chen said. “I was really nervous out there, especially on the last hole. But I played well the whole week, so I felt as though I was in control. It was certainly a challenging day out there.” Chen carded rounds of 72, 81, 72, and 74 to finish three shots clear of the reigning New Zealand Amateur Champion.

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Wellington winner Yuxin Lin repeats at Shanghai in dramatic style GOLF NEWS

uxin Lin from China brought immense cheers to his home fans when he birdied the par five 18th hole twice in a playoff to beat defending champion and world No 1 amateur Takumi Kanaya to become the second two-time winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. On final day of the tournament at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, Lin came to the final hole of regulation play at 11 under par but hit his second shot from the fairway bunker into the water and made a bogey. Kanaya, meanwhile, laid up perfectly and hit his third shot to less than five feet but missed the birdie putt that would have made him the second player to successfully defend his title after Hideki Matsuyama of Japan in 2010 and 2011. Lin and Kanaya finished at 10 under par and entered the championship’s first playoff. Both birdied the first extra hole, No 18, in incredible fashion. Lin muscled his ball out of thick rough with almost no stance, while Kanaya sank a 30-foot putt. After they returned to No 18 for the second extra hole, it was all over when Lin hit a superb third shot from the greenside bunker to three feet and made the putt, while Kanaya missed his putt from much longer range. It was the perfect homecoming for Lin, who earned an invitation to the 2020 Masters Tournament and The Open at Royal St George’s in 2020. After shifting his home base to Los Angeles the previous month where he is now a freshman at the University of Southern California, it was a poignant moment for the 18-year-old Chinese star, who had his father on the bag for the week. “It definitely means a lot to me, especially this week, winning at home is certainly huge for me and for China golf, as well,’’ said Lin who turned 19 two weeks later.

Yuxin Lin of China is bound for the US Masters and The Open Championship next year after again winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur in China

“I’m just really honoured to be alongside Hideki as a two‑time winner.” The 18th hole had proven troublesome for Lin, who played the hole in four over par over his last three rounds. “I was having a little trouble with the 18th three days in a row. We knew there were extra holes coming up and stepping on the 18th again wasn’t a great feeling for me. “And especially that lie off the tee shot, in the first extra hole, definitely not what you wanted. But at least everything turned out pretty well, so pretty satisfied,” added Lin, who was the world No 114 and who clinched his first Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship with an impressive birdie-eagle finish at Royal Wellington Golf Club. “I didn’t really think about the win. I was just trying to play some good golf out there. I made some mistakes throughout the round but stayed patient the whole time. “It really matters a lot playing against the best amateur in the world right now, and especially to be able to get that win is definitely huge. Obviously,

Takumi is a great player. It gives me a lot of confidence to be able to compete with the No 1 player in the world in extra holes.” A gracious Kanaya, who gained a spot in The Open qualifying series as runner-up, revealed his plans to return to the 2020 Asia-Pacific Amateur at Royal Melbourne Golf Club for another shot at the title. “I came here with the sole aim of winning the tournament. I did not have the best first round, but I am very proud of the way I fought back. I am so happy for Yuxin, and I will be watching him play the majors and rooting for him. “I missed that putt on the 72nd hole of regulation play, but I was immediately focused on the playoff. It did not bother me much as I knew I’d have another chance. Yuxin had the advantage on the 18th with his length off the tee. I will now head back home and practice to become better.” Lin started slow in the final round with a bogey on the par four No 1, but the Beijing native quickly recovered with two consecutive birdies, then un-

leashed three in a row from the sixth onwards to reach 10 under par at the turn. Kanaya was solid throughout the day and made up for three bogeys with six birdies to keep his title defence alive until the very end. Chinese Taipei’s Yung-Hua Liu made the early charge with a hat-trick of birdies on the first, second and third and then added another on the fifth to grab the outright lead. A bogey on the sixth, however, followed by a double bogey on the difficult par four ninth, reeled him back. Playing in the final pairing, Liu was in contention for the playoff but three-putted for a bogey on the final hole and finished in a tie for third place at nine under par. Also finishing at nine under par was Thailand’s Tanapat Pichaikool, who eagled the par five 14th and the 18th for the best round of the day – a seven-under par 65. Five countries were represented in the top five on the final leader board with Chinese Taipei’s Chun An Yu, Singapore’s James Leow and Ren Yonezawa of Japan finishing in a tie for fifth at eight under par. The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship was created in 2009 by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A. Royal Melbourne Golf Club hosts the 12th edition of the Asia-Pacific Amateur from October 29-November 1.

Yuxin Lin with his Asia-Pacific Amateur trophy at his side

Harry Hillier best of Kiwis at Asia-Pacific Amateur H arry Hillier was the best of the New Zealanders at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in China with a top 20 finish. The Bay of Plenty golfer from Te Puke saved his best for the last of the four-day tournament with a five-under par score of 67. That saw him leap up the leaderboard to finish 18th. His scores on the first three days had been 73, 71 and 76, which made for a total of one-under for the tournament. “I played really well today,” Hillier said of his final day score. ``Everything seemed to click. The first few days my game wasn’t quite there but I tried to be patient and trust that the putts would eventually start dropping, which they did.” It was Hillier’s first start in the tournament, in which

the winner gains a start in two golf majors, the US Masters and The Open Championship. “This week was a pretty big learning experience,” Hillier added. “I normally don’t get too nervous standing on the first tee of an event, whereas this week I did. “It’s not every week you get the opportunity to play for a spot in a couple of major championships, so I’m looking forward to getting back here again and giving it another go with the experience of this week under my belt.” Also impressing in his first start in the event was 17-year-old Kazuma Kobori from North Canterbury. He finished in a tie for 35th after rounds of 73, 71, 75, and 74 to finish at five-over. Like Hillier, he relished his first time on one of ama-

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teur golf’s biggest stages and is looking forward to returning next year should he be given the opportunity. The other two Kiwis that made the cut were Luke Brown and Hillier’s brother Charlie. Brown finished in a tie for 37th at six-over while Charlie Hillier finished at 12-over for the event. Brown and Charlie Hillier were playing for the last time in the event as they look to turn professional later in the year. New Zealand’s two other representatives Kerry Mountcastle and Tom Parker both missed the cut. The tournament was won the Yuxin Lin of China, who was recording his second win in the event. His previous win came in New Zealand when it was hosted by the Royal Wellington Golf Club at Heretaunga in 2017.

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2019 NEW ZEALAND MIXED FOURSOMES CHAMPIONSHIP Labour Weekend Winners 26 & 27 October 2019

or the second time, Kylie and Nathan Jacoby have taken hold of the New Zealand Golf Mixed Foursomes Salver. The Northland pair have been the ones to beat in recent years, having won the championship in 2017, and runner up last year. Kylie, who was originally a North Harbour representative, is a regular in the Northland Interprovincial team, and the main-stay of the revitalised Northland Women’s Masters team. With husband Nathan, also a Northland Masters representative, the Jacoby’s again showed true class in their three-match challenge in the 8-pair draw. The Jacoby’s won their first match comfortably over the Manor Park pair of Bill & Julie Steel and then took on Chris Blair (Remuera) and Keara Harrison (Titirangi), a match they won four and three. The final between Gavin Ashwell (Waipu) and Alyana Cox (Wellsford), also Northland representatives, was another win on the 15th, the Jacoby’s never seeing the final three holes all weekend. Sadly for locals, the winning 2018 pair of Kathy Olsen (Maraenui) and Russell Mitchell (Napier) were not available to defend their title due to family commitments and injury, however Olsen was on hand to pass on the coveted Salver. The tournament was started by New Zealand Golf in 1973; the salver has a long list of notable winners

including the late Una Wickham, Kaye Maxwell, Brenda Ormsby, Grant Waite and New Zealand Golf’s Phil Aickin. A slightly smaller field than normal teed off on Saturday 26 October at Hawkes Bay’s Marenui Golf Course that had all players competing over three rounds over the long weekend.

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The first division’s prize list, the Championship, seeded by handicap included plate winners Matt Stachurski and Fern Taylor (Putaruru), with flights awarded to Sherwood Park’s Shardae Bulkeley and Jordan Karena, and local Maraenui members, Clare Choi and Paul Shin. The second division, competing in handicap foursomes match play, was won by Wainui’s Eric and Rita Engelbrecht with the runners up being Bob Eadie and Joanne Wilton-Eadie (Levin). Plate winners were David Eddington and Christine May (Shandon) with flight winners, Mike Earley (Fitzroy) and Jill Lloyd (Taupo) along with Steve Hinton (Mangawhai) and Karen Cater (Pupuke). Prizes were also awarded to a combined 3rd and 4th division, competing in an introduced round robin format, also in handicap foursomes match play over the full 18-holes. Margaret and Dean Robinson (Puketitiri) took lines honours on a countback of the last round, over Liz and Lloyd Banton (Pupuke), with the 3rd place going to Trish and Barry Macklow (Hastings). Consolation prizes included Aseri and Kevin Meikle (Maraenui) and Rogan Brown (Marenui) partnered with Di Taylor (Mangawhai). The 2020 New Zealand Mixed Foursomes will again be held over the Labour Weekend with players registration and entry including breakfast before play on the Saturday, and lunch with prize giving on the Sunday. More details will be published in due course by PaR nz Golfing Holidays, who manage the tournament under the auspices of New Zealand Golf. For more information contact: Denise Langdon, NZ Golf Tournament Director/ PaR nz Golfing Holidays Phone 0275 662 3845

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Hong Kong protests result in postponement of Nomura Cup

he continuing protests in Hong Kong have resulted in this year’s Nomura Cup being postponed to next year. The Asia Pacific Golf Federation said after conducting a final pre-event security report, it decided to prioritise the safety and security of all participants, delegates, team officials, and event staff by postponing the event until 2020. The tournament was scheduled to be played from November 5-8 at Clearwater Bay in Hong Kong and has

now been rescheduled for a week next June. The Nomura Cup is a biennial competition rotated among the Asia-Pacific region. It was first held in the Philippines in 1963. Each team consists of four male players, contesting 18 holes of stroke play for four days. In each round, the lowest three individual scores make up the team score for the round. The four-day (72-hole) total is the team’s score for the championship. The winning team receives the Nomura

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Cup, which was named after Shun Nomura, the former vice president of the Japan Golf Association, who donated the cup. The revised New Zealand team to attend the event were Kazuma Kobori, Luke Brown, Kerry Mountcastle and Tyler Wood, who had replaced a now unavailable Harry Hillier. A team re-selection date will be set once the new event dates have been finalised.

