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Not impressed by Rory McIlroy’s antics I
By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ
’m not sure who I was more disappointed with. It came when Rory McIlroy deliberately broke a golf club in anger while playing in the Zozo Championship at the Sherwood Country Club in California last month. The former world No 1 ranked player had hit his third shot into the rough on the right side of the 18th green. Shortly afterwards McIlroy pushed the neck of his club into the ground and snapped it. He completed the break with his hands. McIlroy then walked down the fairway with the top half of his club in one hand and the bottom half in the other hand. It was a shameful act and I wondered what the television commentators would say. The commentators, to my disappointment, took a very hands off approach.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Rory snap, but it happens,” one commentator said. “It just shows you he’s not here for second place; he’s here to win. His expectations are high, and when things go the way they go, he’s human, too.” He’s here to win?, I repeated to myself in my mind. What sort of excuse is that? Are the others not here to win? Of course not. They’re all here to win. The commentator then did admit it was not a good look. “But you know, it’s not a good look when that happens. I guarantee he felt terrible after he did it, but it just shows you that it doesn’t matter how many millions these guys have, how many tournaments they’ve won, they still get disgusted with themselves.” Yes, some of these guys do earn millions but I do sometimes wonder if some of these guys realise they make millions from playing a
game. They are not exactly saving the world. We do admire the players who become the best in the world because we all know how difficult the game of golf can be. Sport is our distraction from the mundane parts of our lives, which includes such things as having to work at a job so we can pay the mortgage on our house. I could not find any reports of McIlroy being fined by the PGA Tour for his actions and I therefore presume he was not fined. If he was fined by the PGA Tour, what’s the big secret? Tennis players are fined thousands of dollars for racquet abuse. The jockey of the runner-up in last month’s Victoria Derby was suspended for 10 racedays and fined $A10,000 for excessive use of the whip. He used the whip 10 times instead of the allowable five times. Thankfully we know that those who run those two sports are not
tolerating such behaviour. I became more annoyed by McIlroy when he was interviewed about the incident, I think a day later. He said it was not the first time he had broken a club and it would not be the last time. That, to me, appeared he had little or no regret. We all get annoyed when we play a bad shot but I do not appreciate it when my fellow players start throwing clubs or the like. The likes of McIlroy are among the best players in the world and it is upon them to show the game in good light. I wondered how McIlroy’s sponsors felt about the incident. McIlroy uses Taylormade clubs. He probably does not have to buy his clubs and is probably paid to use them. If you were the boss of Taylormade, would you have been impressed by McIlory? By breaking one of the Taylormade clubs was McIlroy saying these clubs are useless?
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ames Hydes added to a year to remember when he won the New Zealand Amateur Championship held at the Poverty Bay Golf Club in Gisborne last month. Hydes defeated 2018 New Zealand Amateur champion Charlie Smail in the 36-hole final at Poverty Bay Golf Club to etch his name in the history books and become the 118th champion of the most prestigious amateur tournament in New Zealand. A couple of months earlier Hydes had won the Muriwai Open, one of New Zealand’s Charles Tour events, in Auckland. Hydes’ golf has reached a new level this year and he says he’s enjoying every minute of it. “Man, I’m not sure what’s clicked,” Hydes said. “Every part of my game has improved, and I know it sounds stupid, but I’ve been loving my golf and I’ve loved travelling around with my mates playing against them week after week. “I’m just loving what I’m doing right now.” Hydes got off to a quick start in the morning round of the 36-hole final, making a birdie at the first to go one
James Hydes and Fiona Xu after their wins in the New Zealand Amateur Championships in Gisborne last month. Photo credit: New Zealand Golf.
up and establish a lead he would not relinquish. He won the eighth with another birdie to move to two up, and the pair
halved the next 10 holes, meaning Hydes went into lunch with a two-hole lead. Hydes quickly got back into his work
in the second half and extended his lead to three on the 22nd with a birdie. He then moved to four up with nine holes to play with a par on the 27th. The lead was almost unsurmountable and Hydes was three up with three holes to play. He found the green at the 34th and only needed two putts to secure his first national title. He’ was ecstatic to get the job done. “It feels so good. Coming down the stretch was probably one of the hardest but most fun things I’ve ever done. Big ups to Charlie, he didn’t let me have it the whole way and fought right till the very end. “It’s so special to get my hands on this piece of silverware. I know all the history behind it, I was standing on the first tee this morning having a look at all of the names on it and trying not to get psyched out by it by all of the good names that are on it.’’ Hydes said this year had proved he was on the track to achieve his dreams. “I know I can do it now and I want to carry on this path and make a career out of this game.”
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James Hydes’ impressive year continues
Fiona Xu takes out New Zealand Amateur
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iona Xu from Auckland won the women’s section of the New Zealand Amateur Championship held at the Poverty Bay Golf Club in Gisborne. She’s beat Tara Raj of Manawatu-Whanganui 3 and 1 in the 36-hole final to etch her name alongside some of the greats in New Zealand golf. Xu had won the Christies Floorings Mount Open last December but had battled with her form ever since. But there were no such issues in Gisborne last month with Xu coming out on top in a tight tussle with Raj. “It feels really good,” Xu said afterwards. “I haven’t had a win in a long time now so it’s great to be back. “I wasn’t playing very well after we went into lockdown and I missed a cut and placed second to last at
The Carrus Open in Tauranga. I’m glad I’ve found my game again and have come out on top at this tournament.” Xu and Raj traded blows in the morning round and found themselves all locked up after 18 holes. Xu got off to a good start in the second round with a birdie on the 19th hole to go one up. However, Raj then started her comeback winning two holes in a row at the 23rd and 24th holes to get in front for the first time in the match. Xu kept her cool and won the 25th and 26th holes to move back to one up with nine holes to play. She seemingly put the lead out of touching distance with back-to-back wins at the 29th and 30th holes to move to three up with six holes to play. But Raj mounted a late comeback with birdies at the
31st and 32nd and the difference was just one with four to play. Xu made an extraordinary birdie on the 33rd, hitting her second shot to within gimme range to make the difference two and sealed victory by winning the 35th. Xu said it was a special feeling to write her name in the history books. “It means a lot,’’ she said. “I get to put my name on that historic trophy and when people look at it in the future, they’ll see my name their alongside some of the greats of our sport in New Zealand. “I just told myself to play the best I could on this great golf course and to relax and enjoy every moment of it,” she says.
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NZ Open another Hills pro-am covid-19 victim comes of age
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By Neville Idour
W
hile the cancellation of next year’s New Zealand Open is lamentable, given the current situation it was the only possible outcome. Covid-19, quarantine requirements, and no sign of any travel bubbles meant the organising committee, despite every endeavour, had no other options. To have proceeded in the hope of a change with the lead-up organisational preparations, a late cancellation would have seen a loss of $4 million for co-host Millbrook Resort alone according to tournament director Michael Glading. The loss of the New Zealand Open, one of New Zealand’s major sporting events, will leave a big hole in the early 2021 sporting calendar. The commitment to the event is so strong that it has already been rescheduled for February 17-20, 2022. After all, it is now recognised and applauded internationally. The other positive is all main sponsors have confirmed their ongoing support. Organising committee chairman John Hart said: “We are extremely disappointed to have had to come to this decision now, but we had no other alternative. “With up to 300 international participants coming from offshore, including professional and amateur players, caddies, plus officials of our tour partners, the Australasia, Asian and Japan PGA tours, we needed certainty of accessibility to New Zealand but that was clearly not possible.
“We are particularly disappointed for the Queenstown region which has suffered many setbacks because of covid-19.” Glading also recognised the huge effect the cancellation will have. “It is a huge loss for the district, affecting contractors, suppliers, accommodation providers, hospitality and our own organisation and of course the economic windfall from the thousands of people here for the event,” Glading said. Sky TV, the presenting sponsor, also lost the opportunity to continue showing they can match the best with their sporting coverage. New Zealand itself will lose out on the stunning visuals that would have been presented worldwide and which have been a proven magnet for bringing tourists to the shaky isles. That’s not forgetting the 450 volunteers who make the pilgrimage eagerly each year from all over New Zealand and even some from overseas who will be disappointed, including this writer. The thought of running it as a local event was never realistic from a quality viewpoint. When I spoke to Glading, he said: “We need to maintain a quality field, with no disrespect to our players. It has taken many years to gradually build the event to one of true international class on the world scene and we cannot afford to let that slip. It is something to be proud of. Also it is probable a New Zealander would not feel right if he won it only as a local event.” So the Australasian PGA Tour cupboard is now bare after the recent cancellation of all four of Australia’s major tournaments scheduled for early 2021. We can only hope for better times as 2021 unfolds.
