The region’s golf courses did not escape the wrath of Mother Nature during this week’s heavy rainfall.This included Tahunga Golf Club off Pehiri Road about 60 kilometres inland from Gisborne. The nine-hole farmland course, which is open for several months…
His talent was so good that he lined up in the Australian Open – which has a top prize of $320,000 – aged just 17.Not long afterwards, Peake swapped chasing his golfing dream for life in the outlawed Rebels motorcycle…
“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…
Craig Parry with the trophy he picked up after winning the 2002 NZ Open. Picture / Mark MitchellEverybody calls it the Tiger Woods Open, the 2002 New Zealand Open at Paraparaumu, which starred the world’s No 1 player and generated…
While contributing immensely to the profit margins of certain beer companies, the Herald produced such famous moments as making a double-eagle/albatross on their first hole (the par-five fifth) and the late Otto Dunn stunningly sinking a Tiger Woods-like pitch shot…
Dame Lydia Ko has given herself a chance to defend her Tournament of Champions crown. Photo / Getty ImagesDame Lydia Ko has bounced back from a disappointing first round to sit just outside the top five at the LPGA’s season-opening…
By Chris TaewaGisborne Herald·5 Jun, 2024 05:00 PM6 mins to readSaveShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditPen Wanklyn and Maxine Francois are the 2024 Kahlenberg Cup women’s pairs champions at Poverty Bay Golf Club. The Wanklyn-Francois combo defeated Gay Young and Peri Gayford…
Stuart Jones competes in the 1974 Fiji Open. And what about the floppy hats.New Zealand’s greatest amateur golfer of the past 50 years has just turned 80 after establishing a career record that is highly unlikely to be matched. Stuart…
Pines Golf Club patron Murray Ross’ family owned a farm at the end of Sherwood Rd, what’s now Ross St, and he recalls using a tea tree stick with his brother to hit a ball around, sparking his interest in…
Pines Golf Club patron Murray Ross’ family owned a farm at the end of Sherwood Rd, what’s now Ross St, and he recalls using a tea tree stick with his brother to hit a ball around, sparking his interest in…