It’s back to Melbourne for next year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur

he Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship returns to Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia for its 12th edition next year. To be held from October 29 to November 1, the championship will feature the region’s finest male amateur players. Founded in 2009 by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation, the Masters Tournament and The R&A, the Asia-Pacific Amateur was established to further develop amateur golf in the Asia-Pacific region. The champion receives an invitation to compete in the US Masters and The Open, while the runner(s)-up gain a place in the final qualifying event for The Open. “One of the goals of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship was to show the world how golf is growing in our region,” said Kei Muratsu, chairman of the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation. “The success of this championship and the quality of the competitors in this field are shining examples of those goals com-

ing to life. We are confident that next year’s return to Australia will mark another wonderful chapter in the legacy of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.” Andrew Kirby, captain of Royal Melbourne Golf Club, which hosted the tournament in 2014, said: “We are thrilled to host the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship once again and bring this exceptional event back to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. “Our courses are among the best in the world, and we have been fortunate to host national and international events challenging many of the world’s top players. “Hosting the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will be another tremendous opportunity to add to that tradition and promote the game of golf in our country and the Asia-Pacific region. We look forward to welcoming the region’s best amateurs to Australia in 2020.” Next year’s championship will mark the

second edition of the Asia-Pacific Amateur in Australia and the first time the tournament has returned to a past venue. Australia is home to two past champions, Curtis Luck (2016) and Antonio Murdaca, who triumphed at Royal Melbourne in 2014. “Hosting the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is a unique and important way that we as a country can support and grow the game of golf in this region,” said Golf Australia chairman Andrew Newbold. “Our mission is to advance and expand the game from grassroots participation to elite levels of competition. This event enables our amateurs to compete for the most highly coveted opportunities in the sport while inspiring the next generation of golfers. We are also delighted to be able to again showcase the magnificent Royal Melbourne Golf Club, one of many world-class courses in Victoria’s globally revered sandbelt (region),” he added.

Royal Melbourne Golf Club, established in 1891, is situated southeast of Melbourne’s city centre in Black Rock, Victoria. The club’s par-72, 6645-yard west course was designed by Alister MacKenzie and the par-71, 6579-yard east course was designed by MacKenzie’s Australian partner Alex Russell. In 1959, the club created a new composite course for the Canada Cup by combining 12 holes from the west and six from the east. The 2020 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship will take place on the composite course, the same course used during the 2014 championship. The club has a strong history of hosting top-tier Australian events as well as international competitions, including the Presidents Cup (1998, 2011, 2019), World Cup (1959, 1972, 1988, 2013), Eisenhower Trophy (1968) and numerous men’s and women’s Australian Open championships.

Lee finds some good form in South Korea

ny disappointment for New Zealand golfer Danny Lee at finishing second in a PGA Tour event in South Korea last month would have tempered when he saw the prizemoney he earned. Lee, 29, went down by two strokes after bogeying the 15th and 16th holes in the final round of the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges tournament on Jeju Island. Second place was worth $US1.053 million. In New Zealand dollars that’s $1.6 million. The tournament carried prizemoney of $US9.75 mil-

lion and the winner, Justin Thomas, took home $US1.75 million. The return to good form of Lee came in emotional circumstances with his wife having given premature birth to their second child a week earlier. Lee’s wife was scheduled to deliver their child closer to the Christmas holidays, the official PGA site said. “I was not going to talk about this until the end of the event,” Lee said. Lee had rounds of 67, 66, 68 and 69 for a four-round

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18-under par. Lee narrowly missed a long birdie putt on the par three 17th and Thomas bogeyed the hole when his par putt horse-shoed the cup and came out, leaving the American with a two-shot lead heading to the 72nd hole. The Kiwi almost repeated his Saturday effort of making eagle on 18 but his putt lipped out and while he made birdie, so did Thomas. Lee had played three previous tournaments this season, with his best finish a tie for 36th.

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Sky TV links up with New Zealand Open GOLF NEWS 10

ky Television has become part of the New Zealand Open. A new long-term partnership agreement was announced last month, whereby current broadcast partner Sky Sport will also be the event’s presenting sponsor. Sky Sport has supported the New Zealand Open as its broadcast partner since the tournament’s move to near Queenstown eight years ago. New Zealand Open tournament chairman John Hart said he was delighted to have Sky and the Sky Sport team continue its support and invest in the future of the tournament. “It’s pleasing to have such an iconic New Zealand company providing support for our tournament,” said Hart. “Sky have been there from the start of our involvement with the event, and to now see them grow their part in the tournament is both reassuring and gratifying. “This commitment from Sky allows us to continue planning for a positive long-term future for the tournament, as we strive to become one of the world’s pre-eminent pro-am events.”

Millbrook Resort and Country Club, the main host of next year’s New Zealand Open.

Sky chief executive Martin Stewart said Sky was delighted to be supporting the New Zealand Open which had become a staple in the New Zealand sporting calendar. “Sky has been broadcasting this special event for a number of years,’’ Stewart said. “It’s been fantastic to see how this tournament has grown into one of the

leading events in the country in that time. “We’re looking forward to continuing to work closely with the team at the New Zealand Open and its partners to take it to the next level.” The tournament will now be known as The New Zealand Open, Presented by Sky Sport. About the 101st New Zealand Open:

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Sometimes less is more By Neville Idour

ou learn something every day, so the saying goes. Perhaps I should have inserted the word ‘can’ before the word ‘learn’ but I’m sure you get the drift. Of course this saying can, and should, apply every day with golf. Eight years ago my wife and I returned to our hometown of Dunedin to live and I joined St Clair Golf Club and, as a second club, Port Chalmers Golf Club, a charming and challenging nine-hole course. Little did I know that I would discover an alternative, but most enjoyable and fun way, to play the beautiful game at Port Chalmers. Each year they run a club challenge stableford tournament where players at the end of their round deduct the number of

clubs in their bag from their final score. For example if you scored 36 stableford points and you carried six clubs, your stableford score is reduced to 30 points. Obviously the less clubs the less deduction from your score. This can also be applied to a gross or nett competitions as well. Anyway, I was fortunate enough to receive a little advice from the previous year’s winner. His advice was to use four clubs. Well that got the brain cells working. If I remember correctly, I chose a three wood, four hybrid, pitching wedge and putter. Unbelievably, I had my best ever round at Port Chalmers in my three years there. I had something like 40 stableford points. I was astounded but realised that this was a good way to play at times for many reasons.

One of the key reasons is that the thought process is simplified — the club needed is rarely an internal debate. On many occasions the club you use requires some change in process. That could be gripping down, playing a halfswing and so forth. You find you can adapt out of bunkers without a sand wedge for example. The day was so enjoyable that the idea has stayed with me. The Hills course near Queenstown now runs an annual Club Challenge on similar lines and it has proved a winner with many members who look forward to a fun day with a difference. It has had the same winner in the first two years, who has obviously got the right formula. My question is could this be an event all member clubs would consider and maybe there is an innovative club that would run a New Zealand Club Challenge Championship each year. Of course it could

NEWS limit the number of clubs to four or five and insert that in the title. Because of this learning curve I bought a great little stand bag with a carry handle that holds a maximum of six clubs and I now enjoy being able to walk the undulating St Clair course as if I have a light shopping bag. Bliss indeed. There is no question it gets you more familiar with the clubs and how to adapt their use. This can only be good for your game. For example, with six clubs I usually find one doesn’t get used. It is fun using a driver instead of a three or five wood off the fairway. The ideal six club combo for me is driver, five wood (although it is rarely needed), four hybrid, eight iron, pitching wedge and putter. What a great way to enjoy practice on course. So come on clubs, why not try a tournament with a difference?

