NZ Golf Update Issue 4

DECEMBER 2010
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A year in review
Toro Interprovincials
Centenary a huge success
First inductees to NZ Golf Hall of Fame
Upcoming
Events:
Pegasus NZ Womens Open
17-20 February 2011,
Pegasus Golf Club, Christchurch.
Welcome to the bumper Xmas edition of
the New Zealand Golf Update - a regular
communication reviewing all the latest
news and activity from New Zealand Golf.
New Zealand Golf celebrated it’s Centenary
year in style with a wonderful weekend of
celebrations in Wellington in November.
Congratulations to Sir Bob Charles and Michael
Campbell on becoming the first inductees to
the New Zealand Golf Hall of Fame.
Congratulations to our TORO
Interprovincial Champions Wellington
(men) and North Harbour (women). New
Zealand Golf would like to thank TORO for
their generous sponsorhip of these
tournaments over the last 3 years and look
forward to their ongoing support
throughout 2011 and beyond.
New Zealand Golf are also very proud of
the efforts of our Eisenhower and Espirito
team’s who both achieved great results in
their respective World Amateur Team
Championships. Congratulations to all
those involved.
Best wishes for a safe and happy festive
season. Happy golfing.
Yours in Golf
New Zealand Golf
NZ GOLF CENTENARY GOLF DAY
SIR BOB CHARLES
TORO INTERPROVINCIAL
WINNERS NORTH HARBOUR
TORO INTERPROVINCIAL
WINNERS WELLINGTON
player to successfully defend his New Zealand
Amateur title in over 30 years and he did so in style.
Another seasoned professional Gareth Paddison
claimed the Wairakei Open title on his debut on the
Charles Tour by five shots from Jared Pender.
New Zealand Golf: A year in review
In the centenary year of New Zealand Golf there was
plenty to celebrate in 2010 – a time that should be
remembered for honouring our best in style.
legends of the game in England’s Laura Davies,
who shot a final round 68, claim the title – her 73rd
professional win.
The New Zealand Golf Centenary saw the creation
of the NZ Golf Hall of Fame where New Zealand’s
golfing elite Sir Bob Charles and Michael Campbell
were inducted in as the first two honourary members.
She won by two shots from Aussie Sarah Kemp, first
round leader Marianne Skarpnord, of Norway, and
Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg, who shot a sensational
course record of nine-under 63 with 10 birdies.
While the feats on Kiwi pros and amateurs didn’t
match the heroics of some of the best moments Kiwi
golf fans have savoured in recent years there were
signs of promise for the future.
Teenage sensation Lydia Ko stole the headlines,
when at the age of 12, she tied for seventh and
became the youngest woman to make the cut in a
Ladies European Tour event.
The year began in style with the Hills Golf Club near
Arrowtown hosting the Michael Hill New Zealand
Open for the third time.
The outstanding pint sized golfer from the Pupuke
club in North Harbour finished with a three under
par 69, her third sub-par round at Pegasus to be the
best of the New Zealanders.
American Robert Gates, alongside his girlfriend and
caddy Lauren Johnson, held his nerve on the final
hole, making a fine up and down for par to secure
the win on his Nationwide Tour debut by one shot
from Australian Andrew Dodt.
Kiwi Josh Geary would finish as the leading Kiwi,
whose two-under 70 left him seven-under and in a
tie for ninth.
The following month was a groundbreaking time as
the New Zealand Women’s Open headed north of
Christchurch to a brand new course at Pegasus for
the staging of the Pegasus NZ Women’s Open.
The second year of the tournament saw one of the
In April, Ko’s good mate Cecilia Cho arrived in
Hastings as the hot favourite to defend her New
Zealand Amateur title at Bridge Pa.
She came up against Philippine Chihiro Ikeda in the
36 hole final that went to sudden death and Cho
won on the second extra hole.
At the age of only 15 Cho became the first woman
to win back-to-back New Zealand Amateur titles
since Australian Loraine Lambert in 1991 and 1992.
Similarly Aussie Matt Jager showed his class.
The 21-year-old West Australian became the first
He defeated Brad Kendall by 7 & 6 and etched his
name into the New Zealand record books as a great
of amateur golf.
Kendall, the son of 1974 New Zealand Strokeplay
champion Owen, won the Strokeplay title by one
shot while Northland golfer Caroline Bon won the
women’s Strokeplay title.
In May Ben Campbell announced his arrival on the
local scene with an emphatic win at the Carrus
Tauranga Open beating in form professional Michael
Hendry.
The tournament was also notable for Richard Lee
who became the first Kiwi to shoot a 59 in
competitive golf in New Zealand.
Lee would come close to victory at the next Charles
Tour tournament the inaugural Rapid Labels Muriwai
Open.
North Harbour’s Hendry, on the back of good form
on the One Asia Tour, made a birdie on the final hole
to hold off Lee by one shot.
It was Paddison’s first win in three years and only
his second as a pro in New Zealand after his last win
in 2002.
Troy Ropiha won the Port Taranaki Open and
Anthony Doyle, who fired a course record 63 on
day two, won the Shirley Open by 11 shots – the
largest margin in Charles Tour history.
Hendry would go onto record a breakthrough
international win when he fired a seven under 65 to
win the Indonesian Open on the One Asia Tour by
seven strokes.
It was the biggest win of his career as he pocketed
$261,000 – a performance that surely has him as the
frontrunner for the New Zealand Golfer of the Year.
Campbell continued his good form and finished
fourth at the Asian Amateur Championship in Japan.
The Masterton golfer teamed up with Wellington’s
Peter Spearman Burn and Auckland’s Ryan Fox to
represent New Zealand at the Eisenhower.
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They achieved New Zealand’s best finish for nearly
two decades at the World Amateur Men’s Team Golf
Championship in Argentina when they placed
fourth.
Earlier the women’s team of Cho, Ko and Bon
produced an outstanding finish to claim a share of
eighth place at the Espirito Santo Trophy in Argentina.
At the latter end of the season Ko led North Harbour
to Toro Interprovincial success as they beat Waikato
3 ½ to 1 ½ in the final.
It was North Harbour’s fifth win at the Toro
Interprovincials and their fourth victory in the last
10 years.
Wellington became the most successful province in
the 60 year history of the Interprovincials after
winning the final on home turf.
They won the Toro Men’s Interprovincials, beating
North Harbour by 4-1, edging one win ahead of
Auckland in the all-time wins.
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New Zealand Golf: A year in review
Lucky 13 for Wellington in TORO Interprovincials
Wellington became the most successful district in
the 60 year history of the TORO Men’s Interprovincials
after winning the final on home turf this month.
TORO Interprovincial Winners Wellington
They outlasted 2005 winners North Harbour 4-1 in
the final fought in demanding and testing conditions
at the famed Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club on the
Kapiti Coast.
