Golfer Pacific NZ – April 2021

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Hot Dot 1 — a top golf ball from the past

By Paul Gueorgieff Editor, Golfer Pacific NZ

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hile playing an interclub match last month, my playing partner found a golf ball in some long grass.

He tossed it my way and I picked it up. It was very old. I mean, very old.

The colour of the ball had faded to brown and the ball generally looked very tired.

But it was a Hot Dot 1 and it intrigued me.

So much so that I asked my interclub opposition if I could change balls. He gave me a strange look but said yes.

I played the Hot Dot 1 for the remaining few holes of our match and again for 18 holes the following day.

I wanted to know what the difference would be given that the ball could be 20-30 years old.

I didn’t notice any difference. Someone asked does the Hot Dot 1 spin less for chip and approach shots, given that it lacked two or three decades of technology.

My answer was no. But I added maybe I am not a good enough player for it to make a difference.

But I remained amazed that I did not notice any difference between it and a new ball of today. Once again, maybe I am not good enough for it to make a difference.

I was breaking the rules by playing the Hot Dot 1. It is undersized by today’s rules.

We in New Zealand used to play what was known as the British ball. The British ball measured 41.1 millimetres in diameter.

That changed in 1990 when the British-based governing body, the R&A, went the way of the so-called American ball with minimum diameter of 42.67 millimetres.

That remains the rule of today.

When American professional golfers played in the British Open prior to 1974 they almost unanimously preferred the smaller ball because it supposedly provided a bit more distance and was more workable in the wind.

The R&A took the first step to standardising the size of the golf ball when in 1974 it decided the small ball could no longer be used in the British Open. That meant that golf’s major championships, at least, were all played with the same size golf balls from 1974 onward.

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The Hot Dot 1 golf ball I played with compared to a Titleist ball of today

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ichael Hendry added the only national strokeplay title missing from his trophy cabinet when winning the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, north of Wellington, last month.

Hendry carded rounds of 65, 70, 68, and 68 to get to 13 under par and win by four shots over his good friend Mark Brown. Hendry became the first player to win the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship, the New Zealand PGA Championship and the New Zealand Open.

The New Zealand Strokeplay, sponsored by Renaissance Brewing, was elevated to Charles Tour status for the first time, allowing professionals to play alongside amateurs.

Hendry said it was an honour to have all the premier strokeplay titles in New Zealand to his name.

“This is really cool,’’ Hendry said.

“I’m not too sure if there is many people that have done something like this and I’m really proud to have etched my

Michael Hendry who now has three major New Zealand titles to his name. Photo credit: Golf New Zealand

name further in New Zealand golfing history.

“I’ve been playing really well for a while now and I’ve come up short. To

get across the line is really pleasing.’’

Hendry started the final day with a four-shot lead and despite winning by four, it wasn’t all plain sailing for the

Japanese Tour player as his lead was reduced to a shot after 10 holes.

With Brown and Josh Geary snapping at his heels, Hendry drew on his many experiences on the back nine at Paraparaumu Beach.

He made birdies at the 12th, 16th, and 18th holes to seal the deal and win his seventh Charles Tour event, the most of anyone in the tour’s history.

Hendry said staying composed was the key to his victory.

“I was very aware of what was going on. Josh [Geary] caught fire through the middle part of the round after a slow start and Mark (Brown) was knocking on the door all day.

“The game plan I had worked on all week wasn’t going to change just because a couple of the guys were getting close.

“I just kept playing the right shots at the right times and being able to execute those shots certainly filled me with a little more confidence that I would be able to get over the line.”

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Michael Hendry completes historic New Zealand treble

NZ Strokeplay Championship scores Scores from the New Zealand Strokeplay Championship held at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, north of Wellington, from March 17-21, were:(This was mixed gender event and included both professionals and amateurs)

271 Michael Hendry (PGA New Zealand) 65 70 68 68 275 Mark Brown (PGA New Zealand) 65 69 73 68 276 Josh Geary (PGA New Zealand) 71 70 67 68 277 Kazuma Kobori (Rangiora) 68 70 72 67 279 Mark Hutson (PGA New Zealand) 67 73 74 65, Kerry Mountcastle (PGA New Zealand) 71 69 69 70 280 Samuel Jones (Manaia) 66 72 73 69 281 Johnny Tynan (PGA New Zealand) 68 70 74 69, Taylor Gill (PGA New Zealand) 71 69 70 71 282 Vivian Lu (Royal Auckland and Grange) 71 70 74 67, Tyler Wood (Ngahinepouri) 65 73 74 70, Adam Church (Judgeford) 66 75 70 71, Luke Toomey (PGA New Zealand) 69 67 74 72 283 Jerry (Xiangming) Ren (P, Gulf Harbour Country Club) 67 70 76 70, Mason Lee (PGA New Zealand) 67 73 70 73 284 Dongwoo Kang (PGA New Zealand) 71 71 73 69, Darae Chung (Shandon) 72 66 76 70, James Hydes (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 73 68 72 71, Julianne Alvarez (P) 68 72 71 73 285 Kit Bittle (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 67 73 76 69 286 Fraser MacLachlan (PGA New Zealand) 69 74 73 70 287 Shaun Campbell (Omanu) 76 69 75 67, Jaeseung Na (Whit-

ford Park) 72 73 72 70 288 Jayden Ford (Judgeford) 72 72 75 69, Andrew Henare (Napier Inc.) 74 73 71 70, Jordan Loof (PGA New Zealand) 73 74 69 72, Kieran Muir (Omokoroa) 69 71 74 74 289 Fraser Wilkin (P, PGA New Zealand) 73 70 74 72, Wenyung Keh (P) 70 70 75 74 290 Joshua Bai (Akarana) 71 75 78 66, Gareth Paddison (PGA New Zealand) 73 71 77 69, Liam Hewitt (Queens Park) 75 68 74 73, Trent Munn (PGA New Zealand) 72 70 73 75, Tyler Hodge (Gulf Harbour Country Club) 74 71 68 77 291 Lizzie Neale (Nelson Inc.) 67 77 76 71, Charlie Smail (Walton) 70 72 77 72, Momoka Kobori (PGA New Zealand) 70 73 76 72, Sam An (Titirangi) 69 73 76 73, Sumin Kang (Wakatipu Junior) 67 73 77 74 292 Mitchell Kale (Tauranga) 76 71 73 72, Nick Loach (PGA New Zealand) 70 69 75 78 293 Zack Swanwick (Napier Inc.) 72 75 78 68, Carmen Lim (Windross Farm Golf Course) 73 74 76 70, Harry Bateman (PGA New Zealand) 77 68 76 72 294 Josh Smith (Ashburton) 76 71 74 73, Mako Thompson (Maraenui) 70 73 74 77 295 Tae Koh (Windross Farm Golf Course) 72 75 78 70, Sam Marsters (Miramar) 74 73 74 74 296 Amy Im (Pupuke) 73 72 79 72 297 Lachie McDonald (Marton) 80 70 77 70, Tara Raj (Wanganui) 76 75 75 71, Cameron Jones (Kiwi) 74 74 76 73, Jessica Green

(Futures Geyserland) 70 78 76 73, Matt McLean (Harewood) 69 78 77 73, Amy Han (Titirangi) 71 79 72 75, Jessica Huang (Two Under Club) 72 73 73 79 298 Reid Hilton (Russley) 74 73 76 75 299 Joshua Morris (Taupo) 70 76 79 74, Zachary May (Russley) 73 77 72 77, Douglas Holloway (PGA New Zealand) 75 73 73 78 300 Sam Vincent (Riverside) 73 74 78 75 301 Danika Lee (Takapuna) 75 73 80 73, Chas Craig (Marlborough) 72 77 74 78 302 Liam Harvey (Westown) 74 74 76 78 303 Misong Jang (Huapai) 72 78 80 73, Yeonsoo Son (North Shore) 78 75 76 74, Will O’Connor (Royal Wellington) 75 75 74 79 304 Mia Scrimgeour (Boulcott’s Farm Heritage) 74 75 79 76 305 Anna An (Muriwai) 72 77 79 77, James Watkins (Royal Wellington) 73 75 78 79, Ryan Rooney (Feilding) 78 71 77 79 307 Tessa Jane McDonald (Poverty Bay) 76 76 82 73 308 Nathan Clark (Tauranga) 74 76 83 75 310 Maddie May (Clearwater) 80 77 76 77 312 Caitlin Maurice (Tauranga) 73 81 81 77, Aileen Du (Remuera) 77 78 77 80 314 Sieun Ha (Huapai) 75 81 78 80 315 Kelly Wu (Remuera) 78 78 85 74, Mimi Guo (Royal Auckland and Grange) 75 83 77 80 318 Casey Chettleburgh (Palmerston North) 79 81 79 79 319 Sera Raj (Wanganui) 78 81 81 79 322 Grace Zhan (Maungakiekie) 77 82 81 82

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Kobori and Lu making their marks in the amateur ranks GOLF NEWS 4

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azuma Kobori and Vivian Lu continue to etch their names into the New Zealand amateur golfing record books with the pair adding the New Zealand Amateur Strokeplay titles to their curricula vitae at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, north of Wellington.

Kobori, from Rangiora in North Canterbury, carded rounds of 68, 70, 72, and 67 to finish at seven-under par for the tournament and three shots clear of his roommate and fellow Golf New Zealand national academy member Sam Jones. Lu, from Auckland, also pipped her roommate and fellow team member Darae Chung.

Kobori’s trophy cabinet is growing at a rapid pace and he has yet another piece of silverware to add next to his New Zealand PGA Championship. The New Zealand Amateur Strokeplay is a title he had desperately wanted after going within touching distance of victory in the previous two years.

He said it was hugely satisfying to get the job done.

“To be able to lift this trophy, especially after the last two years, is great,’’ Kobori said.

“I came close in 2019 at Christchurch Golf Club against [Luke] Brown after he binned an eagle putt on the last to beat me.

“Then I came up just short last year as well at Hastings, and it feels really good to finally get my hands on the St Andrews Salver this year.’’

Kobiri, 19, started the final day one shot in front of Jones and made his intentions clear early with a birdie on the first. After making a bogey at the fourth, he made three birdies at the fifth, seventh and ninth holes to close his opening nine at three under par and remain in control.

Kobori picked another shot up at the 12th but gave it back at the tough par four 17th to keep things interesting. However, he was clinical up the last, hitting the par five 18th green in two and have the liberty of a two-putt birdie to win the title.

He said the win was great reward for the hard work he had put in.

“I’ve been playing some really good golf this year after an abysmal year last year. I’ve managed to start the year off strong and I’m hoping to keep the trend going.”

Lu’s win gained her the Mellsop Cup trophy to further cement herself as one of the country’s premier women golfers.

She began the day a shot behind Chung and the pair were locked in a tight tussle for the entirety of the final round.

Lu opened with five straight pars before making a birdie at the sixth followed by an eagle at the par five seventh to tie Chung’s lead.

Lu played her back nine in one under par to get the job done over Chung who came home in one over par.

“This feels really good,’’ Lu said after the win.

“I didn’t expect too much as the first rounds weren’t great. I was trying to hang in there and not let Darae get too far ahead of me which I managed to do. I was then able to put the foot down and try and go for the win.’’

Lu added she was delighted to get her name on both the amateur matchplay and strokeplay trophies.

“I’m not too sure how many people have done that, but it feels pretty awesome. I’m really happy.”

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North Canterbury golfer Kazuma Kobori who was the winner of the New Zealand Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Paraparaumu Beach last month. Photo credit: Golf New Zealand.

Vivian Lu from Auckland with the Mellsop Cup following her win in the New Zealand Women’s Strokeplay Championship at Paraparaumu. Photo credit: Golf New Zealand.

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Top lineup for Women’s World Championship in Singapore N E W S

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efending champion Park Sunghyun and world No 1 Ko Jinyoung will head a star-studded field when the Women’s World Championship returns to Singapore next month.

To be staged from April 29 to May 2, one of the premier golf events in Asia will once more take place over The Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.

Also in the field will be Park and Ko’s South Korean compatriot Park Inbee, a two-time winner of the tournament, major championship winner Danielle Kang from the United States and fivetime LPGA Tour winner Lee Minjee of Australia.

The Women’s World Championship, sponsored by the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), marks a welcome return for professional women’s golf to the Asia-Pacific region after its one-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Park Sung-hyun’s Namdalla fan club now boasts more than 11,000 members world-wide. Translated from Korean to English, Namdalla means I am different and that is certainly the case for this selftaught player with one of the most admired swings in the game.

She has been a trail-blazer since arriving on the LPGA Tour in 2017, claiming the first of her two majors at the United

The clubhouse and the iconic 18th hole on the new Tanjong course at the Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore where the Women’s World Championship will be held this month

States Women’s Open together with the LPGA Tour’s rookie of the year and player of the year awards in her debut year.

She is currently ranked 11th in the world and will be keen to add to her tally of seven LPGA Tour wins.

Park said: “I’m excited to be coming back to Singapore to defend my HSBC Women’s World Championship title. It was an exciting final day in 2019 and I managed to put in a strong fourth round to take the championship.

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“The HSBC Women’s World Championship is one of my favourite events on tour and we are all very grateful to HSBC and the Singapore Tourism Board for their efforts in ensuring this year’s tournament takes place. I had immense support on course in 2019 so I’m looking forward to getting back out there and playing my best golf.”