Stenson to tee it up for the first time in Hong Kong Open

ajor championship winner Henrik Stenson will make his Hong Kong Open debut at the end of the month. The Swede will join defending champion Aaron Rai in a star-studded field in the opening event of the European Tour’s 2020 season from November 28 to December 1. Hosted by Hong Kong Golf Club, the Hong Kong Open will also play a decisive role in shaping the Asian Tour’s league standings as it is one of the last events on the tour’s 2019 schedule. Hong Kong Golf Club captain William Doo Jun said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Henrik Stenson to our club for the very first time. “The championship, which is now in its 61st year, has a strong track record of attracting the greatest names in golf, and Henrik is among the very best. “His involvement, as well as that of our defending champion Aaron Rai, who played so brilliantly to capture his first European Tour title last year, makes for a really exciting event. We look forward to hosting another spectacular week of world class golf.” Stenson became the first male Scandinavian winner of a major when he triumphed in The Open at Royal Troon in Scotland three years ago and will be aiming to add to his 11 European Tour wins when he tees it up at the Fan-

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ling venue in the latest edition of Hong Kong’s longest standing professional sporting event. The 43-year-old, who topped the European Tour’s league standings, known as the Race to Dubai, in both 2013 and 2016, is looking forward to his maiden appearance at the Hong Kong Golf Club, which is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year. “I’m excited to play the Hong Kong Open for the first time,” said Stenson, who ranks in the world’s top 40 golfers. “It is hard to believe that I have not played this tournament before because I’ve always heard great things about the golf course, the city and the fans. It’s nice to

kick off my 2020 Race to Dubai season with something a little bit different.” Rai claimed his maiden European Tour title after holding off Matthew Fitzpatrick to secure a one-shot victory during a thrilling final round battle last year. The Englishman is hoping for another special week in Hong Kong when he defends a title on the European circuit for the first time. “Winning last year was incredible for me,’’ Rai said. “The course is amazing, the city is great, and the crowds showed me some great support throughout the week. I will always have wonderful memories from this event and cannot wait to be back.” Dr Y K Pang, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, said: “The Hong Kong Open is one of the highlights on Hong Kong’s events’ calendar. Each year, elite golfers from around the world gather in Hong Kong to compete for the historic Hong Kong Open title. “Golfers and fans from overseas not only get four days of world class competitive play during their stay in Hong Kong, they also get to experience the diverse tourism offerings in Asia’s world city. “With centuries of history and a rich living culture on display, Hong Kong showcases exciting sports events that appeal to visitors of all interests, and a wealth of unique and authentic experiences for them to appreciate.”

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Points rather than prizemoney to determine tour standings

GA Tours in Latin America, Canada and China will use a points system rather than prizemoney earned to determine each tour’s league standing for the 2020 season. This will align the PGA Tour’s three international tours with the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour, which are both using points to measure players’ success. The three international tours are moving to this modified, consistent points system to assist fans and help avoid confusion with currencies used in the current league standings. Since their inceptions, PGA Tour Latinoamérica has based its league standing on the United States dollar, while the Mackenzie Tour has employed the Canadian dollar and PGA Tour Series-China recognised the Chinese yuan. “There has always been a bit of confusion among the three tours regarding currency and the orders of merit, or money lists,’’ said Rob Ohno, PGA Tour senior vice president of international tours. “This new format will streamline what we’re doing across the board and make it easier for fans to track player progress in a simple-to-understand way. “In 2020, PGA Tour Latinoamérica will

be the first international tour to start its season and debut the points system, and the other two tours will follow once their seasons begin.” With the launch of the FedEx Cup in 2007, the PGA Tour moved to a pointsbased system. The tour’s sole focus is on points as players vie to qualify for the FedEx Cup Play-offs and battle to win the FedEx Cup. In 2019, the 30th year of Korn Ferry Tour or its equivalent, the tour changed to a points-based system, with PGA Tour Series-China veteran Zhang Xinjun winning the regular season points title (1962 points) and Scottie Scheffler winning the three-tournament finals points title (1267 points). Both players will be PGA Tour members in 2019-20. In 2020, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour and PGA Tour Series-China tournament winners will receive 500 points each, and an enhanced 600 points will go to the winners at the season-ending tournaments for all three tours. “We’re very excited for this new method,’’ Ohno added. “It will provide a uniformity among our tours and give our fans a new way of easily tracking their favourite players on

whichever tour they are following. “After 13 successful years using FedEx Cup points on the PGA Tour and an extremely positive debut using points on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, it convinces us even more that this change is the correct way to go.” Only professionals playing in tournaments will be eligible to receive points as amateurs are not able to earn official money or points. When amateurs

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wenty-two years on since its foundation in 1997, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) is celebrating the landmark of reaching 1000 golf club and golf resort members, which between them have 1321 18-hole equivalent golf courses open to international golf visitors. The 1000th golf facility member was Dumbarnie Links in Scotland, which joined IAGTO last month. This new links course, designed by Clive Clark, on the north shore of the Firth of Forth nine miles from St Andrews, will open in May 2020 but has already begun working with and taking bookings from IAGTO golf tour operators.

IAGTO has a total of 2711 member companies and organisations in 101 countries, including golf tour operators, hotels, tourist boards, inbound operators, transportation companies and airlines as well as golf clubs and golf resorts. To mark the occasion, IAGTO has launched two new programmes to help golf courses world-wide attract more golf travellers — IAGTO quality assured certification for golf courses and IAGTO golf tourism accreditation for golf course managers. IAGTO chief executive Peter Walton said: “It’s a very significant landmark moment for us to have 1000 golf facilities across 80 countries, from Argentina

to Azerbaijan and from Northern Ireland to New Zealand, all actively working with IAGTO’s 700-plus golf tour operators. “As we watched this milestone approach, we began working on two new services for our golf course members that will really help them attract more golf visitors. “Our quality assured certification scheme deals with the quality and positioning of the golf course, while our golf tourism accreditation programme recognises those individuals who make sure that their golf course delivers the best possible experience to golf visitors.” Looking to the future, Walton added:

“For us, the focus of our every day is to develop and deliver new services that help our members do more business with less hassle. “This encompasses everything from producing tools to help improve quality of product to providing valuable market information that facilitates better decisions, sooner, and at a lower cost. “From a golf course membership perspective we have already achieved what we call critical mass in some 25 countries, where 80 percent or more of export-ready (tourism friendly) courses are IAGTO members, and our goal is to achieve this across every golf destination worldwide.”

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Research firm’s 40th edition of golf sales

olf Datatech, a leading independent research firm for consumer, trade and retail golf trends, has unveiled its latest study, which looks at what golfers are buying. A bi-annual study, and the 40th edition produced by Golf Datatech, the “serious golfer” research report has become an in-demand resource for the golf marketing community over the past 20 years. “The study is the definitive marker analysing the attitudes and opinions of serious golfers about their planned golf purchases, and where they plan to buy them,” said John Krzynowek, a partner of Golf Datatech. “It defines where golfers shop, and for which products, in each retail channel. The study establishes a road map for where marketing dollars should be directed, and the 20-year trending of these 40 bi-annual reports is unmatched in golf marketing,” he added. Regarding golf media, Krzynowek said: “While the American media landscape is changing rapidly, moving from traditional print and television to digital and

streaming, serious golfers are moving a little slower in that direction. Despite being digitally savvy, they still utilise many of the traditional means to gather their golf information. “Specific to golf media, while the streaming of golf content increased substantially a few years ago, it has been in a holding pattern since. Serious golfers, because of their age and lifestyle, aren’t as likely to use streaming, they’re more likely to watch a tournament live, record it, or watch a replay, than they are to stream it on a digital device.” Pertaining to golf balls, Krzynowek said: “Where golf balls are purchased continues to evolve. By having 40 waves of data over 20 years, Golf Datatech is in a unique position to document and analyse the shifts in where people buy their golf equipment, and golf balls in particular. “While the green grass channel (golf club pro shop) still remains the most significant, by far, over the past few years we’ve seen the advancement of Amazon and

other online retailers as significant players.” The study also provides comprehensive research on golf clubs, including separate and in depth analysis of drivers, fairways, hybrids, iron sets, wedges and putters. Krzynowek said: “The information we provide on golf clubs is a great asset to manufacturers in forecasting their new product roll outs, and this most recent iteration suggests serious golfers have many good reasons to buy new irons in 2020. “The summer 2019 edition of the study represents the 40th time in 20 years Golf Datatech has collected and analysed the attitudes and opinions of serious golfers about their golf equipment, where they plan to buy it, along with what they read, watch, stream, which websites they use, and provide insights into their opinions about the various brands. “These insights are compiled so brands, big and small, can understand their position in the marketplace and to help them frame their marketing messages and maximise the return on their marketing dollars.”

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PGA professionals are there to help your golf game By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

Over the past couple of months we have been treated to the excitement of watching the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup – and an unexpected departure in the semi-finals. A few months prior we watched the New Zealand netball team become world champions and at the same time the New Zealand cricket team almost won the Cricket World Cup. We have been treated to a feast of great sport and mainstream media has done a great job of promoting our top three sports. With all this exposure comes a connection, especially in children who develop a lifelong love for a sport by watching our national heroes winning on the world stage. Although golf does not get the exposure of our top sports we do have professional men and women players representing New Zealand all over the world and doing very well. We have professional players competing in the United States, South America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia and Oceania. Not only do we have great players

John Bae (club professional Templeton GC) and Dongwoo Kang (club professional at Gulf Harbour). They are both PGA members who have played on the Asian and Japan professional golf tours and are now both club professionals.

competing on the world stage we have a number of our PGA professionals working across New Zealand as club professionals, club managers, coaches, club fitters. A number of these PGA members have played the game professionally on the world stage and not only have some great stories of life on a golf tour but are also very willing to pass on the wealth of knowledge and experience that they have from years in the game.