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or the first time the annual Hills Invitational Pro-Am played at Sir Michael Hill’s Arrowtown course will be a PGA-sanctioned event. This unique 2020 tournament is scheduled for December 19 and 20 and has drawn a very strong field. Working in conjunction with the New Zealand Professional Golfers’ Association (NZPGA), tournament director, Craig Palmer, from The Hills, revealed the qualifying criteria that has produced a quality field of 20 players. The top 10 on the PGA order of merit, following October’s Charles Tour event in New Plymouth, gained automatic entry. “It was also decided to invite the winner of the PGA Club Professional Championship and the winner of the PGA Trainee Championship,” Palmer said. The order of merit qualifiers are Luke Toomey, Kieran Muir, Daniel Hillier, Josh Geary, Harry Bateman, Ryan Chisnall, Michael Hendry, Jordan Loof, Gareth Paddison and Harry Na. Dongwoo Kang, who
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successfully defended his club pro title, also booked his place. The trainee championship qualifier will not be known until the 2020 event on December 6. The remaining spots are invited by The Hills. This year they are defending champion Mark Brown, former winners James Anstiss, Daniel Pearce, plus Fraser Wilkin, Craig Palmer, Fraser Maclachlan and Ben Campbell who is making his comeback from injury and surgery. The field is full of many former winners and Charles Tour winners so the battle for the winner’s purse of $10,000 is sure to be intense. With a total purse of $50,000 it sits alongside the Charles Tour purses. The difference is the field size of 20 compared with 60 plus ties who make the cut at a Charles Tour event. With the forced cancellation of the New Zealand Open, events like this take on more importance, as opportunity is key for aspiring New Zealand professionals. Essentially this will still be a fun weekend with 60 Hills club members joining the professionals to make 20 four-man teams in the pro-am format
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Daniel Hillier posts his third win on the Charles Tour
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aniel Hillier racked up his third win on New Zealand’s Charles Tour when he won the Pegasus Open in North Canterbury. The Wellington professional entered the final round of the Pegasus Open, sponsored by DVS, three shots behind the leader but went on to win by two shots with a five-under par score of 67 for his last 18 holes. Two of Hillier’s wins on the Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes, have been this year. The other was the New Zealand Super 6s held in Palmerston North in March. Hillier went through his opening nine holes of the final round at the Pegasus Golf and Sports Club last month at even par, which included a double bogey on the seventh hole when he hit a shot out of bounds. But he turned it on for the final nine holes with five birdies and no scores worse than par. Napier golfer Mako Thompson, who was playing in the final group, fell behind early in the day and was three over through his opening 10 holes. But he made a late charge at Hillier’s lead with birdies on the 12th, 15th, and 16th holes to get back to even par for the day and 10-under for the tournament. Thompson then unbelievably holed his second shot for eagle on the par four 17th to move within one shot of the lead with one hole to play. However, Thompson made bogey and the tournament went to Hillier. “It’s crazy,’’ was Hillier’s first reaction. “I was playing well early on to-
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Daniell Hillier, who racked up his third on New Zealand’s Charles Tour when taking out the Pegasus Open in North Canterbury last month.
day but hit a shot out of bounds on the seventh which set me back a bit and I thought it would be a tough ask to come back from that. “I managed to get my way to the 12th without any more damage and something just clicked, and I birdied five out of the last seven holes.” Hillier had no idea if his birdie at the last was going to be good enough and made sure he stayed in the zone after signing his scorecard. “I didn’t know what was happening until I signed my scorecard and Dave [Mangan] came up to me and let me know that (Josh) Geary has had some
trouble but Mako has just gone birdie, eagle, to be one shot back heading up the last which threw a spanner in the works. “That made me head straight for the range to hit balls until I was told I had won.”
SCORES WERE:
275 Daniel Hillier (PGA New Zealand) 66 70 72 67 277 Mako Thompson (Maraenui) 69 68 69 71 279 James Hydes (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 70 68 69 72, Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 68 69 68 74 281 Kazuma Kobori (Rangiora) 72 73 66 70, Tyler Wood (Palmerston North) 70 71 69 71 282 Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 72 66 70 74, Oscar Cadenhead (PGA New Zealand) 73 66 69 74, Luke
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Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 73 66 69 74, Michael Hendry (PGA New Zealand) 78 65 64 75, Ryan Chisnall (PGA New Zealand) 66 67 74 75 283 Harry Bateman (PGA New Zealand) 68 70 74 71 284 Mark Hutson (PGA New Zealand) 71 72 69 72 285 Samuel Jones (Manaia) 78 67 67 73, Fraser Wilkin (P, PGA New Zealand) 68 69 74 74 286 Caitlin Maurice (Omokoroa) 72 73 70 71, James Anstiss (PGA New Zealand) 74 70 70 72, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 72 69 72 73 287 Woonchul Na (PGA New Zealand) 73 71 71 72 289 Jimmy Zheng (Howick) 75 72 73 69 290 Joshua Bai (Akarana) 75 75 69 71, Sam An (Titirangi) 74 74 71 71, Vivian Lu (Royal Auckland and Grange) 70 72
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74 74, Chang Gi Lee (PGA New Zealand) 78 70 68 74, Cameron Jones (PGA New Zealand) 71 74 70 75, Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 75 72 67 76 291 Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 75 72 73 71, David Klein (PGA New Zealand) 76 69 73 73, Charlie Smail (Walton) 73 68 76 74, Nick Loach (PGA New Zealand) 73 72 71 75, Tyler Hodge (P, Gulf Harbour Country Club) 76 70 67 78 292 Julianne Alvarez (P) 81 69 74 68, John Bae (PGA New Zealand) 75 72 73 72, James Devlin (PGA New Zealand) 73 69 75 75, Darae Chung (Shandon) 76 72 69 75, Jared Edwards (Royal Auckland and Grange) 73 73 69 77 293 Jordan Pruden (Waitikiri) 75 72 78 68, Luke Brown (PGA New Zealand) 74 73 74 72, Kit Bittle (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 69 74 77 73, Taylor Gill (PGA New Zealand) 70 71 77 75, Jordan Woodall (Cambridge) 74 68 73 78, Peter Fowler (PGA New Zealand) 71 68 74 80 294 Reid Hilton (Russley) 73 71 78 72 295 Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 79 69 72 75, Shaun Campbell (Omanu) 72 75 72 76 296 Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 74 73 72 77 297 Fraser MacLachlan (PGA New Zealand) 76 74 74 73, Carl Brooking (PGA New Zealand) 77 71 71 78, Zachary May (Russley) 73 73 72 79, Craig Mitchell (PGA New Zealand) 71 74 70 82, Ethan Jones (Manaia) 75 68 71 83 298 Hiroki Miya (Russley) 76 71 73 78 299 Jerry Song (Queenstown) 71 79 77 72, Mason Lee (PGA New Zealand) 71 78 74 76 301 Joshua Bailey (Queenstown) 78 70 79 74, Stephen Liu (Whitford Park) 74 71 79 77, Jordan Loof (PGA New Zealand) 74 75 72 80 302 Maddie May (Russley) 77 73 74 78, Sung Jin Yeo (PGA New Zealand) 77 73 72 80 303 Michael Brodie (Mangawhai) 74 74 81 74, Thomas Woods (Miramar) 76 74 73 80 306 Matthew Grimes (Nelson Inc.) 75 72 84 75, Hayato Miya (Russley) 73 74 78 81
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Luke Toomey goes back to back at Tauranga GOLF NEWS 6
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uke Toomey is making the most of his home track of the Tauranga Golf Club. Toomey won The Carrus Open at Tauranga last month to repeat his win in the same tournament last year on New Zealand’s Charles Tour. Toomey started the final round of last month’s event two shots behind the leader Ryan Chisnall and knew he needed a good start make his mark. And for the second day in a row, Toomey hit three quality golf shots on the par five sixth hole to make eagle and take solo possession of the lead. But that delight was tempered with bogey on the very next hole to have him sharing the lead with James Hydes after seven holes. Toomey began the back nine in style making birdies at the 10th and 11th holes to move two shots clear with seven holes to play. Toomey made another birdie at No 15 to be in full control of the tournament and keep the challengers at arm’s length with three holes to go. He hit a speed bump at the penultimate hole, losing his tee shot down the left to bring both Woonchul Na and Hydes back into the tournament. Disaster looked like it was about to ensue as he hit his fourth shot into a fairway bunker about 40 metres short of the hole. He hit a fantastic bunker shot to six-feet and holed the putt which was punctuated with a fist-pump and he walked to the 18th tee holding a one-shot lead. Par was good enough to win his second Carrus Open in a row, something Toomey was extremely proud of.
Luke Toomey proudly hold his trophy after winning The Carrus Open at Tauranga for the second year in a row. Photo credit: New Zealand Golf.
He said it was the perfect way to give back to the club that has given him so much. “This feels bloody awesome,’’ Toomey said. “Like I’ve said, being able to give back in that fashion means everything to me and I know it does to them too. I’m ecstatic.” It was another blustery day for the final round, and Toomey knew he needed to dig deep in order to get over the line. “I told myself all week to expect the unexpected and take everything as it comes. I told my caddie Nick after I lost the ball on the 17th that I should just make birdie with the second ball. “I made a remarkable up and down out of the bunker to make double, and that was just
enough to spur me on and give me the energy to make par up 18 and win the golf tournament and bring it home. This means everything.” Darae Chung finished as the leading female at nine-under par and in a tie for ninth, after making history being the first female to tee it up in the final group of the new-look mixed gender Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes.
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266 Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 69 68 61 68 267 Woonchul Na (PGA New Zealand) 64 69 66 68, James Hydes (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 64 65 69 69 268 Chang Gi Lee (PGA New Zealand) 69 66 65 68, Ryan Chisnall (PGA New Zealand) 62 69 65 72 270 Harry Bateman (PGA New Zealand) 66 68 71 65, Mark Brown (PGA
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New Zealand) 66 70 67 67, Jim Cusdin (Tauranga) 65 66 70 69 271 Taylor Gill (PGA New Zealand) 70 70 66 65, Jimmy Zheng (Howick) 66 67 71 67, Kazuma Kobori (Rangiora) 68 70 65 68, Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 65 72 65 69, Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 71 64 66 70, Darae Chung (Shandon) 64 68 66 73 272 Trent Munn (Manawatu) 62 70 71 69 273 Jared Pender (Te Puke) 62 63 74 74 274 Luke Brown (PGA New Zealand) 71 69 65 69, Samuel Jones (Manaia) 69 70 65 70, Sam An (Titirangi) 66 68 70 70, Tae Koh (Windross Farm Golf Course) 67 66 70 71, Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 65 68 69 72, Mako Thompson (Maraenui) 70 65 67 72 275 Daniel Hillier (PGA New Zealand) 68 73 71 63, Michael Hendry (PGA New Zealand) 67 66 67 75 276 Hiroki Miya (Russley) 64 71 73 68, Pieter Zwart (PGA New Zealand)
68 70 67 71 277 Matthew Morris (Royal Wellington) 63 72 74 68, Jayden Ford (Judgeford) 68 72 68 69, Peter Fowler (PGA New Zealand) 67 71 68 71, Trevor Marshall (PGA New Zealand) 69 66 69 73, Mitchell Kale (Tauranga) 64 70 70 73, Cameron Jones (PGA New Zealand) 67 69 67 74 278 Eunseo Choi (Takapuna) 64 74 69 71, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 70 67 69 72, Munchin Keh (P) 64 69 72 73 279 Momoka Kobori (Rangiora) 71 68 70 70, Jerry (Xiangming) Ren (P, Gulf Harbour Country Club) 68 73 68 70, Lachie McDonald (Marton) 67 73 66 73 280 Tyler Wood (Palmerston North) 68 70 72 70, Fraser Wilkin (P, PGA New Zealand) 71 71 67 71 282 Kit Bittle (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 68 72 75 67, Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 66 74 73 69, Dominic Brettkelly (Hororata) 71 71 70 70 283 Zachary May (Russley) 72 65 68 78 284 Shaun Campbell (Omanu) 68 71 72 73, Cameron Harlock (Royal Auckland and Grange) 66 70 73 75, Fraser MacLachlan (PGA New Zealand) 70 71 67 76, Joshua Bai (Akarana) 69 65 74 76 286 Sung Jin Yeo (PGA New Zealand) 70 72 72 72, Aileen Du (Remuera) 68 70 75 73 287 Ethan Jones (Manaia) 69 68 80 70, Fiona Xu (Titirangi) 68 70 70 79 289 Caerwyn Ross (Paraparaumu Beach) 68 72 77 72, Jesper Bengtsson (North Shore) 67 72 72 78 290 David Kim (Akarana) 67 72 77 74 292 Hayato Miya (Russley) 68 71 79 74 293 Misong Jang (North Shore) 69 73 77 74, Kevin Koong (Muriwai) 71 71 74 77 294 Stephen Liu (Whitford Park) 70 70 78 76 298 Logan Madden (Morrinsville) 70 72 72 84
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Brilliant final round sees Muir win Taranaki Open
Hats off and the thumbs up from Keiran Muir following his win in the Taranaki Open in New Plymouth last month. Photo credit: New Zealand Golf.
