Charteris Bay's long reign as Boyle Cup Champions came to an end yesterday in their 21st defence when they were defeated 3-2 by Amberley in a very close affair with two matches going to the 17th and another to the 18th. Charteris Bay had held the Boyle Cup since defeating Greendale on 13th April 2018 so it will leave a big gap in the club's trophy cabinet.
Amberley will now contact Canterbury clubs to request expressions of interest to challenge for the Boyle Cup and conduct a ballot of those interested.
Yesterday's winning team, who will be looking forward to defending their first...
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After the tournament was cancelled last year due to inclement weather the 2022 Golf Warehouse 4BBB Championship was held at the same venue - Pegasus Golf Club. A full field turned out and braved the cold conditions on a well turned out championship layout.
There was some good scoring, none better than former Canterbury Rep Andrew Green who fired a four under par 68 that included a bogey on the par 5 18th hole. He led his team to victory in the men's championship, with partner Jed Robertson chiming in on the last couple of holes for a combined score of...
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Former Canterbury Womens Golf Association (CWGA) President and McLeans Island Life Member Annette Laugesen passed away recently after a brief battle with cancer.
Her contribution to golf in Canterbury started in 1988 when she joined the CWGA as a committee member and remained on the committee until she was elected Vice President in 2000, and then President in 2002 until to 2003. During this time she was also the Canterbury delegate to the New Zealand Women's Golf Council.
Annette was still active playing golf and serving her club up until her passing.
Her funeral service is being held at Lamb & Hayward in...
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A top field of Canterbury amateurs will turn out for the Golf Warehouse Canterbury 4BBB Championship being held at Pegasus Golf Club this Sunday 19 June.
Demand to play in this championship has been strong with many pairs balloted out of both the men's and women's fields.
The men's title will be hotly contested with a high-quality field. There are seven pairings with a combined "plus" handicap. Leading the field are the pairing of Canterbury reps Zach May and Dominic Brettkelly on a combined +4.9. They are closely followed by the "Golf Warehouse" pairing of Reid Hilton and Peter Brinsdon, and then...
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Central Canterbury stalwart Barry Brownie passed away last Sunday aged 88 years. He contributed significantly to golf in the Canterbury Central region, with the Brownie Cup still played for today in Canterbury Central interclub.
A service to celebrate Barry's wonderful life, will be held at the Akaroa Golf Club, Pawsons Road, Duvauchelle, on Friday, June 17, 2022, at 12.30pm, interment thereafter at The Akaroa Anglican Cemetery, Akaroa.
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The Canterbury Men's Champion of Champions Tournament was held at Waimairi Beach Golf Club yesterday in strong winds and wintery conditions with the course in great order.25 clubs were represented at the event where Senior, Intermediate and Junior Champions from their respective clubs compete in an individual and team gross and net stableford competition.
The results were as follows:
Team Gross Stableford Champions - Coringa (John Rademakers, Albert Yee, Chris Choie), 90 ptsRunner Up - Templeton (Tom Wilson, Desmond Gong, Martin Kinsella), 85 ptsTeam Net Stableford Champions - Waimairi Beach (Ron Seel, Fraser Mearns, Mike Irving), 107 pts (Pictured left to right)Runner...
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Yuki Miya (Russley) and Cooper Moore (Clearwater) have recently accepted an invitation to Golf New Zealand’s National Junior Training camp that falls under Phase 2 of the National Talent Development Programme.
The camp will take place from the 10th to the 13th of July at St Peters Golf Academy, Cambridge. The goal for each camp is for Golf NZ to get to know the players a little bit more while helping to grow their skills. This year the focus of the camp will be on tournament preparation, play and review. Players will be taken through the resources and systems Golf New...
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The Finals of Women’s 18 Hole 4’s and 6’s Interclub were hosted at the Hororata Golf course yesterday in fine, cool conditions which players and officials would have welcomed after early morning rain was persistent elsewhere in Canterbury.
The 4’s Final between Bottle Lake and Christchurch was always going to be a tight match after the teams couldn’t be separated in their round robin match in April. Bottle Lake's team of, from left Erin Hensley, Kathleen Thomson, Sarah Sherwood and Anna Webster were unbeaten in round robin play and extended that form into the final, winning some key matches and defeating...
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The Final of the Canterbury Junior Interclub Matchplay was played at the well presented Russley Golf Club, after a frost delay the matches begun between both finalists who the previous week had triumphed in extra holes after the semi finals were tied 2-2. Russley Red against Russley Black so any true Canterbury supporter cheering for Russley was always going to be winner. After 9 holes the momentum was with the Russley Black team, #4 Ryan Mordaunt (2 birdies) playing Ethan Parkes square, #3 Vanessa Lim after shooting 38 on the front nine 3 up against Eva Yin, #2 Rahil Krishna...
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The final round of Canterbury Central Brownie Cup interclub was played at Ellesmere Golf Club on Sunday in fine, sunny conditions and the course in great order.
Lincoln were on top of the table leading into the final round with their opposition Akaroa two points behind.
Akaroa gave themselves a fighting chance of taking the title by defeating Lincoln 5-4 but Lincoln's team of, from left David Gugich, Graham Allan, Wayne Gugich, Scott Saunders, Darryl Moore and Josh Thomson. (Absent Kerry Klemick, Hugo Rycroft, Scott Paterson) had a superior games total winning the Brownie Cup by two games.
Josh Thomson also won the...
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