What can you learn from your PGA professional? Get golf fit: The saying of use it or lose it is so true and if you do not maintain a level of flexibility, mobility and strength your golf game will suffer. Your certified PGA professional is skilled in helping you with your golf fitness. Play the course length that is relative for you: Most amateur golfers are playing a course that is too long for the distance

they hit the ball. Speak to your PGA professional for advice on playing from the right tees for you. Use the right equipment: Using the right ball and having your clubs correctly set up for you will allow you to score a lot better. Warm up before you play: Going from your car to the first tee is not going to help you play your best. Stretching and then hitting some balls, putting, pitching and chipping all make up the preround routine of a professional golfer. Approach each shot with a clear mind: We cannot always control where our ball goes but we can approach each shot with optimism and a positive mindset. We may not get the mainstream media attention that our big three sports get but we have the next best thing with an active and highly skilled PGA workforce that is dedicated to helping you enjoy and the get the most out of your golf game. If you want to stay up to date with the great PGA of New Zealand tournament professionals applying their trade as a professional golfer on the many professional tours around world, sign up to the PGA weekly tournament player update at www.pga.org.nz/friends-of-the-pga.

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What’s a simple way to improve my putting? By Ian Hardie NZPGA Professional

‘What’s a simple way to improve my putting?’ This is a question I’ve been asked many times over the years that I’ve been coaching golf. It’s a pretty good question too, as most golfers that I’ve played with, and almost all of the golfers that come to me for coaching on their putting, usually struggle with three putting on at least one green during nearly every round that they play. For far too many golfers, it happens more than once a round and for a few golfers, it can be not just three putts but four and even five putts on a green. That’s an awful lot of shots that can be taken off their golf scores, just by using the advice you are about to read. Advice that is so simple, easy to do and effective that it staggers me that all golfers don’t do it. But I know for a fact that most golfers will have never thought about doing it, despite the fact that they do a similar thing for almost every other golf shot they play while getting to the green on each hole. Before I get to that advice though, let’s take a look at why a lot of golfers have three or more putts on a green in the first place. 95% of the time a golfer will end up three putting because they don’t get the distance, strength, speed – whatever you want to call it – of their first putt right, which usually means they end up with a putt of a few feet to go or coming back from past the hole. So what, you might say, it’s only a few feet? True, but for most golfers it’s a few feet, quite a few times a round and over time

the pressure and stress can build, as I’m sure you have experienced yourself at some point. A quick look at last year’s PGA Tour putting statistics will show you that the best (not the worst) putters on the PGA Tour make on average, around 50% of their putts under five feet in length. Just think about that statistic for a minute – around half – are you surprised at that? These are the best putters out there, they have spent years honing their putting skills and they are playing tour events on near perfect greens every week, so what are your chances? Actually, they are just about to get a whole lot better. You are about to find out how to get the distance of your first putts right every time, so that all you will have left are tap-ins. The odd thing, as I mentioned earlier, about this simple advice is that, as golfers, we do a similar thing for all the other shots we hit from the tee through to the green. We make a judgment as to what the distance of our shot will be, so we can figure out the right club and effort to use to, you know, get the distance right. But when it comes to the putting green… For some reason the golfers who rely on distance markers, or the many new devices that golfers have at their disposal nowadays to give them that number, which allows them to have an educated guess as to how hard to hit their shots down the fairway and to the green, suddenly expect (for some unknown reason) that their brain will know how hard to hit their putt. But what has it got to go on? For most golfers, absolutely nothing,

whereas I know the length of every putt before I hit it, which I get from pacing the length of the putt as I wander around the green looking at the slopes and borrows (we’ll discuss slopes and borrows another time) of the putt. Makes sense doesn’t it? There are two points that are important to be aware of before you try this in a game of golf. First, don’t make it obvious that you are counting your steps – just casually count your paces as you walk as all you need is an estimated distance. The same sort of estimate that you are happy to rely on when facing your shot into a green and you decide that “it’s about a #7 iron”. Secondly, don’t do it if it will slow you down and hold other golfers up. I generally go around behind the hole for every putt I hit anyway and it’s walking back from there to the ball when I take the distance. Other times I make sure I take my clubs around past the hole so that as I walk back to my ball to putt I count the paces then – you’ll figure out what works best for you.

This enables me to keep the distance in my mind as I do my practice putt swings and get the feel for the distance before I start to line up the putt. So that’s my advice for a simple way to improve your putting – pace the length of your putts to get an estimate of the distance. Start doing it immediately to give your brain the ability over time to associate the strength you hit your putts with the length of the putt. Just the same way you learnt how to choose between a #8 iron and #7 iron when playing into the green, as a new golfer. Over a few months it will become second nature and your brain will build a library of distances and the associated strength to hit them so well, that you will seldom, if ever, three putt again. Play well. If you have been struggling with your putting or, like most golfers, have never been taught the important basics of putting, I’ve written a PDF book that covers everything you need. You can find my Little Book of Putting at gumroad.com/ianhardie

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.

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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10,000 Ohope Amateur Open GOLF EVENT

Saturday Golf: 26 October 2019 he annual Labour Weekend Ohope 10,000 Open Tournament was held last month and the perfect weather was matched only by the great condition of the Ohope International Links. It was also significant that the new17th tee was opened for business, creating a lot of interest. Special mention is due to Head Greenkeeper, James Rawsthorne and his team for the presentation of the course in a condition that attracted plenty of favourable comment from a host of visiting players. Many thanks also to the sponsors of this iconic event. A big team of volunteers worked tirelessly to produce another superb tournament. The club executive, Manager Lee-Anne and her team, the hamburger experts, the ladies in the kitchen and the bar, the spotters on the course, volunteers who were not playing in the tournament such as Kerry Ludwig and Hugh Stuckey who simply turned up and sold raffles all day, the Calcutta exponents, the car park attendants and the bunker-rakers. They all deserve a great big thank you

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for producing another outstanding example of how Ohope International can really turn it on! Well done all. The gross winner of the two day event and the recipient of the Ohope Cup was Ohope International’s own Ryan Maxwell with a very impressive 140 strokes. His first day round was too hot for the runners up, Stuart Duff of Hastings 142, Jerry Ren of Gulf Harbour 143 and Jason McIntosh of Taupo 145, all of whom were tipped in this competition held over the two days. The inaugural Toi Moana Women’s 36H Open Tournament was held in conjunction with the Ohope 10,000 and was co-hosted by Ohope and Whakatāne Golf Clubs. More than 40 women from 16 clubs participated in this new event and enjoyed the same perfect conditions as the men, although they had to contend with a bit more blustery wind due to their later start time on Day 1. The leader after the first round was Hannah Bae from Kawerau but she was toppled after the round at Whakatāne and the ultimate overall gross winner was Pip Lawson from Whakatāne with a score of 171 ahead of Vicky Chen from North Shore on 179.

Inaugural Toi Moana winner, Pip Lawson, Whakatane Golf Club flanked by Karen Pocock, Ladies Club Captain at Ohope and Alison Barr, Ladies Club Captain at Whakatāne.

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stablished 1906, Waihi Golf Club is a wonderful par 72, 5685m golf course situated amongst beautiful lush green surroundings, overlooking the Waihi Township and surrounding farm land. The course is expertly maintained and managed and will be a challenge whatever your skill level. We have a good selection of reg ular weekly club events along with some great single and multi-day tour naments. The fourth Thursday of each month sees the running of the Hume Katikati’s Kiwifruit company Meat Pack Open, a well patronised event that

brings in many golfers from out of district to contest for its fabulous prize table. Our club has fantastic facilities, with a bar and catering service. We also have the services of a small shop for golfing attire, snacks and accessories. Our Dotgolf scoring system benefits members and guests by ensuring a higher level of accuracy when registering scores and handicaps. The XMAS Open will be played this year on Sunday 24th November and is a great event with a chance to pick up the ham for Xmas dinner, another hotly contested event at the club and well

supported. We have some great events on our calendar for this summer starting with the OJI sponsored 54-Hole Stroke Play Tournament on the weekend of Feb 8th and 9th 2020. This is the golf club’s premier event having been the cornerstone of the club’s history for over 40 years. OJI is a new sponsor for this event and we are looking forward to a great tournament. The following weekend 15th and 16th Feb will see the EXPOL Waihi Pro Am with amateurs teeing it up with professionals in a 4 person team’s event over 36 holes. Grant Fox and Peter Williams

will be the VIP guest speakers. On the 6th and 7th of March 2020 The Fox Fishing & Golf Festival will be held, where teams compete in fishing on Friday 6th, then against each other in golf at the Waihi Golf Club on Saturday with dinner and prizegiving to follow. You and your guests will be treated to an entertaining, all-inclusive event with Ryan Fox and his sporting mates. As well as enjoying great company and superb hospitality you’ll also be assisting your host in his quest to raise funds for the local community. Check out our Events section for regular updates.

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HARBOUR’S JERRY REN WINS AUCKLAND STROKEPLAY

Congratulations to Jerry Ren of Gulf Harbour CC, for a 6 stroke victory at Akarana this weekend against a strong field of representative players from around the country. All rounds under 70! Well played Jerry.

