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…
This super-simple golf swing drill helps amateurs overcome so many problems in their golf swing, eradicating fat iron shots, thin bullets and “coming over the top” in the downswing. Golf Swing Basics with Mark Crossfield, golf professional. Hit longer, straighter…
The Queenstown resident carded a bogey-free four-under 67 to sit in a nine-way tie for 15th in his first tournament since joining the tour fulltime, six shots behind leader Adrian Meronk.Also making her debut start as a full member on…
2024 NZ Open winner Takahiro Hataji. Photo / PhotosportThe New Zealand Open will join the Open Qualifying Series offering one entry into the 2025 Open Championship to the winner (or leading non-exempt player) of the 104th New Zealand Open later…
This past weekend Dricus Du Plessis beat Strickland via UD after shattering his nose in the fourth round, Weili Zhang defends her belt for a 3rd time after beating Tatiana Suarez via UD, and the rest of the UFC 312…
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…
When will Trump actually become President?Under the terms laid out in the US Constitution, the President takes office at exactly midday on January 20 (unless January 20 falls on a Sunday, which is not the case this year).This will take…
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…
As mid-to-high handicappers, we were challenged at times – especially on tricky par-threes like the 96m fifth hole. However, things started to click on the back nine, where the course seemed to open up a bit and invite more aggressive…
“That was the biggest crowd I’ve seen there in my six years with the team,” says outgoing Nelson College coach Jono Phillips.Blockbusting forward Saumaki Saumaki opened the scoring with a typically bullocking run. The powerhouse loosie has been in scintillating…