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ieran Muir blitzed the field in the final round to win the $40,000 Taranaki Open by four shots and win his second tournament on New Zealand’s Charles Tour. Muir fired a sizzling eight-under par 64 to finish at 14-under for the tournament at New Plymouth Golf Club. He started the final day four shots back following rounds of 68 and 70 in the event which was reduced to three rounds after the first day of the tournament was cancelled because of high winds. Muir knew he had to come out of the gates quickly on the final day in order to make his presence felt and he did just that. Muir opened with a birdie at the first and made three more at the fourth, fifth, and seventh to make the turn at three-under par after a bogey at the ninth.
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Although he wasn’t watching the leaderboards all day, he started the back nine two shots back of overnight leader Daniel Hillier and knew he couldn’t take his foot off the accelerator. Muir made back-to-back birdies at the 11th and 12th holes to tie the lead and took full control of the tournament on the par four 13th. He drove the green and rolled in a 20-foot eagle putt to move two shots clear and a lead he would not relinquish. After playing the toughest stretch of holes on the course in four-under par, he capped off a stellar round with a birdie on the 18th. Muir said it felt great to post his second win on the Charles Tour, sponsored by Jennian Homes. “I knew my game was close,’’ Muir said. “I just wanted to go out there and shoot
the lowest score I possibly could, and I managed to do that. I’m stoked. “Two titles sound better than one. I was starting to question whether the first one was a fluke,” Muir said with a laugh. His game had been trending in the right direction all year but unfortunately, he fell ill right before the three-week stretch of Charles Tour events. “I was playing really well leading up to the Pegasus Open (in North Canterbury in early October) and I got a bit crook. I went missing for a couple of weeks which was poor timing. The game is now feeling right where it should be. “I’ve been a professional for 10 years now and there has been a lot of hard work that has gone into my golf. “It’s not easy to win out here, I was talking to Dom [Barson] and we were saying it’s very hard to win these events as there are plenty of good players now. I’m just stoked to get another over the line.” Five players finished equal second at 10-under par, four shots behind Muir. The five inclulded Momoka Kobori who the low female golfer and the leading amateur this week. The other four at 10-under were Lachie McDonald, Michael Hendry, Josh Geary, and Daniel Hillier.
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202 Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 68 70 64 206 Michael Hendry (PGA New Zealand) 70 70 66, Momoka Kobori (Rangiora) 69 71 66, Lachie McDonald (Marton) 67 69 70, Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 68 66 72, Daniel Hillier (PGA New Zealand) 65 69 72 207 Kazuma Kobori (Rangiora) 70 67 70, Woonchul Na (PGA New Zealand) 66 69 72 208 James Anstiss (PGA New Zealand) 66 70 72 209 James Hydes (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 70 71 68, Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 67 72 70 210 Fraser MacLachlan (PGA New Zealand) 74
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70 66, Tae Koh (Windross Farm Golf Course) 70 71 69, Chang Gi Lee (PGA New Zealand) 69 71 70 211 Luke Brown (PGA New Zealand) 70 75 66, Fraser Wilkin (P, PGA New Zealand) 69 72 70 212 Harry Bateman (PGA New Zealand) 74 68 70, Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 68 73 71, Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 71 70 71, Joshua Bai (Akarana) 70 71 71, Mako Thompson (Maraenui) 72 69 71, Sung Jin Yeo (PGA New Zealand) 69 70 73 213 Daniel Pearce (PGA New Zealand) 71 73 69, Troy Ropiha (PGA New Zealand) 74 70 69, Jordan Loof (PGA New Zealand) 74 69 70, Sam An (Titirangi) 69 69 75 214 Tara Raj (Wanganui) 73 70 71 215 Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 74 75 66, Tyler Wood (Palmerston North) 75 71 69, Grant Moorhead (PGA New Zealand) 70 73 72 216 Kit Bittle (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 77 69 70, Inia Logan (Cromwell) 71 74 71, Kerry Mountcastle (Masterton) 73 72 71, Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 71 72 73 217 Cameron Jones (PGA New Zealand) 76 71 70, Dominic Barson (New Plymouth Inc.) 73 73 71, Mark Hutson (PGA New Zealand) 77 68 72, Matt McLean (Harewood) 71 72 74, Mason Lee (PGA New Zealand) 71 70 76 218 Kunaal Singh (Whitford Park) 71 75 72, Kevin Koong (Muriwai) 72 71 75 219 Ethan Jones (Manaia) 73 73 73, Taylor Gill (PGA New Zealand) 74 70 75 220 Samuel Jones (Manaia) 74 75 71, Sam Vincent (Riverside) 69 75 76 221 Zachary Lewis (New Plymouth Inc.) 73 76 72, Jesper Bengtsson (North Shore) 73 76 72, Mitchell Kale (Tauranga) 75 72 74, Logan Hooper (North Shore) 71 75 75 223 Hanee Song (P) 73 77 73, Joseph Doyle (Kaitake) 76 73 74, Jonathan Mackay (P, Cromwell) 77 70 76, Fletcher Broderick (Inglewood) 73 73 77 225 Chris Charlton (New Plymouth Inc.) 75 75 75, Jamie Reid (Fitzroy) 74 75 76, Benjamin Joseph (Inglewood) 78 70 77, Caleb Symes (Manaia) 75 73 77, Laura Hoskin (P) 72 74 79 227 Caleb Andreoli (Manaia) 78 73 76 228 Jordan Anderson (Stratford) 78 73 77 230 Liam Harvey (Westown) 80 70 80
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World Amateur teams’ tournament headed to Middle-East in 2023 GOLF NEWS
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he World Amateur Team Championships will, for the first time, be held in the Middle-East in 2023. The venue will be the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. It got the nod from the International Golf Federation over the Singapore Golf Association. The World Amateur event dates back to 1958 and is held once every two years and is for both men and women. IGF executive director Antony Scanlon said of the bids from Dubai and Singapore: “Both candidates provided exceptionally strong bid proposals, which was duly noted by both the IGF administrative committee and the IGF bid panel. “We greatly appreciate the interest and strong case presented by the Singapore Golf Association. At the same time, the Emirates Golf Federation made a compelling case that resonated with our member organisations and
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we’re very excited to be holding our first World Amateur Team Championships in the Middle East region. “We look forward to working with the Emirates Golf Federation to deliver a memorable event and experience for the athletes in 2023.” As the host venue, the Emirates Golf Federation presented the Fire Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Designed by Greg Norman to exist in harmony with the natural desert landscape, the Fire Course is described as “a tough and, needless to say, a fiery challenge’’. While the adjoining Earth Course uses bold colours to provide its contrasts, Fire’s are more refined. The native grasses display a golden glint in the sunlight, and away from the immaculate playing surfaces, large terracotta bunkers punctuate the rolling terrain. Framed by a wide variety of captivating flora, carefully selected to reflect
championship a successful reality.” Dubai will represent the 31st women’s championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy and the 32nd men’s championship for the Eisenhower Trophy, in light of the cancellation of the 2020 World Amateur Team Championships due to the covid-19 pandemic. In May, the IGF announced the cancellation of the event, which was scheduled for this month. That decision followed the IGF’s announcement in February that the event, originally to be held in Hong Kong, was moving to Singapore due to on-going social unrest in Hong Kong. First held in 1958, the World Amateur Team Championships include up to 72 countries competing in 72 holes of stroke play competition. Each country fields two or three players with the two lowest scores counting per round.
