ISSUE FOUR OCTOBER 2017 ITALY – RYDER CUP – MOUNT MICHAEL CENTRAL OTAGO AUTUMN GOLF CLASSIC WITH COMPLIMENTS
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PAR NZ GOLFING HOLIDAYS 2017/2018 CALENDAR OCT
2017
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NZ MIXED FOURSOMES @ WANAKA October 21 – 22
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MILLBROOK MASTERS October 23 – 28
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HAWKES BAY 4 COURSE GOLF & WINE CLASSIC October 30 – 03 November
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NZ WOMENS SENIOR FOURSOMES @ NEW PLYMOUTH November 20 – 23
OCT
OCT
NOV
JAN
2018
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NZ MENS & WOMENS MID-AMATEUR @ OMANU January 12 – 14
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NZ MENS & WOMENS 9-HOLE MASTERS @ OMANU January 16 – 18
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NZ WOMENS SENIORS @ BAY OF ISLANDS, KERIKERI February 19 – 22
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NZ WOMENS AUTUMN FOURSOMES @ WHAKATANE March 20 – 22
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QUEENSTOWN 4BBB TOURNAMENT April 5 – 7
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
APR
09 MAY
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THE MOUNT MICHAEL CENTRAL OTAGO AUTUMN CLASSIC @ CENTRAL OTAGO April 9 – 13 BAY OF ISLANDS 4-COURSE GOLF CLASSIC May 28 – 1 June
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Buon Giorno! 2018 GRAND ITALIAN GOLF ADVENTURE
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GOLF TRAVELLER 4.0 OCTOBER 2017
Villa de Este
2 – 19 Sept 2018 PRESENTED BY DENISE & KIM OF PAR NZ GOLFING HOLIDAYS denise@parnz.co.nz or kim@parnz.co.nz
THIS IS A SPECIAL INVITATION TO JOIN THE PAR NZ GOLFING HOLIDAYS TEAM ON THEIR 6TH ITALIAN GOLF ADVENTURE THAT TRAVELS FROM ROME
TO
FLORENCE,
VENICE,
TORINO, FINISHING IN LAKE COMO. WE PLAY 10 OF THE BEST – MARCO SIMONE,
CIRCOLO
DEL
GOLF
DI
ROMA ACQUASANTA, CIRCOLO GOLF MONTECATINI, POGGIO DEI MEDICI, CIRCOLO GOLF VENEZIA, ROYAL PARK I ROVERI, CIRCOLO GOLF TORINO LA MANDRIA, CIRCOLO GOLF VILLA D’ESTE AND MENAGGIO GOLF CLUB. “Adventure into Italy… ….Italy presents golf travellers with
Poggio de Medici
many
opportunities
to
enjoy
their
favourite game in a country rich with
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Royal Park I Roveri Torino culture and history and a deep-seated
were established first in the Tuscany
appreciation of the beautiful things
region, then the northern lakes districts,
in life.
and later in Rome and other centres.
Formerly an elitist sport in Italy, golf
One of Italy’s oldest golf clubs is Rome’s
has surged ahead over the past 15 years
Circolo Roma Acquasanta. Even though
and, according to the European Golf
this club is ‘only’ 100 years old or so –
Association, the country today has more
relative youngster – the backgrounds are
than 93,000 registered players and about
intertwined with those of the surrounding
280 courses.
settlements and landscapes. It’s a story
The British introduced the sport of golf to France and Italy, and eventually many
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repeated throughout Italy. Sometimes
a
course’s
sporting
other European countries, in the late
connections are as interesting as the
1800s when tourism to the continent
ancient buildings and monuments that
was developing rapidly. Golf courses
surround it. For example, Acquasanta
GOLF TRAVELLER 4.0 OCTOBER 2017
Marco Simone
Marco Simone host 2022 Ryder Cup is where Italian golf champion Massimo
currently ranked in the world’s top 400:
Mannelli won the Italian Open in 1980
Guilia Sergas, Diana Luna, Veronica Zorzi,
and where he is now employed on staff
Giulia Molinaro and Sophie Sandolo.
as a club professional.