EAGLES GOLFING SOCIETY BOYS AND GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP

Harbour Golf was represented this year by Duncan Jarm (North Shore), Callum Wall (Gulf Harbour) and Connie Jarm (North Shore). A great experience for these young players at this annual event with a great history of notable winners. Played in Te Awamutu this year, they all produced some great golf over the three rounds, so well played Duncan, Callum and Connie, and a huge thanks to the amazing work and support of the Eagles Golfing Society of NZ.

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CHAMPIONS AGAIN! They did it, the girls have defended the title in Rotorua today with a 4-2 win in the final over Auckland. Congratulations to all six players, Michelle Lee, Yeonsoo Son, EunSeo Choi, Danika Lee, Amy Im and Seohyun Lee. Special thanks to Glenda O’Connor and Anita Jacobs for looking after them all week, and thank you to BOP Golf and Rotorua GC for hosting the event. NORTH GOLF NOTICEBOARD 7 Nov

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AUCKLAND TEAM ONEWHERO WINNERS OF THE 9 HOLE TRIANGULAR FINAL

A very successful Triangular Final day was held at the Pukekohe Golf Club on September 23rd. Congratulations to all the teams as the matches were well contested and played in an excellent positive manner. Final results: Onewhero: 61 points Titirangi: 55.5 points Remuera: 51 points Whitford Park: 48.5 points

players attend on a windy day and watched the home team blow the visitors away with a 153 points team score. They were 8-points ahead of Huntly-Waiterimu (145), with Pukekohe (137), Waiuku (130) and Awhitu (124). Then in the fourth finals round played at Huntly GC on 2.10.19 where 80 players turned out, it was again the home team who used their advantage to win the round with 146-points, ahead of leaders Clarks Beach (141), with the other three clubs repeating their third to fifth placings, Pukekohe (139), Waiuku (132) and Awhitu (121). These results have left Clarks Beach and Huntly-Waiterimu tied atop the table with 7 points apiece. One of them must become the Shield champions as Waiuku (12), Pukekohe (14) and Awhitu (18) are too far back and must settle for improving their finishing order. For Clarks Beach the final offers some opportunity for redemption after their failure last year when they were rolled in the final by both Onewhero and Waiuku, before Onewhero became the surprise Shield Champs after a sudden death playoff. Should the tied leaders remain so after the final round, they too will be nominating one player each to head for the 19th tee. With the last year’s Plate champions Huntly-Waiterimu in the Shield finals this year, we will have a new Plate winner in 2019. After four rounds the winner could be one of three teams, last year runners up Hauraki (10), the new COVIC Extras team (8) and Wattle Downs (11). Maramarua (13) have the potential of being runner up and last years Shield Champions Onewhero (15), can only seek to avoid the ignominy of this year finishing last. With a two point lead the Extras look to be in the box seat to provide an upset result. As they can only draw players from the Shield Team extra players, it only goes to show that those teams’ selections must have left their best players out of their nominated teams. In the Challenge Cup, it is the match play experts Maramarua who have now successfully defended the Cup after winning it at Maramarua. While they have since defeated Clarks Beach and Huntly, the challenge of Pukekohe on their difficult and quality home track will present a whole new strategy if not a few of their older AGA pennants players. Pukekohe may well counter with a few of their own. Given both teams have no chance of winning the Shield or Plate, they have nothing to lose in focussing on being the season end Cup holders. The recent Franklin Golf Shop Player of the Day winners asked to don the Claret Jacket, have been Robert Dougherty of Clarks Beach (43 points) and Maramarua’s Barry Rogers (41 points).

COVIC GEARS UP FOR 2019 SHIELD FINAL

After the first four rounds of finals play COVIC SHIELD, we now have a two way battle for the last final round to be played at Pukekohe GC on the 11th November 2019. In the third round of finals play at Clarks Beach on 17.9.19, we saw 104

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Our Purpose: Coordinate - > Collaborate - > Communicate Our purpose is to provide the best outcomes for the New Zealand Golf industry by bringing all industry sectors together in a collaboratory manner. We firmly believe that working in this way will give us the best chance to grow golf business across the country. We don’t believe that working in our own silos will have the impact we need to survive in what is a highly competitive sporting-based environment. We need to be able to work together, across sectors and across the whole industry if we’re going to have a real impact. All very basic stuff – it’s self-evident. But the secret about collaborating and cross sectoral work, is that because it requires us to work in new and different ways, it can be hard. It’s slow. It requires us to get close to people who aren’t our people. It requires us to give things up, or to renegotiate loyalties. It requires us to care about the things that our collaborators care about. But when it works, it can

be powerful. We think it’s important that we share what we’re learning. We’re not great at collaboration in NZ and the challenges we need to navigate are going to force us to do more and more of it. So, if we’re going to get better at it, let’s learn from each other. “New Zealand Golf is delighted to support the inaugural New Zealand Golf Industry Council Whole of Golf Conference. New Zealand Golf is a Founding Partner of the New Zealand Golf Industry Council and endorses the work the Council is doing in collaborating with the many golf operators throughout the country. “The Conference will provide the chance to learn about current industry trends, to participate in group workshops to promote new ideas to help grow business and to view the latest innovations from the many suppliers participating in the trade show,” Dean Murphy, CEO, New Zealand Golf. AUCKLAND NOTICEBOARD 1 Dec

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WAIKATO HUNTLY GOLF CLUB’S 2019 STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONS FOUND

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the Senior Division, it was Michael Garrick (8-handicapper) whose three 7-under nett round aggregate of 209 (69, 69 and 71) proved to win. Mike was 2 shots clear of Murray Liddle (211), with Wayne McMillan (217) in third and James Heteraka (222) fourth. The Intermediate champion is Corey Berney (17-hcp) who played extremely well after a slow start with rounds of 75, 63 and 68 for a ten under nett aggregate of 206, eight clear of Michael Anderson (214) in second, in turn two shots ahead of Ryan Pierce (216) with Derek Heteraka fourth (222). The outstanding Championship performance, however, had to be that of Junior player Te Iwingaro Morgan (22-hcp), whose 65, 66 and 69 and 200 aggregate proved impossible to catch. Rangi Morgan (203) and Russ Ford (206) tried hard to close the gap but both came up short to finish second and third respectively. Herbie Kaa and Frank Taurua finished fourth equal on 217. Kirsten Morland was declared the Women’s Strokeplay Champion, after having competed alongside the Junior men for a 249 nett aggregate score. Club Manager Russ Ford told Golfer Pacific that he was rapt with the number of competitors who had entered and the good form shown by the place-getters. “The fact that we ran it as a best 3 of 4 rounds format helped, as it meant lifebusy players needed only to play three rounds if they so chose. At a time when the club is preparing to enter teams in various WGA Pennant competitions, it has been important for us to successfully re-blood the club during 2019. Considering that the average age of our Champions is 33 years, and the average age of all place-getters is around 45 years, Huntly’s membership profile has definitely changed and is taking on a more youthful look.” The Huntly members now look forward to their AGM on 30th November and running two end of year open events. These are a Mixed Ambrose Open event on Sunday 1st December and a Christmas Open a week later on Saturday 7th. As a result of deferred greens maintenance into late October, an 18-hole RWC Mixed Strokeplay Open Tournament planned for 2nd November, has been merged into the two December events. Photo: Huntly member Cody McKinnon plays a shot during the Championships.

MATAMATA GOLF CLUB ALL THE MEN’S CHAMPIONS 2019

L – R Junior B Champion – Stephen Lindsay, Junior Champion – Andrew McNally, Intermediate Champion – Mark Devantier, Senior Champion – Logan Madden

MATAMATA GC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2019

From left: Bronze 2 Champion Jennie Brown, Bronze 1 Champion Bev Hansen, Silver Div Champion Karen Semmens The ladies 9 hole division final was won by Joclyn Baker, 2 up, from Aase Van Der Plas. Club handicap players Joan Cocks and Pam Laird squared off, with Pam Laird winning the Thompson Cup for 2019. The Women’s Junior division was a hard fought contest over 27 holes, with Leanne MacGregor chipping in for a birdie on the par 3 fourth (22nd hole), to get one back from the more experienced Jennie Brown only to lose the 24th hole and the match 4 down. Bev Hansen, the Bronze 1 Champion, was in top form, not giving Annette Hetherington many opportunities to score. The Women’s Silver players had a very close match with Karen Semmens and Jo Trussler hitting shot for shot for much of the match. However, after being ahead on the 9th and the 27th hole, Jo Trussler succumbed on the 35th hole with Karen Semmens again taking out the Silver Club Championship.

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The Waikato team of Zahraa Bester, Ethan Price and Ben Ambler, who took out first place in the New Zealand Eagles under 17 teams event held at Te Awamutu Golf Club on October the 8th and 9th. The event was played over three rounds in a best three out of four Stableford format. The Waikato team scored rounds of 116, 111 and 115, respectively, to beat second placed Wellington by three points. In the Girls Gross competition Zahraa finished runner-up scoring rounds of 72, 73 and 72, respectively, losing by just one shot to the winner Amy Weng from Christchurch. In the Boys Gross competition Ethan Price also finished runner-up after shooting rounds of 74, 77 and 72, respectively. Ben Ambler wasn’t far behind finishing in 7th place with scores of 74, 75 and 77, respectively. WAIKATO NOTICEBOARD 9 Nov

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vealed he was the 2017 New Zealand Long Drive champion,” Alpine said. “Further evidence of this was when he all but drove the 18th on the final round to set up a superb birdie finish.”

