“I really wasn’t that nervous and nine and eight aren’t just gimme birdies anyway, so to birdie those and just finish at 60, I’m excited I finished at that score rather than feeling disappointed that I didn’t break 60.”The only…
On his second nine, Fox added three more birdies in four holes, along with his first bogey coming at his 15th hole of the day. He shared the lead at five-under with one hole to play before a bogey at…
There are not many sports where you are often up against someone more than twice your age. He regularly battles the likes of Kiwi veterans Michael Hendry, NZ Open winner in 2017, and Josh Geary on the Charles Tour while…
“I’m just going to play nine holes and nine holes, obviously I know the courses well enough,” says Campbell.Local knowledge has twice seen Campbell finish runner-up in previous NZ Opens: 2017, where he lost a three-way playoff to Michael Hendry;…
Wellington 13-year-old Elise Barber experienced her toughest day of the championship, with the youngest player firing an 11-over par final round to finish at 15-over and a tie for 44th.Yang, who tied for fourth in last year’s WAAP in Vietnam,…
NZ Herald13 Feb, 2026 11:42 PM2 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowSaveShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditRyan Fox of New Zealand plays his shot from the seventh tee during the…
NZ Herald12 Feb, 2026 10:56 PM2 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowSaveShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditRyan Fox of New Zealand plays his shot on the third green during the…
“Winning the New Zealand Open would mean everything,” said Campbell. “To do it at Millbrook, in front of friends, family and home fans, would be incredibly special. You always dream about moments like that growing up, and having the chance…
Morley said from there it was “pretty much flawless golf”, describing Palmer as “a metronome”.With his distances dialled in, Palmer was going for pins, rather than just greens, and his putter could have welded steel. Palmer made just the one…
McIlroy is targeting his eighth professional title in Dubai after four Dubai Desert Classic victories and three wins in the European Tour’s Tour Championship.The Northern Irishman made six birdies on the back nine after starting on the 10th hole, before…