PaR nz Golfing Holidays has hosted
Mannelli is one of the prominent
a number of tours through Italy over
names of modern Italian golf – along
the past 4 years, playing courses near
with two-times Italian Open winner Ugo
Rome, Florence, Milan, Como and – to
Grappasonni, 1976 Italian Open winner
many travellers’ delight – Venice. Each
Baldovino
course and club has its own compelling
Dassù,
Costantino
Rocca,
Massimo Scarpa, Emanuele Canonica,
character,
challenges
and
delightful
rising star Matteo Manassero, and the
surprises. The hardest part is choosing a
seriously talented Molinari brothers –
favourite. Read on…..
Edoardo and Franceso. In the women’s game,
five
Italian-born
players
are
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2018 Italian Golf Adventure Inclusions • Experienced Tour Guides – the team from PaR nz Golfing Holidays
• Separate baggage transfers in Venice to and from hotel
• Extensive players pack including tour clothing
• Transfers to and from Venice golf course by private taxi boat
• 3 nights in Rome @ The Westin Palace Excelsior Hotel 5* - double deluxe room
• 9 rounds of golf with carts (with the exception of Venezia Golf*) * Limited carts available – to be confirmed on request and for medical reasons, but this is a flat easy walking course
• 4 nights in Florence @ The Westin Excelsior, Florence - 5* - double deluxe, city view rooms • 3 nights in Venice @ The Westin Europa & Regina Hotel 5* - double deluxe, city view rooms
• Welcome Dinner with wine in Rome
• 4 nights in Turin @ Principi di Piemonte, 5* - double deluxe
• Cooking class in Florence with dinner to follow - wine included
• 3 nights in Como @ Palace Hotel 4.5* - classic, partial lake view rooms
• Wine tasting with lunch in Chianti
• Cooked breakfast at hotels
• Gondola ride in Venice
• All city taxes, VAT and porterage at hotels
• Farewell dinner at Villa D’Este Golf Club restaurant with wines included
• Transfer by private air conditioned seater luxury coach to and from golf courses and for all transfers during the tour with English speaking driver (note smaller coaches used in some cities for ease of travel)
• 4 hour city tour by bus / walking in Rome with PaR nz’s special Roman historian - Salvatore
• All entrance permits to cities included and prepaid • Transfers to and from hotel in Venice by private taxi boat
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• Welcome cocktail with canapés in Florence
• Truffle tasting with lunch Piedmont
• 1 hour Lake Como tour by private boat with PaR nz’s Lake Como expert, the lovely Rita • Click here for full itinerary and costs
Can you really play golf in Venice?
YES YOU CAN
Come join us on our 2018 Grand Italian Golf Tour
Golf, wine, pizza and more on the PaR nz hosted 5-star Grand Italian Golf Tour with golf in Venice, along with Rome, Florence ‌ The list goes on.
Contact denise@parnz.co.nz for all details.
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Phone 09 486 1077 or Australia Toll Free +1800 018 575
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PAR NZ GOLFING HOLIDAYS IS AN APPROVED RESELLER
Vive La France
RYDER CUP – HERE WE COME!
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26 September 13 October 2018 WELCOME TO THE PAR NZ GOLFING HOLIDAYS 5-STAR
FULLY
RYDER
HOSTED
CUP
AND
2018, GRAND
FRANCE GOLF TOUR – WE HOPE YOU’LL JOIN US. The following details the exceptional line up of courses that we have included, a list which features a round at Le Golf National Paris, and Fontainebleau. Our
tour
starts
in
Paris
with
a
special 5-night package that includes accommodation at a 4-star Ryder Cup property, breakfast daily, 4-day admission to the Ryder Cup, return transfers from Thursday 27 – Sunday 30 September, special Ryder Cup gift and a special Ryder Cup Celebration evening inclusion. Please have the confidence that PaR nz Golfing Holidays are appointed Ryder Cup resellers and have the rights to offer ‘Authorised packages’. When Paris hosts the Ryder Cup next year, it will only be the 2nd time that Continental Europe has done so – the 1st being at Valderrama, Spain in 1997. Europe won by one point, 14 ½ to 13 ½ will history repeat in 2018? We then travel onto Brittany staying 3 nights at the Grand Hotel Dinard with golf planned for Dinard Golf Club and
Le Golf National
Pleneuf Val Andre’.