Akarana’s Fiona Xu, 14, won the women’s Bay of Plenty Open and North Island Amateur titles back in September. There were 78 men and 30 women competing at the event, 14-year-old Fiona Xu, of Akarana, claimed the women’s titles after opening with a superb 65 backed up with rounds of 68, 71 and 71 to win by three shots over Darae Chung, of Shandon. Bay of Plenty number one Caitlin Maurice took third. Alpine said Fiona, who was born in New Zealand and of Chinese heritage, “showed all the signs of developing into an outstanding player”.

HAWKE’S BAY EAGLES SOCIETY NAMES DYLAN BAGLEY HAWKE’S BAY JUNIOR OF THE YEAR Credit: Hawkes Bay Today

four years ago. “Receiving this award will help my resume for coaches to see and select me,” said the teenager, who had scouted universities and played at age-group tournaments in the United States in mid-June for almost a month. Varsities in New Jersey, Missouri and California had stuck a chord with him in between taking in tourneys from Texas to Utah and then San Diego. He won the FCG Global Cup, an under-19 two-round tourney, in San Marcos, Texas, after carding a bogey-free, five-birdie blitz 67 in the opening round and then following it up with 74 to finish three-under to claim the title by two strokes from Taiwanese amateur Jui-Shen Lee. He had finished in 38th position at the junior worlds (U19) played over two courses at Palm Desert where a “bad back nine” of two double bogeys had proved costly in 54 holes.

Eagles Society of Hawke’s Bay president Allan Connor presents the $18,000 cheque to Halberg Foundation CEO Shelley McMeeken at the Napier Golf Club September.

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WHANGANUI-MANAWATU SHAND CUP/SYBIL GREEN RESULTS LABOUR WEEKEND

The Shand Cup, Sybil Green and Stu Smith Memorial Masters Quadrangulars were played over Labour weekend in very challenging conditions with very strong winds making the exposed Whanganui course very difficult. The team that made the most of the conditions was Wellington, taking out all three divisions, with Manawatu Whanganui coming second in all three. Below is a summary of how our teams got on over the weekend. Shand Cup – Senior Men Wellington won the Cup with the top placing of 6 points and 19 games. They beat Manawatu Whanganui on Saturday afternoon 5.5 to 2.5. Winners for

BAY OF PLENTY FORMER LONG DRIVE CHAMPION WINS NORTH ISLAND AMATEUR IN WHAKATĀNE

Credit: Bay of Plenty Times Taranaki’s Sam Jones claimed both the Bay of Plenty Open and North island Amateur titles in Whakatāne back in September. A former New Zealand long drive champion, has also proved he has plenty of finesse in Whakatāne. Taranaki’s Sam Jones scored a five-under-par 275 over four rounds, and went on to claim both the Bay of Plenty Open and North Island Amateur titles by five shots. Tournament director Chris Alpine said the greens at the Whakatāne Golf Course were pure but the firmness coupled with a changing breeze made scoring difficult, especially for the second round on Saturday. The cut for the men was at 15-over with the women at 11-over. Leading the men’s field into the final two rounds on Sunday was Howick’s Jimmy Zheng at two-under with Jones the only other player in red figures on the par 70 layout after opening with 72 and 67. Zheng finished four-over in both his final rounds but 2018 winner Matt McLean came back into calculations with a 67, 70 finish along with Waikato’s James Fellows-Ford with 70, 69. However, Jones kept getting better and finished with rounds of 69 and 67 to claim the silverware. “Having only recently returned from college in the USA, little was known of James’ ability, but a Google search re-

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Eagles society president Allan Connor presents Dylan Bagley the Hawke’s Bay Junior Golfer of the Year Award. Dylan Bagley has no qualms about breaking into a sweat because he knows hard yards don’t necessarily guarantee toilers success but without that he wouldn’t have a chance in life. “It’s the sign of all the hard work I’ve put in for all the time I’ve been playing, especially this year,” says Bagley who the Eagles Society of Hawke’s Bay Inc named the HB Junior Golfer of the Year on Thursday. The 17-year-old, who received a $500 cheque at the society’s 40th charity golf tournament at Napier Golf Club to raise funds for children with disabilities, said that level of discipline saw him tailor how much food he ate, the hours he put in gym sessions to tweak his template and turning his practices into quality hours rather than into an endurance exercise. The Karamu High School year 13 student practises three times a week after school and frequents the gym on the remaining two week days but pretty much lives at the Hastings Golf Club, where he’s a member, at the weekend. The close to 30 hours a week shift has seen Bagley whittle down his handicap to +1.8 since he moved to Hawke’s Bay with parents Fay and Rick Bagley, from Taupo

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Manawatu Whanganui were Bradley McSherry and Liam Finlayson while Trent Munn had a half. Manawatu Whanganui were the runners up with Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay filling the other places. Sybil Green Salver – Women Wellington won the Salver with the top placing of 6 points and 17.5 games. They beat Manawatu Whanganui on Sunday 4.5 to 3.5. Winners for Manawatu Whanganui were Lisa Herbert, Brydie Hodge and Zhuoyi Hu with Lily Griffin halving her match. The Women played Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay Women on Saturday morning and this match was halved. Winners were Katherine Paskins, Lisa Herbert and Brydie Hodge with Mudra Lakhani and Zhuoyi Hu halving their matches. On Saturday afternoon Manawatu Whanganui played Taranaki and won 7.5 to 0.5. Winners were Tara Raj 8/6, Sera Raj 8/6, Mudra Lakhani 6/5, Lisa Herbert 8/6, Lily Griffin 6/5, Brydie Hodge 4/2 and Zhuoyi Hu 7/5. Katherine Paskins halved her match and achieved a hole in one on the 12th Hole. Manawatu Whanganui were the runners up with Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay women and Taranaki filling the other placings. Stu Smith Memorial – Masters Men Wellington won the Stu Smith Memorial beating out Manawatu Whanganui by one game point 10.5 to 9.5. Both teams had two wins out of three matches. In the match against Wellington the only winner was Tony Chettleburgh with Junior Tatana halving his match. In the afternoon round wins were recorded by Ross Geary, Tony Chettleburgh and Junior Tatana while James Humphrey halved. Sunday morning saw Stu Gillespie, Rick Harding, Tony Chettleburgh and Junior Tatana recording wins with James Humphrey halving his match. The event was held at Whanganui GC this year as part of the club’s 125th Jubilee celebrations.

FINLAYSON & RAJ WIN CHALLENGE CUP

The Manawatu Whanganui 36 Hole Challenge Cup Strokeplay event was held back in September at Feilding Golf Club. A field of 66 players enjoyed fine overhead conditions and a very well presented golf course. Despite the conditions the course was not playing as easy as many might have expected, so led to some mixed results in both rounds. The women’s division was closely fought, with Whanganui’s Tara Raj just heading off Palmerston North’s Zhuoyi Hu by one shot. Raj had two rounds of 76, and Hu, a 78 followed by 75. In 3rd place was Manawatu’s, Lily Griffin, with a 76 and 82. The men’s division was taken out by home member, Liam Finlayson, firing 71 and 70. That was four shots clear of Manawatu’s Josh Sedgwick (70, 75). In third place was Palmerston North’s Bradley McSherry with 74 and 73. Finlayson and Raj both won the same titles in 2018.

the preceding Wednesday. Sponsorship packages will now go on sale. The Club now has the potential to get an exciting and unique event off the ground that the members of the Manawatu Golf Club can enjoy and be a part of.

Some exciting golf was seen to be played before our current Champions won. This year’s Club Champions are: Men’s Senior: Trevor Barnard, Intermediate: Giles Baker, Junior A: Dean Sadd. Ladies Silver: Vicki Bain, Bronze: Gay Martin.

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Elite tournament golf is to return to the Manawatu Golf Club in March 2020. To help showcase the club’s Jubilee 125th celebrations, we are delighted to announce the Manawatu Golf Club has secured one of the country’s most ground-breaking tournaments. Brian Green was approached to be the naming-rights sponsor, supported the initiative, and accepted. We are very grateful for Brian’s support and willingness with the new golfing concept. Backing has also been obtained from the Palmerston North City Council. Professionals will be chasing $70,000 in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Super 6s event from March 5 to 8 2020. It will come a week after the New Zealand Open in Queenstown and the timing should ensure a strong field at Hokowhitu. Most Charles Tour events have a $50,000 prize pool, but the Manawatu tournament will be a step up from those and will have a format new to New Zealand, a blend of strokeplay and matchplay. The tournament will see 50 professionals and 94 amateurs in a mixed men’s and women’s field. Golfers will play the same format as the World Super 6 formula used in the tri-sanctioned European Tour event for the past three summers in Perth. After two rounds of strokeplay on Thursday and Friday, the field will be cut to 64 players before another round of strokeplay on Saturday. The field will be whittled down to 24 players for Sunday with six groups playing quickfire 6-hole matchplay until the winner of each pool is found through to the final. Matches tied after six holes will be decided on a knockout hole. Again, the club will provide volunteers and will run Pro-Am tournaments on

By Wendy Wills The weekend of the 12th and 13th of October saw the semi-finals and finals of our Club Championships take place. The weather remained kind to us with some warm temperatures and no wind. Playing in the men’s semi finals were: Senior: Fraser Smith vs Lance Sayer, Trevor Barnard vs Ross Collings. Intermediate: Graham Gorham vs Alister Murrell, Giles Baker vs Grant Smith. Junior A: Dean Sadd vs Don Kinnell, Greg Martin vs Trevor Clayton. Playing in the ladies semi finals were: Bronze: Gay Martin vs Val Edwards, Jeanne Taylor vs Wendy Wills. On Sunday the 36 hole finals were played with the Men’s Senior being contested by Lance Sayer vs Trevor Barnard, Intermediate: Alister Murrell vs Giles Baker, Junior A: Dean Sadd vs Greg Martin. Ladies Silver: Vicki Bain vs Julie Murray (was played the previous weekend), Bronze: Gay Martin vs Jeanne Taylor.

