Here’s a selection of top courses and off-course attractions in five coastal regions of the British Isles (which includes the islands of Great Britain and Ireland). ENGLAND Cornwall’s Atlantic Coast The beautiful Cornish coastline, particularly the 74km stretch between the…

Grant has had a couple of full rounds this year, but the previous one, according to the Golf New Zealand handicap website, was in 2006.But they have been oiling the swings over nine holes in recent years and while age…

Jak Rowe and Ian “Spud” Murphy were the overall net winners with 81-9-72.The women’s net winners were Teresa Lewis and Marg Colebourne with 97-23-74 – a score equivalent to the best of the day as the women’s par is 74…

Under a blue-blanket sky and amid rolling green hills that made city slickers envy the rural life, Brown crooned his way to a 6-under 64, including seven birdies and a single bogey, and featuring nines of 33, 31.His score was…

Other winners were Wesche, Shelley Robertson (Patutahi), Taina Paku (Wairoa), Andrea Reeves (Waikohu), Tina Duncan (Wairoa), Charlie Holland (Patutahi) and Audrey Tamanui-Nunn (Waikohu). The Judy O’Rourke Memorial Cup challenge, played for between Poverty Bay and Park women, was also held…

An air shot and a quadruple bogey didn’t stop Andy Putnam from charging to victory in the division 2 men’s Stableford on Sunday.Putnam had five pars in six holes en route to 87-20-67, for 42 points – his best round…

For some, it rained almost every hole. That resulted in some pairs calling it quits after 18 holes and retiring to the comfort of the 19th. Akroyd and Ratima did not have a clue they had won until their names…

Waikohu’s women also had success in the Golden Girls’ division.Audrey Tamanui-Nunn’s opening round of 106-41-65 put her on track to placing second in the stableford while Valerie Grace, who won the net in 2024, was third in the Stableford, highlighted…

The intermediate final was a different story. Tom Reynolds and Luke Hayes, off the same handicaps, traded blows throughout – a par to Reynolds on the 18th getting him home 1-up.“It was a toughie,” he said. Lindsay Hunt outgunned Mason…

“They were just an absolute wreck for me on that last day, so I sent them a message in the morning and said ‘look, I’ve had a good sleep, I’m ready to go and feeling fine’.“This is a story that…