“I don’t know how it’s going to go. It can go both ways. I’ve seen the hometown heroes show up with the big crowd, shoot six-over around one.“Or you can play well, feed off it, kind of like Miguel [Tabuena]…
The par five dubbed “Pirate’s Plank” had rampant tree growth throughout the years, which had obscured the sight lines of the fairway, which plays down a finger of ridge to a cliff-edge green – one of the best spots to…
From a plumber to a principal. From former Poverty Bay Open champions to former Poverty Bay representative cricketers. From a 20-something to an 80-something. From multiple walks of life, the fastest gun in the east will emerge. Will it be…
Ladies’ captain Winnie Clark was doing a great job recruiting new female members, Ross said.“She has run a couple of ladies’ days and we want to keep that growing.” He said the course was once farmland but the days of…
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…
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…
“People have admitted to me they watched the fifth round thinking they’d be polite, but then I kept going. I was getting messages saying, ‘Matt, I’ve got work tomorrow, stop winning,” Ansley said.In the final putt, Ansley and his competitor…
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…
“Micheluzzi now plays on the DP World Tour and his top 20 finish at the Bahrain Championship last weekend is proof that he has taken his game to the next level.“I’d also keep an eye on the likes of Anthony…