Tom Brockelsby
Players had to cope with exceptionally strong and
gusting nor-westerly winds that gave way to
persistent rain and turned back to strong winds at
the end of the day.
It marks 10 years since Wellington last won the prize
as the best provincial team in the country and have
gone one win ahead of Auckland in the all-time list
of wins in the event.
It proved a major achievement for Wellington
captain Adam Church, who has been on the losing
team in the finals in 2007 and 2008 and the
semifinals last year.
“This means a lot. It’s been a lot of hard work over
the years. Getting close so many times into the
semifinals and finals. It’s really, really nice to finally
get over the line for the province,” said team
captain Church.
“The boys deserve this and worked really hard this
week. There were a lot of upsets but we just stuck
to our game plan and that worked for us.
“The score was a lot closer than 4-1 today which
was typical of the week. We just gutsed it out.”
Rebekah Brownlee
Church was full of praise for 20-year-old lefthander
Tom Brockelsby who was voted TORO Player of the
Tournament after a perfect eight straight wins in his
rookie year.
The wins went to Brockelsby, who was one-under in
winning 4 and 2, Church, who made a gimme birdie
on the last in his 2up win, Peter Spearman-Burn 2up
and Ben Campbell 2 and 1.
It was a fitting finish for Spearman-Burn, who
attempts to move into the paid ranks later this month.
Harbour’s win went to Tom Cardno who made an
eagle on the last after a remarkable 170m shot from
the fairway bunker for the 1up win on the last hole
over James Betts.
The bottom three for Wellington got them home via
Church, Brockeslby and Betts.
Earlier Harbour proved the better of cross-bridge
rivals Auckland winning 3-2 in the semifinal.
Results:
Auckland were led by Eisenhower representative
Ryan Fox who fired five birdies to win 8 and 6, while
Fraser Wilkin survived a trip into the boondocks on
the last hole to win 1up.
Final: Wellington 4 North Harbour 1 (Ben Campbell
bt Kevin Budden 2 and 1, Peter Spearman-Burn bt
James Davis 2up, Adam Church bt Cameron Jones
2up, Tom Brockelsby bt Scott Johnson 4 and 2,
James Betts lost to Tom Cardno 1 down).
Cardno managed four birdies to win 5 and 4 while
James Davis also won. The key came at No 4 where
the experienced Scott Johnson beat Ben Wallace
2up in a match where both players had real chances.
Wellington were always in control in their semifinal
against an Otago side who fought hard mid-round
but eventually gave way 3.5 to 1.5. The southeners’
win went to talented teenager Duncan Croudis at
No 2 who completed seven straight wins and an
unbeaten run going back to 2008.
Semifinal 1: North Harbour 3 Auckland 2 (Budden
lost to Ryan Fox 8 and 6, Davis bt Gary-John Hill 3
and 2, Jones lost to Fraser Wilkin 1up, Johnson bt
Ben Wallace 2up, Cardno bt Jason Mann 5 and 4).
Semifinal 2: Wellington 3.5 Otago 1.5 (Campbell
and Brent McEwan all square, Spearman-Burn lost
to Duncan Croudis 2 and 1, Church bt Michael
Smith 5 and 4, Brockelsby bt Simon Hollyer 3 and 2,
Betts bt Tyrone Ratahi 2up).
North Harbour win fifth TORO Interprovincial title
Harbour made amends for their harrowing extrahole loss to Auckland in last year’s final in beating
Waikato 3½ to 1½.
They were led superbly by brilliant 13-year-old Lydia
Ko, who was awarded the player of the tournament
with eight consecutive wins all under par.
Ko sealed things when she slotted a 7m birdie putt
at the 16th hole against fellow Srixon Academy
teammate Emily Perry, who saw her birdie putt to
keep the rubber alive lip out.
Ko said she had memories from last year when she
came to the 16th in the pivotal clash to decide the
interprovincial title.
“They told me that I needed to get at least a half for
us to win. I thought back to last year when it was the
same and I didn’t win,” Ko said.
“Then Emily hit that great shot in and I got nervous.
But I blanked it out and just concentrated on my
putt, and had some confident thoughts and it went
in. I am just so happy for me and for my team.
“I was really happy with how I played this week and
all the team contributed.”
It was North Harbour’s fifth win in the TORO Inter­
provincials and their fourth time in the last 10 years.
They started the final strongly to be up in four
matches after six holes before Waikato fought back
and by mid-round the clash was even.
Waikato No 5 Hanna Seifert secured her eighth
straight win getting home 3 and 2 over Kristin Farrell
while Harbour scored victories to their captain
Rebekah Brownlee 5 and 4 and No 2 Rica Tse 3
and 2.
The clash between the No 4s was a roller coaster ride
with Faye Amy Nickson ahead 2-up early for Harbour
before unbeaten Charlotte Willson fought back to
grab a 3-up advantage. The Harbour player dug
deep to go 1-up at the 17th before Willson evened
things with a brilliant birdie on the final hole.
That left the attention firmly on the Ko-Perry battle
which the remarkable 13-year-old settled with a 2
and 1 victory and her eighth straight score in the 60s
to complete a superb week.
Earlier Waikato were impressive in disposing of
neighbours and defending champions Auckland in a
strong display 4-1. The Waikato wins went to Hanna
Seifert, Charlotte Willson, Fai Tongdethsri and Perry
who ended the unbeaten run of New Zealand and
Australian amateur champion Cecilia Cho.
Harbour cruised into the final with a 4-1 win over
the hosts Wellington 4-1 although the hosts, with an
average age of 17 years, impressed to secure a
semifinal berth for more than a decade and signal
they will be a real force on the national scene in the
coming years.
Results:
Final:
North Harbour Waikato (North Harbour names first)
Lydia Ko bt Emily Perry, Rica Tse bt Kelly Nicholas 3
and 2, Rebekah Brownlee bt Fai Tongdethsri 5 and 4,
Faye-Amy Nickson and Charlotte Wilson all square,
Kristin Farrell lost to Hanna Seifert 3 and 2) TORO’s Leisha Murchy & Lydia Ko
North Harbour sealed a faultless week to win the
TORO Women’s Interprovincial title at Miramar Golf
Club in Wellington.
Semifinals:
North Harbour 4 North Harbour 1 Ko bt Lucy Davis 5
and 4, Tse bt Julianne Alvarez 4 and 3, Brownlee lost
to Barbara Parreno 2 and 1, Nickson bt Alanah
Braybrook 2up, Farrell bt Te Rongopai Clay 3 and
Final placings:
Wellington 3, Auckland 4, Otago 5, Bay of Plenty 6,
Hawkes Bay 7, Northland 8, Tasman 9, Canterbury
10, Southland 11, Taranaki 12, Manawatu Wanganui
13, Aorangi 14.
