After an intense week of premier representative golf, both our Canterbury Men's and Women's teams managed to qualify for the semi-finals of their respective tournaments, however unfortunately both were unable to progress to the final. Nonetheless, it was a quality week of Rep Golf action that both the Russley Golf Club and Harewood Golf Club hosted admirably with both courses in great order and with the added spectator seating on offer at Russley there was a great atmosphere for the healthy crowds in attendance to enjoy.
Women’s Overview
Our women’s team started their week ideally across at Harewood with two big 4-1 wins...
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The Canterbury Golf Women's Ringers Tournament was held at Waitikiri Golf Club on 25 November in fine conditions and the course in great order, which was reflected in some great scores.
The 18 Hole competition was won by Lincoln's Evelyn Boath and Judy Campbell with 76 stableford points (Pictured right), from Bottle Lake's Debbie Monkman and Anna Webster (73 points). In third position was Waitikiri's Chris Marple and Marge Wong with 71 points.
The 9 Hole competition was won by Ellesmere's Gill Taylor with 21 points, from Kaiapoi's Barb Sheriff with 20 points and third on 19 points was Waitikiri's Melanie Sanders...
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The Woodward and Blank Cups Promotion / Relegation matches were held at Christchurch and Amberley Golf Clubs respectively yesterday in warm weather and both courses in great condition.
Both matches were highly competitive as expected with Waimairi Beach retaining their position in Woodward Cup in 2025 by defeating challengers Avondale 5-3. Wins to Thomas Clayson, Taylor Reid, Chadol Han, Ben Williamson and Etienne Collier got Waimairi Beach over-the-line. For Avondale Louis Edwards, Teariki Tangiiti and Richard Sinclair had wins.
In the Blank Cup Promotion / Relegation match, Pegasus retained their position in Blank Cup for 2025 with wins to Marcus Mariu, Peter...
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The 2024 Pollock Cup Finals Day took place on Sunday with a modified finals day format that saw both the semi-final round and the final played on the same day. The neutral venue of Rangiora Golf Club played hosts with the course in fine condition for the occasion.
In semi-final one, defending champions Waimairi Beach took on a strong Russley outfit who had progressed through the regular season undefeated with 4 wins and one draw. The match featured many close encounters with the battle of the ones going to the last with Russley’s Alisia Ren eventually winning out over her Canterbury...
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Introducing your 2024 Canterbury Men's & Women's NZ Interprovincial Teams.
For full NZ Interprovincial tournament information including draws and team lists, click - HERE.
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The 2024 edition of the NZ Freyberg Masters tournament was played last week in Invercargill with the countries best men’s masters players doing battle in the annual event.
Canterbury’s team featured two players on debut at this level in Glenn Coughlan (2) and Leon Yee (Reserve) alongside the experienced players of Andrew Green (1), Aaron Forsyth (3) James Howard (4) and Jason Sincock (5.)
In round 1 the men came up against a solid Hawkes Bay side who in the end proved too strong coming away with a 3.5-1.5 victory. Andrew Green prevailed at the top of the order 1up in a...
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The fourth and final round of the 2024 Junior Foursomes competition was played at Weedons Country Club on Sunday.This competition is played over 4 weeks and is considered the first step on the pathway to interclub competition golf that progresses through the ranks to Woodward and Pollock Cups. The players range in handicaps from single figures to participants playing on the maximum handicaps as their journey in golf is just starting. Each week the players have a different stableford competition including 2Ball Best Ball, Foursomes, Canadian Foursomes and an Ambrose. This competition has seen some big names of Canterbury Golf...
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WOODWARD CUP FINAL CLEARWATER VS RUSSLEY LIVE SCORING - CLICK HERE
BLANK CUP AVONDALE VS BOTTLE LAKE LIVE SCORING - CLICK HERE
SIMON CUP FINAL LIVE SCORING RANGIORA VS RUSSLEY - CLICK HERE
THOMPSON MACDONALD FINAL LIVE SCORING HAREWOOD VS MCLEANS ISLAND - CLICK HERE
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Canterbury star Cooper Moore has won his maiden Men’s NZ Amateur Championship title in a thrilling final in Auckland on November 3rd which went all the way to the 36th hole! This marks the second successive year a Canterbury teenager has won the event following Seb May'striumph in 2023.
The following news story is courtesy of Golf New Zealand:
Auckland’s Titirangi Golf Club witnessed an unforgettable display of resilience as Eunseo Choi and Cooper Moore emerged as champions of the New Zealand Amateur Championships. Both players demonstrated incredible skill and determination throughout the intense finals, securing their places in New Zealand’s golfing history.
Choi Completes Historic Double
18-year-old...
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