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Winners from L to R: Ladies Bronze: Gay Martin, Silver: Vicki Bain, Men’s Senior: Trevor Barnard, Intermediate: Giles Baker, Junior A: Dean Sadd. WELLINGTON NOTICEBOARD 10 Nov

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TASMAN WHITEHAVEN WINES MARLBOROUGH PRO-AM RESULTS

By Janet Leith, Co-ordinator, Whitehaven Wines Marlborough Pro-Am Committee The Whitehaven Wines Marlborough Pro-Am was held on the 26th September at the Marlborough Golf Club. The day got off with a shot gun start at 10.30 a.m. with 31 teams of four players in each team – a professional playing alongside three amateur players. The wind increased in intensity as the day wore on and the mercury levels dropped, making the 19th hole a very welcome haven for all to relax and enjoy the company of their professional player. Some very tasty cuisine was prepared by the Club’s very able caterer Sandra Collins and served by many women who volunteered their time to assist. The course was presented in superb condition with special thanks given to Gavin Hurst, the sole full time Green Keeper, ably assisted by many volunteers. After a wet winter and excellent spring growing conditions the fairways and greens are in excellent order, and this was noted by the professional players. The 19th hole was the winner on the day - they were all mighty pleased to get into the Club rooms and be served delicious food prepared by the very capable caterer Sandra Collins. She prepared and presented a sack of mussels which were kindly donated by Samfords in a very tasty manner, along with a great variety of finger foods. We had 31 professionals and 93 amateurs in the field with a shot gun start that saw play get under way at 10.30 a.m. by Geoff Smart, NZPGA National Events Manager. The leading professional players were 1st place – Kieran Muir, Omokoroa Gold Club with a tidy score of 70. Second equal were Lachie McDonald, Marton Club who shot 72, as did Daniel Pearce, PGA New Zealand and 4th place went to Dongwoo Kang, PGA New Zealand with a score of 73. The winning team was Harcourts with their three best stableford points totalling 118. Team member’s names are Mark Davis, David Searle, John Davis and their professional player was Doug Holloway. Mark Davis did an excellent acceptance

speech acknowledging all the sponsors, but particularly Whitehaven Wines. Second place went to the ladies team sponsored by McKendry Ford with a score of 117. Team member’s names are Tracy Bary, Bridget Quaife, Margaret Tapp and their professional player was Craig Mitchell. Third place went to Robinson Construction with a score of 115. Team member’s names are Nick Robinson, Mark Watson, Jason Minhinnick and their professional player was Kieran Muir. Fourth place went to Southern Turf with a score of 114. Team member’s names are Lyell Marfell, Steve Marfell, Greg Jowers and their professional player was Lachie McDonald. Fifth place went to Expleco – a team of big hitting boys – with a score of 113. Team member’s names are Geoff Barnett, Bruce McRae, Hamish McRae and their professional was Daniel Pearce. Sixth place went to Pink Fit – 112 was their score. Team member’s names are Bruce Palmer, Kerry Fyfe, Ray Meaclem and their professional player was Fraser Wilkin. Seventh place went to Four Square Spring Creek, also on 112. Team member’s names are Tommy Glubb, Matt Sutherland, John Clark and their professional player was Hayden Beard. Eighth place went to Whitehaven Wines, also on 112. Team names are Julian Terry, Wendy Batchelor, Allan Shutkowski and their professional player from Nelson was Blair Riordan. David Searle from Harcourts was the MC for the official prizegiving and Sue White, owner of Whitehaven Wines was present both in the morning for the players brief and also came to the prize giving. The Marlborough Golf Club recognised 10 local businesses who have been Gold Sponsors of the event for all five years that the tournament has been running. The Professional players signed Marlborough Golf Club flags and these were presented to Whitehaven Wines, Robinson Construction, Harcourts, WK Accountants & Advisors, Gill Construction, Redwood Development, Blenheim ITM, Liquorland, Pink Fit and Golf Hub Marlborough. During Sue White’s speech she announced that Whitehaven Wines would like to be the Platinum Sponsor again for 2020, much to the delight of the organising committee and crowd of in excess

of 140 people that packed the Marlborough Golf Club Rooms, and then went on to present all the team prizes. The shoot out winner was Kieran Muir and runner up was Dominic Sainsbury. Ann Duncan and Tessa Sutherland put together four large raffles and the 1st prize went to Denise Pickering, 2nd Lyell Marfell, 3rd Annelle Gardsio and 4th to Claire Houliston. The Professionals started the week with a two day Pro-Am in Nelson, a rest day on Wednesday, golf here in Marlborough on Thursday, rest day Friday to travel to Kaikoura for a two day Pro-Am there on Saturday and Sunday and then headed on for a week of golf at Pegasus.

The winning professional player Kieran Muir, Omokoroa Golf Club with Sue White, Owner of Whitehaven Wines. TASMAN NOTICEBOARD

The winning team of Harcourts Marlborough, taken on the course. From left David Searle, Doug Holloway (professional), John Davis and Mark Davis.

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Geoff Smart, NZPGA National Events Manager with Sue White, owner of Whitehaven Wines getting the field under way for play at the Whitehaven Wines Marlborough Pro-Am with a shot gun start on Thursday 26th September 2019.

The Flexi Lease Canterbury Women’s team have finished tied at the top of the points table with Tasman at the South Island Interprovincial played at the Marlborough Golf Club last month. With the teams tied on points it came down to games. Tasman have won the title for 2019, finishing half a game ahead of Canterbury. Very close for the Canterbury team who finished strong with a 7-1 win over Otago. The Canterbury Men’s Team have come up just short of defending their South Island Interprovincial title at Waitikiri Golf Club last month. The Canterbury team had wins against Otago and Tasman but with a half against Southland and a loss to Aorangi they have finished second to Otago who have finished with three wins.

The Whitehaven Wines Team of Blair Riordan (professional), Alan Shutkowski, Jules Terry, Sue White (owner of Whitehaven Wines) and Wendy Batchelor.

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Runner-up: Susan Dwyer (Geraldine) Nett 78 = Di Cleveland (North Otago) Nett 78 = Bronze B Runner up: Raewyn Cormick (Gleniti) 76 Bronze C: Lois Wotton (Lower Waitaki) Nett 87 Harrilyn Beck (Pleasant Point) Nett 89 Gay Henderson Tray – Bronze B & C Team Nett: Rakaia – V Sisson, F Bierema & S Martin Total: 227 Runner up: Mayfield – M Read, J McLeod & S Hydes 228

Intermediate Champion - Craig Hedges - Club Highfield

A field of 46 players participated in the Canterbury Junior Tournament held at the Russley Golf Club. In the 9 hole section this included 11 young golfers playing from the newly installed purple course. “Over ten golf courses in Canterbury have now installed the purple course which is approriate to the players ability” said Canterbury Golf Development Manager Rachel Thow. “Clubs are also utilising the purple course for fun social events and adult players that are newer to the game to play from”. In the 18 hole section, the U13 Boys gross was won by Cooper Moore (Russley) on a countback from Ethan Lam (Everglades) with Michael Visser and James Walker (both Russley) taking out the stableford prizes. Maddie May (Russley) continued her form, after returning from the Girls Interprovincial in Rotorua, to win the Girls section with a gross 72 from Yoyo Fu (Coringa) with Jessie Mercer (Christchurch) winning the stableford competition with 47 points from Alisha Ren (Russley). The Grade 1 Boys section was won with a gross 78 by Yuki Miya on a countback from Seb May (both Russley), while Edward Dickinson (Rangiora) and Sam Harris (Russley) won the stableford prizes. The Grade 2 Boys section was won by McKenzie Selinger (Russley) with a net 65 from Rory Attwood (Kaiapoi) with a net 69 along with Mark Chang (Russley) and Kyle Whiu (Rawhiti) both on 38 stableford points.

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Gay Henderson Tray winners – Rakaia Team: Left to right V Sisson, S Martin and F Bierema

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OTAGO/SOUTHLAND PENNEY SALVER PENNANTS WINNERS – CLUB MAYFIELD

The final of the Penney Salver Pennants played last month at Mt Pleasant. After a very long year and a battle between 21 teams Mayfield were too strong beating Fairlie 11/4.

BRONZE B & C CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS RESULTS

The Bronze B & C Champion of Champions were held at Fairlie, last month 27 women played from ten clubs. Results: Winners – Bronze B: Anne Anderson (Fairlie) Nett 77

Above: Averil Anderson (Fairlie) receives the Margaret McFarlane Tray for being the Aorangi winner of Aotearoa Cup Home Links competition.