Faye-Amy Nixon
TORO Interprovincial Winners North Harbour
Waikato 4 Auckland 1 (Perry bt Cecilia Cho 1up,
Nicholas lost to Mun Chin Keh 5 and 3, Tongdethsri
bt Caryn Khoo 2 and 1, Wilson bt Brianna Maynard
2up, Seifert bt Emily Eng 2 and 1).
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this challenge and bring 100 winners from the seven
divisions – gross, net and family, both members and
casual players – up for this amazing final.”
They had progressed from 2500 entries from 80 club
events though to District finals to the grand final of
the HSBC 9 Hole challenge at North Shore Golf Club.
New Plymouth’s Mark Kennard took out the men’s
gross title with a one-over 37 while his wife Stacy
was runner-up in the non-affiliated women’s final.
The HSBC 9 Hole challenge is part of New Zealand
Golf’s initiative to provide an exciting way to attract
new people to golf and prove a catalyst for those
with busy lives to play more.
The women’s gross winner, Tasman’s Emily
Greenhough who played in the Toro Interprovincial
final last week, won the women’s gross with a 41.
“It’s our second year as a fully nationwide event and
this year we developed it from club events to district
finals and to the final in North Shore,” said New
Zealand Golf CEO, Dean Murphy.
“It is the face of the work we are putting in with the
help of clubs and districts to grow the game. Now
players can gain fully fledged handicaps with 9 Hole
golf. It’s something that can fit more readily within a
family’s busy schedule and it’s a lot of fun.
“With the help of HSBC we have been able to market
District
Mens Gross
Morrinsville’s Steve Lindsay, a 28 handicapper who
competed in the men’s nett section, was drawn out
from all finalists for the HSBC prize draw of a
business class trip for two to Singapore, luxury
accommodation and VIP hospitality to watch the
HSBC Women’s Champions.
“I hope it gets more and more popular. My wife is in
the nine-hole and really enjoys it. And it fits into my
life well,” Mr Lindsay said. “When I won at
Morrinsville it was a fluke. Then when I won the
Waikato event it was a fluke. And now this. It is
altogether incredible.”
Womens Gross
Mens Nett
Sponsors HSBC have been delighted with the event
and committed their involvement going forward.
“Congratulations to all of today’s category winners
and to Steve Lindsay for winning the trip to the
LPGA 2011 Women’s Champions in Singapore,” said
David Griffiths, CEO, HSBC New Zealand.
“The HSBC 9 Hole challenge has seen some
wonderful rounds of golf played in the lead up to the
final. We are delighted that this year’s tournament
has been so successful and we look forward to an
even greater take-up of the tournament next year.”
The winners of each Division were:
Men’s Gross: Mark Kennard (New Plymouth), 37
gross; Women’s Gross: Emily Greenhough (Motueka),
41 gross; Men’s Nett: Bill Stephens (Feilding) 34 nett;
Women’s Nett: Joy McDonald (The Pines), 35 nett;
Men’s non-member: John Sigurdsson (Taranaki), 36
nett; Women’s non-member: Robyn Manderson
(Waikato), 38 nett; Family: Tim and Nicholas Loach
(Nelson), 69 combined nett.
Womens Nett
Womens
non-A
Mens non-A
Northland/North Harbour Aaron Wendt-Smith 37 Emily Greenhough
Auckland
Mark Kennard
37 Julie Anne Kelly
41 Bill Stephens
34 Joy McDonald
44 Gordon Thomas 36 Ruth Stiven
35 John Sigurdsson
39 Matt Leitch
36
36.5
Robyn Manderson
Stacy Kennard
Waikato
Kristopher Bailey
40 Gail Antunovich
45 Mitchell McLean 37 Dorothy Moore
40 Simon Flynn
37
Jane Leitch
Bay of Plenty
Hawkes Bay
Poverty Bay
Taranaki
Manawatu/Wanganui
Wellington
Tasman
Canterbury
Aorangi
Otago
Southland
Dwayne Russell
Grant Dunlop
Phil Maddren
Terry Huntley
Mark Nankivell
Peter Trowbridge
Doug Langley
Chris Idour
Malcolm Scholes
David Marshall
Dale James Condon
41
41
42
42
43
44
45
45
47
59
62
45
45
45
46
47
49
49
50
51
51
57
41
41
42
42
42
43
45
46
52
39
39.25
40
40.5
40.5
40.5
Brydee Agate
Fiona McDonald
Jody Cook
Megan Breen
Karen Stephens
Leonie Pudney
Lois Beattie
May Lan
Carol Versfeld
Carol Chard
Vera Kerr
Annette Karstensen
Tangiwai Pardoe
Ingrid Cadenhead
Margaret Deane-Freeman
Richard Foon
Ernest Savigny
Steve Lindsay
Peter Rae
Michael Gavin
John Williams
Bruce Wells
Martin Lion
Lance Bradburn
Roydon Walker
37
37
38
38
39
39
40
41
44
44
Father & son winners Tim & Nicholas Loach
One hundred golfers from the 14 districts in the
country enjoyed a spectacular finale for the HSBC 9
Hole challenge.
Winner of the trip Steve Lindsay
Spectacular finale for HSBC 9 Hole challenge
Missie Winiata
Barb Kingi
Marece Hollander
Kelly Lee
Bev Millwood
Yuriko Manabe
Jacqueline Fisher
Jean Hodson
Krys Campbell
Karen van den Berg
Rod Askin
Kurt McCollum
Les Limmer
Trevor Dodunski
James Waaler
Paul Breen
Family Event
38
38.5
Tim & Nicholas Loach
Sarah & James Mayes
Michael Lennegar &
39
David Harris
40.5 Geoff & Aaron Dykes
40.5 Ross & Kieran Whitmore
40.75 Albert & Brianna Maynard
41.5 Donald & Matthew McLean
Richard & Ethan Adams
Ryan & Wallace Shuttleworth
Norm & Freeman Andrews
Mana & Skylah Pohatu
Lyall & Graeme Steel
1
2
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36.75 32
35
35
68.75
70
35
36
71
32
37
39
36
32
42
42
45
53
39
35
35
39
46
41
43
42
39
71
72
74
75
78
83
85
87
92
Lee jets around globe to
golfing success
He retained his full card on the lucrative Japan Golf
Tour after the gruelling six-round final tour school
that finished on Wednesday after rain washed out a
day’s play.
Lee then rushed his way to Australia where he shot
a one-under 71 in the opening round of the
Australian PGA Championship at Coolum on the
Sunshine Coast yesterday.
The 37 year old finished tied for 23rd in the final
qualifying school at the Central Golf Club in Higashi
on 13-under par. The ranking will give him full rights
for the 2011 season in Japan.
Lee first ventured fulltime on to the Japan Golf Tour
in 2002 and 2003 before losing his card and playing
throughout Asia and the Japan Challenge Tour. He
played nine tournaments this year including fourth
at the Toshin Golf Tournament.