The R&A’s golf and health report
orld golf authority The R&A has published a new golf and health report to help further educate existing golfers, non-golfers, golf bodies and policy makers in government and health on the physical and mental benefits of the sport. Highlighting The R&A’s work and the endeavours of others in this sphere since 2016, the 28-page document provides a comprehensive overview of golf as a health-enhancing activity for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Through striking graphics, data and imagery, the report details the benefits by summarising the scientific research, the public exposure and increased interest among national federations, policy makers and other organisations. Ten case studies highlight the impact of collective endeavours, spanning various countries and at leading professional events, with associated media coverage. The future of golf and health is also assessed as the sport seeks to build on the foundations set in recent years and continues to attract more golfers onto courses and into facilities around the world. Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, said:
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the overall theme and to enhance its natural setting, Fire is in complete harmony with its surroundings. Emirates Golf Federation chairman Shaikh Fahim Bin Sultan Al Qasimi said: “It is an honour for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Emirates Golf Federation to win the election for the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships. “We would like to thank the International Golf Federation and their team for working tirelessly with us on the bid application. We would also like to thank all of the IGF members for their votes and giving us this opportunity. We look forward to welcoming all of the delegates and athletes into the UAE. “Golf in the UAE and region is continuing to grow and this event will further push our vision in golf development. We are excited to work with the IGF and our partners in making this
“The scientific research clearly shows that there are significant physical and mental health benefits to be gained from playing golf. We believe that golf can provide a fantastic opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to have fun, get fit and socialise with family and friends – something that is important to today’s society. “We need to position golf as a leisure pursuit that can be accessed and enjoyed by everyone and encourage advocacy for the sport as a moderate intensity physical activity by government agencies, public health bodies and health professionals.” An epidemic of physical inactivity-related disease in most of the world’s populations – physical inactivity is responsible for more than three million deaths worldwide – has led to the World Health Organisation calling for action by sports. Since 2016, The R&A and its partners, including the World Golf Foundation (WGF), the United States Golf Association and the European Tour, have sought to: * raise awareness of the health benefits of golf to encourage interest in participation by people of all ages and abilities. * improve the sport’s image.
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* increase advocacy for golf by government agencies and public health bodies. The golf & health project, supported by The R&A and the other WGF partners, was formed to achieve these aims by producing and publishing high quality science that evidences golf’s physical and mental health benefits. The R&A has played a key role in the project by funding research undertaken by Dr Andrew Murray of the University of Edinburgh, who is the lead research scientist. The R&A has also directly supported other activity, including being the sole funder of a strength and balance study and sponsoring the first international congress on golf and health. Robust research, data and key findings have been regularly published in the world-leading international journal, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, to support the principle that golf can lead to greater health and wellness benefits for participants and spectators attending events. The R&A Golf and Health Report (2016-20) can be viewed at https://www.randa.org/en/theranda/abouttheranda/downloadsandpublications
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Golf is great for oldies, study finds A
n international research study has found new evidence to suggest golf can provide significant health benefits to older participants in the form of improved muscle strength and balance. Muscle strength and balance exercises form an important part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommended guidelines to tackle physical inactivity in older people about which little was previously known for golf. The strength and balance study, carried out with two sample groups over two years by professor Maria Stokes at the University of Southampton, and Dr George Salem at the University of Southern California (USC), has indicated that older golfers have and develop strength and balance benefits. Underlining the sport’s capability to improve the physical health of participants, the evidence suggests golf can improve quality of life through muscle strengthening, improved balance, aerobic exercise (equivalent to gym-based work or yoga) and social interaction. The Southampton group involved 152 individuals aged 65-79 and over 80 and set out to demonstrate the physical and psychosocial benefits associated with playing recreational golf regularly by comparing physical measures between older golfers and sedentary non-golfers. A study at the USC was undertaken to see if non-golfers developed these benefits while undertaking a 10week instructional golf training programme. The USC group involved 15 individuals aged 63 (+/- 5 years) at a municipal course in the greater Los Angeles area, which also examined the feasibility, safety and adherence of the programme for senior non-golfers.
The combined findings show that: * Participants in the golf training programme improved their muscular strength, power, endurance, balance, flexibility and walking performance. * Golfers under the age of 80 had better strength and balance than sedentary non-golfers of similar ages. * Golfers had better dynamic balance and static balance than non-golfers. * Strength of limb muscles and balance were better in golfers than non-golfers, e.g. indicative through gripping and swinging a club, walking, squatting. * The golf training programme was feasible and effective; novice golfers were able to play nine holes of golf by the 10th week and completed 282 of 300 (94 percent) total training sessions. * The physical demands recorded during a golf round were equivalent or greater than the demands for other common activities, such as gym work or yoga. * Participants benefited from green space, social interaction and walking over hilly terrain. * The programme was safe; there were no golf-related injuries or adverse events. Ahead of the study being peer reviewed to validate findings and future presentations made to the academic world, professor Stokes said: “The findings indicate that golf is associated with health benefits related to better muscle strength and balance. “This suggests golf may meet World Health Organisation recommendations for older people, which would potentially qualify golf for social prescription and exercise referral schemes among policy makers to help manage health conditions.”
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Dr Salem added: “Our findings suggest that golf should be considered when prescribing exercise for older adults because it appears to be safe, feasible and an adherent form of exercise for a better, healthier quality of life. “Moreover, as golf is an exercise activity that includes strengthening, power, balance, endurance and cognitive challenges, it satisfies the recommended physical activity guidelines of the World Health Organisation, the American College of Sports Medicine and United Kingdom guidelines.” Martin Slumbers, chief executive of The R&A, said: “These findings should encourage policy makers and healthcare professionals to consider recommending playing golf to older people as part of encouraging them to adopt a more active lifestyle, as well as tackling physical inactivity to reduce healthcare costs. “We are seeing more and more evidence that golf can provide significant physical and mental health benefits for participants as a moderate intensity activity and so we will continue to advocate these in all of our work with golfers, national federations and associations, healthcare professionals and policy makers.” Since 2016, The R&A and its partners, including the World Golf Foundation (WGF), the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the European Tour, have sought to raise awareness of the health benefits of golf to encourage interest in participation by people of all ages and abilities; improve the sport’s image; and increase advocacy for golf by government agencies and public health bodies.
Stress relief a key for new golfers, according to survey
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ew members at golf clubs say stress relief has been an important reason to join during the on-going covid-19 pandemic. Last month a snapshot survey of 250 golfers in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, indicated that more than half (55 percent) of those who had joined a club in the past six months cited mental well-being as a primary reason for joining. Sporting challenge (50 percent), physical well-being (38 percent) and social well-being (31 percent) also proved important, while 12 perecent indicated they
joined to participate in club competitions. The social media poll, conducted by Syngenta Golf, follows the publication of a multi-media article, titled “The new value of golf’s green spaces’’, highlighting the stress-relieving benefits of golf and golf courses. In the article, environmental psychologist professor Jenny Roe of the University of Virginia, explained: “Contact with nature slows down our stress response and induces calm. “It is promoting stress resilience, it is improving our mood, it’s decreasing our
risk of depression and increasing our social well-being, particularly on a golf course where you are interacting with other members of that community.” Scientific research published in 2019 has also indicated spending at least two hours per week in nature is good for health and well-being. “This is a simple, snapshot survey with a small sample, but it gives an indication of some of the reasons people have joined golf clubs in recent months and suggests further research into golf and mental welling would be worthwhile,” said Mark
Birchmore who is global head of marketing, turf and landscape of Syngenta. “While the covid-19 pandemic has highlighted issues of stress in day-to-day life, the reality is that the experience of spending time in nature on a golf course has always been one of the sport’s key benefits – it’s just rarely communicated as a marketing message,’’ Birchmore added. “But it is something clubs might consider as it could be an important factor in the value proposition for golf and club membership.”
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PGA Tour tournament planned for return to South Korea GOLF NEWS
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outh Korea’s only PGA Tour event is planned to return home next year. The event is the CJ Cup which was held in the United States at Las Vegas last month and was won by Jason Kokrak. Next year the CJ Cup will be held at Haesley Nine Bridges course which is on Korea’s Jeju Island. Haesley Nine Birdge hosted the first three editions since the event was launched in 2017. Haesley, which translates to the village of sunrise, was designed by David Dale and is known as one of Korea’s premier golf clubs. The par-72, 7388-yard Haesley Nine Bridges course opened for play in 2009 and staged the CJ Invitational hosted by KJ Choi from 2011 to 2013. With Haesley Nine Bridges being a one-hour drive from Korea’s capital city of Seoul, CJ Group is confident at the prospect of reinforcing the CJ Cup as the
nation’s leading sports culture platform in the metropolitan area. CJ Group is also anticipating increased fan attendance at Haesley Nine Bridges once policies are implemented to allow local and international sports fans to safely return on site for sporting events, thus raising anticipation of greater economic impact through active marketing and public relations activities. Ethan Kim, sports marketing director for CJ Group, said: “For three years from 2017, more than 40,000 fans visited the venue and successfully stimulated the local economy. Next year, we will do our best to promote the Republic of Korea to the world once again in the metropolitan area and further raise the stature of the CJ Cup.” He added that golf fans and players have enjoyed the experience of being on Jeju Island, an internation-
al tourist destination due to its nature and culture. Moving the tournament to Haesley Nine Bridges near Seoul will allow CJ Group to further support the growth of the Korean golf industry and increase its significance of hosting an official PGA Tour tournament in Korea. Ty Votaw, PGA Tour international executive vice president, said: “We look forward to visiting Haesley Nine Bridges for the CJ Cup in 2021 and I’m sure our players will continue to experience what has truly become a world class golf tournament famous for its hospitality, top class golf facilities and services, and amazing Korean food. “We have enjoyed being at Jeju Island and I am confident the 2021 tournament will be equally successful and continue to impact the growth of the game in Korea and across Asia through the playing of the CJ Cup.”
