We played in the middle of winter after heavy rain had recently fallen in the Auckland area, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell going by the excellent course conditions. The other thing that jumps out is how white…
The Herald teed up at the course, leaving drenched but delighted. The round First impressions Arrival at Te Arai Links is marked when you pull in off the unmarked country road and into a driveway beautifully lined by tall trees…
An aerial view of Cape Kidnappers.The roundFirst impressionsWhen you first enter through the gate at Cape Kidnappers, you then have another 15 or so minutes of driving until you get to the clubhouse – a nice way to build anticipation…
An aerial view of Cape Kidnappers.The roundFirst impressionsWhen you first enter through the gate at Cape Kidnappers, you then have another 15 or so minutes of driving until you get to the clubhouse – a nice way to build anticipation…
Phil Mickelson has come out firing on this Players Championship Sunday. Immediately after Joaquin Niemann won his second LIV Golf title of the season in Singapore, Mickelson referred to the Chilean as the best player in the world on X.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Okay, but we feel their pain. Lydia’s first official handicap was a 12 – a mark most club players can but dream of. By age 9, she was on a 7; a year later, a 2. By the time her…