He has six top-15 finishes on the JGTO with his best
being fourth at the Acom International in 2003 and
his fourth earlier this year.
Lee showed his resilience to weather the six rounds
and international flight to post two birdies and a
bogey in his opening 71 at Coolum.
North Harbour’s Josh Carmichael finished 99th at
the Japan Golf Tour qualifying on five-over and will
get some limited starts next year.
US Tour final qualifying school contestants Michael
Hendry and Josh Geary also made rushed flights to
Australia with Hendry firing a three-under 67 but
Geary showing the affects of his efforts in gaining
Nationwide Tour card by shooting a seven-over 79 at
Coolum.
Meanwhile Auckland-based lefthander Cathryn
Bristow has shot an opening round one-over 73 at
Daytona Beach in Florida in the LPGA final qualifying
school.
There are 20 places available for full playing rights to
the 2011 Tour with 120 players at the final qualifying
school.
Cecilia Cho
It’s been a busy but fruitful time for Auckland
professional golfer Richard Lee.
Bristow received conditional access after finishing
22nd in last year’s final tour school and gained just
three starts on the LPGA this year.
China golf victory for Cho
The New Zealand and Australian amateur champion
added a further title to her growing international
career taking out the overall honours in the annual
Aaron Baddeley Junior International.
Cho, who recently turned 16, won a playoff on the
second extra hole to take the overall title after she
finished tied with the 15 years division winner Annie
Choi (Korea) after 72 holes.
Richard Lee
Cho was the comfortable winner of the 16 years
division at the prestigious Aaron Baddeley Junior
International with consistent rounds of 73, 75, 74
and 71 on the demanding Lion Lake course, rated
the best new course in China.
She trailed Choi by three shots for the overall
honours going into the final round but drew level
with her best round of the tournament before
prevailing in the playoff.
Fellow Aucklander Sam An (Titirangi) won the 16
years age group in the boy’s competition in China,
five shots clear of American Trey Kaahanui.
Campbell finishes fourth
in prestigious Asian
Amateur Championships
Ben Campbell fired an
excellent closing with a
three-under 68 to finish in
a share of third place in the
Asian Amateur Champion­
ships in Japan.
The Srixon Academy player
finished on four-under 280
to tie for fourth place with
Korea’s Kyung-hoon Lee at the Kasumigaseki Country
Club an hour from Tokyo.
He finished well behind runaway winner Hideki
Matsuyama (Japan) who finished on 15-under 269, to
earn an invitation to compete in The Masters in 2011.
Matsuyama finished five shots clear of second placed
Tarquin MacManus.
Campbell made a hot start to be three-under after seven
holes and mixed a birdie at the 17th and a bogey at the
18th for his three-under 68 in the prestigious amateur
tournament.
Charles, Campbell foundation
Top amateurs lead
the professionals inductees to NZ Golf Hall of Fame
in Anita Boon Pro-Am
fresh-faced 18 year old amateur in 1954.
Northland amateur Caroline Bon took out the 18hole event with a four-under par 67 at the Huapai
Golf Club.
The tournament, promoted by the New Zealand
Professional Women’s Golf, included a range of
female professionals and former Tour players, club
professionals and teachers as well as amateurs.
Sir Bob Charles and Michael Campbell were inducted
as foundation members into the Hall of Fame,
launched in November at New Zealand Golf’s
Centenary Dinner at Te Papa in Wellington.
Bon led home former European Tour professional
Susan Farron who shot a two-under 69, one shot
ahead of the 13-year-old Ko from North Harbour
who fired a one-under 70.
New Zealand Golf believe the centenary of the
organisation was the ideal occasion to establish the
Hall of Fame to honour and safeguard the memories of
those who have made a lasting footprint on the game
in this country.
Bon and Ko recently returned from the World
Women’s Amateur Teams Championship in
Argentina with Cecilia Cho, where they finished a
creditable eighth place.
Of the other New Zealanders Daniel Pearce (Hastings) was
tied for 42nd after an even par 71, Pieter Zwart (Hastings)
was in a share of 465th after a one-under 70 and Brad
Kendall (Mt Maunganui) was in a tie for 51st after a threeover 74.
Fourth place was shared by former two-time national
champion Wendy Hawkes and fellow professional
Jenna Hunter on even par 71.
269 Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 68 69 65 67
274 Tarquin MacManus (AUS) 71 67 67 69
275 Yosuke Asaji (JPN) 67 69 72 67
280 Kyung-hoon Lee (KOR) 70 67 72 71,
Ben Campbell (NZL) 71 69 72 68
Other New Zealanders:
293 Ryan Fox 76 70 74 73
296 Daniel Pearce 75 72 78 71
297 Pieter Zwart 74 74 79 70
298 Brad Kendall 73 78 73 74
Campbell also made his mark on the world first as
an amateur, when he was part of the New Zealand
team that won the Eisenhower Trophy World
Amateur Teams Championship in 1992.
The event was established last year as the first all
women’s pro-am in this country in memory of
former New Zealand representative Anita Boon who
passed away from Ovarian Cancer last year.
Campbell’s fellow Eisenhower Trophy team-mate
Ryan Fox (Auckland) was the next best of the New
Zealanders in 34th place on nine-over after a twoover 73.
Leading scores, par 71:
His win would spark a remarkable career for golf’s
most famous left-hander, highlighted with victory at
the British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes in
1963. He won the New Zealand Open four times
among his 68 professional victories in a stellar career
spanning over six decades.
The Espirito Santo Trophy amateur team-mates
Caroline Bon and Lydia Ko showed the professionals
the way in the second Anita Boon Pro-Am in
Auckland last month.
Hunter also led the amateur team from The Lakes in
Albany who retained their team honours from last
year when Otago’s Shelly Duncan was their
professional. The team comprised Carol Versfeld,
Vicki Reid and Toni Ashby.
There were several sporting stars taking part including
Commonwealth Games gold medal winning
netballer, Maria Tutaia and Dame Susan Devoy.
There were also two holes in one to Cath Mathews
and Althea Wilson.
Organizer Liz McKinnon said the pro-am again
proved successful and the organization will continue
to develop more opportunities for female golfers in
this country.
“It’s more than just honouring those people for their
impact on golf. In doing so we will ensure that their
traditions are not merely preserved but perhaps
more importantly, they set the benchmark for future
generations of golfers who dare to dream and who
aspire to such greatness,” said New Zealand Golf
Chairman, Philip Hassall.
“New Zealanders have achieved great things in this
game and Sir Bob and Michael have made giant
contributions both on and off the golf course. It’s
that essence that we want to both honour and set as
a challenge for those coming along in the future.”
Charles, who was voted on the world golf’s Hall of
Fame two years ago, first sprang into prominence in
winning the New Zealand Open at Heretaunga as a
He joined Sir Bob as the only New Zealander to win
a major when he triumphed at the US Open in 2005.