Additional dress code for Saudi Arabian tournaments H istory will be made on the Ladies European Tour (LET) when Saudi Arabia’s first female professional golf tournament will be held this month. The Saudi Ladies’ International is scheduled to take place from November 12-15, while the Saudi Ladies’ Team International will be run from November 17-19. Both events will be held at Royal Greens Golf Club on the Red Sea Coast. Originally planned for March, the Saudi Ladies’ International has a $US1 million (about $NZ1.5 million) prize fund – the LET’s third richest event. The Saudi Ladies’ Team International, which will see Tour professionals partner with amateurs, has a prize fund of $US500,000. LET chief executive Alexandra Armas said: “We are excited to be part of history in bringing the first professional women’s golf event to Saudi Arabia and we are thankful to their commitment to deliver not one, but two tournaments, in what has been a difficult year for golf. “We are always looking to grow the game in new markets and add to our schedule and we are confident that the Saudi Ladies’ International and the Saudi Ladies’ Team International will be a fantastic experience for our players.” Saudi Golf Federation chairman and
tournament organiser Yasir O Al-Rumayyan added: “The first half of this year has been extremely trying on businesses, organisations and nations worldwide, with sport affected greatly. The hosting of the events fits with Golf Saudi’s vision to grow golf across the kingdom, and make it both accessible and enjoyable to all men, women and children. “One of our key initiatives for this is hosting tournaments capable of drawing the world’s best players as a means of inspiring the next generation of young Saudis and Saudi golfers,” said Majed Al-Sorour, CEO at Golf Saudi and the Saudi Golf Federation, an Executive Member of the Asian Golf Industry Federation. “It is a great honour to be taking our next step on that journey by welcoming the Ladies European Tour to the Kingdom for November’s debut Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by PIF and the Saudi Ladies Team International,” he added. Players at both events will be required to adhere to a stricter dress code than is required at other events on the tour, with officials advising players “to observe and respect local customs’’ by wearing mid-calf or three-quarter length trou-
sers rather than skirts, skorts or shorts, and short-sleeved polo shirts rather than sleeveless tops. Armas said: “The recommendation is that the women are modestly dressed, with trousers half way up the leg and with polo shirts, they won’t have to cover more of their arms or their heads. We haven’t been told we have to do this. This is us advising our players what is appropri-
ate to abide by the local customs. “This is uncharted territory for the LET and Golf Saudi has been very generous to players. We want to be respectful of their customs and there will be on-going conversations. We will keep discussing from year to year as the event continues what is acceptable and what expectation is and we manage that expectation with our players.”
Something in the Otago air? By Neville Idour
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s there something in the Otago air? It was raining holes-in-one last month. The Otago Golf Club experienced three in three days recently. Playing at the Otago Matchplay Champships, Matt Tautiri, the winner of division one, scored his ace on the 12th hole, a fairly testing 156-metre par three. Leith Campion followed up with a hole in one on the 15th, a difficult uphill 184-metre par three. Then to cap it off, the next day, Judy Marsh also aced the 15th from the 113-metre ladies’ tee. Shelley Duncan, the director of golf at the Otago Club, said: “This may well be a first. Don’t know if it has happened before.” Just a couple of weeks before, Dunedin eight-year-old Maia Koni holed out at Island Park from 85 metres on the same hole her older sister Anahera had made one when aged just six. The Wakatipu Junior Golf Club has also led the way with youngsters having scored at least 12 in the last six years, with then 11-year-old Josh Harris the most recent. His coming at the first at Arrowtown in August.
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Nelson Festival of Golf 2021 May 2 – May 7 GOLF EVENT NELSON FESTIVAL OF GOLF THE COMPETITIONS
We will be continuing the formula that has worked so well in our previous events. This will involve a team day and three individual days of golf. Please be assured that we wish to keep the fun element to our tournament and any decision we make will be done on that basis. We want you all enjoy yourselves while you are here in Nelson, and go away very happy. The great thing about a shotgun start, is the terrific atmosphere in the clubhouses after the golf. Our event is known as “the friendly tournament” and it is our aim to make sure everyone enjoys their week and goes away with great memories and new friends, and maybe a few new jokes !! There will be a Team Competition on the Monday. This is the only team competition of the week. The actual format of the Team event has yet to be decided but we will update you on that. Teams of 4 will play together for team prizes, teams can be all men, all women or mixed. No worries if you don’t have a team of 4, we will make sure everyone is included in a team, just let us know on your entry form if you require help with that. There will be a daily individual Stableford competition on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, we will have handicap divisions based on the numbers of men and women entering the tournament. There will also be a cumulative weekly individual Stableford competition, split into the same divisions from the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday scores. With players split into divisions everyone will be in with a chance to win a prize.
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All golfers are aware that things don’t always go right on the course and good scores are very difficult to achieve on a regular basis. We understand that, so every day of the tournament we have a selection of “Lucky Draws” which gives everyone in the clubhouse at that time, the chance to win a prize. Usually it’s a voucher for a local restaurant or activity, and it means just for being here you could still be a winner!
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$265 which includes 4 rounds of competition golf, 1 round of practice golf, prize giving dinner, plus a golf gift on registration. There is also an optional Two’s comp for the week at $10. Entry is restricted to members of golf clubs and the maximum handicaps are 30 for men and 36 for ladies. At the Prize Giving Dinner, non playing partners are very welcome, just tick the box on the entry form and pay the amount due. For 2021 we are proposing to run a Quiz night during the week which will include a main course meal. Cost would be $25. Please note we will need a minimum of 60 entries to make this work.
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Sunday 2nd May Registration day at Nelson Golf Club. Between 12noon and 3pm We welcome participants along to register for the tournament You can: * Sign up for the 2’s competition throughout the week * Ask any questions of the committee * Pick up your goody bags and generally meet old friends in the comfort of the clubhouse. The café will be open so you can chat over a coffee
or have a nice lunch whilst enjoying the views over the course. As in previous years, Nelson Golf Club offers you courtesy of the course to go out and play 9 or 18 holes to get a feel for the course, especially useful if you’re a newcomer to the tournament. Please call the pro shop to arrange this. 03-548-5028 Monday 3rd May at Nelson Golf Club Team Day The competition of the day will be a team format, yet to be confirmed, as it keeps everybody involved and allows you to ignore the odd bad shot on your first day of competition. It will be a good fun day and a great start to our week. Today, we have the qualifying for the Long Putt competition. Over the last few years this has proved to be a great success and everyone has one putt to see if they can qualify for Friday’s Final Putt Off. Don’t miss your chance! There will be a daily prize giving event after play in the clubhouse. Tuesday 4th May at Motueka Golf Club First day of the individual tournament, with a shotgun start at 9.45am. There will be handicap divisions in both male and female groups. There will be a daily prize giving event after play in the clubhouse. For returning competitors, you will notice we are now going to alternate each year on the playing days for the Motueka and Greenacres courses. This year we visit Greenacres first. Wednesday 5th May: This is your rest day to explore all that our region has to offer. If you are looking for options, just ask us! Thursday 6th May at Greenacres Golf Club:
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Second day of the individual tournament, with a shotgun start at 9.45am. You will be staying in the same divisions as you started the tournament, even if the day falls on a day when handicaps have changed. You will, however, be playing off your new handicaps. There will be a daily prize giving after play in the clubhouse. Friday 7th May at Nelson Golf Club: The third and final round of the individual competition, so it’s all to play for today! Today’s shotgun start will be at 9.15am – so make sure you’re not late! The reason for this earlier start time is to allow the caterers time to get the room ready for the evening dinner after we have our daily prize giving for the day’s round. We will also be holding the final of our Long Putt competition at the end of play today when everyone not taking part can stand on the balcony and watch/cheer/heckle as the lucky qualifiers do battle on the 18th green! This evening we will hold our Tournament Dinner and Grand Prize-Giving at Nelson Golf Clubhouse. Timings are approximate at this stage but we plan for arrival around 6pm for a 6.30pm dinner. If you have any questions regarding the itinerary, or the tournament in general, please contact us directly on our email address, which is: nelsonfestivalofgolf@gmail.com and we shall endeavour to get back to you with an answer to your query as soon as possible. We very much look forward to seeing our returning competitors and also meeting all the new ones for what will be a fantastic week here in the beautiful Nelson Tasman region.