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The itinerary then takes in 3 nights at
Golf
National,
the
Ryder
Cup’s
Deauville with golf at the course of the
Albatross course before our final dinner
same name, Deauville Barriere, and
and fond farewells.
Omaha Beach before we travel on to Lille.
Preview the course line up on line
3 nights in Lille, that includes a day’s
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sightseeing at the WW1 Memorial Sites
connect direct to Denise from PaR nz
of Fromelles, Arras and The Somme.
Golfing Holidays – to get a full tour
We play St Omer while in Lille and then
itinerary and cost breakdown. It is a
on to Versailles, staying at the Waldorf
fantastic tour that we would love to show
Astoria Trianon Versailles for 3 nights.
you around these regions of France and
Golf at the acclaimed Fontainebleau
to give you a Ryder Cup experience!
is included and our finale round at
Le Golf National
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Le
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Dinard
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Le Golf National
Omaha Beach
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Can they win again?
SEE FOR YOURSELF
2018 Ryder Cup Tour on sale now - at Le Golf National, Paris
Includes Ryder Cup 5-day Combo package and Grand Northern France Golf Tour Contact denise@parnz.co.nz for more details
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Phone 09 486 1077 or Australia Toll Free +1800 018 575
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2018 Mount Michael CENTRAL OTAGO AUTUMN GOLF CLASSIC
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9 – 13 April 2018 QUEENSTOWN, WANAKA, CROMWELL, ALEXANDRA AND ARROWTOWN BOOKING NOW CLICK HERE PAR NZ GOLFING HOLIDAYS HAS TAKEN OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE POPULAR CENTRAL OTAGO AUTUMN GOLF CLASSIC TO BE HELD IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR. It will be the 10th anniversary of the five-course tournament, which typically attracts more than 400 men and women players. Many competitors arrive as teams representing over 150 clubs throughout New Zealand and Australia. Tournament Director Denise Langdon, of PaR nz Golfing Holidays, says “the region is likely to be at its crisp, clear and colourful best for the event scheduled for April 9 – 13, 2018.” The mixed field will be divided into four groups, each named after an Otago lake and comprising about 100 mixedability players. The five courses involved – Alexandra, Arrowtown, Cromwell, Queenstown and Wanaka – are some of the country’s most picturesque. Every group will play every course, with cumulative stableford points
determining
the
winners
in
multiple divisions resulting in numerous prizes awarded daily along with overall
Wanaka
individual winners in handicap divisions and, team awards.
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Arrowtown
“Now’s the time to be getting teams
The naming sponsor, Mount Michael
together for a great week,” says Denise
Wines have a proud history with one of
Langdon.
choose
the countries youngest winery owners
to stay in Queenstown – but wherever
fronting this dynamic Otago winery.
you’re based you are no more than about
Mount Michael Wines have sponsored
an hour from a tournament course.”
this tournament for over 10 seasons and
“Most
participants
Entries have opened, as at the 01 October and PaR nz Golfing Holidays can help with accommodation, favourable car rental, and Air New Zealand fares. PaR
nz
Golfing
Holidays
have
PaR nz Golfing Holidays. Anna Robbie purchased the business in 2015 and along with partner Tim Dunsdon, who brings with him an
confirmed the on-going support of local
agricultural
winery Mount Michael Wines who have
embracing the 20-year legacy of Mount
signed up for another three years. The
Michael.