He has 15 professional victories so far in his
outstanding career including the HSBC World
Match-Play also in 2005 and four wins to open the
new millennium, including the New Zealand Open in
Paraparaumu.
Both Charles and Campbell have also made major
contributions to golf in New Zealand through their
respective foundations and scholarships.
Mr Hassall said the Hall of Fame selection panel had
determined that only two of New Zealand Golf’s elite will
be inducted in the first year. The criteria included consistent
performance over an extended period internationally as
an amateur or professional, and performance at the
highest level of the game in their time.
The panel, including three New Zealand Golf
representatives and two independent panellists, will
meet every year but will only forward inductees if
they meet the strict criteria.
New Zealand Golf hopes to establish a physical location
for their Hall of Fame in the future for golf fans and public
to both honour those inductees and appreciate their
contribution to the game and the sporting fabric of
New Zealand.
New Zealand Golf Hall of Fame
Sir Bob Charles
New Zealand Golf along with the golfers of New
Zealand would like to acknowledge the incredible
career of our golfing knight, Sir Bob Charles. Since the
1954 New Zealand Open when he burst on to the
scene, through to the 2007 New Zealand Open when
he became the oldest player ever to make the cut in a
European Tour event, he has been the consummate
professional. Bob Charles stands tall among the great
sportsmen of New Zealand and his outstanding record
in the game was honoured in 2008 when he was
admitted to the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 1963 win
in The Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St
Annes stands as the defining victory in his career,
however not to be overshadowed are the other 67
professional wins worldwide and another five top 3
finishes in major Championships.
Playing the game left-handed and being one of the
best putters the game has ever seen, made Bob one of
the most recognizable players in the world. For over 50
years he has represented New Zealand, the game of
Golf and his wonderfully supportive family, wife Verity
and children Beverly and David, with distinction.
Sir Bob has always taken an interest in the development
of the game of Golf here at home, having for many
years donated 1% of his earnings to a scholarship
which is still being presented to inspirational players
and students of the game. And since 2008 the launch
of the Charles Tour has grown to became an important
home based competition to prepare our best amateurs
and young professionals for a successful life on tour.
It is with great honour, that New Zealand Golf proudly
acknowledge a remarkable golf career by admitting
Sir Robert James Charles to the NZ Golf Hall of Fame.
New Zealand Golf Hall of Fame
MICHAEL CAMPBELL
New Zealand Golf along with the golfers of New
Zealand would like to acknowledge the achievements
of Michael Campbell, the boy from Titahi Bay who has
marvelled us with his play for nearly 20 years. Known
as “Cambo”, this proud New Zealander and Maori has
represented his country with pride and there is no other
kiwi sportsman that we love to follow when playing at
his very best.
As a golfer Cambo blossomed in his early 20’s and his
amateur career, which included victory in the 1992
Australian Amateur Championship, signalled to the
golfing world that a very special professional career is
about to start. His final achievement as an amateur
came in Canada when along with Phil Tataurangi,
Stephen Scahill and Grant Moorhead, New Zealand
finished seven strokes ahead of a star studded United
States team to win the 1992 Eisenhower Trophy.
Three professional wins in 1994 set Cambo up for a
stella 1995 year when at The Open Championship at St
Andrews he slept on a two shot lead going in to the final
round. His escape from the Road Hole bunker on his way
to a third round 65 is still talked about today, but in the
final round the magic could not be repeated and Cambo
finished one shot behind in 3rd place. The year featured
a win in the Alfred Dunhill Masters and elevation to
number 28 on the Official World Golf rankings.
Four wins in the year 2000, included a very special NZ
Open Championship, but it was five years later that
Cambo stopped the nation when he outplayed Tiger
Woods to win the 2005 US Open Championship. That
day is recorded in New Zealand sporting history as one
of our greatest. What followed was perhaps the most
sublime golf ever played in his career when he finished
5th in The Open and 6th in the US PGA Championship,
before winning the World Match Play Championship.
This incredible journey could not have been possible if
it were not for a huge amount of support from a very
close whanau, of which there are too many to mention.
However his wife Julie and son’s Thomas and Jordan
can be very proud, as all of New Zealand is, in honouring
Michael Shane Campbell, CNZM and admitting him to
the New Zealand Golf Hall of Fame.
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New Zealand Golf rules and
handicap guru passes away
New Zealand Golf mourned the loss of one of the
great contributors to the game in this country in Fred
Henderson, who passed away late October.
Fred was internationally renowned as a golf referee
who played a major role in the development of the
sport in this country over the last 30 years.
He became President of New Zealand Golf, a position
he held for six years before he was awarded a Life
Member of New Zealand Golf in 2006.
Fred spent two decades as a senior rugby referee in
Auckland, before taking up golf and decided a
better understanding of the rules would assist his
game. That led to a position of chief handicapper at
the Remuera Golf Club which in turn led to a similar
position with the Auckland Golf Association and
a role with a trial of modified course rating and
handicap systems which were implemented
nationally in 1984.
Fred piloted into general use the New Zealand
version of the American Slope course rating and
handicapping system.
He was a high profile referee that took him on duties
around the world. He refereed at a World Cup, the
World Matchplay, 10 British Opens, five Irish Opens,
several European professional tournaments and two
Eisenhower Trophy world amateur events.
At the 1996 British Open at Royal Lytham, Fred was
assigned to the group comprising Tiger Woods,
Darren Clark and Retief Goosen and a couple of
years later walked Royal Birkdale with Jack Nicklaus
and Payne Stewart.
He was an advisory member of the rules of golf and
amateur status committees of the Royal and Ancient
Golf Club, and also was still an active member on
the same committees for New Zealand Golf.
He was very much looking forward to the New
Zealand Golf Centenary Celebrations in Wellington
in November.
Fred is survived by his wife Jill, daughters Tracey and
Torie, son-in-law Brent and grandson Nick.
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Top 10 finish in Espirito Santo Trophy
Leading scores after final round:
563 USA 136 138 146 143
572 Sweden 146 135 145 146, France 140 144
141 147, South Africa 142 139 143 148
573 Spain 142 145 138 148
574 Canada 144 138 149 143
575 New Zealand 148 140 145 142 (Lydia Ko 77
69 72 73, Cecilia Cho 75 71 73 69, Caroline
Bon 73 78 74 76), Germany 142 135 146
152, Philippines 144 135 151 145
New Zealand produced an outstanding finish to
claim a share of eighth place at the World Women’s
Amateur Team Golf Championship for the Espirito
Santo Trophy in Argentina.
New Zealand finished only three shots from third
place and compares with their other top-10 finishes
in recent times including seventh in 2006 and eighth
in 1994.
They closed with a two-under par 142 on a demanding
day at the Olivos Golf Club in Argentina, bettered
only by runaway winners Korea in the final round.
“Overall it was a really solid week. The girls have
some mixed emotions really because they also know
that with an ounce of luck and a stronger finish on
the first couple of days that they could have been in
the top three.