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ENTRY FEE: $265 SUNDAY – REGISTRATION DAY MONDAY – Team Competition TUES, THURS & FRIDAY – Individual Stableford Competition in grade divisions Daily Prize Giving and Major Prize Giving Dinner on Friday night
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT AND HOW TO ENTER CHECK OUT www.nelsongolf.co.nz then click on the 2021 Festival of Golf box FOR MORE INFORMATION OR HELP WITH ENTRIES contact Nelson Golf Club on 03-548-5029 or email nelsonfestivalofgolf@gmail.com
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vents Travel and Voyages.Golf have commenced sales for the inaugural Fiji Golf Week to be held between 28 August - 04 September 2021; then to be an annual feature on the Fiji Events Calendar. Fiji, like all Pacific Islands, is reliant on International Tourism which is a significant contributor to Gross Domestic Product employing a large percentage of the population across many sectors. The Coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact by completely stopping tourism into the region. Comments Glenn Hedley, Director of Events Travel, Voyages.Golf and FGW Tournament Director: “We have had a long involvement taking Fijian fans to Rugby Sevens events around the world. In doing so we have worked with Fiji Airways to assist fans dreams come true watching their Flying Fijians in action. I have never seen such an enthusiastic, polite, grateful, fun loving bunch of rugby fans. Many
years ago, we supported a fund-raising initiative called “Rugby thanks the Pacific” assisting with the installation of water pumps in several villages. When Tourism Fiji (Events) recently approached us, through our Voyages. Golf subsidiary, to see if we could help create a golf event we jumped right into the deep end. Locked in at home on the Mornington Peninsula, we have put the complete program together in a matter of weeks. We feel the timing is perfect for Australians and New Zealanders to commit now to an event they can feel very confident about travelling to. This event gives a ray of light for Fiji and to assist them as much as we can, we are committed to sourcing as many components as possible within Fiji. The only imports will be around 300 golfers and partners plus our Teams to manage the event. I am very proud to announce that a financial contribution will be made to our nominated local charity; Loloma
Home, a respite for women and children in need in Nadi. We look forward to meeting these wonderful volunteers by inviting them to our Presentation Dinner where, on behalf of all the golfers and their partners, we will be making a substantial donation to what is a very deserving and worthy cause. We call on golfers from New Zealand, Australia and around the Pacific rim to connect with us to help Fiji and Tourism recover. We encourage golfers & non-golfers, golf club members, travel agents, the media and fans of Fiji to get behind this cause; Head to Fiji Golf Week – you deserve it.” There are a huge number of prizes up for grabs in what will be a friendly social competition. The first hole in one prize is a luxury trip for two to the 150th Open Championship in St. Andrews in 2022, valued at over A$20,000. The winner of Fiji Golf Week 2021 will win a return trip for two to Fiji Golf Week 2022 to defend their ti-
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oyages.Golf in association with Events Travel have chartered Coral Expeditions brand new CORAL GEOGRAPHER for a one-way cruise from Melbourne to Hobart departing 8th February 2022. World ranked golf courses include Cape Wickham and Ocean Dunes on King Island, Barnbougle Dunes and Barnbougle Lost Farm near Bridport, the Tasmania Golf Club and Royal Hobart in the capital. An optional 2-night pre-cruise experience playing the famed Royal Melbourne West Course staying at Sofitel on Collins is also available. The cruise ends with 3-nights in Hobart at The Tasman, a Luxury Collection hotel opening in April 2021, creating an 11-night trip or a 13-night trip with further extensions possible. Comments Glenn Hedley, Director of Events Travel and Voyages.Golf: “We have a pedigree in luxury cruise and rail charters dedicated to golf and around major sports events in New Zealand, the Caribbean, South Africa (Rovos Rail), Vietnam, France, and Croatia. Partnering with Coral Expeditions, the Australian owned, flagged, and crewed small ship expedition company we have great pleasure adding Tasmania to this iconic line-up. The opportunity and timing are perfect for our inaugural golf cruise from Melbourne to Hobart on Coral Geographer. This very unusual year has seen a considerable increase in people playing golf due to its health benefits with exercise, clean air, and wide-open spaces. Being able to secure such a new and exciting expedition ship with a shallow draft, and its Xplorer tenders makes this type of cruise the only practical option for isolated locations. What makes these cruises even more attractive to discerning golfers is the world-class golf, but also the experience of our team managing their golf clubs throughout the Tour from the minute they get off their flight. They just need to sit back, relax, play golf, wine & dine, make new friends and enjoy the unique experience.” King Island is a remote location in Bass Strait with two of the best golf courses anywhere. Cape Wickham Links is rated #21 in the world by Golf Digest USA with Ocean Dunes ranked #4 best public course in Australia. On the North East Coast of Tasmania is Barnbougle Dunes, ranked #16 and Barnbougle Lost Farm at #47 in the world - truly a golfer’s dream come true. Sailing for 8 days we also visit the Tarkine Wilderness, The Tamar River, cruise down the East Coast via Wineglass Bay, Ile de Phoques, Schouten,
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and Maria Islands. Ultimately, we enjoy Bruny Island’s rugged coastline whilst on board we experience what Bruny Island offers in the way of produce aided by superb Tasmanian wines. Included with the 11-night Expedition is a 3-night stay at The Tasman, a brand-new Luxury Collection Hotel in Hobart opening in 2021, located in a 19th century heritage listed building. We also visit Mount Wellington, Battery Point and MONA for some artistic enlightenment completing the Expedition with a Brewery visit and a farewell dinner in Hobart. Guests depart Hobart on the 19thFebruary, or we can arrange extensions individually. Prior to the Cruise we offer an optional 2-night stay in Melbourne at the Sofitel on Collins. Golfers will enjoy a round at the most famous Sandbelt course, the Royal Melbourne Golf Club ranked #1 in Australia and #5 in the world, with transport and lunch included. The memorabilia in the club house is enough to ensure a fabulous start to this golf cruise. Non golfers will experience a visit to the Southern
Hemisphere’s largest shopping mall at Chadstone with ample free time to explore the designer stores, or they can relax and enjoy all that Melbourne has to offer. This is an all-inclusive cruise with complimentary Wi-Fi, all transportation; airport to airport, 6 rounds of world-class golf, an interesting escorted itinerary for non- golfers, premium beers & a selection of quality wines with gourmet lunches & dinners throughout the itinerary all included. Expeditions to the Tarkine Wilderness or Stanley are included, with selected walks plus wine tastings and other culinary activities such as the visit to Pipers Brook Winery and an onboard culinary experience at Bruny Island. All guests will receive a superb Golf Travel Kit from Voyages.Golf including a cap, a Signature Experience Polo shirt, and a high-quality souvenir traveller’s Windbreaker. Golfers will also receive branded golf accessories including golf balls and tees. With four decks to choose from, the Coral Geographer is an ideal vessel for
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the numbers of guests we anticipate. This ship is the best of its kind in Australian waters for a high-quality, hands on golf-cruise experience. Events Travel and our leisure Golf division, Voyages.Golf is a family owned and operated Australian Travel business pioneering sports travel experiences since 1993. We pride ourselves in delivering the highest levels of guest satisfaction having a high 4.5-star rating on Trustpilot. We are members of ATAS-AFTA, IATA and IAGTO, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators. Small ship luxury Expedition Cruising offers peace of mind with like-minded guests and staff. Coral Geographer sails with a team of 40 aided by 6 staff from Voyages.Golf primarily focussed on Golf Operations, pre & post Cruise Transport, Hotels, Luggage, Golf Clubs and Functions. This balance allows the crew to do what they do best and for us to do what we do best. Importantly, we recognise the significance in catering for non-golfers. The ships Expedition Crew have an interesting and engaging program for these special guests, or they can simply rest and enjoy a good book – cruising is about relaxation and absorbing one’s surroundings whether at sea or ashore. This cruise is all about fun, comfort, security, and camaraderie, whilst playing some of the world’s very best golf courses. Cruising in Australian waters is a safe, reliable, and a rewarding experience without having to fly across continents. Coral Expeditions operates SailSAFE, a Health & Safety Management system on board. We expect sales to be primarily active in Australia and New Zealand. With selected travel-bubbles emerging we may also facilitate some inbound guests. This cruise is also perfect for residents from Victoria who only need to add a one-way flight home. Historically our Cruises and Golf Charters attract couples and groups of like-minded friends. Long standing friendships emerge from these unique experiences. We often receive small group bookings from members of golf clubs travelling together and we can ensure that groups who want to play together can. We know we will receive a good number of repeat guests on this cruise. For images and further information about this cruise and other escorted golf adventures contact: Harry Hedley: res@voyages.golf or call 03 5989 7666.
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2020 NZ Mixed Foursomes ‘Jacoby’ Firm Hold on the Salver
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abour Weekend has come and gone and so has the NZ Golf Mixed Foursomes Salver, returning to Northland again. Firmly in the grasp of Nathan & Kylie Jacoby, this the third win for this impressive couple. Defending champions from 2019, the Jacoby’s had their first win in 2017 when played at Wanaka. This year’s championship was held at the Waitemata Golf Club, New Zealand’s Golf Club of the Year. The Jacoby’s opponents in their first round were Hayden McCallum and Tracey Salthouse, local Waitemata members, McCallum the club’s general manager. Despite being out-ranked on paper, McCallum and Salthouse put up a gusty fight with the match see-sawing for initial 14 holes. A costly error on the closing holes gave the Jacoby’s a look in, they eventually sealed the match 2 and 1. Nathan Jacoby later applauded the locals for their honesty in confirming that they had accidently moved their ball when the rules did not allow. Brigit Holford paired with Simon Joyce, both Royal Auckland & Grange members, seeded 4th were highly rated and did take the Jacoby’s to the 18th but lost one down. Holford is an Auckland representative of many years standing both at an Interprovincial and
master’s level. The final match in the 8-pair draw for Nathan & Kylie was against fellow Northland golfers, Alayna Cox and Gavin Ashwell (Wellsford). Cox, a teammate of Jacoby’s in the Northland women’s Interprovincial and master’s team, and Ashwell, just didn’t complement in this crucial match, with the final going to the Jacoby’s 8 and 7, their easiest win of the weekend. Earlier on Cox and Ashwell had beaten Annelize and Pieter Vosloo (Whitford Park) 8 and 7 but then
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needed an extra hole to take out Harbour’s Vaha Fapiano paired with Willie Cornett (North Shore) winning on the 19th. Other winners included Julie Gillespie and Bryan Tohill (North Shore), winning against Rita & Eric Engelbrecht (Wainui) 2 and 1 in Division Two. The third division was won by Mark and Sue Irving from New Plymouth. The Irving’s had a comfortable win over Andrew Johnston (Pirongia) and Andrea Vale (Rotorua), 4 and 2. Don Senior and Alison Waugh (Pupuke) needed an extra hole to secure their win in the 4th division, beating Keith Callum (Waitemata) and Trish Young (Pakuranga) on the 19th. The 2021 venue was announced by PaR nz Golfing Holidays, tournament directors under the auspices of New Zealand Golf, as the Bay of Islands Kerikeri Golf Club. With home crowd support it would be a handy bet to back the Jacoby’s again next year or a momentous effort needed by someone to take that Salver off them! Dates set for Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October 2021. For more information Denise Langdon NZ Golf Tournament Director Phone 0275 662 385
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGIONS na and Pio Pio Aria with four Foursomes matches being played in the morning followed by eight singles matches in the afternoon. As expected, it was a closely fought contest right from the first tee off. After the morning rounds of foursomes Pio Pio Aria held a commanding 3 – 1 lead heading into the singles matches. Tahuna made a strong fight back in the afternoon to square things up at 5.5 – 5.5 with the final match still to come in.
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WAIKATO TAHUNA GOLF CLUB WIN 2020 PREBBLE CUP
It took until the last putt on the 18th hole for the final match to be decided where Tahuna won 1up to win the overall match 6.5 – 5.5 and be crowned the 2020 Prebble Cup Champions. The 2020 Prebble Cup final was played at the picturesque Kawhia Golf Club on Sunday 18th October in perfect conditions. The match was played between Tahu-
From left to right Back Row: Scott Donovan, Morris Stafford, Ian Wilson, Paul
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HORSHAM DOWNS GOLF CLUB WIN TOLICH CUP
After a month-long build up across four different venues, the 2020 Tolich Trophy final was played at the picturesque Kawhia Golf Club on Sunday 18th October in perfect playing conditions. The final match was played between Horsham Downs and Huntly, and it was a closely fought contest. At the end of the morning rounds of Foursomes it was all square at 2-2 heading into the singles matches. Horsham Downs managed to hold their nerve and show their class to win the singles matches 5-3, bringing the overall score to 7-5 which was enough to crown Horsham Downs as 2020 Tolich Trophy Champions. This was the first Tolich Trophy win in the clubs 75 year history. Club Manager, Gary Kemble, was thrilled to hear of the win on Sunday. “Our players have worked really hard to keep the spirits up during what has been a really difficult year. Like all clubs, we were challenged with Covid, but in a funny way, it has strengthened the resolve of our members. Winning the Tolich is a clear example of that.” Club Captain, Ryan Smith, enjoyed watching the team as they travelled around the various clubs during the
tournament. “This is my first season as Club Captain, and boy I couldn’t be prouder of our blokes! They have such a great camaraderie between them all and I am just so stoked for them and for our club. 75 years and it’s our first Tolich win.” By Julie Blake Horsham Downs Volunteer.
