Elijah Ellis with his $10,000 cheque after winning the Hole in One Challenge at Lake Taupō. Photo: Supplied / Hole in One Challenge An 11-year-old from Tauranga has become the youngest ever winner of the Hole in One Challenge at…
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has won the British Open at St Andrews. It is her third major title. Ko went into the final round tied for fourth, three shots from the leaders. The Olympic champion fired a three under…
Lydia Ko says she wants to retire while she is still playing well and loving the game. Photo: AFP/EMMANUEL DUNAND Golfer Lydia Ko says her plan remains to retire within three years, before hitting 30, despite recent wins. Fresh off…
Lydia Ko (NZL) stands on the podium with her Gold medal after winning the Women’s Individual Stroke Play Golf at Paris 2024. Photo: photosport Golf New Zealand plans to revive the New Zealand Women’s Open to help grow women’s participation…
The Lydia Ko effect has been in full swing in Taranaki this week, where the country’s top junior golfers have been in action. New Plymouth Golf Club’s Ngāmotu Links has been hosting the National Age Group Championships – an event…
Lydia Ko of New Zealand at the 2024 British Open, which she won. Photo: PHOTOSPORT New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has added another award to her illustrious career. Ko is the recipient of the LPGA’s Heather Farr Perseverance Award. The…
Have a read of some of RNZ’s latest upbeat news. Photo: RNZ New ideas to track recovering native bird populations, the return of a national golf competition and a children’s cultural festival marking 30 years are among the latest feel-good…
Councillor Robert Lee was ordered to apologise after calling out ‘bullshit’ during a council meeting. Photo: LDR / Laura Smith A new 30-year lease will be offered to a golf club at the centre of heated council debates. While a…
Steven Alker Photo: photosport Kiwi golfer Steven Alker has had a $2.1 million payday on the seniors Champions Tour in Phoenix, Arizona. Alker claimed the $1.7m prize for finishing top of the tour’s points list for the second year running,…
Fiona Xu of New Zealand in action at the National Women’s Amateur in Georgia, 2023. Photo: AFP New Zealand will have a second player on the LPGA golf tour next year. Auckland’s Fiona Xu has qualified via the Epson Tour,…