New Zealand was led by an impressive three-under
par 69 from Cecilia Cho, who mixed five birdies with
two bogeys, finishing strongly with three birdies in
her final five holes. She finished on even par 288 to
be in a share of 16th place individual.
Lydia Ko, 13, had the other counting score with a oneover 73 with two birdies and one dropped shot while
Caroline Bon had the non-counting four-over 76.
New Zealand jumped from 15th to share eighth
place with Germany and Philippines.
“That said, we have a very young group and the
future is very bright if we can retain and build on this
group of very talented players.”
Korea, who won the Queen Sirikit Trophy in Hamilton
earlier this year, totally dominated to finish on a
record 30-under par and 14 shots clear of second
placed USA. It was just Korea’s second victory in the
world championship, following their breakthrough
win in 1996.
“It was a really pleasing effort. The conditions were
tough and that tested all the players. The girls played
strongly and the most pleasing thing is that they
finished well,” team captain Libby Steele said.
Their dominance was marked with the three players
finishing in the top three on the individual leaderboard,
headed by Jung-Eun Han on 13-under par.
“Cecilia played beautifully and saved her best until
last. Lydia was outstanding in her first tournament at
this level for such a young player and Caroline was
steady throughout the week.”
Defending champions Sweden finished in a share of
third place on four under par with France and South
Africa with Spain sixth on three-under, Canada
seventh on two-under and New Zealand in a share
of eighth on one-under.
577 Denmark 145 140 147 145, Ireland 144 143
147 143
578 Mexico 143 138 149 148, Argentina 140 141
144 153
580 Australia 147 146 142 145 China 145 144
142 149
581 Colombia 150 143 141 147, Wales 149 147
143 142
582 Austria 149 147 143 142
583 Netherlands 149 141 147 146, Chinese Taipei
142 147 146 148, Puerto Rico 149 141 149
144.
Leading individuals:
275 Jung-Eun Han (KOR) 72 65 68 70
277 Ji-Hee Kim (KOZR) 75 63 69 71
278 Hyun-Soo Kim (KOR) 73 70 66 69
283 Jessica Korda (USA) 68 66 73 76, Amy Boulden
(WAL) 72 72 69 70, Kelli Shean (SAF) 70 69 72
72
285 Christine Wong (CAN) 70 67 76 72
Troy Ropiha
Lydia Ko, Caroline Bon & Cecilia Cho
546 Korea 145 128 134 139
Ropiha makes
it two at Port
Taranaki Open
Taupo professional Troy Ropiha claimed his second
four-round win as a professional when he claimed
the Port Taranaki Open.
Ropiha shot an even-par 72 in his final round to hold
off all challengers, finishing on seven-under par 209
at the New Plymouth Golf Club in the event
shortened to 54 holes after the first round was
washed out.
He finished two shots clear of Waikato amateur
Mathew Perry (Hamilton) who moved to second
place on the back of a fine three-under 69 for his
final round.
North Harbour professional Michael Hendry shot a
one-under 71 to finish third on four-under par to
increase his advantage at the top of the Charles Tour
Order of Merit.
Former Taranaki Open winner Doug Holloway
(Hawkes Bay) shot a one-under 71 to finish in a
share of fifth place on three-under par.
Three players shared seventh place consisting of
Auckland professional Richard Lee, local professional
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Grant Moorhead and North Island amateur champion
Nick Gillespie, who fired a tournament-low six-under
66 to continue his excellent recent form.
Ropiha made it two Charles Tour wins in three years
at the New Plymouth Golf Club, where he played for
over 10 years as an amateur.
“I know this place so well and it definitely helps,”
Ropiha said. “I love the course. It’s a great course
and after all of the wet weather, it was in outstanding
conditions. It’s awesome to win here. I played really
well yesterday which was the key I think.”
Perry, a member of the Srixon Academy, enjoyed his
second strong performance on the Charles Tour,
following his fifth placing at the Wairakei Open two
weeks prior.
result from the Open qualified you for the Amateur
Championship that followed.
“I was driven over each day from our family home in
Masterton. Ron and another Masterton golfer were
here and offered to pull my cart – and Ron came
back for the rest of the week.
“The field was strong that week with Bruce
Crampton and Peter Thomson, who was the Open
Champion at that stage. When I made that fourfooter on the final hole to win it was a great feeling.
“I was hoisted on the shoulders of some Masterton
people and I told them to let me down. I’m not an
outwardly emotional person but that win was an
important step for me. And while I did not turn
professional for a further six years, the lessons I
learned that day were invaluable.”
His winning margin of 11 shots was a Charles Tour
record, made more remarkable in that his only two
starts in the Tour have resulted in wins in the Shirley
Open. And his total of 274 was a new record for the
Shirley Open, beating the previous best of 277 by
Eddie Lee in 2001.
“Nothing stops being able to get to this level even
though I don’t play much tournament golf. I am not
bound by any constraints with the shop or teaching.
I’ve always time-managed things well in terms of
running the business, teaching and playing – and I
have always worked hard at whatever I do.”
Charles took the ceremonial first tee shot at the
Centenary Golf Day at Royal Wellington Golf Club,
the scene his first New Zealand Open victory as a
fresh-faced 18-year-old 56 years ago.
Doyle started the day with a seven shot buffer and
immediately put that beyond reach with a birdie on the
first hole while his two nearest rivals dropped shots.
He completed four rounds in red figures, highlighted by
his course record nine-under 63 in the second round.
Sir Bob Charles & Ron Hargreaves
“I have very fond memories of that week. Of course
it was much different to the New Zealand Opens
now in that it went for more than a week and your
Doyle, who rarely plays any tournament golf, fired a
final round one-under 71 to finish on 14-under par
274 in the final Charles Tour event of the year.
The 29 year old believes his lack of competitive
tournament play is no impediment to his success.
Sir Bob Charles teed off celebrations for the New
Zealand Golf Centenary in Wellington in November.
“It’s special to be back here and for it to be part of
the New Zealand Golf Centenary Celebrations is an
honour,” Sir Bob said.
Local club professional Anthony Doyle was in a class
of his own to claim back-to-back victories at the
Shirley Open in Christchurch.
“It’s a little bit emotional. I don’t know yet how I
feel. It’s pretty cool and it’s pretty exciting. I have
worked so hard for the last eight weeks to prepare
for this. I really wanted to put my name on the
trophy twice,” Doyle said.
Reunion for
Charles at NZ Golf
Centenary
celebrations
He was reunited with Ron Hargreaves, now 87, who
caddied for Charles in his victory at the Heretaunga
course in 1954 that sparked a remarkable career
comprising 68 professional victories over five
decades including the British Open and four New
Zealand Opens.