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Huntly’s Mike Anderson is all power from the 9th tee at Kawhia.
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Another hugely successful weekend at Ohope Beach Golf Links this past Labour weekend. Golfers played in near perfect conditions with endless Bay of Plenty sunshine and only light winds in the 27th Ohope 10,000 36H Men’s Open and the Property Brokers Toi Moana 36H Women’s Open. The popular and classy Stuart Duff from Hastings Golf Club took out his fifth title this year and Club Manager, Lee-Anne Clark, commented that the Club loves having Stu on the course not just in this tournament, but throughout the year. He scored a creditable 69 and 72 to take the trophy home again. Matt Purdy, an Ohope member, was only 2 shots shy of the winner in the overall gross followed by 18 year old Ohope member, Tyler Van Asselt with 148. Other BOP players who performed well were Tuakana August of Kawerau who took out the Division 2 gross and net competitions with 151 and 135 respectively. Division 3 gross was won by Ray Hinton from Whakatane. A combined Stableford score of 72 was enough for Mailau Skudder in Division 1, 79 points for Tuakana August in Division 2 and 78 points for Ray Hinton in Division 3.
The $15,000 prize table draws a great number of returning players years on year to the 10,000. This year’s youngest participant was 14 year old Mikae Rangihika from Kawerau/Ngaruawahia playing in the same field as his father, Jordan Rangihika, a former three-time winner of this trophy. A good field in just the second year of the Property Brokers Toi Moana 36H women’s tournament saw Whakatane local Pip Lawson taking out the honours again with a combined gross score of 165 just 2 shots clear of another Whakatane player, Ashleigh Hay. Division 1 net was won by Monica McMillan from Omanu and Division 2 honours went to Esther Jiang from North Shore. Stableford Division 1 winner was Ohope local Kylie Kast with Division 2 taken out by another Ohope member, Jan Kerr. The women’s tournament is co-hosted by Ohope Beach Golf Links and Whakatāne Golf Club.
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TARANAKI KOBORI SECURES BEST FEMALE FINISH TARANAKI OPEN IN CHARLES TOUR EVENT HISTORY
The Taranaki Open returned to the
Jennian Homes Charles Tour for the first time since 2017, all golf on Thursday was abandoned due to high winds, and Kieran Muir overcame a four shot deficit on Sunday to win his second Jennian Homes Charles Tour event by four strokes.
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Not to mention Canterbury amateur Momoka Kobori’s performance. She has a healthy sibling rivalry with her brother Kazuma and heading into Sunday, she sat three shots back of her younger brother at four-under following
rounds of 69 and 71. She was also three shots clear of her nearest female competitor Tara Raj. After a final round of six-under 66, Kobori would catapult herself up the leaderboard into a tie for second at 10-under par, finish as the leading amateur, overtake her brother on the leaderboard and claim bragging rights, and also have the best finish by a female in a Jennian Homes Charles Tour event since the events became mixed gender. She says she’s really happy with her performance. “I’m really happy that I was able to finish off the week with a good a good round. Beating my brother and finishing as the low amateur make it even better,” she laughs. Kazuma has beaten her in the last two Jennian Homes Charles Tour events over the past two weeks. At the DVS Pegasus Open Kazuma finished in a share of fifth while Momoka missed the cut, and at The Carrus Open Kazuma finished in a tie for nineth whereas Momoka finished in a tie for 36th. Momoka says she’s happy to make the tally two a piece heading into the Christies Floorings Mount Open; the final Jennian Homes Charles Tour event of the year. “There is always some sibling rivalry whenever we play in the same events as each other and we are always trying to beat each other. “It feels pretty good to get him back after the last two weeks,” she smiles.
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Momoka also says she enjoys playing against the guys and is proud of her finish this week. “I enjoyed playing against the guys. There aren’t too many places in the world where women can test themselves against the guys in the same field in a competitive tournament. I found it a real challenge because they tend to play a different game to what I play, and I think I can learn a lot from what they do. “I think it’s a really positive thing for women’s golf.” Darae Chung previously had the best finish by a female since Jennian Homes Charles Tour events became mixed gender, when she finished in a share of
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI PNBHS WIN DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The Manawatu Wanganui District Secondary Schools competition was played on Thursday 15 October at Marton Golf Club with over 40 participants taking part in the annual competition. The event was postponed from earlier in the year due
to Covid, and unfortunately the National Secondary Schools Championship cancelled for 2020. However that did not stop us in being able to reschedule and play the district competition to play for the 3 main trophies, and for most just to participate. The day was a little breezy and cold, which made play somewhat challenging, but there were still some good performances and lots of fun had on the course. Palmerston North Boys High School started as the clear favourites for the team competition, and were clear winners at the end of the day. That team New Members & Visitors Welcome was Cameron Giddens, Remy Early, Kier-
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an Giddens and Kaleb Fagan. The team net competition was taken out by the Palmerston North Boys High School B team of Fred McVerry, Jack Clarke, Isaac Grant and James McKinnon, thanks mainly to Isaac Grant who shot a net 58. His 84 gross off a 26 handicaps indicates that he will not be on that handicap for very long! The best individual gross score in the Boys division was Feilding High’s, Ryan Rooney with a 77, finishing 2 strokes ahead of Remy Early and Cameron Giddens (both shooting 79). The best individual girl was Zhuo yi Hu from Palmerston North Girls High School, with the days best score of 71. Another great achievement on the day was a hole in one for Palmerston North Boys High player, Jack Clarke, on the Par 3 3rd hole. This was Jack’s first hole in one.
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WELLINGTON CANE AND CHUNG 2020 HARCOURTS WELLINGTON MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONS
NZ’s no.1 ranked Women amatuer continued her superb form of recent events as she held off a sub par challenge from school and representative team mate Erika in winning 5/3. Jonno held a narrow lead for much of the match but a strong finish saw Jayden square the match up after 18 holes of regulation play. Driving the par 4 1st at manor Park Cane’s effort was matched by Ford’s birdie. Halving the 2nd extra hole as Jayden’s putt for the title narrowly slid by, saw the pair play the 1st again, Jonno’s eagle chip lipping out and nestling close proving the decisive shot as Jayden’s putt stayed out after catching plenty of the hole.
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A weekend of exciting results and top drawer golf concluded at Manor Park GC Sunday afternoon with Darae Chung repeating her 2019 truimph over previous champion Erika Cui and Jonno Cane prevailing after 3 extra holes over Jayden Ford for his 4th title win.
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By Wendy Wills The finals of our Club Championships were held in wet conditions on Saturday 17th October although the weather improved as the day wore on, as the finalists had to play 36 holes and some going onto 37 holes it was nice the sun did make an appearance. The Club Championship men’s winners were : Senior : Tam Slaven, Intermediate: Kirk Saunders, Junior A : Anthony Gibbons, Junior B: Carlos Rimene. The Ladies Club Championship winners were: Silver: Vicki Bain, Bronze: Lesley Sadler. Congratulations to all this years winners.
