NZ Herald11 Sep, 2025 07:53 PM2 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowSaveShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditKazuma Kobori plays his second shot on the 17th hole on day one of…
Despite spending a lot of time playing golf recently, Wright only started five years ago after an injury meant he could no longer play squash.While some may take injuries as an excuse to lie on the couch and watch TV,…
We three middle handicappers took on the certainly challenging Kinloch Club and all had our moments and stories to take home. The easiest birdie I’ve ever made.A ROUND AT THE KINLOCH CLUBFirst impressions: You enter The Fairways, the road that…
Steve Alker ahead of the NZ Open at Millbrook Resort, Queenstown. Photo / PhotosportKiwi Steven Alker is feeling “some good vibes” as he tries to capture a title he craves but has so far proved to be elusive – the…
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…
When you are building two of the top golf courses in the country on some of the most stunning land imaginable you need to be putting a lot of attention to detail.Good job then that Jim Rohrstaff, managing director of…
Michael Hendry. Photo / SuppliedNorth Harbour golfer Michael Hendry has had a couple of terrific years, the highlight being victory in the Indonesia Open in July 2010. The 32-year-old once despaired of his golf career, but rose to the top…
A rising interest in golf among young people has sparked an increase in golf-related Airbnb listings and bookings. Photo / 123rfNew Zealand may be small, but it has some of the best golf courses in the world, and that may…
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…
Kai made a break for it ahead of the pro-am event at the Tiburon Golf Club this week, eventually turning up following a dip in the water by the 18th hole.Ko and her husband Jun almost didn’t adopt Kai before…