Records fall for Doyle in second
Charles Tour win at Shirley Open
Doyle, who has been associated with the Shirley club
since he turned professional, finished 11 shots clear
of Auckland-based professional Brenden Stuart who
shot a one-over 73 to finish on three-under.
He was one shot ahead of 2003 New Zealand Open
champion Mahal Pearce who shot a one under 71.
Anthony Doyle
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He shared third place with Ashburton teenager Mark
O’Malley, who now plays for the Russley club in
Christchurch where he attends university.
O’Malley shot a four-over 76 to hold on to the
leading amateur spot from Hastings player Daniel
Pearce who shot a one-under 71.
Russley amateur Shaun Jones shared sixth place with
Christchurch professional Mathew Holten on even
par 288 with the top 10 rounded out by Mat Perry
(Hamilton), Te Anau professional David Klein and
Hawkes Bay professionals Leighton James and Doug
Holloway on one-over 289.
Doyle felt that something special was on the cards
this week.
“It’s just something I felt was there from the very
beginning of the week. I know that preparation is so
important for any golf development and I felt as
though the work I had put in over the last week was
absolutely magic.”
However he is unlikely to tee it up in more
tournaments in the near future.
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It was an impressive effort from O’Malley, a New
Zealand junior representative in the Trans Tasman
Cup this year. His hopes of selection for Canterbury
for next month’s TORO Interprovincials will no doubt
be enhanced with his efforts.
Daniel Pearce responded well after an opening sixover 78 with three sub-par rounds while Mahal
Pearce had his best Charles Tour finish.
Holloway, out of form over the first three days, raced
home with a six-under par 66 today with seven
birdies and a solitary dropped shot which saw him
jump more than 20 places to a share of eighth.
New Zealand representative Ben Campbell, finished
as the leading amateur on the 2010 Charles Tour to
earn a start in the New Zealand Open.
Hawkes Bay struggled on Saturday’s third round
which gave Southland an 11-point buffer going into
the final round yesterday and while the hosts were
able to peg back the deficit slightly, it was not
enough to seriously threaten the champions.
Waikato finished third from North Harbour, Auckland
and Taranaki.
Scores (stableford points):
378 Southland 90 107 93 88
369 Hawkes Bay Poverty Bay 96 98 85 90
358 Waikato 88 93 94 83
352 North Harbour 89 91 90 82
347 Auckland 85 87 89 86
346 Taranaki 90 88 86 82
341 Wellington 80 97 84 80
328 Otago 85 87 82 74
327 Manawatu Wanganui 79 80 92 76
Southland claim
double double in New
Zealand Masters golf
Southland have claimed a double double in winning
the New Zealand Women’s Masters Interprovincial
Golf Championships in Napier.
The Southland combination of Robyn Boniface,
Robyn Pullar, Kerry Marui and Fiona Murray
successfully defended the title they won in
Christchurch last year.
They took out the overall honours by nine shots from
hosts Hawkes Bay Poverty Bay at the Maraenui Golf
Club over the weekend, while Boniface was again
the leading individual.
326 Canterbury 80 83 82 81
303 Northland 66 83 74 80
302 Tasman 78 77 72 75
300 Bay of Plenty 68 81 73 78
289 Aorangi South Canterbury 75 79 65 70
Leading individuals (stableford points):
137 Robyn Boniface (Southland) 29 38 36 34
135 Janie Field (Hawkes Bay Poverty Bay) 38 33 31 33
133 Robyn Pullar (Southland) 35 37 29 32
121 Robyn Pellow (Waikato) 29 29 33 30
120 Debbie Wells (Waikato) 28 32 32 28,
Kathy Olsen (HBPB) 28 34 26 32
118 Svala Garner (Taranaki) 30 34 27 27,
Brigit Holford (Auckland) 26 28 33 31
117 Lynda Tate (North Harbour) 29 30 31 27,
Fiona McBride (Wellington) 25 34 32 26.
Tim Wilkinson
Stuart, who recently moved from Wellington to
Auckland, set himself up with yesterday’s five-under
67 and enjoyed his best Charles Tour result with a
one-over 73.
Southland and Hawkes Bay stretched clear of the
other two districts after the first two rounds, with
the defending champions holding a slim three points
ahead over the home team, with Waikato back in
third just ahead of North Harbour, Taranaki,
Wellington, Auckland and Otago.
Danny Lee
“The temptation is there to play more but I still have
obligations with the golf club. That’s where I stand
right now and obligations are very important to me.
I see myself as a loyal person to this golf club and I
want to keep it that way. At the moment it’s just not
the right time.”
Boniface accumulated 137 stableford points for the
72 hole championship, just two ahead of Hawkes Bay
No 1 Janie Field and four over Southland No 2 Pullar.
Josh Geary
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Three New Zealand golfers
qualify for Nationwide Tour
Three New Zealand golfers have earned fully exempt
status for the PGA Nationwide Tour for next year.
Josh Geary, Danny lee and Tim Wilkinson did not
make it in to the top 25 players to earn their PGA
Tour cards, but were within the next 50 to gain full
playing rights to the Nationwide Tour after the final
round of the PGA Tour Qualifying School in Florida.
Geary shot a two-over 74 in his final round at the
Crooked Cat course at Orange National to finish tied
for 50th on five-under par for the gruelling six-rounds.
Lee also shot two-over 74 on the same course to
finish in a share of 64th on three-under to add
Nationwide Tour rights to his European Tour card.
Wilkinson fired a one-under 71 in the final round
today to join Lee in qualifying for the Nationwide
Tour, which will come as some relief after he lost his
PGA Tour card this year following a medical
exemption.
Geary needed to shoot low on the final day to have
any chance of jumping into the top 25, turning at
even par before a double bogey at the 13th derailed
his chances and from there he mixed two bogeys
with two birdies to ensure he was safely on to the
Nationwide Tour.
Lee was three-over after nine holes but three birdies in
a row coming home helped right his ship, while
Wilkinson made a crucial birdie at the tough 17th to
ensure he made the final qualifying mark for his
Nationwide Tour card.
Michael Hendry and Steven Alker will earn
conditional Nationwide status. Hendry shot a oneunder 71 to finish tied for 100th spot, which was
three shots off the cut line. He started superbly to be
four-under after five holes but then missed four
bogeys with one birdie while Alker shot a two-over
73 at Panther Lake to be tied for 132nd.
New Zealand scores:
PGA Tour final qualifying, Orange
National, Florida:
424 Josh Geary 69 67 72 70 72 74 (T50)
426 Danny Lee 74 72 69 65 72 74 (T64)
426 Tim Wilkinson 72 72 71 68 72 71 (T64)
430 Michael Hendry 74 74 73 70 68 74 (T100)
436 Steven Alker 76 74 70 71 72 73 (T132)
Best Eisenhower finish since 1992
New Zealand achieved their best finish for nearly
two decades at the World Amateur Men’s Team Golf
Championship in Argentina.