Ko, who tied for third at the 2019 Women’s World Championship, will be looking to find the same form that propelled her to the top spot in the world rankings in her last full season on tour. Combining raw talent with consistency, the 25-yearold posted 12 top 10 finishes in 2019, including four wins, two of which were majors.

With safety restrictions set to remain in place until after the tournament, the 2021 edition of the Women’s World Championship, will be a limited attendance event.

Prioritising the safety of players, officials and corporate guests, organisers are working with the Singapore Tourism Board and relevant authorities to finalise health and safety protocols for every aspect of the tournament, including adhering to prevailing safe management measures both before and after the event.

Tony Cripps, the Singapore HSBC chief executive, said: “The HSBC Women’s World Championship is our flagship

event in women’s golf and we are thrilled to have recently announced our on-going commitment as title partner of the event.

“Hosting this tournament in one of HSBC’s most important international hubs showcases our firm commitment to Singapore and women in sport. As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8, we are truly proud of how HSBC Women’s World Championship has opened up a world of opportunity for women and girls.

“For the past 14 years we have brought world class golf to Singapore through our support of Asia’s “major’’ with the long term aim of inspiring the next generation of talent in the region.’’

Singapore Tourism Board chief executive Keith Tan said: “The HSBC Women’s World Championship is one of the key highlights of Singapore’s major sporting calendar that has gained a huge following locally and around the world.

“We are pleased to work with the organisers to welcome the world’s best golfers back to compete on our shores safely. The return of the event to Singapore is a strong testament to Singapore’s attractiveness as a leading business and leisure destination, as we gradually resume activities in line with the public health situation and prevailing travel polices.”

Sentosa Golf Club was named world’s best golf club at the 2019 World Golf Awards and was the world’s first golf club to join the United Nation’s sports for climate action initiative.

Andrew Johnston, the club’s general manager, said: “We are very happy to be welcoming the players back to Sentosa Golf Club and we can’t wait to watch them compete again on The Tanjong course.

“With some modifications, and as the course continues to mature, the players will notice some difference from when they last played and I’m confident The Tanjong will once again provide a true test of golf. The tournament was greatly missed last year, so we look forward to seeing the world’s best women golfers return to our fairways again this year.”

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Queen Sirikit Cup scheduled for Singapore in August T he 42nd edition of the Queen Sirikit Cup will return to the golfing calendar in Singapore in August.

Last year’s Queen Sirikit Cup was originally scheduled to be played in Indonesia in March before being reset for June-July. However, given travel restrictions and compulsory quarantine orders, organisers reluctantly postponed the event – the first time since the tournament’s inauguration that it had missed a year.

Organised by the Singapore Ladies’ Golf Association (SLGA), the Asia-Pacific’s premier amateur team championship for women will be hosted at the award-winning 36-hole Laguna National Golf & Country Club in Singapore from August 23-27.

Also known as the Amateur Ladies’ Asia-Pacific Invitational Golf Team Championship, the 15-nation event has proved to be a stepping stone to global fairway fame and fortune for dozens of females from the region.

Rae-Vadee T Suwan, secretary-general of the Queen Sirikit Cup and a driving force behind the launching of the event in 1979, said: “After the disruptions caused by the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, we’re very much looking forward to having the Queen Sirikit Cup take place in 2021.

“Our grateful thanks go to Laguna National and the Singapore Ladie’s Golf Association for their support and enthusiasm – and for making sure the Queen Sirikit Cup will return this year in a safe environment.”

Taimur Hassan Amin, chairman of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), said: “Events such as the Queen Sirikit Cup and the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific are integral to popularising the sport among women as well as providing a platform for our girls to cut their teeth in serious competition at world class venues, preparing some of them for a career as golfing professionals and ambassadors for their country and the region as a whole.

The Queen Sirikit Cup, or the Amateur Ladies’ Asia-Pacific Invitational Team Championship, has been scheduled for Singapore in August.

“On behalf of the APGC, I would like to thank the Singapore Ladies’ Golf Association (SLGA) for its efforts in hosting the Queen Sirikit Cup for the third time. I’m certain it will prove to be a great occasion and an opportunity for the contestants to renew old acquaintances and make new friends.”

Lyn Yeo, president of the SLGA, said: “The SLGA is delighted to be able to bring this fabulous championship back to Singapore in 2021 and to be the first country to host the Queen Sirikit Cup in its new 72hole format. We are very excited for the players and I’m certain everyone is looking forward to competing in this prestigious tournament in August.

“I must especially thank Laguna National for agreeing to host the tournament at short notice in such a challenging year.”

Mark Isley, general manager at Laguna National, said: “The Queen Sirikit Cup has a long and proud history. All of us at Laguna National are looking forward

to being involved in the next, exciting chapter.”

Inaugurated in 1993, Laguna National boasts two 18-hole courses that are admired for their uniquely distinctive characteristics and impeccable conditioning. Both courses have won prestigious accolades and staged multiple professional championships on the European Tour, Asian Tour and Korean LPGA Tour.

Traditionally, the Queen Sirikit Cup has comprised of three-player teams competing over 54 holes of individual strokeplay with the two best daily scores from each team counting towards the overall totals. This year the tournament is being extended to 72 holes over four rounds, a reflection of improving standards and the elite status of the Queen Sirikit Cup. Over the past five decades, the Queen Sirikit Cup has been graced by many of the best known names in women’s golf, including New Zealander Lydia Ko, Australians Karrie Webb and Minjee Lee, China’s Feng Shanshan, Chinese Taipei’s Tseng Ya-ni, Japan’s Ai Miyazato and Koreans Pak Se-ri and Shin Ji-yae.

The Laguna National golf course, the venue for the Queen Sirikit Cup in Singapore in August.

Amazing come from behind win at Bonnie Doon in Sydney

By Neville Idour

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ndrew Martin has been one of many Australian regulars at the New Zealand Open and he recently proved that anything is possible on the golf course with his amazing come from behind win at Bonnie Doon Golf Club in Sydney.

After 16 years battling away on the Australasian and Asian PGA tours this was his first victory and it happened in the most extraordinary fashion. After three solid rounds he was sitting at 14th, eight shots behind the leader Charlie Dann going into the final round. A top 10 finish was a reasonable goal.

But that would prove to be a modest goal as he rocketed into second place after just nine holes. He eagled the third, seventh, eighth and ninth holes. He also birdied No 4 and bogeyed No 6 for a remarkable eight under par for the opening nine holes.

Martin then took the lead with a birdie on the 170-metre No 11 then clinched the deal with another birdie on the 18th, a 417-metre par four to complete a 10 under par score of 61 to win by two shots from Dann.

Let’s examine the four eagles more closely.

The third hole at Bonnie Doon is a

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Andrew Martin is all smiles after a brilliant final round to win in Sydney.

386-metre par four with a deep front bunker and an elevated green. He holed a pitching wedge with his second shot.

The seventh hole is a 467-metre par five with a narrow entry to a bunker lined green which drops off to the right. Pin high for two, he holed the putt.

The eighth a 268-metre par four offers choices. Lay up or take driver and risk the dangerous bunkers which split the fairway to an elevated green. From the front edge Martin chipped in.

Finally, the ninth is a short 434-metre par five but provides challenges with a narrow entry to a green with bunkers both sides. Just left of the green for two he chipped in again.

So I guess you could say this sequence was part of the round of a lifetime for Martin. In fact it is believed to be the lowest final winning round in the history of the PGA Tour of Australasia. Only five other players have recorded four eagles in one round on a major tour. Martin’s

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three eagles in succession has only been achieved by one other player in a PGA sanctioned tour event, Tony Hakula of Finland in 2019.

Martin, 36, was understandably overwhelmed.

“It is still a bit of a whirlwind,’’ Martin said.

“I still love the game and I have always wanted to do it. I feel there is still much to achieve.”

Martin was the Australian amateur champion in 2004 before turning professional in 2005. While this was his first PGA Tour win he has won many pro-ams. But his best efforts in PGA Tour events have not seen too many top 10 finishes. Most notable were second places in the 2012 New Zealand PGA and the Queensland PGA, fourth at the 2019 Thailand Open, and fifth at the 2018 Asia-Pacific Classic. He has been a regular visitor to the NZ Open with his best finish, eighth at The Hills in 2014.

Martin’s world ranking has always hovered around 800 but shot up to 496 after his win. The good news is he followed that with a 12th finish at the Queensland Open and 16th at the New South Wales Open. So maybe that win has opened the way for greener pastures for Martin and proves it takes just that one lightbulb performance to turn the tide.

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Millennials playing more golf and spending more, according to study G

lobal consulting firm GGA Partners and Nextgengolf have released the fifth annual millennial golf industry study and as always the results are interesting.

The 2021 survey was conducted from November 2020 through to January 2021 and garnered responses from more than 1600 golfers whose average age was 29.

Key highlights included: * Average annual rounds played reached a new peak: 33.9 rounds, a nine percent increase year-over-year and average handicap reached a record low, decreasing five percent to 8.8. * Average spend per golf round increased 28 percent over the past five years, climbing to $US47 from $US34 in 2017 at an average rate of $3.25 more per round each year.

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* For a generation characterised as digital natives, it may come as a surprise that a substantial portion of millennials purchase golf equipment and apparel in-person, roughly two-thirds at a sporting goods store and almost half at a golf course shop. * As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, golf has become more important to millennial golfers, according to 60 percent of the sample. More than four in five (84 percent) said they were are able to work from home; and over half (51 percent) said this added flexibility allowed them to play more golf. * Sixty percent of participating millennials prefer golf venues that actively exhibit social and environmental values.

Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) said these behaviours would

influence their likelihood of purchase, and approximately three-quarters (73 percent) of those surveyed would be willing to pay more, if excellent social and environmental practices increased the costs of golf venues. * Millennials are attracted to private clubs that offer nongolf amenities and social components. Interest is highest in amenities offering two key attributes: 1) non-traditional golf play like night-time golf use and simulators; and 2) a multi-use club experience with casual dining, socialisation and fitness.

Nextgengolf’s director of operations Matt Weinberger said: “Not every millennial is the same, but it’s often communicated that way.

“In our continuous work with the millennial audience and

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now Generation Z, we see tremendous opportunity for PGA professionals and golf facilities to deliver value to young people while operating their businesses. The key is understanding how golf businesses mesh with millennial lifestyles.”

Michael Gregory, a partner at GGA Partners, said: “What this research shows is a tremendous opportunity for golf facilities and private clubs.

“To succeed in attracting the next generation of members, golf facilities must build their reputations around diversity, inclusiveness, and environmental stewardship, providing an amenity and activity profile designed to create experiences which enrich the emotional connection and sense of belonging that elevates the value proposition most appealing to young golfers.”

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Historically focused on golfers in the millennial generation (those born between 1981-1996, roughly ages 25-40 in 2021), the study has now begun to span two generations.

Nearly one third of the sample audience now technically belongs to Generation Z (those born after 1997, roughly ages 9-24 in 2021), an emergent golfer cohort which the study will continue to evaluate in the future.

Through this study, GGA Partners and Nextgengolf have identified the evolutions happening among the golfers of the future to assist golf facility operators in finding ways to adapt and develop their offerings to meet the needs of the next wave of members and customers.

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$14 million renovation of Scottish golf course nearly completed

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Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland which has spent $14 million on renovation of it’s golf course

install in wet weather situations is a huge plus for us as the renovation and installations took place throughout the wettest period of the year.

“The cost is obviously important – we are spending a lot of money on this project, but we are conscious that it is our members’ money, and we want to get good value for them – and Capillary Concrete was very competitive.”

Cole is already seeing the benefits.

“The simple fact is that we aren’t spending hours pushing sand back up bunker faces after rain. Ultimately since the liner has been installed the sand does not slip off the face after heavy rain events and daily prepara-

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print significantly. I hope that our members and visitors will be encouraged by this when visiting the course.”

Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and Yas Links Abu Dhabi, both of which are owned by Aldar Properties, are committed to preserving the environment and promoting environmental best practice.

With that in mind, Saadiyat Beach has completed the Audubon certification process and the golf course has been officially certified as a sanctuary.

The International Audubon Society is dedicated to protecting diversity in bird species. The programmes include habitat protection, green energy development and the management of protected areas while encouraging the public to become a part of the birding community.

The emphasis is on conserving urban habitats by promoting planting trees and dedicating time to creating a bird-friendly environment.

Saadiyat Beach is home to over 180 bird species, families of mountain gazelle and is also a natural nesting area for the hawksbill turtles. All these elements create an unparalleled experience which should be taken good care of. The programme is designed with sensitivity to the surrounding natural environment and in compliance with strict environmental guidelines.

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The two clubs are the Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and Yas Links Abu Dhabi where a combined total of more than 100,000 plastic water bottles were consumed by golfers between the two properties on an annual basis.

Joining the global movement to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics and conserve the environment, the goal is to reduce this figure by 40 percent this year.

Members and guests will be encouraged to use and refill their own reusable water bottles from the water coolers throughout their round. The water coolers will be equipped with hand sanitisers following health and safety directives as well as ensuring a hygienic environment for players and associates alike.

Commenting on the new sustainable initiative, Francisco de Lancastre David, cluster general manager at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and Yas Links Abu Dhabi, said: “As plastic waste and pollution increases, we should all be making a conscious effort to do our part.