tournament will continue to be known
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are pleased to see the event flourish with
Proudly
background,
boutique
and
Robbie
is
producing
as the Mount Michael Central Otago
around 3000 cases per annum, the
Autumn Golf Classic.
association with the Central Otago
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Queenstown
Autumn Golf Classic gives the winery a
the colours of Autumn.
chance to shine to a very wide audience
The travel guides exhaust superlatives
across both sides of the Tasman. One of
when it comes to describing the Central
the initiatives that has been introduced
Otago region, where the annual Autumn
by Robbie and Dunsdon, is a personally
Classic is held. Mountains, lakes, forests,
guided private heli-tasting experience
cliffs, grasslands, rock outcrops and wide
allowing wine-buffs to taste the wine
expanses of sky – ‘stunning’ is a word
collection comprising Pinot Gris, Pinot
that applies to them all.
Rose and Pinot Noir, while also seeing
Never mind bunkers, gazing at the
this marvellous area from atop Mount
landscapes instead of keeping your
Michael itself.
eye on the little white ball is a real-
Other sponsorship arrangements are in discussion with PaR nz Golfing Holidays with beer, car rental and accommodation
enough hazard. The Central Otago five course line up includes:
partners expected to be announced shortly. The tournament will be launched with a new logo symbolising the area and
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Alexandra Despite a small membership base, this
The narrow fairways make the 18-hole
club is widely known for its consistently
course unexpectedly tight and difficult,
well-presented course. The club has a
and an additional challenge is presented
long and proud tradition of improvement
by native grasses growing in the rough.
and voluntary effort. Formed more than
An ornamental pond and sculptures
110 years ago on a nearby site before
are a welcome sight for tired players on
moving 50 years ago to today’s course, it
the final hole. Golfers with a sense of
was created on sandy desert soils near
adventure might enjoy riverboat cruises,
the mighty Clutha River.
or exploring the rail trail and local wineries after play.
Arrowtown Arrowtown Golf Club’s course is set in
environment award. The project involved
rolling hills on the outskirts of an historic
removing wilding trees and broom, and
gold-mining town. Formed along the
re-establishing matagouri among schist
Arrow River below the Crown Range,
outcrops.
players almost always have clear views
The shortest course in the Autumn
of Coronet Peak and the Remarkables
Classic stable, big-hitters must weigh up
during autumn.
risks and rewards on many holes. The
Soon after members completed a major
18th, for example, calls for a blind shot
environmental redevelopment, the New
over a hill to a fairway sloping towards a
Zealand Golf Course Superintendants
pond. Good luck with that.
Association awarded the club its 2012
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Cromwell Like its Clutha River neighbour at
With design input from professional
Alexandra, Cromwell Golf Club is also
Greg Turner, who has played the course
more than 100 years old. It hit its stride
since he was a child, the million-dollar
in the late-1970s when construction
development work done in 2010-12 made
workers for the Clyde Dam and hydro-
the course even more challenging and
electricity projects boosted membership.
interesting. The innovative club routinely
The championship course was formed
hosts the annual New Zealand Open
over terrain modified by years of gold
Qualifier tournament. The Cromwell
mining activity and with its strategic
basin is in the heart of fruit-growing
plantings of marram grass, it resembles
country and is one of New Zealand’s
a coastal course though it is 200km from
fastest-growing wine regions.
the sea.
Wanaka The award-winning Wanaka Golf Club is
Players negotiating the front-nine have
one of the largest in the Otago-Southland
views over the township to Lake Wanaka
region, and is set to host the popular
and the Mount Aspiring National Park.
New Zealand Mixed Foursomes for the
The back-nine has more of a parkland
third time this year.
feel with tree-lined fairways and views of
Like most of the scenic courses involved
Mt Iron, Mt Gold and the Cardrona Valley.
in the Autumn Classic, Wanaka began as
A challenging layout following natural
a nine-hole course created in a rugged
contours in addition to small greens
landscape. Formed in 1922 at another
make the Wanaka course one to be
location, the present course is nestled
remembered for more than its imposing
above the Wanaka township in the heart
scenery.
of the Queenstown Lakes region.
