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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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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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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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 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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Following the recent Golf New Zealand Board (GNZ) elections process where each District Associations was required to first nominate any candidates and then subsequently vote for their preferred candidate, it has been confirmed that Canterbury Golf President Michael Rondel has been voted and elected to the GNZ Board.
Michael will join the also-elected Andy Sellar with them both commencing their respective 3-year terms starting 1 January 2024. Further, it has just been confirmed that the GNZ Appointments Panel has now also completed their processes and has appointed Anna Tierney for a 3-year term, and Kylie Boyd for a 1-year term (casual vacancy)...
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The Final of the Canterbury Central Masters Interclub Competition was played at Ellesmere yesterday with the course in great order.The Masters interclub season had to be extended just over a month due to some postponements as a result of poor weather, however the weather gods certainly turned on a great day yesterday for the Final. It was the two zone runners-up from pool play that made it to the final with Hororata Black facing Lincoln North. As expected it was a tight match with only one point separating the teams at the completion of the singles match play with Hororata ahead ...
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Canterbury Golf recently caught up with Peter van Eekelen, president of the NZ Society of Hickory Golf and chair of the NZ Hickory Open to discuss the current Hickory activity here in Canterbury and NZ.
Peter and his colleagues deliver the annual NZ Hickory Open which now consists of a week-long programme of Hickory events all leading up to the Open itself on March 10th at Christchurch Golf Club. Proceeds from this event are kindly donated by the NZ Society of Hickory Golf to Canterbury Golf's Futures Canterbury programme, which is a great example of the traditions of our game supporting the...
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The 2024 edition of the Men’s and Women’s NZ Interprovincial tournament was played last week on the Kapiti Coast with the Men’s and Women’s premier Representative competitions once again being played in parallel to each other at Paraparaumu Beach and Waikanae Golf Clubs.
NZ Men’s Interprovincial
The Canterbury Men’s team had several new faces involved with 4 players in total making their debut for Canterbury at the NZ Interprovincial level. Tom Lee, in his first season representing Canterbury, was selected in the one position having previously played in this position in the past during his time in Otago. The number 4 spot...
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