AORANGI MEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

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Left to right: Anne Anderson Bronze B. Winner, Raewyn Cormick Bronze B Runner up winner and Lois Wotton Bronze C winner.

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The annual Millennium Trophy match between Canterbury and Aorangi was played at Ashburton Golf Club last month in warm spring weather and the course in pristine condition. Aorangi again proved too strong for Canterbury winning the team stableford match by 666-642 points. Raylene Cowles and Pam Ellis are pictured above at the trophy presentation.

42 YEAR WAIT OVER FOR ALEXANDRA GC

The Brasch Cup was played over the month of September this year, with 22 clubs from around Otago competing for the cup. Waitoa Park were the early leaders from week one with the help of Anthony Wilson and Les Weir playing under their handicaps. Alexandra GC played the second Saturday in the month and with Dave Fraser, Brian Bruce, Brent Wilson and Dai Johns all playing under their handicaps this helped the Alexandra Men take the lead with two weekends left to play. Maniototo were the next to post some good scores with Tony Carson and Matt Weir both playing under, but the Maniototo Men could not take the lead away from Alexandra. With the weather not playing its part on the final Saturday through parts of Otago it was the Alexandra team of Dave, Brian, Brent, Dai, Malcolm Moore and Keith Mackie taking the Silverware winning the Brasch Cup for only the second time (1977) in the 84 year history of the Cup.

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MILLENNIUM TROPHY

Maniototo finished second and Waitoa Park Third. The Country Day Cup for the leading individual was also on the line for the month. Cromwell GC member Brendon Scott ran hot the first weekend but only winning in the end by the slimmest of margins from Lawrence’s Trevor Duncan with Twelve Oaks Dave Romeril in third. Brasch Cup (Top 10) Alexandra -3.4 Maniototo -0.4 Waitoa Park 1.0 Lawrence 3.0 Tarras 3.4 Wanaka 5.0 Toko 5.4 Dunstan 7.6 Twelve Oaks 8.8 Tapanui 9.4 Country Day Cup (Top 10) Brendon Scott (Cromwell) -6.1 Trevor Duncan (Lawrence) -6.0 Dave Romeril (Twelve Oaks) -4.7 Ken Galloway (Tarras) -4.6 John Templeton (Wanaka) -4.0 Peter Goding (Dunstan) -3.9 Brent Wilson (Alexandra) -3.6 Don Agnew (Tarras) -3.6 Rob Stringer (Toko) -3.1 Anthony Wilson (Waitoa Park) -3.0 Les Weir (Waitao Park) -3.0

which was played in some winter weather last month at the Levels Golf Course just north of Timaru. Wins over Otago 4 to 2, Tasman 3 ½ to 2 ½, Southland 5 ½ to ½, and a halve over Aorangi. Canterbury finished on 3 ½ wins from Tasman and Aorangi. The Otago Masters had close matches with Canterbury and Southland but could not get over the line. Gary Creedy came away unbeaten for the weekend with two wins and two halves, one of which was against the experienced Jason Leary from Aorangi, a former Otago Senior rep and World Left Handed Champion. Tasman’s David Riordan finished with 4 from 4. Next up for the Otago Master is the Freyberg Masters also being played at the Levels Course from the 4th to 8th November. Otago Results V Aorangi 1 ½ / 4 1/2 V Canterbury 2 / 4 V Southland 2 / 4 V Tasman 1 / 5

GILMOUR ROSEBOWL REMAINS AT TUATAPERE

Tuatapere retained the Gilmour Rosebowl last month in a very tough close battle against Waikaia on Tuesday 22nd October winning 4/1. Individual results (Tuatapere names first): Bronwyn O’Brien beat Anita Fraser 1up Christene Dennison beat Vanessa Clark 2up Lynette Chambers lost Celia Bowmar 1

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Canterbury Master team were too strong in the end for their South Island counterparts taking out this year’s event,

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NIGHTCAPS RETAIN HOLD IN LAING SHIELD

The Dobbie brothers came to the fore to secure a hard fought battle on Saturday 19th October to beat Waikaia 4/2. With 4 holes to go it was anyone’s game. Individual results (Nightcaps names first): Kyle Dobbie beat Simon Fraser 2/1 Brett Dobbie beat Al McKee 2/1 Stu Dobbie beat Noel Hinton 4/2 Ross Mangels beat Tony Leenen 1up Stan Todd lost Barry Lawrence 6/5 Jay Petherick lost Norman Welsh 3/2 Next Challenge is against Dipton.

SOUTHLAND WIN SALISBURY CUP

Southland Ladies won the Salisbury Cup beating Otago 8 1/2 to 7/ 1/2 on Sunday 6th October in Gore. Results at lunch were Otago 4 1/2 to Southland’s 3 1/2.

NIGHTCAPS 35 DEFENSES OF THE LAING SHIELD

Nightcaps Golf Club member Stu Dobbie proudly holds the Laing Shield.

Coal mining used to be the talk Nightcaps, now it’s golf. The Nightcaps Golf Club is riding high in its fourth year as holders of the province’s Laing Shield. Club captain Stu Dobbie says the success has lifted interest in the sport in Nightcaps and is attracting visiting golfers who want pre-challenge practise. “[Rival] teams come out for a hit around before coming back for the challenge.” The visitors’ green fees are a welcome boost to the club’s coffers, Dobbie says. Nightcaps won the shield in a match against Winton in August 2016, and have defended it successfully 34 times. “There’s always someone in Nightcaps asking when the next challenge is.” The latest was against Mataura last month.The shield is contested every month except in December when most people are busy with Christmas. Twenty three six-member teams, from throughout Southland, play in the competition. Holding the shield for more than three years has lifted the spirits of golf members because for most of the five months prior to them winning it, no one was playing on the course. Dobbie says a big help has been Ross Mangels, who is a member of both the Nightcaps and Otautau clubs. He joined Nightcaps in 2016 to help them in the shield competition. “We wouldn’t have won the shield without Ross … and he’s been with us ever since.” Dobbie has been involved with Nightcaps golf for 32 years, including 22 years as club captain. He says the team is really supportive of one another and has each other’s backs. They are also very grateful to their caddies who help to make the team successful. They are sponsored by the Collingwood Food Centre, which supports every challenge, Dobbie says. Interestingly, the Nightcaps golf and bowling clubs combined resources in 1999 to operate under the banner of the Nightcaps Golf and Bowling Club. The combined club has about 20 members in both the bowling and golfing sections.

CONGRATULATIONS CONNOR FOWLE

Jonathan Stieller beat Ewan Clark Jason Sincock beat Doug Carmichael Brett Turner beat Ngarimu Paraki Southland 2 v Aorangi 4 Peter Buckley lost Nigel Heney Simon Borland beat Regan Stills Ewan Clark lost Blair Franklin Glen Sutherland lost Andrew Peck Ngarimu Paraki lost Jason Leary Doug Carmichael beat Ray Grant Overall Canterbury 3 1/2 wins 17 match wins Tasman 2 1/2 wins 15 1/2 match wins Aorangi 2 1/2 wins 12 1/2 match wins Southland 1 1/2 wins 9 1/2 match wins Otago 0 wins 6 1/2 match wins OTAGO/SOUTHLAND NOTICEBOARD

Connor won the Boys 54 hole Stableford at the Eagles NZ Under 17 Championship at Te Awamutu Golf Club played 8th and 9th October.

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Qual 5 Steve Gardiner Crooymans 027 280 467 0515 3209 Final 4 David JJJ CUP NGARUAWAHIA 10.00 Fri 19 Teams3 Andre Russ Ford 027236 3110513 0256 Final 5 MARAMARUA 9.30 Th 29JUNE OCT Ambrose Maramarua Ruiterman 09 Final 1 HUNTLY † 9.30 Tue 17 4 AUG Murray Liddle 813 4113 6000 CHAMPS WAIUKU 10.00 NOV Nett Huntly Strokeplay Tim Howard 027 155 * 9-HOLE COURSE numbers limited (cƒ.18-hole courses have a 120-player limit). Final 2 WAIUKU 9.30 Tue to 2580-players AUG Waiuku Tim Howard 021 155 4113

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Final 3 ONEWHERO † 9.30 per Fri 18 SEPTVVV &Onewhero 09 per 266 team. 5411 ® PLAYING FEES: SHIELD=$20 player; CHAMPS=$25Les perJohns player; JJJ=$80 Final 4 PUKEKOHE 9.00inMon 12 OCT 90-Mins Pukekohe Gardinerto confirmation) 027 280 0515 † CONVENORS MEETING: Held Clubrooms before Tee David Time (subject Final 5 MARAMARUA 9.30 Th 29 OCT Maramarua Andre Ruiterman 09 236 0513 CHAMPS WAIUKU † 10.00 Tue 17 NOV Nett Strokeplay Tim Howard 027 155 4113 * 9-HOLE COURSE numbers limited to 80-players (cƒ.18-hole courses have a 120-player limit).

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® PLAYING FEES: SHIELD=$20 per player; VVV & CHAMPS=$25 per player; JJJ=$80 per team. † CONVENORS MEETING: Held in Clubrooms 90-Mins before Tee Time (subject to confirmation)

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