Puns aside, Mottart was, along with his playing partners, buzzing after sinking his tee shot on one of the toughest holes on his home Patutahi course last Friday – the 185m par-3 ninth.“I think it’s my least favourite hole,” said…
This Saturday they can expect the full combo of Roger Murphy and John Williams, who ejected half of the defending champions – John van Helden – and Glen Udall in their round 2 clash played on Sunday. Murphy and Williams…
Their 17th-hole win was a decent notch in the belt. “Haks” is a hardened match-player, who has now professional David Smail among his Poverty Bay-East Coast representative day scalps, while leftie Ball’s game usually personifies rock-solid.Allan and Shaw booked themselves…
Brett Wetterich. Photo / ReutersAt the end of a cold and brutal day at Augusta National, an American with a New Zealand caddy and a South African with an American education lead the 71st Masters on the extraordinarily high score…
James Hydes isn’t letting the NZ Open occasion get the best of him. Photo / PhotosportBefore today, you could be forgiven for not having heard of James Hydes – from this point onwards you’d be well-served to keep an eye…
Coincidentally, the man Higgs eliminated on the 18th to win the shootout – Pete Stevenson – had to settle for second again on 41 points.Husband and wife John and Alvie Hale won the mixed pairs Stableford with 43 points, Te…
Tiger Woods speaks to the media at a press conference prior to the Hero World Challenge 2024 at Albany Golf Course in Nassau, Bahamas. Photo / AFP/Getty ImagesTiger Woods says he has a “long way to go” in his bid…
You don’t want to know this but all that money you’ve spent on golf equipment in the last few years has not improved your game. Don’t feel bad. Nobody else, at least in the USA and New Zealand, has been…
“The enjoyment of it, the realising how special it is is still there, but it’s a bit more like ‘okay, it’s a golf course now, not the Holy Grail’.“Getting to play it like I did last year, that’s certainly going…
Ryan Fox finished 106th in the FedEx Cup standings, securing his PGA Tour card again for 2025. Photo / Photosport“I mean, it’s a pass. I kept my card over there which was probably the number one goal overall to tick…