“I’m proud to have both golf clubs on board with this new sustainable initiative, which will reduce our carbon foot-

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“It was frustrating not being able to produce a consistently good product from this valuable resource due to the ageing infrastructure and the uncontrollable element of frequent rainfall.”

Cole and his team have rebuilt the course from the bottom up. The new drainage pipes are laid in trenches lined with geo-textile to reduce the ingress of fine particles, and the pipes themselves have been resized to deal with the volume of water.

The project was planned to be completed over the winter of 2019/20, but the covid-19 pandemic meant two holes were left unfinished. Those have been dealt with over this northern hemisphere winter.

In among this huge quantity of construction, Cole was determined to improve the consistency of the bunker presentation and reduce the internal bunker maintenance challenge.

“We wanted to try to eliminate sand contamination and washouts and ensure we give our members a quality product no matter the weather,” Cole said.

“After reviewing and trialling the options available, we selected Capillary Concrete throughout the project to line the bunkers.

“The product gives a lot of confidence. It’s concrete, so you know it’s going to last, and the fact that you can

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The renovation is probably the most expensive in British golf history It has involved sand-capping 85 percent of the course (apart from the USGA greens), a re-build of the drainage infrastructure, a complete renewal of its irrigation system and its bunkers reconstructed using the Capillary Bunkers lining system.

Loch Lomond Golf Club is surrounded by mountains and next to Britain’s largest freshwater lake Loch Lomond and has always faced huge problems caused by its environment.

David Cole, the club’s director of golf course and estates, said: “We have a lot of bunkers – and a lot of rain.

“We average around 2000 millimetres (79 inches) of rain a year and our bunker design has some steep faces in places.

As a result, we have always suffered badly from washouts and contamination.

“Bunker maintenance is our second largest consumer of greenkeeping resources, second to greens. Due to the design, the size (8500 square metres), the amount, the player expectations and the environment, it takes a lot of resources to prepare the bunkers internally and externally for play on a daily basis.

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“This allows us to focus more time on the detail work of internal bunker maintenance, and/or redirect resources to other priority areas that had been neglected prior to this undertaking.

“Most days, three guys can deal with the internal bunker preparation, when previously it was five or six. Quantifying that isn’t easy and covid-19 has not helped, but I think we may see a 40 to 50 percent reduction in resources we use preparing the internals of bunkers, yet still producing a superior product.”

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Faldo Series final will remain in Vietnam V ietnamese golf resort Laguna Golf Lang Co, home of the annual Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, has reaffirmed its commitment to developing the champions of tomorrow as the celebrated series for juniors marks its 25th anniversary this year.

Inaugurated by Sir Nick Faldo – designer of the acclaimed layout at Laguna Golf Lang Co – after his victory at the 1996 US Masters, the Faldo Series is recognised as the only global amateur series for boys and girls.

Competitors from ages 12 to 21 have the opportunity to test themselves against the best juniors around the world.

The series has been a proven success as a pathway for players to reach the top levels of the game, with more than 70 Faldo Series competitors now playing on professional tours.

Notable alumni include major championship winners Rory McIlroy, Danny Willet and Tseng Ya-ni, as well as other familiar names including Tyrell Hatton, Joaquin Niemann, Eddie Pepperell, Li Haotong, Mel Reid, Carly

Booth and Nasa Hataoka.

The global junior series expanded into Asia in 2006, recognising the huge potential on the Asian junior golf circuit. Since then, Laguna Golf Lang Co has played a central role in the initiative as the current host venue for the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final, a reflection of its status as a Sir Nick Faldo Signature course, an elite category among Faldo designs.

“We are hugely proud to play such a key role here in Asia for the Faldo Series,” said Adam Calver, director of golf and destination marketing at Laguna Lang Co. “It’s an initiative that is widely recognised as one of the world’s most important showcases for young players. The future well-being of the game depends on the development of youngsters and we are determined to be at the vanguard of these efforts,” added Calver.

The Faldo Series looks set to go from strength to strength as it marks its milestone year. Indeed, Faldo recently announced a new collaboration in America with

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the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour that will create the largest global junior golf tour partnership of its kind in the world.

The new Faldo Hurricane Series will give juniors the opportunity to play on America’s finest golf courses and compete for an invite to the North America Grand Final, which will air on CBS Sports. Winners of the six age categories in the North America Grand Final will then have the opportunity to travel to Vietnam to compete at the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final at Laguna Golf Lang Co. “Anything that raises the profile of the junior game in the US can only have a positive impact worldwide,” added Calver. “That’s why the announcement of the Faldo Hurricane Series is such an exciting development for growing the game of golf.”

Laguna Lang Co is currently working with the Faldo Series to finalise the new dates of the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final which was postponed due to the global travel restrictions.

Mental health problems have increased for golf workers, says survey

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ore than 60 percent of greenkeepers, PGA professionals and club managers have experienced increased work-related mental health problems during the covid-19 pandemic in the past year, a new survey has found.

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Of these, nearly two-thirds (64 percent) said they had felt anxious or worried, 57 percent said they experienced sleep problems and 43 percent said they had felt depressed with a continuous low mood.

Three of the 256 respondents admitted

thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

The anonymous online survey, conducted by global agricultural and technology company Syngenta, also found that only nine percent of respondents had sought professional counselling in the previous six months.

And while two-thirds (68 percent) of respondents said their organisation or employer should offer mental health training and support, only 21 percent confirmed their employer did have a mental health policy or well-being programme (57 percent said their organisation did not offer support; 22 percent were unsure) and 12 percent had received stress or anxiety training at work.

Mark Birchmore, Syngenta global head of marketing, turf and landscape, who commissioned the survey, said: “While this is a snapshot survey, it provides evidence of what we have been hearing anecdotally throughout the coronavirus pandemic, that mental health problems are prevalent.

“I’m especially worried for the three industry colleagues who reported the most severe symptoms and I would encourage

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anyone in this situation to urgently seek professional advice.

“For the industry, the survey highlights a potential gap between the prevalence of mental health problems and the level of support available.

“As an organisation, this is something Syngenta is addressing with accredited mental health first aiders within our team, as well supporting important industry initiatives.

“But there is more to be done globally, which is why we are sharing the results of the survey with the golf industry, including bodies and associations, with a view to encouraging solutions.”

More than half the survey respondents (52 percent), from countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, said they were aware of colleagues who had experienced mental health problems since March, 2020.

Of those who completed the survey, 66 percent were superintendents or greenkeepers, 13 percent were PGA professionals or directors of golf and 11 percent were club managers.

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Stars dominant in first half of 2021 PGA Tour campaign As the PGA Tour enters the second phase of its season, Bryson DeCheambeau keeps eyes on the main prize

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here was Rory McIlroy, still only two years removed from the first Players’ Championship title of his career, packing up his belongings on a Friday.

It was surely a sight to behold.

The Northern Irishman, who stood tall here at TPC Sawgrass in Florida in 2019 with a late Sunday surge, gathering his personal items two days early after missing the cut by a whopping 10 strokes.

But what turned an already surreal moment into a truly revealing one was still to come.

“I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t anything to do with what Bryson did at the US Open,” McIlroy would later say of his rival Bryson DeChambeau.

“I think a lot of people saw that and were like, whoa, if this is the way they’re going to set golf courses up in the future, it helps. It really helps.’”

McIlroy watched from afar as DeChambeau’s newfound physique powered him to a six-shot triumph at Winged Foot in September, the second event of a packed schedule featuring 50 events, including six major championships.

It was evident to the 31-year-old McIlroy that DeChambeau—who gained more than 20 pounds during the threemonth hiatus in 2020—had found a way to take advantage of the system.

And McIlroy wanted in.

“Probably the swing issues and where it all stems from, probably like October last year, doing a little bit of speed training, started getting sucked into that stuff, swing got flat, long, and too rotational,” McIlroy said.

“Obviously I added some speed and am hitting the ball longer, but what that did to my swing as a whole probably wasn’t a good thing, so I’m sort of fighting to get back out of that. That’s what I’m frustrated with.’”

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Bryson DeChambeau celebrates making his putt on the 18th green to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill in Florida. (Photo

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DeChambeau’s physique became the biggest singular story on the PGA Tour in 2020, and this season is shaping up to be much of the same.

As the 2020-21 campaign officially reached the halfway point in late March, the 27-year-old was still very much in control of the narrative, with wins at the US Open and Arnold Palmer Invitational as well as a near-miss at The Players’ Championship.

As the Florida swing concluded, DeChambeau was alone atop the FedExCup standings and dominating the statistics’ sheet. Halfway through the season, DeChambeau led the tour in driving distance (320.8), scoring average (69.432), strokes gained: tee-to-green (2.099) and strokes gained: total (2.533).

“You know, I appreciate it, first off,” DeChambeau said of McIlroy’s comments.

“I wasn’t trying to influence anybody. I was just trying to play my own game and hit it as far as I possibly could.

“And I knew there was going to be an affect. I didn’t know what it would be or who would be affected by it, but again, golf is a weird game. This journey that I’m on is not taken lightly. I’ve tried to figure out a bunch of different variables that you have to in order to hit it straight, hitting it really far.

“I knew that there would be some people that would try and some people it would potentially not work for them and some people it may help them,” DeChambeau continued.

“But I do appreciate Rory’s comments, it’s kind of a sentiment almost and something that keeps me going every day.”

While DeChambeau’s dominance—and his peers’ race to catch him—may continue to drive headlines, they are far from the only story on the PGA Tour this year garnering newspaper ink.

Much of that, particularly of late, has been reserved for Jordan Spieth, who has begun to show signs of escaping from a three-year slump that he believes may have started with a hand injury that he failed to initially diagnose.

“I probably fought changes that would have helped me turn things in the right direction a little bit sooner,” Spieth said.

Spieth said his grip strength began to fade in 2018, which coincided with his well-documented decline. The former world No 1 and FedExCup champion last won at the 2017 Open Championship in England and has not made qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship since the same year.

“As the year went on my grip got weaker, the club face got more open and then I needed to flip at impact and so it just required more timing,” Spieth recalled.

“From somebody who already has kind of a weaker grip to start with, you don’t really have much wiggle room on that side of the things.”

Those struggles are slowly becoming distant memory for Spieth, however, who entered the third World Golf Championships event of the season with top-15 finishes in four of his previous six starts.

The surge helped him rise 40 spots in the world golf rankings, which in turn helped land him in Austin, Texas, for the match play event.

“Missing the World Golf Championship (at The Concession), via not qualifying for it, I didn’t like that at all,” Spieth said.

“It lit a fire that I hope to progress forward and not miss many more. But this one being in Texas and being home and obviously having actually maybe an easier chance to qualify for this one than that one, I definitely wanted to keep playing well to make sure that was a possibility.”

The only thing missing from Spieth’s 2021 resumé, of course, is a victory. In fact, he’s one of the few superstars on tour who hasn’t yet found the winner’s circle this season, as the FedExCup points

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list at the halfway point is littered with future hall of famers.

Justin Thomas, buoyed by his comefrom-behind win at The Players’ Championship, enters the second-half trailing DeChambeau by just 58 points in the race for the tour’s ultimate prize. Dustin Johnson sits at No 5 following his triumph at the November US Masters, while Brooks Koepka isn’t far behind at No 9, thanks in part to his win at the Phoenix Open.

Other winners thus far include Viktor Hovland, Patrick Reed, Daniel Berger and the sensational Collin Morikawa, who added to his growing list of early accomplishments with his dominant victory at the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession.

These steady performances have been especially welcome considering the absence of one Tiger Woods, as the 45-yearold has unsurprisingly been perhaps the biggest non-competition storyline this season because of his horrific single-car accident in late February.

Woods, who was already on hiatus following a fifth back procedure, suffered extensive damage to both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula as well as extensive damage to his ankle, all suffered when his vehicle rolled over.

Woods said in a statement on March 16: “Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery. I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that I have received over the past few weeks.

“Thank you to the incredible surgeons, doctors, nurses and staff at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. You have all taken such great care of me and I cannot thank you enough.”

It may be some time before fans are able to watch the 82-time PGA Tour winner tee it up again, but rest assured he is doing well.

“He was in great spirits,” Thomas said of his conversation with Woods following his victory at The Players’.

“My dad said he was texting him the whole day, giving him grief about what was going on, so it was good to see he was watching.”

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With clear frame of mind, Thomas triumphs in Players’ Ferocious comeback delivers Thomas moment of joy in difficult season

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he Titleist ball launched off the club face of Justin Thomas’ five wood and soared toward the right-hand side of 18th fairway on the final hole of The Players’ Championship in Florida. As it began to take its hard loop back toward the water down the left, Thomas watched on as his tournament life hung helplessly in the balance.

“Oh, for sure,” he said afterwards. “I can’t lie, I thought it was very 50/50 on if it was going to be dry or in the water.”

All Thomas knew was that his headspace was clear.

The 27-year-old hadn’t come this far just to play it safe now. This was The Players’ Championship, after all—the marquee event on the PGA Tour schedule played at TPC (Tournament Players’ Club) Sawgrass. And here was Thomas, coming off two of the most trying months of his professional career, just a few simple shots away from finally adding its famed gold trophy to his ever-growing collection.

“The only thing I knew is that I just absolutely smoked it,” Thomas said. “Obviously the farther up you get, the better chance you have, and I knew that if you’re able to get that little downslope that I hit on, it can get rolling.”

