“Truth is, while Kauri is among the most beautiful courses on Earth, our bentgrass fairways never looked or played their best in high season – our summer months of November, December, January, February and March,” course manager Andy Wood said.…
Mark Kelly: Surprise surprise, Scottie Scheffler. Fresh off dominating the PGA Championship, he’s looking to win his first US Open. A scary thought: a win at Oakmont would see Scheffler go for the career grand slam at Royal Portrush in…
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…
The alternative plan also included perimeter walkways and cycleways, ecological enhancement areas, and aimed to retain trees where possible while planting new ones as well. The alternative design would see Takapuna Golf Course retained while making necessary changes to meet…
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…
The pro shop will reopen for business.The club is already looking to get back into competition play as soon as it is able to under the guidelines.On its Awapuni Links Facebook page and gisbornegolf.co.nz website, Poverty Bay is promoting 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…
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…