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Canterbury Golf Life Members Tournament

7 March 2024

Canterbury Life Members Tournament Winner 2024 Keith Yorston right Cropped The Annual Canterbury Life Members tournament was held on 6 March at the Hawarden Golf Club. The course was in wonderful condition and Hawarden were amazing hosts to a field of 16 players. This year the Canterbury Golf Executive underwrote the costs of the tournament as a thank you to the Life Members. These people have dedicated many hours to their individual clubs, this is a chance to recognise these efforts and to hear the stories of the work these people have given to their clubs was very overwhelming. Allan Easte the Hawarden club captain was very organised and after a welcoming...

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Amelia Garvey creates golfing history!

4 March 2024

431358752 740152504886964 6828544275930111904 n Playing on the NXTT tour at the Royal St Cloud golf course in Florida on the weekend, Garvey knocked in the trio of sub-part shots for a round of six-under – which saw her eventually tie for seventh place. Garvey’s astonishing feat has created sporting history – with NXTT confirming the treble had never been achieved by any professional golfer before. The odds of hitting an albatross (three under par) are six million-to-one. The odds of a pro’ golfer shooting a hole-in-one are approximately 3,000-to-one. The odds of knocking in an eagle are 350-to-one. Cumulatively, that equates to odds of 6.3 trillion-to-one,...

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New Zealand Eagles Golf Society - Golfer of the Year

22 February 2024

EaglesGolferoftheYearTrophy3 Earlier this month young Canterbury golfer Cooper Moore attended the NZ Eagles Golfing Society National Convention and Golfer of the Year Dinner in Hastings, during which he was named as Golfer of the Year. As part of the convention, Cooper was invited to play in their annual tournament which consisted of one round at Hastings Golf Club and one round at Napier Golf Club. Cooper validated his nomination by shooting a personal best 9 under par 63 at Hastings Golf Club which consisted of 9 pars and 9 birdies and then followed that up the next day with a 4 under...

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2024 Representative Selectors | Expressions of Interest

21 February 2024

INTERPromen281120 16 Canterbury Golf is seeking expressions of interest for the 2024 Canterbury Men’s and Women's Selector positions.  These are rewarding roles that contribute to the ongoing success of Canterbury Golf. To successfully fulfill the roles, the following skills and attributes are required:  The ability to provide quality and fair player appraisals Well organised The ability to work as part of a team A passion for golf Excellent communication and analytical skills Ability to spend time at Woodward/Pollock Cup and major tournaments based in Canterbury to observe players Previous playing experience at a high level would be advantageous The key responsibilities for these roles are: Providing quality appraisals of players based on...

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Canterbury Men's Over 50's & 60's Interclub

14 February 2024

Mens Over 50s 60s Tai Tapu Winners Ind. 50s Team Net. 60s Team Gross Cropped The Final round of Canterbury Men's Over 50's & 60's Interclub was completed at Bottle Lake Club on Sunday. The popular competition attracted 23 teams who played six rounds during the 2023/24 season. Winning Teams: Over 50's Team Gross - Coringa Over 50's Team Net - Kaiapoi Over 60's Team Gross - Tai Tapu (on countback from Pegasus B)Over 60's Team Net - Tai Tapu                      It was a good day out for Tai Tapu on Sunday winning the Over 60's Team Gross and Net and Jason Blair winning the Over 50's Individual Net. Tai Tapu's Will Tutton, Tony Pye, Jason Blair, Gary Welsh,and Rick...

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Canterbury Golf Presidents, Secretaries & Captains Day

12 February 2024

Prize giving2 The 2024 annual Presidents, Secretaries & Captains Day was delivered by Canterbury Golf at Harewood Golf Club last Friday in what as always is a special day on the calendar.  In all, there were 92 players in the field which included 36 club Captains (18 pairs), 23 Presidents, and 15 Secretaries/Club Managers all taking part as well as the many invited guests. Further from all those participants, 22 clubs across Canterbury were represented on the day which provides a fantastic opportunity for those important people within clubs an opportunity to mix, mingle, and connect with their counterparts in other clubs and...

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2024 Canterbury Stroke Play Championship – Overview

5 February 2024

IMG 1838 Another exciting edition of Canterbury’s premier golf action concluded yesterday as the 2024 Canterbury Stroke Play lived up to expectations. Playing at Christchurch Golf Club the players and spectators were treated to immaculate course conditions showcasing arguably one of the best courses in the region. Saturday morning delivered some unusually cold February conditions, but the golf action was anything but cold with some extremely hot scoring displayed in round 1 with players looking to set a high standard from the outset as they chased the respective titles. Clearwater’s Sam McGill recorded the best round with an incredible 7 under round of...

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Canterbury Golf Referees Association - Level 1 & 2 Rules Courses

5 February 2024

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2024 Canterbury Stroke Play Preview

2 February 2024

Insta SP Draw Release 1 All is set for an exciting 2024 Lamb and Hayward Canterbury Stroke Play Championship this weekend at one of the premier and historic golfing venues in Christchurch Golf Club. As expected, there was again huge interest for places in the field with over 160 registrations from players across Canterbury and NZ entering. With the expanded format this year 108 players have been included forming a quality field showcasing the best amateurs of Canterbury and beyond. The Open Men’s field this year contains senior, u19, and Masters players all playing in the same division in search of both the overall title and...

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Canterbury Golf Life Member - Brian Newsome

25 January 2024

Brian Newsome 2002 Selector Cropped Canterbury Golf would like to acknowledge the unfortunate passing of Life Member Brian (BeeJay) Newsome.  Brian, born in 1933, was also a Life Member of McLeans Island Golf Club where he played all his golf, except for his early years at Harewood. His contribution to Canterbury Golf took place over several years including 12 years of service on the management committee between 1988 and 2000, and 7 years as convenor of selectors – 5 for junior convenor and 2 as senior convenor.  He was also an age-group team manager during that time. Brian was 90 years old. Pictured below: Brian Newsome receiving his...

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