Indeed, it did. As the ball descended onto the Stadium Course fairway, it connected right on the downslope just as Thomas had intended, and promptly rolled more than 55 perilous metres down the edge of the fairway. The 285-metre tee shot helped set up a tap in par and seal one of biggest wins of Thomas’ career to date, as a ferocious weekend comeback ended in a one-shot victory over 54-hole leader Lee Westwood.

“I mean, that’s the kind of stuff that happens when you win tournaments,” Thomas said. “You get lucky breaks like that. But yeah, it was too close for comfort, to say the least.”

Thomas knows all about comfort these days. He has needed virtually every ounce out of it so far early in 2021, as he continues to grieve from the death of his

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grandfather, Paul Thomas, who died in the early morning hours before the final round of the Phoenix Open in February.

Thomas’ emotions were on full display over those grueling final 18 holes, which Thomas managed to fight through despite the circumstances.

“I never was thinking about not playing,” he said of the Phoenix Open.

“I just know him, and my grandma (said) he’s going to want you to play, and I knew he would want me to play.

“He’d be very mad at me if he would have found out that I didn’t play. But that was the hardest round of golf I’ve ever played. I wasn’t in a head space to be trying to win a golf tournament, but I was trying for him. That was the main thing.”

Two weeks later, he opened with a 77 at The Genesis Invitational and eventually boarded a plane home early from Los Angeles after his first missed cut of the season.

It was evident that Thomas was fighting something bigger than golf.

“I’ve had stuff happen in my life I never thought I’d have happen,” Thomas said.

“Losing grandpa was terrible, and having to play a round of golf dealing with that, and then on top of that not playing well, it just was a lot, and it took a lot on me mentally.

“At the same time, that’s just the way that it was. I had to figure it out and had to get over it, and if I wanted to come to these tournaments and have a chance to win, then I needed to suck it up and get over it.

“If I wanted to throw a pity party for myself or feel sorry for myself, there’s no reason to show up, and I can stay home until I feel like I’m ready.”

Thomas thinks about his grandfather all of the time. Sunday morning in Ponte Vedra Beach for the final round of The Players’ Championship was not unusual in that regard.

But this one felt different in one critical way—Thomas could feel that his mind was clear.

“I was in such a great frame of mind and focused all day,” he said.

“I really felt like as soon as I started on (number) one tee, I just was in a zone and in a focus that I felt like I could make

Justin Thomas secures victory at the Players’ Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Florida last month. (Photo credit Kevin Cox/Getty Images)

the ball do what I wanted with it, and it felt like I could hit the putts exactly how I wanted. Yeah, it was nice to get in that little head space.”

So as the field began to wilt around him, Thomas got to work.

At the par five second hole, the 47-yearold Westwood—who slept on a two-shot lead overnight—quickly found the water after his ball clipped a tree, leading to his first bogey since the 10th hole on Thursday. Things continued to unravel at the fourth, where Lee dropped another shot after hitting a slice off the tee.

After failing to get up-and-down for par at the eighth, Westwood found himself in a tie with Thomas, who had surged up the leaderboard with back-to-back birdies at the 10th and 11th. But that tie would soon become a deficit, as Thomas rolled in a 19-foot eagle putt at the par five 11th to take the lead, which would soon grow to two shots after Thomas chipped up close on No 12 for another birdie.

“I heard the roar on 11,” Westwood acknowledged. “I didn’t know what he’d made, but then I saw the ball and he’d gone from one behind to one in front, I think. I’m a bit of a scoreboard watcher.”

Though the European star eventually pulled even at 13-under after Thomas

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bogeyed the 14th—his first missed putt inside three feet all season—things still felt almost inevitable. Thomas was outside the cut line after the first 27 holes and teetered on the brink of missing the weekend until a couple late birdies on Friday.

He entered the weekend seven shots back of the leading Westwood, only to play the final 45 holes in 15 under, which helped him match the lowest final 36hole score in Players’ Championship history and the largest 36-hole comeback of his own PGA Tour career.

“The head space that I was in this week I think was a huge step for me,” Thomas said.

“I was in just a great head space. I was in a lot better place than I have been the last couple months, so I think that was huge, and I don’t think it’s any coincidence that my golf was better.”

With the victory, Thomas becomes only the fourth player since 1960 to win 14 times on the PGA Tour before turning 28, joining Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller and his good friend, Tiger Woods.

Paul Thomas would have been proud.

“I wish I could talk to him,” Thomas said, tears welling in his eyes. “I don’t know. It’s a sign that he was watching.”

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New Coronet nine gets the plaudits

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t is hard to know where to start with the various golf projects and happenings in the South Island.

But starting from the Canterbury region it is great news that the luxury Terrace Downs Resort reopened recently.

When the owner died early last year without leaving a will, the resort went into limbo for months awaiting probate resolution. So the golf course went off limits for all but the very small membership who could use it with their own resources.

The resort was bought at auction late last year by the New Zealand-owned CPG Hotels for $6.6 million. It did not reopen until last month. The owners have purchased a significant number of the luxury villas and intend renovating these to eventually fit the template of the five star Fable brand.

The Pandey family, which owns CPG, has several hotels in New Zealand, Fiji and the United States. With all facilities operating again, including the restaurant and other activities, Terrace Downs will once again be the superb destination of former years.

A major plus is that the internationally recognised golf course has been maintained in excellent condition throughout the lengthy hia-

tus and now is welcoming all golfers again.

It will be great to again enjoy this fun course with the mountain backdrop. The iconic 10th dropdown par three hole and the short but perilous (for golf balls) par three 16th perched on the edge of the cliffs overlooking the Rakaia River far below are two of New Zealand’s standout par threes. It will be great to again be able play them.

Golf is certainly in for a shake up according to general manager Andrew Bell.

“There are great deals to be had with over 65-year-old golfers enjoying a special rate on Mondays and Tuesdays,’’ Bell said.

“Also there will be great rates for advance bookings.”

Stay, play and eat packages will also be available.

The Southern Alps provide a spectacular backdrop to Terrace Downs, west of Christchurch.

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he new Coronet nine holes at Millbrook recently had its first full workout when members were given the opportunity to play them.

The reactions were variously wow and wow. Greg Turner, the co-designer, was pleased to see the completion of the project and the smiling faces of the many who played.

This writer is not one bit surprised at the reactions having been privileged to walk the course with Turner before opening. The natural landscape is outstanding and the views breathtaking. It adds another perspective to the wonderful views and natural wonders at The Hills, Jack’s Point and Queenstown Golf Club at Kelvin Heights, also not forgetting Arrowtown.

For golfers the area is nothing short of a golf wonderland. So the new nine completes what began 15 years ago for Turner when he designed the initial Coronet nine.

The resort will now have two 18-hole courses, Remarkables and Coronet. The Coronet course will be the championship course. When Coronet is opened later in the year the two courses will open for play on alternate days. One day for the public and the next day for members and vice versa.

Many of the members who played the

Coronet Peak provides a stunning backdrop to a par five hole of the new Coronet course at Millbrook.

new nine were gushing in their praise.

One said: “As long as golfers play from the tees their handicaps dictate it will be playable, if still challenging.”

Every hole is completely different, adding to the appeal. The par five which follows a canyon, a little like the 17th at The Hills, really is a hole like few other par fives in the country and it should be a delight to embrace the challenge. It offers options for the tee shot and the second shot.

The new nine will become holes six to 14 as part of the Coronet 18. They are a challenging walk for the less able and so for many, carts will be the sensible option when the course opens for the public, probably in December.

Michael Glading, the New Zealand Open tournament director, and New Zealand golf legend Bob Charles both thoroughly enjoyed the course saying it was outstanding, but both agreed that a cart would be their choice next time.

Wanaka’s short five-hole course

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anaka Golf Club, one of New Zealand’s most successful and busiest clubs, came up with a humdinger of an idea to promote the game.

Wanaka recently opened a new fivehole short course. Watched by a large and vocal crowd, New Zealand’s greatest golfer Sir Bob Charles was pleased to hit the first ball which, of course, landed on the first green.

The course is situated at the lower end of the main course on a rejuvenated area that wasn’t being used.

Wanaka director of golf Alan Rose said: “The idea came from Barry Johnston, a board member and the course was completed in house under the direction of course superintendent David Mahoney.

The holes vary in length from 41 metres to 75 metres. The holes are an oversized eight inches in diameter to make it a little easier. It only takes about 20 minutes to play the five holes.”

Club chairman David Smallbone said the whole idea was to encourage juniors and any beginners who find the 18-hole course intimidating.

Charles said it was a great innovation which would encourage people to try golf. He particularly wants to see more young ones involved in golf. The course will be open to the public for a green fee.

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Rose said it is already busy with members using it to hone their short games and youngsters are loving it. In reality the five holes only span the distance of an average par four so it easy to see why it is an attractive option, which any golf club with some spare space could similarly utilise.

In a similar vein, Manor Park Golf Club in Wellington last month opened a green tee short course.

Manor Park is one of longest in the country from it’s regular members’ tees.

It is only par 71 but measures 5873 metres from the equivalent of what most people refer to as the white tees.

The green tee course is more than 1300m shorter, measuring 4503m. Anyone can play the green tee course. It has an official rating for handicapping purposes and scores can be submitted for handicapping.

Manor Park also has a red tee course for juniors which measures 2772 metres.

Bob Charles poses with children at the opening of a Wanaka short course.

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Dawn of a new era for the Countdown to the 85th NZ PGA Championship New Zealand Open

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Views from the incredible new 11th hole that will feature in the championship Coronet course at Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown. Photo credit: Millbrook Resort www.millbrook.co.nz

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ext year’s New Zealand Open will be played over two courses at Millbrook Resort in Otago.

On the back of the development of another world class nine holes at Millbrook Resort, which is due to open for member play later this year, these new holes, combined with the existing nine, will complete the new championship Coronet course.

The tournament dates are February 24-27.

A field of around 152 professionals and 152 amateurs will tee it up over the Coronet and the Remarkables’ courses (previously known as the Arrows 9 and the Remarkables 9) on days one and two of the event, with the Coronet course being used for the final two days. Tournament organisers will, however, incorporate the Remarkables closing par three hole into the final day, to ensure that this exciting hole continues to be the climatic final hole.

Millbrook Resort’s owner and managing director Gota Ishii is delighted to have Millbrook host all four competitive rounds for the first time.

“Since our investment in the new nine holes, it has been a dream to host the entire New Zealand Open tournament at Millbrook,’’ Ishii said.

“This only enhances Millbrook as one of the premiere golf resorts in the South Pacific, now delivering not one, but two championship courses.”

New Zealand Open chairman John Hart expressed his pleasure at having the ongoing support of all three of Queenstown’s major courses, adding his excitement in seeing top professionals tackling the new course at Millbrook, in particular.

“Millbrook has in recent years become the home of the New Zealand Open, and to have them host all four tournament rounds is testament to the backing they have given the event,” Hart said.

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“The new nine holes that will now make up the Coronet course are outstanding, and I’m looking forward to seeing how the professionals battle it out on this challenging new course. This signals a new era for the tournament and is very exciting all-round.”

The Hills will continue to be closely involved, with the Saturday pro-am event (featuring professionals and amateurs who miss the day two cut) to be played at The Hills.

The Hills is delighted at maintaining a role in hosting the New Zealand Open, an event that was first brought to The Hills in 2007.

Sir Michael Hill commended Millbrook on effectively adding another full course to the region with the development of their new nine holes.

“It’s been wonderful to be part of the tournament’s evolution over the last 13 years,’’ Sir Michael said.

“It makes sense for Millbrook to now take over the full hosting of competition play adding a new dimension to the New Zealand Open. We are pleased to continue our involvement by hosting a number of amateurs and professional players on the Saturday of open week. I’m sure they will thoroughly enjoy The Hills experience.”

Jack’s Point continue it’s 10-year support of the tournament by hosting some of the other golfing events that now make up what has become a weekly festival of golf.

The live television broadcast will cover all four days of play, and will include highlight packages from both Jack’s Point and The Hills, presenting the very best of golf in the Central Otago region.

The tournament will be broadcast to over 30 countries around the globe and will continue to showcase all three of New Zealand’s great courses to a global audience with a potential audience of over 320 million households.

ith a month left until some of the best professional players in New Zealand tee it up at the 2021 New Zealand PGA Championship, attention has turned to the intriguing new teams’ element of the tournament.

The New Zealand PGA recently announced the regional team captains and laid out the format for both the NZPGA Championship and the teams’ competitions. With their captains in place and the regional teams starting to assemble, the inaugural Rohe Trophy competition is shaping up to be one of the year’s golfing highlights.

The NZPGA Championship will be celebrating both the home clubs and regions where the tournaments players started their love for the game. From Northland to Southland each region of New Zealand will field a team and with live scoring during the tournament, local clubs and their members will be able to follow their players and share the excitement of this historic tournament.

Each team in the Rohe Trophy will consist of up to four players with the top two scores counting for each round. The teams will be made up of both men and women and professional and amateur players who will represent the regions of their first club of origin.

Hamish Campbell, the NZPGA teams’ event manger believes that this event highlights the regional pride that professionals really miss when they make the change from amateur to professional.

“As professionals we really love the team experience and there are not many opportunities in the professional side of the golf do this,” Campbell said.

“To be representing the region and club where golf started your journey is a special part of the Rohe Trophy teams’ event and we can’t wait to see the camaraderie during the week.