The trio of Ryan Fox, Ben Campbell and Peter
Spearman-Burn shot a final round five-over 149 in
strong and cold winds to finish fourth overall at
Buenos Aires Golf Club.
Their performance is the best in the Eisenhower
Trophy since New Zealand’s victory in 1992.
France claimed the Eisenhower Trophy for the first
time on seven-under par after losing the lead midround to Denmark who saw their chances blown
away in the strong winds. They eventually finished
runners-up four shots back and only one in front of
third placed USA.
New Zealand were fourth on five-over, a shot ahead
of defending champions Scotland with a further
three shots back to Ireland in sixth.
Auckland’s Ryan Fox led the way with a two-over 74
while Ben Campbell shot a three-over 75 and Peter
Spearman-Burn the non-counting 79, with Campbell
finishing in a share of fourth place on the individual
leaderboard.
Leading scores after final round – Olivos GC par 71, Buenos Aires GC par 72:
place over Scotland.
423 France 137 142 144
“It was a tough putt up over the ridge but I really
wanted to make it to give Ben the cushion coming
home. Once it came over the crest of the hill and
with about 10 feet to go I knew it was going in and
it was a special feeling.
427 Denmark 139 141 147
“It’s been a great experience. For me it was a once in
a lifetime thing and great to be able to compete
against the best guys in the world and to top it off
with a great effort to finish fourth.
“It’s pretty humbling to know that is the best finish
since the win in 1992 when you think of the
amateurs that have gone on to have pretty good
professional careers. That makes it special.
“We combined pretty well this week. BC (Ben Campbell)
has been playing great all year and then Pete and I made
sure we rallied around him and one of us got a score
each day.”
The championship was reduced to 54 holes after
dangerous weather and course conditions for two
lengthy suspensions in play in the second round.
428 USA 143 142 143
435 New Zealand 142 144 149 (Ben Campbell 69 70 75, Ryan Fox 73 78 74, Peter Spearman-Burn 76 74 79)
436 Scotland 150 140 146
439 Ireland 150 146 143
440 Germany 146 147 147
441 England 141 148 152, Belgium 146 151 144, Canada 137 151 153
442 Switzerland 149 146 147, Colombia 143 146 153
445 Korea 145 147 153, Norway 148 147 150, Sweden 141 146 158, Portugal 153 141 151
446 Japan 146 147 153, Italy 146 143 157
447 Iceland 147 146 154
448 South Africa 147 152 149
Leading individuals:
209 Joachim Hansen (DEN) 67 69 73
212 Alexander Levy (FRA) 68 72 72
213 Romain Wattel (FRA) 69 70 74
214 James Byrne (SCO) 75 68 71, Ben Campbell (NZL) 69 70 75, Max Kieffer (GER) 70 73 71, Peter Uihlein (USA) 72 72
70, Eugene Wong (CAN) 67 75 72.
Ben Campbell
“It was a really good effort allround. Ben’s a little bit
disappointed because he came here wanting to win
but when he takes a few days he will realise how well
he has done. The boys combined well and they all
contributed.” Fox said it was a demanding final day.
“We wanted to attack but the conditions didn’t
allow. So it was a matter of being patient and graft.”
He made a superb birdie on the final hole with a
20ft putt to give New Zealand the buffer in fourth
Ryan Fox
“There were only a couple of holes that were genuine
birdie holes out there. The downwind holes had pins
at the front which were impossible to get close to and
anything into the wind was tough,” Fox said.
Peter Spearman-Burn
“We’re happy. It was brutal out there. It blew so hard
and the greens were so fast that it was a matter of
holding on,” Team Captain John Gatley said. “We got
away to a good start but it was so tough and if you
weren’t in the perfect spot then it was a good effort
to get up and down.
North Harbour dig deep to win Foundation
Freyberg Masters golf in thriller
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North Harbour newcomer Reg Fleet came from
behind to halve his match which secured the Lion
Foundation Freyberg Masters provincial team golf
title in Invercargill.
Harbour edged out defending champions Wellington
3-2 in a closely fought and tense final, denying the
Capital side who were attempting to become the
first team to win a hat-trick of titles in the national
provincial team championship for golfers 40 years
and over.
It gave Harbour their fourth victory in the last seven
years following their breakthrough win in 2004.
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beaten by Wellington in the semifinals.
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Fleet, one of the newcomers into the Harbour line-up
this year, came back from 2-down with five holes to
play to grab the vital half while Mark Dawson also
finished all square with wins to Rob Noffke and Phil
Mosley for the winners.
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Mosley, who has been an integral part of the
Harbour success since 2005, said his team played
outstanding golf on the demanding Otatara
course at the Invercargill Golf Club.
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“The final was quite similar to our match against
Wellington last year but they prevailed that day,”
Mosley said. “It was sweet revenge for us.
“We showed a lot of character and played some
great golf. Rob Noffke was 3-under when he beat
Rod Barltrop and the rest of us were around par
which is good scoring here at Otatara which is such
a demanding and fantastic golf course.”
Mosley said their tight win over perennial rivals
Auckland 3-2 in the morning semifinal was the
turning point.
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“We just scraped home really and that gave us the
green light to really fire in the final. It came down to
real perseverance and determination.
“Golf is in a pretty healthy state in North Harbour
right now at all levels which is great.”
Harbour had to dig deep to win their morning
semifinal with wins to Reg Fleet, Mark Dawson and
Mosley.
Wellington showed their experience to dispose of
Waikato 4-1 in the other semifinal with the key
results at the bottom of the order to Barltrop at No 5
and Tam Slaven at No 4 who both won on the 18th
in the deciders.
Results:
Final:
North Harbour 3 Wellington 2 (Harbour names first):
Reg Fleet and Jeff Sims all square, Mark Dawson and
Peter Brinsdon all square, Waka Donnelly lost to
Malcolm Gullery 3 and 2, Phil Mosley bt Tam Slaven
3 and 2, Rob Noffke bt Rodney Barltrop 5 and 4.
Semifinals: North Harbour 3 Auckland 2: Fleet bt
Martin Tumata 2 and 1, Dawson bt Richard Griffin
2 and 1, Donnelly lost to Tony Treen 1down, Mosley
bt Mike Leitch 3 and 2, Noffke lost to David
Headland 1 down).
Wellington 4 Waikato 1 (Sims bt Andrew McKenzie
5 and 4, Brindsdon lost to Phil Hunter 1down,
Gullery bt Wybo Veldman 2 and 1, Slaven bt Ken
Shea 1up, Barltrop bt Mike Karl 1up).
Playoffs:
Fifth place: Manawatu Wanganui 4 Taranaki 1
Seventh place: Canterbury 4 Otago 1
Ninth place: Hawkes Bay 3 ½ Northland 1 ½
11th place: Southland 4 Bay of Plenty 1
13th place: Aorangi 4 Poverty Bay 1
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