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Queenstown The Kelvin Heights peninsula, home to
course. If you had to choose, it probably
the picturesque Queenstown Golf Club,
would be the par-four fifth that curves left
often features in classic Queenstown
around the shoreline of Lake Wakatipu
postcard images taken from the gondola
to an elevated green. Compare scenic
at Bob’s Peak.
photographs from any New Zealand
The course is surrounded by Lake Wakatipu and framed by the Remarkables
golf course, and some of the best will be taken from here.
mountain range, which makes it hard
Driving line is key on this hole, as an
to keep your head down. Golfers are
over-aggressive line combined with a
afforded amazing views of mountains
mistimed drive will see you ending up
and shimmering alpine waters at every
in ‘the drink’. However, the hole sets up
tee and green.
for a right-to-left shaped drive which will
‘Signature hole’ takes on a whole new
carve yardage off your approach shot.
meaning at this extraordinary course
With a proud and loyal membership
– the fourth, fifth, ninth, 10th, 14th and
base, the club has a long history and
17th could be signature holes on any
welcomes visitors year-round.
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2018 QUEENSTOWN 4BBB TOURNAMENT
LOCATION Millbrook Resort & Jack’s Point, Queenstown
PaR nz Golfing Holidays and the host venues of
WHEN 5 – 7 April 2018
to enter the 2nd Queenstown 4BBB Tournament.
WHO CAN PLAY? Golfers with a valid NZ handicap or overseas equivalent. Players are invited to make up their own pairs – either men, women or mixed teams – or players can be teamed with others, who are also seeking partners.
This is specifically timed around the Mount Michael
PRICE From NZ$699 (includes 2 rounds of gold, a welcome function with Akarua Wine, lunch at Jack’s Point and farewell function.
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Millbrook Resort and Jacks Point, welcome players
Central Otago Autumn Classic giving you the opportunity to see the best of what Queenstown has to offer over an extended break. The two day event will be played over 36 holes – 18 on the world renown Jacks Point, with the final 18 holes played at the 5-star resort of Millbrook. Great golfing packages including accommodation at the 5-star Millbrook Resort are available to players and partners.
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2018 BAY OF ISLANDS 4-COURSE GOLF CLASSIC
LOCATION Bay of Islands, Kauri Cliffs, Waitangi & Whangaroa, Bay of Islands
PaR nz Golfing Holidays is excited to introduce
WHEN 28 May – 1 June 2018
Zealand’s sub-tropical north and will be played
WHO CAN PLAY? Golfers with a valid NZ handicap or overseas equivalent.
on an annual basis.
PRICE $470 (includes 4 rounds of golf, a welcome function at Charlotte’s Kitchen, Paihia and a prize giving lunch at The Bay of Islands Golf Club.
to play Kauri Cliffs in a competition format for
CLICK FOR MORE INFO
‘The 2018 Bay of Islands 4 Course Golf Classic’. This is a new tournament in Northland, New
The tournament gives golfers the rare opportunity a special rate. Kauri Cliffs is ranked #4 in NZ (Australian Golf Digest 2016) and #49 in the world (Golf Digest’s World’s 100 Greatest Courses, 2016). In 2017, The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs was named the #1 Resort in Australia and New Zealand as well as #4 in the World by Travel & Leisure Magazine. It is a course that should be on every golfers bucket list and is a PaR nz Golfing Holidays favourite!
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Could this happen again? SEE FOR YOURSELF
Two Tours on offer to the 2018 Open Championship at Carnoustie, Scotland
Fully hosted 5 Star Tour that includes the chance to play a selection of Scottish Links Masterpieces Contact denise@parnz.co.nz for more details
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