The final round of Presidents Grade Interclub was held at Bottle Lake Golf Club yesterday in warm, calm autumn conditions with the course in great order.
The Champion Templeton team of, from left Paul Prendergast, Richard Hampton, John Hampton, Mark O Connor, Wayne Huddy, Tony Pupich, Murray Huddy, John Sykes and Lex Franklin were in control from the start of the competition getting away to a flying start winning their first ten matches and setting up what appeared to be an unasailable lead, however this was put to test as Templeton finished winless over the final three rounds. They were tied on 20 points at...
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Canterbury's own Amelia Garvey has qualified for the 2021 US Open in dramatic fashion. Read this report courtesy of Golf NZ.
Garvey qualifies for second major championship
Rising New Zealand golfing star Amelia Garvey has qualified for her second US Women’s Open after prevailing in a playoff at pre-qualifying.
The 20-year-old has earned her place in her second major championship which is being played from June 4 – 7 at The Olympic Club, a day after her 21st birthday.
She carded rounds of 74 and 72 to finish at two-over par at Brentwood Country Club in Los Angeles, which meant she was in a...
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On a mild still day on Friday 30 April and a challenging fast running course at Avondale, twenty-four Canterbury club teams of four contested the District Final of the annual NZ National Club Teams' event. The format was a 4BBB with the best-ball of the team two pairs added together. It was a closely contested competition with the Scargill club team emerging the winner with a combined score of 122, their players from left are Emma MacFarlane, Jo Sampson, Helen Lang and Viv Pooley.
One shot back was Rangiora on 123, then on 125 Ellesmere took third place on a countback to Rawhiti in fourth.
The Canterbury...
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There was a strong turnout for the first Friends of Canterbury Golf Members Tournament held at Waimakariri Gorge Golf Club last Friday. Members were asked to bring two friends to play as a team in a three person ambrose format.
The tournament would not have been possible without the generous support of Karen and Mike and their team at IFM Ltd, and the fantastic cooperation from the Waimak Gorge Golf Club.
The day started in a mild nor-wester but mid afternoon changed to a cool southerly. The field managed to get in before any major rain hit and enjoyed some hot savouries...
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The Finals of Metro A & B Interclub were played at McLeans Island Golf Club on Sunday in warm, calm conditions and the course in great order.
The Metro A Final between Russley and Bottle Lake was a very tight affair with three matches going to the wire before last year's champions Bottle Lake made it back-to-back titles defeating Russley 4.5-3.5.The victorious Botlle Lake team of, from left Simon Carey, Shayne Dwyer, Mark Silcock, Trevor Hope, Richard Falloon and Ian Chaney. In front, Wayne Newsome, Craig Bilton and Lyall Grant are pictured below.
The Metro B Final between Russley and Coringa was...
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It was the end of an era at Canterbury Golf when Golf Development Manager Rachel Thow finished up after 11 1/2 years in the role.
Rachel's dedication, passion, and high level of expertise was celebrated last Thursday at Canterbury Golf headquarters with over 40 people coming along to bid her farewell.
Many people spoke about their involvement with Rachel and the consistent theme was her unwavering dedication to providing the highest service level possible to everyone she interacted with.
Rachel's achievements include representing Canterbury in the Senior Women's Team for many years and receiving a Canterbury Golf Service Award. Canterbury winning all four...
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Your feedback will help Canterbury Golf improve its service to golfers in the region.
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It is with pleasure that Canterbury Golf announces the addition of Jocelyn Blackmore to the team.
Jocelyn will be taking on the new full-time role of Participation Coordinator that has been created due to the phenomenal growth and increased focus on work fostering participation in golf, including overseeing our very successful Futures Canterbury programme.
She brings to the position a wealth of golf experience having played since a young age, playing many years of Pollock Cup, and representing the Canterbury Senior Women’s Team. She is ably supported by her husband Matt Holten who many in the golf community will know and respect...
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The 2021 NZ Women's Masters was heavily affected with over 75mm of rain falling during the tournament. This forced the organisers to abandon play on Saturday as the course became unplayable and water-logged. This was only the second time in its 28-year history that play jeopardized the 72-hole format forcing the event to be reduced to only 36 holes.
The reduced format made it difficult to make up ground on the first-round leaders Bay of Plenty. The Bay held on, to notch up their sixth victory at the event. “Not the way we envisaged winning’ said Captain Keefe “but we’ll take it’. NZ Tasman team...
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The Canterbury North vs Buller Westland Representative fixture was played at Hanmer Springs Golf Club on the weekend in warm, sunny conditions with the course in great order. The matches were played in great spirit and Hanmer Springs Golf Club were excellent hosts.
Canterbury North Seniors defeated Buller Westland 14.5 - 5.5- Fourball 4 - 1- Foursomes 2.5 - 2.5- Singles 8 - 2
Canterbury North Intermediates defeated Buller Westland 12 - 8- Fourball 4.5 - .5- Foursomes 1 - 4- Singles 6.5 - 3.5
Overall Canterbury North defeated Buller Westland 26.5 - 13.5
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