“This is a special part of the 2021 New Zealand PGA Championship and bringing together men and women players at both the professional and amateur levels to celebrate the game of golf is what it’s all about.”

NZPGA general manager Dominic Sainsbury is excited about what the teams’ element will bring to the overall championship.

“We really want to celebrate golf at the grassroots, where the love of the game is nurtured and recognising where it all began for our members,” Sainsbury said.

“The Rohe Trophy is a nice connection to the local communities throughout New Zealand and highlights what golf can bring to all those who engage in the game.’’

The New Zealand PGA Championship 2021 Event Details The New Zealand PGA Championship and the Rohe Trophy regional teams event are being held at Te Puke Golf Course in the Waikato between April 28 and May 2.

About the New Zealand PGA Championship The New Zealand PGA Championship has been played since 1909. This year will mark the 85th playing of this illustrious tournament.

Past winners of the New Zealand PGA Championship include Andrew Shaw, Ted Douglas, Alex Murray, Bob Glading, Kel Nagle, Sir Bob Charles, Greg Turner, Frank Nobilo, Michael Hendry, Brad Kennedy and Ben Campbell.

Current title holder Kazuma Kobori won the title as an amateur in 2019 at Pegasus Golf Club in North Canterbury, winning by a four stroke margin over David Smail and posting a total of 21 under par.

The Rohe Trophy The Rohe Trophy teams’ event will be held alongside the New Zealand PGA Championship. Teams made up of four players who will represent the region of their first golf club. Scoring will be made up from the top two scores from each round. The team which posts the lowest cumulative score across the four rounds (eight scores in total) will be awarded the inaugural Rohe Trophy.

The Rohe Trophy is named after the Maori word Rohe which translates to district/region of land.

Team captains and their current line ups:

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PRO 1

PRO 2

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Northland

Taylor Gill

Luke Brown

Christian Nitsche Kylie Jacoby

Auckland

Tae Koh

Fraser Wilkin

Ryan Fox TBC

North Harbour

Jerry Ren

Michael Hendry TBC Hanee Song

Jimmy Hydes

Waikato

Dong Woo Kang

Luke Toomey

Brad Shilton

Charlie Smail

Bay of Plenty

Kieran Muir

Hayden Beard

Jordan Loof

Catelin Maurice

Hawkes Bay

Pieter Zwart

David Klein

Tessa McDonald Mako Thompson

Taranaki

Troy Ropiha

Grant Moorhead

TBC

Sam Jones

Mang/Wang

Lachie McDonald

Trent Munn

Bridie Hodge

Tyler Hodge

Wellington

Harry Bateman

Mark Brown

Dan Hillier

TBC

Tasman

Nick Loach

Ryan Chisnall

Hamish Campbell TBC

Canterbury

Momoka Kobori

Oscar Cadenhead

James Devlin

Kazoma Kobori

Lower South

Daniel Pearce TBC TBC

Laura Hoskin

Matt Tautari

Te Puke

Jared Pender

Josh Geary

James Tauariki

Jessica Green

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Ben Campbell

Harry Na

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This time a year ago we were in level four lockdown

By Dominic Sainsbury New Zealand PGA General Manager

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his month I would like to take the time to reflect, including the highs and lows of what has been a very turbulent past 12 months.

This time last year we were in a level four lockdown with uncertainty of what the future had in store for us.

Not only that we realised how vulnerable we are and how important our health is.

With vulnerability came togetherness. We saw the whole golf industry come together to first save our golf courses by lobbing government to allow green staff to care for our playing surfaces.

We then came together in advocacy for our game, emphasising how great it is for all New Zealanders to play for fun, for health, for socialising with friends and family and to enjoy the amazing green spaces our courses create for our communities.

This brought with it the highs and New Zealanders flooded to golf courses. There was an influx of new golfers and those coming back to the game. With these highs came excitement but it also had its side effects as with a high demand for playing comes increased demands on staff that has increased workloads.

Those at the fronts lines of golfer engagement (often the PGA professional) in the pro shops and golf operations have seen golfers enjoying their golf and focusing on the fun, social, health and outdoor benefits of the

game.

Most golfers are not as fixed on results but are seeing golf as more than just a score but a game to spend time with friends and a focus on the small things that precovid we took for granted.

There is purity in those moments and special moments make memories. We are hearing stories of golf proving an escape from the lows of the last 12 months

and special memories being made on golf courses all over New Zealand. Our club houses are full of laughter and sharing of special moments on the course.

In 12 months’ time when I am looking back I hope that golf continues to help connect New Zealanders, that we continue to see more and more people playing golf and enjoying the social, health and stunning outdoor environments that golf provides.

Golfers gather for the Waihi Pro-Am, sponsored by Expol, earlier this year. An example of people getting together on the golf course.

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When should you get golf coaching?

By Ian Hardie NZPGA Professional

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nothing unusual there, in fact, as I’m

sure you are aware that’s a great idea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Can you foresee a problem or two with this approach?

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

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

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

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

if only for a short time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Still not convinced?

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

ing slower than a regular golfer would.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ian Hardie is Golfer Pacific’s Golf Professional contributor.

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

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he New Zealand Long Blacks is a brand impacting sport whilst gaining global attention, marking sports history in Long Drive and becoming the first National Team for Xtreme Drivers League. Established in 2017 the New Zealand Long Blacks are current (back to back) Trans Tasman Clash winners, taking claim to the Darren Wise - Stingray Trophy on home turf for two consecutive years. The 2019 Trans Tasman Clash was threatened by Australian Bushfires so the event was brought to Pupuke Golf Club, Auckland (Home to New Zealand Long Blacks) February 2020 where national sports history was landmarked on hometurf, with the back to back win. The whirl-wind impact of the global pandemic has caused another shift in dates for the Trans Tasman Clash, with a double event now planned in Australia, November 2021.

With the mission to give back and make a difference, the New Zealand Long Blacks dedication to grow the sport of Long Drive and Xtreme Drivers League, goes beyond the tee, and as major sponsor to the Nelson Golf Club PGA Pro-Am for two consecutive years, the support to promote Golf is obvious. The cross promotion of both sporting codes is beneficial to both the venues and players and the continued growth of the sport. Building the business of the New Zealand Long Blacks both as a National Team and as a brand comes with huge investment and dedication with the mission to make this national team a household name. Sports history in hand, the New Zealand Long Blacks merchandise is already in high demand and with 8 registered trademarks, merchandise is about to be available to our local and overseas fans. The famous slogan Golf Just Got Loud is proudly being used by fans all around the world and will be seen on New Zealand Long Blacks supporters gear.

proud to have the support of Major sponsor - Cavalier Homes Waikato, JP Liebenberg is fully invested in the vision of the team and sport and developments are underway for the 2021/2022 season. The NEW uniform and the travelling team are soon to be announced with an on road promotion getting our champions out and about in the community. The New Zealand Long Blacks official (NEW) website will be launching June 2021 and all requests for New Zealand Long Blacks appearances and merchandise inquiries, can be made via IGANZ website www.iganz.co.nz

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ith Phillis Meti selected as the New Zealand Long Blacks captain for the newly announced women’s national team, IGANZ is on the scout for the fastest and longest drivers in the nation. Phillis is a 3 x World Long Drive Champion, 3 x New Zealand Champion and 2 x World Record Breaker. Known as the Golden Gal to the sport Phillis has set the bar for both women and men. Growing the women’s division is a crucial part of the sports growth on the global stage and equally a core value for the IGANZ collective. Another IGANZ Long Drive Champion is Nicola Dick who is now living in Australia. Nicola and husband Iain Dick who is a New Zealand Long Black (Original) is famously promoted as the power couple who we are proud to note in IGANZ sports history. The global pandemic has slowed up many sporting events around the world and with this IGANZ has taken the initiative to have a virtual platform in place, signing a collaboration with American company Optishot. The digital platform allows players and venues to test and qualify big hitters for events.

The OptiShot platform is currently being designed with the IGANZ - XDR Grid and will be available in June 2021. IGANZ is welcoming club events, these simply put can be a longest drive hosted on a hole within a Golf event or run as a Long Drive event separately. Golf venues will be listed on the IGANZ website and will get the support required e.g information and promotion.

IGANZ is looking forward to more community events and giving back how

we can to bring more women into the sport of Long Drive and also to find the nations Xtreme Drivers to wear the national uniform. Qualifiers are open for registration at www.iganz.co.nz IGANZ would like to thank Phillis and Nicola for being great ambassadors to the sport and who are both etched in IGANZ sports history.

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GOLF IN THE WINTERLESS NORTH This Winter, pack up your clubs and head to the North for some great homeland golfing!

WELLSFORD GOLF CLUB

"The Friendliest Club in the North" Less than an hour North of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, situated on SH 1 -- 2km south of Wellsford. Established in 1930, this scenic 18 hole course is regarded by many golfers as a " hidden treasure" offering a challenging test with some of the cheapest green fees in the region. A friendly country atmosphere welcomes visitors of all abilities.

Cart hire available together with club and trundler hire. Bar and Catering facilities available for Corporate and Group Bookings.

Come join us for an enjoyable day golfing. » wellsfordgolf.co.nz

NORTHLAND GOLF CLUB Western Hills Drive, Whangarei

Come and join in the fun at the friendly club! Located only 10 minutes north of central Whangarei, Northland Golf Club provides a scenic and challenging course for all levels of golf, all year round.

If you are looking to play and stay locally, go no further than Birchgrove Cottage, a modern standalone fully self-contained 1 bedroom holiday cottage situated right next to the golf course. Visit www.birchgrove.co.nz or call (09) 945 4236.

Visitors welcome and we provide full Clubhouse, onsite Café, covered modern driving range and Golf Shop facilities including carts, trundlers and clubs for hire. Contact the club on (09) 4351 777. » www.golfnorthland.co.nz

PEPPERS CARRINGTON RESORT, NORTHLAND GOLF Maitai Bay Road, Karikari Peninsula

The golf course is the jewel in the crown of the Pepper Resort a 3000-acre resort with a 4km coastline of secluded white sand on the Karikari Peninsula.

Designed by noted American course architect Matt Dye and opened in 2003, the course, that varies from rolling vales to challenging water holes, features one of New Zealand’s longest par-5s (at 569m) and one of the shortest par-3s (at 113m).

The course is sited to provide a variety of vistas, with ocean views to the north and east, and hillside vineyards to the south.

It is a hilly, parklands-style course with natural wetlands.

The resort also offers a vineyard, winery, a Black Angus stud farm and a beach while the hotel features an infinity swimming pool. If you play Carrington, be prepared for the par-3 seventh, a challenging hole that plays over water and flax to a severely sloping green.

MANGAWHAI GOLF CLUB

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Mangawhai is a true championship and consistently rates as one of New Zealand’s very best. Sand-based, always playable and making optimum use of natural terrain, the course is just over 1 hour north of Auckland’s CBD. Fairways are superbly groomed, the greens are famed for their pace and true roll, and every hole offers a different challenge for golfers of every level.

Fully stocked Golf Shop with carts and clubs for hire, spacious Lounge & Bar, quality catering and a spectacular coastal location … Mangawhai is truly unbeatable!

Email: golfshop@mangawhaigolf.co.nz for more information.

Just a few minutes from the bustling Kerikeri town centre, The Bay of Islands Golf Club, Kerikeri with its picturesque surroundings is a wonderful golfing experience in a sub-tropical climate.

This well-groomed and attractively treelined, 18-hole 6122 metre, par 73 championship layout provides the best in challenge or relaxation. There are also three 9-hole options available.

With panoramic views over the course, the superb clubhouse caters for weddings, private functions and business seminars.

Golfers of all ages and abilities are most welcome at this friendly club.

Phone the club on 09 407 8837 or email kerikeri@golf.co.nz

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KAURI CLIFFS GOLF COURSE Matauri Bay Road, Matauri Bay

The Kauri Cliffs Golf Resort was designed by David Harman, ranks among the world’s top 50 courses. It isn’t a cheap outing, but what an experience. Fifteen of the holes view the Pacific Ocean with six of them playing along the cliffs that plunge to the Ocean. The beautiful inland holes wind through marsh, forest and farmland. The complex includes a world-class practice range plus putting and chipping greens. In 2008 and 2009 the Kiwi Challenge brounght four of the world’s best players to New Zealand to play the course including sister course Cape Kidnappers located in the Hawkes Bay. » http://www.kauricliffs.com/

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Just two kilometres from the centre of Kerikeri township, and only minutes walk from the Kerikeri Inlet, the historic Stone Store, and two first class restaurants - The Stone Store Lodge offers a combination of history, privacy, and convenience. Nestled amongst New Zealand’s native Flora and Fauna, the Lodge offers exceptional views from each of its private balconies. The generous range of modern amenities, warm hospitality, and tastefully appointed rooms will ensure your stay is a lifelong memory.

The Stone Store Lodge is centrally located within easy reach of four well known golf courses: Kauri Cliffs, Carrington, Kerikeri and Waitangi.

We can arrange your tee times, green fees, clubs and carts.

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The Stone Store lodge is a perfect retreat for the golfer. It is within a few minutes walk or drive to a number of first class restaurants and yet is secluded and private.

For a great day out on the golf course, or a stopover game on your way north, look no further than Waipu Golf Club. Situated on State Highway 1, an easy 90 minute drive north of the Johnsons Hill Tunnel at Orewa, the course is an all-weather links style course playable in all conditions, with spectacular views over Bream Bay from all 18 holes.