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Latest Ladies Results 20/10/2020 Nett 1st Robyn Frater 2nd Alison McMillan 3rd Linda Thurow 4th Rhonda Heckler 5th Yvonne Stevenson 6th Kerry McConchie Closest to the pin Linda Thurow Twos Kerry McConchie 11 and 14 Nett Eagles Yvonne Stevenson 17 Saturday 17. 10. 20 Stableford 1st Jan Overall 42c/b 2nd Sally Jones 42 3rd Kerianna Scott 39 4th Shona Johnson 37 Closest to the Pin Alison McMillan Twos Nett Eagles 9 Hole 20.10.20 Bev Moss Trophy 1st Helen Hughy and Helen James 68 2nd Lynne Hardy and Verna Drummond 59c/b 3rd Colleen Irwin and Bev Bradley 59
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CANTERBURY CANTERBURY WOMEN’S WINNERS SI INTERPROVINCIALS
The Flexi Lease Canterbury Women’s Team produced a strong performance at the Ashburton Golf Club played last month to win the South Island Interprovincial. The Canterbury Women’s Team won all three matches against Otago, Aorangi and Tasman. Canterbury beat Aorangi 7-1 Canterbury beat Tasman 7-1 Canterbury beat Otago 6-2
14th October Anita Fraser beat Adrienne McAllister 6/4 Margaret Baillie lost Julie Braithwaite 4/3 Emma MacCallum beat Lydia McIlwrick 2/1 Judy Tecofsky beat Melanie Borthwick 3/2 Vera Kerr beat Annette Thompson 4/3 Next challenge is against Waikaka
OTAGO/SOUTHLAND GILMOUR ROSEBOWL REMAINS AT RIVERTON
Gilmour Rosebowl Remains at Riverton Rverton Ladies retain the Gilmour Rosebowl defeating Mataura 4/1 on the
TROPHY WINNERS AT GOLF SOUTHLAND WOMEN’S SENIORS TOURNAMENT HELD AT QUEENS PARK
Trophy Winners at Golf Southland Women’s Seniors Tournament held at Queens Park On Monday 19th October with 69 in the Field. Sandra Young (Wyn) Cullen Cup Winner (Bet Nett over the Field) Marion Wallace (Riv) Rae Wilson Trophy (80+ Nett) Kerrie Gow (Win) Mary Webb Cup (70+
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Golf Southland Women’s Seniors Results 19th October at Queens Park Trophy Winners at Golf Southland Women’s Seniors Tournament held at Queens Park On Monday 19th October with 69 in the Field. Sandra Young (Wyn) Cullen Cup Winner (Bet Nett over the Field) Marion Wallace (Riv) Rae Wilson Trophy (80+ Nett) Kerrie Gow (Win) Mary Webb Cup (70+ Stableford) Rhona Millar (GA) McClean Salver (70+ Nett) Robyn Boniface (QP) 60+ Nett
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The Otago Pennant Finals were played out in wet conditions at Queenstown and Arrowtown Golf Courses last month. At Queenstown it was very tight with all 3 grades decided by count back. Port Chalmers come out victors against Waikouaiti in the Presidents Grade after Ports number 6 Phillip Rohtmets come back from 4 down late to get a half and tie it all up, in the end thanks to the big winning margin from Brina Roper Port were winners for 2020 Otago Senior Rep Jacob Bellamy had 2 solid wins at number one for the Port team and now looks forward to this weekends South Island Interprovincial at St Clair. The Senior B final between Taieri and Balclutha, saw the South Otago Club take it out on count back also, thanks to good wins from Kelvin Stratford and Mark Shepherd the Balclutha lads got up by one. The Junior B men found the Queen-
stown layout and wind of the lake a challenge in the afternoon with Tapanui coming away with the Trophy and pennant flag on count back from the Gladfield Team. At Arrowtown the Senior A title saw the Queenstown team come out strong in the morning and could not be stopped. With former NZ Junior and Otago Senior Player Bruce Grant making a return to this level. Southland rep Simon Boland and Otago Juniors Liam Judkins and Nico Cheifetz in there team it made for some great games. Some notable match up and wins to Grant over Island Parks Bungard, Boland over Wray, Judkins over Snow. The Intermediate final was one way traffic for the Allan Grange Club winning all 4 games against Island Park with big wins to Smales and McCall. It wasn’t the only title Allan Grange took home with a hard fought match against Wanaka winning 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 Taking the Junior A Flag and trophy back to Allan Grange. were played out in wet conditions at Queenstown and Arrowtown Golf Courses recently. At Queenstown it was very tight with all 3 grades decided by count back. Port Chalmers come out victors against Waikouaiti in the Presidents Grade after Ports number 6 Phillip Rohtmets come back from 4 down late to get a half and tie it all up, in the end thanks to the big winning margin from Brina Roper Port were winners for 2020 Otago Senior Rep Jacob Bellamy
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had 2 solid wins at number one for the Port team and now looks forward to this weekends South Island Interprovincial at St Clair. The Senior B final between Taieri and Balclutha, saw the South Otago Club take it out on count back also, thanks to good wins from Kelvin Stratford and Mark Shepherd the Balclutha lads got up by one. The Junior B men found the Queenstown layout and wind of the lake a challenge in the afternoon with Tapanui coming away with the Trophy and pennant flag on count back from the Gladfield Team. At Arrowtown the Senior A title saw the Queenstown team come out strong in the morning and could not be stopped. With former NZ Junior and Otago Senior Player Bruce Grant making a return to this level. Southland rep Simon Boland and Otago Juniors Liam Judkins and Nico Cheifetz in there team it made for some great games. Some notable match up and wins to Grant over Island Parks Bungard, Boland over Wray, Judkins over Snow. The Intermediate final was one way traffic for the Allan Grange Club winning all 4 games against Island Park with big wins to Smales and McCall. It wasn’t the only title Allan Grange took home with a hard fought match against Wanaka winning 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 Taking the Junior A Flag and trophy back to Allan Grange.
SOUTHLAND WON THE SOUTH ISLAND MEN’S PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT AT ST CLAIR
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Southland won the South Island men’s provincial tournament at St Clair recently, despite Otago going through unbeaten. Southland ended up with 3½ points out of a possible four while Otago finished on three. The Southland team won the tournament as it managed to beat Canterbury 5½-2½ in what ended up as the key match. The experienced trio of Matt Tautari, Liam Hewitt and Liam Baineaves were the backbone for the Southland team. Tautari and Baineaves won three of their four games while Hewitt won three games and halved the other. Southland was all square with Otago — each team winning four games each. Otago also drew with Canterbury which in the end was the difference Otago finished with 20.5 game points while Southland was on 22. Impressive for Otago was Sungwoon Han who was unbeaten with four wins at number 6 while Ben Patston also tallied four wins playing at number 7. Duncan Croudis picked up three wins and a half at number 2. St Clair was in good order, although the wind on Saturday made for some tricky shots. Otago had a 6½-1½ win over Tasman while it beat Aorangi 6-2. In the match against Southland, Croudis won 1-up over Tautari while Jacob Bellamy beat Baineaves 3 and 2. Han beat Doug Carmichael 3 and 1 and
Patston downed Bryan Cantley 2 and 1. The shots of the weekend belonged to Otago’s Phil Bungard who hit a hole in one on the 13th hole on Saturday and Southland Doug Carmichael on the 4th hole Sunday morning. Bungard hit a 5-iron directly at the hole and it dribbled in much to the amazement of those watching. His caddy was Dunedin stockbroker Peter Young, who must be a lucky charm. Peter was last on the bags in March when he caddied for Australian Brad Kennedy when he won the New Zealand Open at Millbrook in March. Meanwhile, the Otago women finished second behind Canterbury at the South Island provincial tournament in Ashburton. The side made a good start with a 7-1 win over Tasman. The side took on Aorangi on Saturday afternoon and drew 4-4. It was a tight match with halves to Otago by Sumin Kang, Yoonae Jeong, and wins to Rebecca Calder, Imelda Marnane and Eleanor Newton. The women met a strong Canterbury team yesterday morning and went down 6-2. Newton and Jeong picked up wins. Otago had 13 game points wins while Aorangi trailed that score by a couple so Otago finished second. Southland did not field a women’s team.
Matt Tautari, Tyler McLean, Liam Hewitt, Liam Balneaves, Doug Carmichael, Rob Mainland, Josh Kalweit, Bryan Cantley on winningg the South Island Interprovincial at St Clair on the 17/18th October.
Left to right: Rakaia, Jill Burrows, Marion Wederell, Val Sisson and Teresa Booker
AORANGI WOMEN’S STYLEMASTER RAKAIA GOLF CLUB WINNERS
Aorangi Women’s Stylemaster report held the event earlier in October at Fairlie - 12 Club teams competed for the Stylemaster. The winners of the Stylemaster Tray were Rakaia - Teresa Booker & Val Sisson 74.5 and Marion Wederell and Jill Burrowes 77 : 151.5 Runner up: Fairlie Georgie Wright & Lyn Dobson 79 and Jo Lane and Marie Anderson 73 : 152 Winners of the Methven Jug : Best Nett: Jo Lane and Marie Anderson 73. Other scores: Temuka 152.5, Pleasant Point 156.5, Tinwald 156.5, Geraldine 158, Tokarahi 161, Timaru 162.5, Mayfield 164, Ashburton 167.5, Mt Nessing 168.5, Gleniti 170
Left to right: Fairlie, Georgie Wright, Lyn Dobson, Jo Lane and Marie Anderson
Methven Jug Winners: Jo Lane and Marie Anderson
GOLF HOLIDAY TOP OF THE SOUTH
Nelson New Zealand is a great destination for a long weekend. Or just a break to play some amazing golf courses. Nelson Golf Club has partnered with Motueka Golf Club and the Greens Motel to bring you an amazing package. Stay centrally at the Greens Motel (just a putt away from the Green) Play Nelson Links. This superbly crafted links golf course that blends seamlessly into the natural Coastal Terrain. It provides a unique “True Links Experience” The second course on your trip to the top of the South is at Motueka. Motueka Golf Club was the 2018 Holden Club of the year has been described as one of New Zealand’s hidden gems by the great Sir Bob Charles. Both courses are known for their hospitality. Phil and Jill will plan, manage and book your Nelson Golf holiday from start to finish so all you have to do is focus on your swing!
What’s included: 3 nights Motel accommodation at Greens Motel (1 or 2 Bedroom Apartment) 2 Rounds Championship Golf: Nelson Golf Club and Motueka Golf Club Warm up bucket of balls at Nelson Golf Course Range Light refreshment after each round at the course. Preferential car hire rate with Hardy Rentals( Starting as low as $30 per day) Ferry excursion ride from Mapua Wharf. 24-hour help and support, including local activity bookings Full itinerary.
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AORANGI MEN’S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS PLAYED AT GERALDINE GOLF CLUB
OTAGO/SOUTHLAND NOTICEBOARD Aorangi
Champions of champions was played last month at Geraldine course with the seniors and juniors having a playoff to find the winners. Intermediate Winner - Ross Moore Senior Winner - C Hedgers Junior Winner - Ken Clucas Stableford Winners - Geraldine Nett Score - Methven
Above: Net Score Methven
AORANGI WOMEN WIN MILLENNIUM TROPHY
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Above: Junior Winner Ken Clucas
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Tinwald
03 615 9666
Tinwald Golf Tournament KPMG /YMCA
21 Nov
Methven
03 302 8438
Methven Sponsored Tournament
26 Nov
Ashburton
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Ashburton Women’s Teams Tournament
7 Nov
Kurow
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Kurow Open Tournament
7 Nov
Toko
03 417 8926
Tiny’s Butchery Tournament
13-14 Nov
Alexandra
03 448 8204
Alexandra Sunshine Classic
15 Nov
Taieri Lakes
03 489 7450
Women’s Champion of Champions
21 Nov
Maniototo
03 444 9167
Maniototo Cockesses Classic
14-15 Nov
Green Acres
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Green Acres 1000
21-22
Gore Mataura Wyndham
027 226 9576
Trilogy Gore Mataura Wyndham
30 Nov
Invercargill
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Above: Stableford Winners Geraldine
Above: Moore
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The Annual Millennium Trophy Match between Canterbury and Aorangi Women was played at Tinwald Golf Club last month in good conditions. Aorangi again proved too strong for Canterbury winning the match 719 - 660. Aorangi averaged 35.95 stableford points per player compared with Canterbury’s 33.
Ross
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Above: Senior Winner C Hedgers
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