The clubhouse is open from 8 am to 5 pm daily for hire carts, clubs and trundlers. Green fees range from $40 for 18 holes and $25 for 9 holes weekdays for affiliated members ($45 and $30 weekends). We also have our Thrifty Thursday special of $1 per hole for all. Enjoy breakfast or lunch at the Tee Café open from 8.30 am, with gluten free food a specialty.

If you need a place to stay, Ruakaka Beachfront Motel is a 10 minute drive away - phone 09 432 7166.

For more information or to book a tee time, call us on 09 432 0259 or email waipu@golf.co.nz. » http://www.waipugolfclub.org.nz/

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SHERWOOD PARK GOLF CLUB Millington Road, Maunu

A secluded setting, situated beneath the Maunu volcanic cone in Whangarei. Its rich soil, sub-tropical climate and groves of native trees, complemented by stone walls and water hazards, give this course a unique atmosphere. The club hosted the inter-provincials in 2002, after the clucb had a full-course irrigation system installed at a cost of $250,000. The signature hole is the par-3 14th at 188m which plays over a couple of ponds is rated among New Zealand’s best holes.

Sherwood Park started life as a nine-holer. » www.sherwoodparkgolf.co.nz

WHANGAREI GOLF CLUB

Denby Cres, Tikipunga, Whangarei

This is the course where Sir Michael Hill first aquired his passion for golf, which ultimately led to the establishment of his fabulous course at Arrowtown, The Hills.

Originally known as Mt Denby, it is Whangarei’s oldest club (dating back to 1917) and is located on the road to Whangarei Falls and Tutukaka, only 5 minutes from the city centre. The course features bush-covered walkways and is a true test for any golfer. The club’s most famous landmark is the twin pine (split by lightning) aside the par-4 sixth hole. This is a beautiful course with tight driving holes. » www.whangareigolfclub.co.nz

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ALL OMANU / MT MAUNGANUI MEMBERS & VISITORS

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36 Holes (18 Each Day) All entries must be 18-Hole NZGA Affiliated Prizes will be Gross and Stableford

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2021 Women’s Autumn Foursomes GOLF EVENT

2021 WOMEN’S AUTUMN FOURSOMES Walton Golf Club, Waikato

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he 2021 Golf New Zealand Women’s Autumn Foursomes concluded last night with Walton Golf Club the ‘winner’ in more ways than one!

Walton, a small country club between Morrinsville and Matamata in Waikato, hosted the 86th Women’s Foursomes tournament, with a huge band of volunteers receiving accolades from all contestants. And then, winning glory with local members Di Sweeney and Deb Ring taking out the prized Championship Cup’s.

2021 Salver & NZ Autumn Cup Winners Celebrate

The competitive pair, known for their colourful approach to golf and life, were instrumental in bringing this popular tournament to their beloved club. Despite many duties they took on during the week, and pre-tournament, they were able to combine, compete and be the only pair, out of the 64 to win all six of their matches.

Sweeney and Ring had been winners in the Women’s Senior Foursomes, another national event, in 2016 when hosted at nearby Matamata Golf Club.

On their road to victory, Sweeney and Ring faced one of their toughest matches in round one, needing an extra hole to claim their first win on the 19th against Sharon Young and Gail

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Doughty (Mercury Bay). Their afternoon match on Tuesday 23 March, the first day of play, a slightly easier win 4 and 3 over New Plymouth’s Kay Eliason and Kath Evans.

Sweeny and Ring then faced the inform Jenny Peters from Northland, recently named in the Northland Women’s Masters team, paired with Sian Jackson, also from Northland in their 3rd match. A win 3 and 2 and then a further win 4 and 3 over Chris Pritt and Lesley Hosking (Taupo).

Securing their place in the semi-finals they matched against Anna Brabyn and Liz Campbell (Taupo). Brabyn and Campbell had been combining well and looked like the ones that might be able to take on the competent locals on their home course. Alas the match they possibly complemented each-others game the least, gave an easy win to the home favourites, 6 and 5 on the 13th.

Coming through on the bottom side of the 64 pair random draw, were the mother and daughter combo of Lesley and Karyn Ferguson (Ngunguru).

The Fergusons had had some good matches and wins, on their way to the final. Round one against Pam Wright from Matamata paired with Liz Bartlett (Ngaruawahia). Wright a part-time green keeper at Walton was pipped to be the one to watch earlier on in the week, ‘who could not know the greens better’?

The Ferguson’s took that match 3 and 2, and then their afternoon match, 4 and 2 against Sian Stevenson and Viv Hal (Cambridge). Stevenson was recently selected in the 2021 Waikato Women’s Masters team, Wright a past Waikato representative.

Wednesday matches for the Ferguson’s produced comfortable wins 4 and 3, and then 2 and 1, against Dianne Richmond (Tahuna) and Pam Waters (Bay of Islands) and, Alexandra Drent paired with Margaret Edmeades (Riverside) respectively.

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2021 Champions Debbie Ring & Di Sweeney (Walton GC)

To secure their final place, mother and daughter then matched against Marg Azariah and Linda Holdaway (Wairakei). The second pair from Taupo to be in the semi-finals, but like Brabyn and Campbell, sadly for the Bay of Plenty, also failing to advance to the final, their loss 2 and 1.

Despite a few speed wobbles along the way, Sweeney and Ring looked at ease in their final match, delighting local spectators on the 14th with a win 5 and 4. It was a truly fitting testament to this small but extremely passionate and dedicated golf club.

The tournaments format has remained unchanged for many years with the field limited to 64 pairs, randomly drawn for five, or possibly six matches of foursomes match play, as long as you can win and advance in your respective, semi-final 5th match.

2021 Salver Winners Anthea Moriarty & Wendy Storey (North Shore GC)

First round losers vie for the coveted NZLGU Salver. This year’s honours going to Wendy Storey and Anthea Moriarty (North Shore). It was a Harbour

Salver final with Storey and Moriarty competing against Waitemata members Michelle Park and Hye Hwa Park, winning 3 and 2.

Earlier in the day, Storey and Moriarty had beaten Gillian Tustin and Lynn Irving (Mt Maunganui) 1 up, with the Park’s (no relation) winning their semi-final match against another North Shore pair, Leonie Bodger and Fran Weinstein, 3 and 2.

Recognising that players travel from afar, previous Women’s Golf boards established a series of flights on both sides of the draw to maximise all pairs playing chances and experiences. The tournament awards winners in seven Flights on both the Championship and Salver sides.

Flight winners included Lee-Anne Pitcon and Heather Sharp (Walton), Gaylene Bunn and Sandra Thompson (Ngaruawahia), Rachel Richardson and Judy Crawford (Whangamata), Alexandra Drent and Margaret Edmeades (Riverside), Sian Stevenson and Viv Hall (Cambridge), Dianne Richmond (Tahuna) and Pam Waters (BOI Kerikeri), and Ruth King and Elva Travers (Warkworth), in the Championship Cup. Salver Flight winners included, Liz Bartlett (Ngaruawahia) and Pam Wright (Matamata), Gay Pickett and Mary Thomas (Walton), Julie Sheridan (Mt Maunganui) and Claire McAllister (Miramar), Robyn Evans and Diane Eccles (Mercury Bay), Kay Buckeridge and Christine Van Veen (Mercury Bay), Viv Ryan (Mt Maunganui) and Raewyn Bainbridge (RAGGC) and, Ann Hathaway (BOI Kerikeri) and Kerry Pevy (Sherwood Park).

PaR nz Golfing Holidays who manage the tournament under the auspices of Golf New Zealand announced that the 2022 Women’s Autumn Foursomes will be held at the Fairview Golf Club, in the Bay of Plenty. Details and entries to be opened in due course.

For more details contact Denise Langdon Tournament Director Phone 0275 662 395

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RESULTS

Thursday 25 March Semi Finals and Finals Karyn Ferguson & Lesley Ferguson (Ngunguru) bt Marg Azariah & Linda Holdway (Wairakei Int.) 2 and 1; Anna Brabyn & Liz Campbell (Taupo) lost Di Sweeney & Debbie Ring (Walton) 6 and 5 Final Di Sweeney & Debbie Ring (Walton) bt Karyn Ferguson & Lesley Ferguson (Ngunguru) 5 and 4 Wednesday 24 March Rd 3 Results Championship CUP Maureen de Bernardo & Wendy Stilwell (Paraparaumu Beach) lost to Peg Purdie & Wendy Thompson (Waitomo) 5 and 4; Leanna Hutchison & Susan Flint-Hartle (Omaha Beach) lost to Marg Azariah & Linda Holdway (Wairakei Int.) 1up; Andrea Mark & Jenny Thomas (Paraparaumu) lost to Alexandra Drent & Margaret Edmeades (Riverside) 3 and 2; Dianne Richmond (Tahuna) & Pam Waters (Bay of Islands) lost to Karyn Ferguson & Lesley Ferguson (Ngunguru) 4 and 3; Jenny Peters & Sian Jackson (Northland) lost to Di Sweeney & Debbie Ring (Walton) 3 and 2; Esther Houlton & Irene Jamieson (Chamberlain Park) lost to Lesley Hosking & Chris Pritt (Taupo) 4 and 3; Robyn Pellow & Nicky Parker (Ngaruawahia) lost to Anna Brabyn & Liz Campbell (Taupo) 1up; Tish Amon & Debbie Taylor (Wairakei Int.) bt Gaylene Bunn & Sandra Thompson (Ngaruawahia 1up; Rd 4 PM Round Championship CUP Peg Purdie & Wendy Thompson (Waitomo) lost to Marg Azariah & Linda Holdway (Wairakei Int.) 3and 2; Alexandra Drent & Margaret Edmeades (Riverside) lost to Karyn Ferguson & Lesley Ferguson (Ngunguru) 2 and 1; Di Sweeney & Debbie Ring (Walton) bt Lesley Hosking & Chris Pritt (Taupo) 19th; Anna Brabyn & Liz Campbell (Taupo) bt Tish Amon & Debbie Taylor (Wairakei Int.) 1up Tuesday 23 March Rd 2 Results Tish Amon & Debbie Taylor (Wairakei Int.) bt Gina Howell & Melanie Midgley (Cambridge) 5 and 4; Sharyn Smith & Fiona Gardien (Mercury Bay) lost to Gaylene Bunn & Sandra Thompson (Ngaruawahia) 7 and 6; Kathryn Mensch & Pauline Pullman (Ngunguru) lost to Robyn Pellow & Nicky Parker (Ngaruawahia) 2 and 1; Chris Mackenzie (Matamata) & Judi Colman (Mt Maunganui) lost to Anna Brabyn & Liz Campbell (Taupo) 19th; Esther Houlton & Irene Jamieson (Chamberlain Park) bt Ngaire English & Robyn Pardy (North Shore) 2up; Lynda Tate (Wainui) & Christine Pears (Akarana) lost to Lesley Hosking & Chris Pritt (Taupo) 3 and 2; Rae Holmes & Elaine Kingsford (Mt Maunganui) lost to Jenny Peters & Sian Jackson (Northland) 2 and 1; Kay Eliason & Kath Evans (New Plymouth) lost to Di Sweeney & Debbie Ring (Walton) 4 and 3; Dianne Richmond (Tahuna) & Pam Waters (Bay of Islands) bt Sereana Phillipps & Brenda Blatchford (Masterton) 1up; Sian Stevenson & Viv Hall (Cambridge) lost to Karyn Ferguson & Lesley Ferguson (Ngunguru) 4 and 2; Andrea Mark & Jenny Thomas (Paraparaumu) bt Carol Mahon & Judy Osborne (Walton) 4 and 3; Ruth King & Elva Travers (Warkworth) lost to Alexandra Drent & Margaret Edmeades (Riverside) 4 and 3; LeeAnne Pitcon & Heather Sharp (Walton) lost to Leanna Hutchison & Susan Flint-Hartle (Omaha Beach) 2 and 1; Karen Iles & Wai Wyatt (Omanu) lost to Marg Azariah & Linda Holdway (Wairakei Int.) 19th; Judy Crawford & Rachel Richardson (Whangamata) lost Maureen de Bernardo & Wendy Stilwell (Paraparaumu Beach) 19th; Peg Purdie & Wendy Thompson (Waitomo) bt Esther Cowper & Pauline Harrison (Remuera) 2 and 1.

Tuesday 23 March Rd 1 Tish Amon & Debbie Taylor (Wairakei Int.) bt Ann Hathaway (Bay of Islands) & Kerry Pevy (Sherwood Park) 20th; Gina Howell & Melanie Midgley (Cambridge) bt Robyn Evans & Diane Eccles (Mercury Bay) 2 and 1; Sharyn Smith & Fiona Gardien (Mercury Bay) bt Lorena Brannigan & Bernadette Kinnell (New Plymouth) 1up; Aseri Meikle (Maraenui) & Sinead Keaney (Akarana) lost to Gaylene Bunn & Sandra Thompson (Ngaruawahia) 20th; Kathryn Mensch & Pauline Pullman (Ngunguru) bt

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Loanie Bodger & Fran Weinstein (North Shore) 19th; Robyn Pellow & Nicky Parker (Ngaruawahia) bt Wai Morrison & Tiweka Anaru-Iles (Rotorua) 3 and 1; Chris Mackenzie (Matamata) & Judi Colman (Mt Maunganui) bt Kay Buckeridge & Christine Van Veen (Mercury Bay) 2 and 1; Debbie Holmes (Mercury Bay) & Moira Pullman (Ngunguru) lost to Anna Brabyn & Liz Campbell (Taupo) 2 and 1; Esther Houlton & Irene Jamieson (Chamberlain Park) bt Karen Morris & Kathy McCord (RNZAF Auckland) 3 and 2; Ngaire English & Robyn Pardy (North Shore) bt Carol Bates & Jenny Stephens (Tai Tapu) 4 and 3; Munin Tonsri & Sheree Henderson (Mercury Bay) lost to Lynda Tate (Wainui) & Christine Pears (Akarana) 1dn; Colleen Daysh (Pahiatua) & Brenda Hull (Matamata) lost to Lesley Hosking & Chris Pritt (Taupo) 5 and 3; Rae Holmes & Elaine Kingsford (Mt Maunganui) bt Karo Preston & Karen Sweeney (Walton) 1up; Jenny Peters & Sian Jackson (Northland) bt Michelle Park & Hye Hwa Park (Waitemata) 19th; Kay Eliason & Kath Evans (New Plymouth) bt Gaye Hart & Jayne King (Tauranga) 5 and 4; Sharon Young & Gail Doughty (Mercury Bay) lost to Di Sweeney & Debbie Ring (Walton) 19th; Dianne Richmond (Tahuna) & Pam Waters (Bay of Islands) bt Pam Anderson & Sheelah Lamb (Matamata) 4 and 2; Sereana Phillipps & Brenda Blatchford (Masterton) bt Julie Sheridan (Mt Maunganui) & Claire McAllistair (Miramar) 3 and 2; Sian Stevenson & Viv Hall (Cambridge) bt Denise Davies & AnneMarie Clare (Ngahinepouri) 2 and 1; Pam Wright (Matamata) & Liz Bartlett (Ngaruawahia) lost to Karyn Ferguson & Lesley Ferguson (Ngunguru) 3 and 2; Yvonee Mehrtens & Davinia Schofield (Mercury Bay) lost to Andrea Mark & Jenny Thomas (Paraparaumu) 19th; Gillian Tustin & Lynn Irving (Mt Maunganui) lost to Carol Mahon & Judy Osborne (Walton) 2 Dn; Joanne McDonald & Pene Trousselot (New Plymouth) lost to Ruth King & Elva Travers (Warkworth) 1 Dn; Bev McLean & Jill Reakes (Cambridge) lost to Alexandra Drent & Margaret Edmeades (Riverside) 5 and 3; Donna Mitchell (Motueka) & Lesley Barley (Omaha Beach) lost to LeeAnne Pitcon & Heather Sharp (Walton) 6 and 4; Leanna Hutchison & Susan Flint-Hartle (Omaha Beach) bt Maureen Simpson & Kath Peacock (RNZAF Auckland) 19th; Karen Iles & Wai Wyatt (Omanu) bt Orana Harris & Christine Evans (Tauranga) 4 and 3; Gay Pickett & Mary Thomas (Walton) lost to Marg Azariah & Linda Holdway (Wairakei Int.) 2 and 1; Wendy Storey & Anthea Moriarty (North Shore) lost to Judy Crawford & Rachel Richardson (Whangamata) 2 and 1; Maureen de Bernardo & Wendy Stilwell (Paraparaumu Beach) bt Christine Fleury (Waitemata) & Lesley Otway (Hamilton) 2 and 1; Viv Ryan (Mt Maunganui) & Raewyn Bainbridge (Royal Auckland) lost to Peg Purdie & Wendy Thompson (Waitomo) 4 and 3; Esther Cowper & Pauline Harrison (Remuera) bt Iris Kim & Janet Choi (Waitemata) 2 and 1

HUNTLY GOLF CLUB

MONTHLY MIDWEEK OPEN* $15pp 28 APRIL; 26 MAY; 30 JUNE 2021 *Incorporates the

RIVER HOLE CHALLENGE

This is a seperate $10 Jackpot Haggle.

Hold the14th Green in 2-Shots to WIN! Do so and you take or share the pool with other feat achievers on day, Pool starts at $100** and if not struck jackpots to $500 then sealed until won.

FUN AND AFFORDABLE

4th Wednesday 10am Shotgun MONTHLY MIDWEEK MIXED OPEN • VISITORS WELCOME • GROSS & NET PRIZES • TWOS HAGGLE • UNLUCKY PLAYER CARD DRAW • RAFFLES • HIRE CARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-BOOKING.

Sponsor: Smith’s Golf Waikato

**$240+ CAN BE WON IN APRIL!

540 Te Ohaki Road RD1 TE OHAKI (exit SH1 at Rangiriri or Tainui Bridges) Club: 07 828 8305, Manager: 027 311 0256, Email: huntlygolf@xtra.co.nz April 2021

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Opotiki Ambrose Tournament Junior Golf Fundraiser

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Canterbury Secondary Schools Golf results are in!

60 students from 16 schools recently competed for the Canterbury Secondary Schools title at Bottle Lake Golf Club. One of the largest fields in the past 10 years‼

Congratulations to the 2021 Champions Burnside High School.

Best Individual title - Seb May St Andrew’s College

Junior Golf Series – Gore Golf Club The second event in the Junior Golf Summer Series was held at Gore on recently.

Junior Development Officer, Simon Boland, report-

ed that 26 junior golfers across all grades, aged 6-17, enjoyed their day. There was lots of positive feedback from the kids and parents about the course.

LONGEST DRIVE COMPETITION 9 HOLE PAIRS GOLF PARENT/CHILD OR TEAM OF 2

17 APRIL @ TAIERI

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PRIZES TO BE WON

SATURDAY APRIL 17 3PM START $5 PER PLAYER REGISTRATIONS ESSENTIAL

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGIONS

NORTHLAND SHERWOOD GOLF CLUB WINNING CLUB TEAM

Congratulations to Barbara Barrell, Dave Barrell, Warwick Radonich and Meralyn Radonich (from Sherwood Park) who were winners of the Club Team trophy, which is awarded to randomly drawn members from the same club playing in the Vets’ 3Day/3Course challenge played in February.

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NORTHLAND NOTICEBOARD 9-11 Apr

Northland

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NZ Women’s Masters

10 Apr

Whangaroa

09 405 1808

Doubtless Beauty Women’s Open

12 Apr

Northland

09 435 0042

M&W 9 Hole Tournament

15 Apr

Kerikeri

09 407 8837

Northland Veteran Golfers Association (NVGA) BOI

15 Apr

Ngunguru

09 434 4290

Women 18 Hole Open

16 Apr

Hikurangi

09 433 8590

Lions Club Charity Tournament

AUCKLAND HOWICK GOLF CLUB WINNERS

NORTH HARBOUR TAE KOH WINNER OF THE OWEN WOOLLEY TROPHY PUPUKE PRO AM-NZPGA EVENT

Tae Koh was the winner of the Owen Woolley Trophy at the Grove Mitre 10 Pupuke Pro Am which was played recently.

Pupuke Golf course put on a great show and course hospitality was first class. Tae Koh produced a fantastic 65 to take the win. Nick Loach, Josh Geary and Michael Hendry all shot 68 for a tie in second.

AUCKLAND NOTICEBOARD 8 Apr

Howick

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Thursday Scramble

15 Apr

Hauraki

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Hauraki Mid-Week

20 Apr

Pakuranga

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JG Junior Girls Quad

30 Apr

Hauraki

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Mixed Tournament

WAIKATO THE ‘RIVER HOLE CHALLENGE’

The Huntly Golf Club’s Te Ohaki Course provides a lengthy golf challenge at 5,670 meters. For 8 months a year it loses around 15% of fairway run due to the strength of its rich nitrogen thick grass.

A clay layer 6 to 10 feet below the fairway surface, helps drain nitrogen rich water from neighbouring farmlands toward the Waikato River. As it flows across the course it feeds the grass above, providing a lush growth on most fairways. In addition mid-winter river fogs sprinkles water borne nitrogen onto the course to feeding the grass from above. While most neighbouring courses brown off to 100% in summer, the course rarely loses more than 50% of its green colour. The trade off in having a lush surface is the resulting loss of run and the effective lengthening of the hole slope playing distances, without seasonal adjustment being possible.

This surface richness and lack of run, sees the course playing a mid winter length equivalent of a black tee course around 6,200 meters in comparison to other courses. During mid winter the club vets are even forced to resort to play the

shorter 4,970 metre yellow course, that itself begins to plays like its 5,400 metres.

The course provides a challenge for even the best golfers most all year round and few shoot sub par scores. This past year they include 2021 NZ Amateur Women’s Strokeplay Champion Vivienne Lu, who on her first visit shot a 68 off the white tees. While club member’s Jimmy Miller, Lucas McKinnon and Murray Liddle have all gone sub par and Ngaruawahia golfer Jordan Rangihika shot a 66 a year ago.

In an attempt to attract some big hitting low handicappers, Club Manager Russ Ford has recently established a ‘River Hole Challenge Jackpot Haggle’. The goal is to land on and hold the 459 metre 14th Hole Green in just two shots. While the fairway is pretty much straight from tee to green, along it’s entire length it has the Waikato River and an out of bounds on the right side, while on the left there is a 8 foot high flood bank, with plenty of strategically placed trees adjacent to crucial ball landing areas. In addition the entire fairway has old river bed water flow undulations with potential for variations in stance. There is the hint of a dogleg left on approach to the green which is protected on the left front by a shallow bunker and provides a green surface that slopes from front to back but feeds to the right side where some small trees await the fast rolling ball. While the green will hold high hit shots, it is the length of the approach shots that makes the high shot unlikely, unless there has been a massive straight drive to begin with. It is all about

Waihi Golf Club is a wonderful par 72, 5685m golf course situated amongst beautiful lush green surroundings, overlooking the Waihi Township and surrounding farm land. The course is expertly maintained and managed and will be a challenge whatever your skill level.

TEE UP WITH A ROUND AT THE TASMAN GOLF CLUB An unforgettable golfing experience you really will enjoy! Play 9 undulating and interesting holes with some of the most beautiful views of mountains and sea in the Nelson-Tasman area. Green fees just $25pp, local tips and ‘to dos’ a specialty.

Interested? Then we would love to hear from you.

For more info: Call Lyndal on (03) 526 6819 or (027) 305 6499 Tasman Golf Club - 128 Cliff Road, RD1 Upper Moutere, 7173 teeup@tasmangolfclub.com | www.tasmangolfclub.com

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accuracy!

The River Hole Challenge is only on offer once a month, on the day of the club’s Monthly Midweek Open. It has a separate $10 entry and is underwritten by sponsor Smiths Golf Waikato. So as not to offend the professional status of Amateur golfers, it will only jackpot to $500 when the pot will be sealed until its won, while a second pool commences until it replaces the previous won pool.. Two golfers achieving the feat on the same event day will share the current or $500 jackpot pool. So if you consider yourself a BIG hitter, why not go and give it a go?

You might get lucky!

BAY OF PLENTY

12 Apr

TAURANGA GOLF CLUB WINNING GRANDPARENTS

Tauranga Golf Club Winning Grandparents from the Althorp Grandparents tournament played recently .

Winning Grandmother - Sandra Cooney and winning Grandfather - Graham Kerr pictured with our Lady Vets President Chris Carrington Sponsors - Althorp Retirement Village

The current Huntly White Course record card. Can it be beaten?

WALTON GOLF CLUB - WALTON MEN’S MASTERS - HIDDEN GEM RURAL HOSPITALITY

For those of you that haven’t yet played Waikato’s “Hidden Gem”, here is your chance!!

With beautiful park link surrounds and amazing greens, Walton is a strong test for golfers of all abilities. We are excited to be hosting this event which will feature some of the North Islands premier masters players along with good old fashioned rural hospitality, see ad page 7.

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54 Hole Pairs Easter Tournament

3 Apr

Raglan

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Easter 18/9 Hole Tournament

8-11 Apr

Muriwai

09 411 8454

Muriwai Open Charles Tour

10-11 Apr

Hamilton

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Hamilton Masters

14 Apr

Walton

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Mid-Week Open

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17-18 Apr

Maraenui

Napier

06 835 8273

06 844 7913

9 Hole Ian Carr Tournament Round 1 Men - McCaskill Rosebowl R2

TARANAKI KAITAKE GOLF CLUB TASMAN TOYOTA ANNUAL GOLF DAY

10 Apr

Rangatira

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Stableford

17-23 Apr

Castlecliff

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Millward Cup

WELLINGTON DARAE CHUNG POSTS COURSE RECORD, WINS TITLE

Tasman Toyota held their annual Golf Day recently at Kaitake Golf Club.

Big Brothers Big Sisters were invited along to play; check out some of our Governance Board members- Geoff Hitchcock, Paul Lampe, Paul Shearer, Weston Newman and Todd Energy’s Louise Hamerton.

The BBBS staff team worked the BBQ and the day ended with an auction, raising more than $4500 to go towards the tamariki on our program! With one item still to sell, this figure is set to increase even further!

Ngā mihi nui for the opportunity given to us by Tasman Toyota, the amazing local businesses who donated auction items and to all the golfers for their generous bidding!

Darae Chung has posted an impressive 36 hole total, 4 under par to win the 2021 Women’s 36 Hole Strokeplay at Otaki GC last month.

On a superbly presented Otaki layout, Shandon’s Yewoo Hyun opened the scoring with a record equalling -2, 70, closely pursued by Mia Scrimgeour and Darae with -1, 71’s.

The afternoon turned into somewhat of a shootout, Mia holding advantage at 2 under the card on her round and a 1 shot lead through 12 holes. Darae finished strongly, an effort befitting of her national squad status and +4 handicap, with a -3, 69 for the record and title, edging out Mia who finished with a good even par afternoon round.

In Division 2 one of the regions young up and comers took home the title , Shandon’s Victoria Faafia finishing 6 shots ahead of runner up Joanne Wilton-Eadie from the Manawatu.

Victoria’s success didn’t end there as she partnered younger sister Toaiva to win the overall event pairs division title!

10 Apr

Ohope

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Saturday Scramble

19 Apr

Omanu

07 575 5957

JB Junior Boys Quad Omanu

24 Apr

Ohope

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Saturday Scramble

13 Apr

Fitzroy

06 758 2574

L Tee to Green

3-4 Apr

Mahunga

06 377 4990

Easter Tournament

29-30 Apr

Redwood Park

09 833 8253

16th Annual NZ Amputee and Disability Golf Open

14 Apr

Fitzroy

06 758 2574

Midweek Competition

5 Apr

Masterton

06 377 4984

Easter Tournament

24 Apr

Otaki

06 364 8260

Gray Memorial Trophy

29 Apr

Waikanae

04 293 6399

Ladies 18-hole Open Day

29-30 Apr

Omanu

07 575 5957

Junior Kaimai Classic

HAWKE’S BAY Napier

06 844 7913

16 Apr

New Plymouth

06 755 1349

Taranaki Golf Ambrose

19 Apr

Fitzroy

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L Inglewood 9 Hole Open Day

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HAWKE’S BAY NOTICEBOARD 3-4 Apr

TARANAKI NOTICEBOARD

Men - Tremain Fourball Salver Qual

7 Apr

Napier

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Haggle - 18H Men

7 Apr

Hawke’s Bay

06 879 8890

Stableford

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Rangatira

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McVerry Easter Tournament

6 Apr

Castlecliff

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Stableford 9 Hole

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WELLINGTON NOTICEBOARD

TASMAN TASMAN NOTICEBOARD 17 Apr

Marlborough

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L Eagles at Marlborough

17-18 Apr

Nelson

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Golden Bay Open

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25 Apr

Greenacres

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Anzac Day Tournament

25 Apr

Kaikoura

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Anzac Day Tournament

25 Apr

Marlborough

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Red Cross Stableford - Anzac Day

CANTERBURY CLEARWATER WIN PROMOTION TO WOODWARD CUP

The Woodward Cup Promotion / Relegation match was played at Russley Golf Club last month in fine weather and the course in great condition.

Four teams were involved in the gross stableford format competition, Amberley, Clearwater, Hororata and Lincoln.

It was the Clearwater team of Bill O’Brien (Manager), Harris Kim, Leon Yee, Michael Bailey, Martin Taylor, Ben Burgess, William Bastings, Lou Vieceli and Ryan Adams that proved too strong finishing on 228 stableford points, 34 points clear of Hororata on 194, Amberley 187 and Lincoln on 171 points.

Clearwater will now take their place in the 2021 Woodward Cup competition.

MAY AND WENG WIN MAIDEN MATCHPLAY TITLES

Zach May and Amy Weng came through some tough opposition to win their maiden titles at the 2021 Hazlett Insurance Canterbury Matchplay Championships held at Templeton Golf Club played last month.

For May it continued his steady rise through the amateur ranks to the top echelon of amateur golfers in New Zealand. Through the round of 16 and the quarter finals on Saturday May played steady golf beating Dan Laughton and Jake Roberts. The giant killer through these rounds was Kris O’Neill who beat No. 1 seed Matt McLean 2/1, then de-

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fending champion Mike Toeke 2up. His run was halted in the semis by Canterbury Rep Reid Hilton who beat him on the 18th 1up. Young Yuki Miya was also doing some giant killing of his own beating Queenstown’s Jack Turner, and then No. 2 seed Josh Smith 1up. In the semi it took May’s best golf to stop Miya eventually winning on the 18th, and set up the final against Hilton. The final was a close affair early on. May was steady, while Hilton was mixing birdies and bogeys. May had a 1up lead after nine holes, and through the back nine Hilton’s putter went cold giving May a 3up advantage that he took to the 16th where he ran out the champion 3/2.

Amy Weng also made another step up in her amateur achievements when she comprehensively beat No.1 seed Maddie May in the final. Weng had accounted for Jasmine Clancy and Tasman’s Lizzie Neale on the way through, while May had a bye straight through to the semi-final where she beat Alisia Ren 9/7. May was favourite for the final but started poorly and never recovered. Weng was playing some excellent golf and always had the out-of-sorts May under pressure. After nine holes she was 2up, and continue that form through to a 5/4 victory.

The Men’s Masters Championship was the most hotly contested division of the weekend with 24 players vying for the top eight championship bracket in Saturday morning’s 18 hole qualifying. Andrew Dufton qualified as No.1 seed and met some stern opposition from veteran John Rademakers before winning the quarter-final on the 19th hole. In the semi he met his Canterbury team-mate Jason Sincock, and in a ding-dong battle succumbed to a spectacular 40 foot putt from off the green by Sincock to lose on the 18th. On the other side of the draw Paul Burke and Aaron Forsyth came through to the semi-final. Burke was in good form beating Canterbury Rep Jonathan Stieller 4/3, while Forsyth accounted for Walker Lin 2up. The semi was another close affair and the pair were still tied after 18 holes. On the 19th Forsyth unfortunately three putted giving victory to Burke. The final was a great watch. It saw the vastly experienced Sincock against up-and-comer Burke. Sincock’s experience in big matches stood out through most of the match. He was 1up after nine holes and had a 3up lead through hole 14. Burke had played some great golf to

get to the final and showed enough self belief to hang in and try to find form. This came on the 16th when he was dormie 3 down. He birdied here to Sincock’s par, then won 17 and 18 with pars as the rain swept in. All three holes required putts of 8-10 feet to keep the match going and Burke duly obliged. On the first extra hole Burke hooked his tee shot out near the 7th fairway but managed to get his approach around the pines and onto the first green 25 feet away from the hole.

Sincock had leaked his tee shot into a fairway bunker and got out well but just off the front of the green some 40 feet away from the back pin. Sincock putted up to 5 feet while Burke nearly holed his birdie attempt. It was unfortunate that Sincock missed his par putt and Paul Burke became the toast of his home club Templeton with the win, and putting incumbent Canterbury Masters Reps on notice for future teams.

In the Women’s Master’s Championship Christchurch’s Nicola Webb came through to beat an in-form Rachel Eder 3/2 in the final. Webb beat Jo Carolan in the quarter-final 2/1 and then had a great battle against Waitikiri Green Keeper Naomi Wallace eventually winning on the 20th hole. Meanwhile Eder had played some great golf to beat Di Kay 5/3, and Aorangi’s Catherine Knight 5/4. In the final the pair traded blows and were still all square after nine holes. Eder missed some opportunities on the back nine while Webb remained steady to build a lead and win on the 16th hole.

The Boys U19 Championship was keenly contested. Mika MacDonald qualified as No.1 seed, and beat Edward Dickinson before meeting Cooper Moore in the semi-final. Phong Nguyen had qualified second seed and made his way to the final beating Tim Graham 3/1, then Max Edwards 3/2. The semi-final between Mika and Cooper was a keenly watched affair by parents and club members. Mika had

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a significant distance advantage off the tee but Cooper was the steadier of the two players. It was a great battle with the match being all square after nine holes and still all square playing the 18th. Cooper missed the green with his approach but chipped to four feet and holed the putt. Mika had made it to the front of the green and putted up to the back pin nicely from 40+ feet. It was unfortunate that he missed the shortish putt to give Cooper the win. In the final Phong sank some great putts and played well to win 3/2 over Cooper who looked like he had run out of gas after the semi battle - his driving and putting wasn’t up to his high standards. The match was played in great spirits and it was heartening to see the way our promising players conducted themselves despite the trials and tribulations that golf brings with it.

In the Men’s Seniors Championship Marty Holman came through to win his third title. Ellesmere’s Paul Bailey had qualified as No.1 seed and was expected to advance through to the final. He was halted in the semi by some great play by Lin Wang who birdied holes 9, 10, and 11 to put away Bailey and win 5/4. Meanwhile Holman, as steady as ever, had beaten Steve Collier 8/7, and PJ Yim 3/2 to make his way to the final against Wang.

Lin continued his great form and had a 2up lead after nine holes. However Holman hung in and the pair battled it out to take the match to the 18th all square. A missed putt and it was all over with Holman regaining the trophy he had kindly donated years earlier.

The other three divisions were keen’y contested with some close matches. In Men’s Div 2 Jin Sung Kim came through to beat Derrick Xu 3/2 in the final. Kim was 5up on the turn, and despite getting the speed wobbles closed out the match on the 16th. Men’s Masters Div 2 saw Avondale GM Richard Sincalir come through beating Kieran Sharvin 2/1 in the

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final. Many matches in this division went to the 18th incdluing Sharvin’s semi-final against Ian MacDonald that went to the 20th hole. Men’s Masters Div 3 saw Simon Edwards beat Brent Mackey on the 18th 1up. There were again some close matches with Edwards beating Steve Williams 1up in one semi, and Mackey beating Alisdair Reid on the first extra hole in the other semi.

Thanks must go to Templeton Golf Club - their staff and members. Vacating the course for the weekend with a large club membership is never easy and is much appreciated. Hazlett Insurance came on board to sponsor the event and their support is much appreciated not only for the tournament but also junior golf development in Canterbury.

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OTAGO/SOUTHLAND AORANGI VS OTAGO - MEN’S MASTERS AND U19’S SEE THE RESULT

On Sunday 28th of March at the outstanding Waimate Golf Club, Aorangi took on the mighty Otago in Men’s Masters and U19’s.

The day started with Golf Otago CEO Mahal Pearce donating the “TAJ” cup to the event. It is an outstanding gesture from Mahal who has links to both Associations through being born in Temuka and playing his representative golf in Otago.

A very exciting year for both associations with many new faces in both camps along with not so new.

Debuting for the Aorangi Masters were Daniel Perham, Jeff Hewitt, Jeremy Duckmanton and Gary Creedy, along with the return of an old hand in Jason Leary.

The morning competition was foursomes where the Aorangi team got out of the blocks very smartly, with a comprehensive 4-1 lead at lunch. This however was short lived with a very strong afternoon session from the Otago team to even the tables and end the day at 7.5 - 7.5.

In the U19’s the Aorangi team was level at 1-1 after the morning foursomes and only got pipped at the post 3.5-2.5 when all the scores were in, so a brilliant effort by both teams and a wonderful day spent on an outstanding golf course.

Our thanks go out to the Waimate golf club for their wonderful hospitality and course presentation. Thanks also to Mahal Pearce for his extremely generous donation of the Taj Cup. Masters (Foursomes) Jeff Hewitt/Owen Miller def Andrew Hobbs/Travis Cook 1up Jason Leary/Regan Stills lost to Chris Snow/Moxy Smith 8/6 Daniel Perham/Gary Creedy def Tony Giles/John McIntee 6/5 Andrew Peck/Blair Franklin def Paul Hubbard/Steve Horn 1up Jeremy Duckmanton/Hamish Niles def Matt Lee/Andrew McLeay 2/1 Masters (Singles) Jeff Hewitt lost to Andrew Hobbs 3/2 Owen Miller def Travis Cook 4/3

Jason Leary lost to Chris Snow 3/2 Regan Stills halved with Moxy Smith Daniel Perham lost to Tony Giles 1 down Gary Creedy lost to John McIntee 4/3 Andrew Peck lost to Paul Hubbard 3/2 Blair Franklin def Steve Horn 2/1 Jeremy Duckmanton lost to Matt Lee 1 down Hamish Niles def Andrew McLeay 3/2 U19’s (Foursomes) Alex Kelliher/Mac Kelliher lost to Riki Bush/Lachlan Coutts 2/1 Ben Cosgriff/Tim Paulin def Hamish Coutts/Tom Ballantyne 7/5 U19’s (Singles) Alex Kelliher lost to Riki Bush 2/1 Mac Kelliher halved with Hamish Coutts Ben Cosgriff lost to Lachlan Coutts 1 down Tim Paulin def Tom Ballantyne 2/1

Lynne Hall defeated Helen Boucher 8/6 Next Challenge is against Winton in April.

WAIMATE 5000 TOURNAMENT

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Winners of the Waimate 5000 Tournament played recently.

Left, President Ian Dickson with Ross Haugh from Kurow who won best overall nett, and Senior grade. Daughter Brittney won the best Ladies gross prize.

WAIKAKA RETAIN GILMOUR ROSEBOWL

Waikaka Ladies retained the Gilmour Rosebowl in their challenge against Lumsden on Tuesday 16th March winning 4/1.

Individual results Waikaka names first Dianne Cleland lost Jody Drysdale on the 18th Deryn Cullen defeated Shelly Mollison 1up Lois Byars defeated Lois Mitchell 2up Kate Cross defeated Maree Melrose 4/2

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