The 2023 Canterbury Match Play will be played this coming weekend at the Waitikiri Golf Club with several division titles up for grabs.
In the men’s field, there is again a strong contingent of players with the likes of Sam McGill (+4.0, Clearwater), Cooper Moore (+3.8, Clearwater), and Dominic Brettkelly (+2.9, Clearwater) all of who recently played in Monday’s NZ Open qualifying event in Cromwell and will all be vying for the Men’s Open title. McGill who came agonisingly close to securing a spot in the NZ Open following a 5 under round (eventually missing out in the play-off) will be...
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Canterbury Golf is seeking expressions of interest for the 2023 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 Golf would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge Ian Donaldson who has decided to step down from the position of Men’s Convenor of Selectors.
Ian has held the position for the last 8 years making an invaluable contribution to Canterbury Representative golf putting in countless hours of dedication and professionalism to undertake the role over such a long period of time. One of the undoubted highlights during his tenure was of course overseeing the 2020 Men’s NZ Interprovincial victory to go alongside the numerous South Island Interprovincial titles that have been achieved over the men’s, master’s, and junior’s...
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The Canterbury Life Members Tournament was held at Amberley Golf Club on Tuesday in very hot temperatures and the course in great order.
The Overall Winner of the Life Members Trophy was Graeme Ramsay from Hawarden (pictured right) with a great round of 81 and 40 stableford points.
Last year's winner Geoff d'Auvergne from Amberley was runner-up in the Men's Division with 32 points on a countback from John Duff, McLeans Island and Keith Yorston, Hawarden with 30 points.
The Ladies winner and overall runner-up was Susan Lyons from Everglades with 33 points from Mo Pollock, Amberley with 26 points and Pauline Francis-Fox...
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The Final round of Canterbury Men's Over 50's & 60's Interclub was completed at Weedons Country Club last Sunday. The popular competition attracted a record 24 teams who played six rounds during the 2022/23 season.
Winning Teams: Over 50's Team Gross - Christchurch & Over 50's Team Net - Tai TapuOver 60's Team Gross - Amberley & Over 60's Team Net - Tai Tapu
Click here for the Final Team StandingsClick here for the Team & Individual Winners
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Last Friday the annual Presidents & Secretaries Day was combined for the first time with the annual Captains Day as a joint occasion at Ellesmere Golf Club. The day was a great success with over 80 players in the field and representatives of the majority of the Canterbury clubs in attendance.
The occasion was also used as an opportunity to invite Golf New Zealand's Dean Murphy (CEO) and Hana-Rae Seifert (GM- Partnerships & Legal) to speak to the clubs about the Golf NZ partnerships agreement that is being considered currently enabling clubs to hear about this first hand and ask questions...
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Dominic Brettkelly (Clearwater) wins the Canterbury Stroke Play at Waimairi Beach by 4 shots from Reid Hilton (Russley) and a further 4 shots to Cooper Moore (Clearwater) and Liam Hewitt (Queenspark). Brettkelly had established a strong lead after Saturday's 2 rounds, being 13 under and 7 shots ahead. A solid par round on Sunday was sufficient to take out the Canterbury Title, along with the South Island Stroke Play title which was run in conjunction with the Canterbury event.
Chloe So (Pakaranga) won the Womens event on 225, 2 shots ahead of Yoonae Jeong (Wakatipu).
Overnight leader Andrew Hobbs (Otago) had to...
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The 2023 Canterbury Stroke Play is now just days away as excitement builds for one of the most eagerly anticipated fields in the event's history to be played at Waimairi Beach Golf Club over the 4-5 February weekend. Over 140 entries, a new record, were received for the 96 positions meaning the competition for places was extremely tight across several of the divisions.
With the ballot completed the playing field consists of representatives from across both Canterbury and the country. In total there will be players from 35 different clubs taking part with 16 Canterbury-based clubs represented and a stunning 19...
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On the Opening Day of the 2023 season, Kaiapoi Golf Club made a presentation to Amelia Garvey to celebrate her achievements to date and her Kaiapoi connection. The full article can be read - HERE.
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After 13 years at the helm of Canterbury Golf, General Manager Grant Lewis is moving on to a role with Golf New Zealand as National Sector Support Manager. He will still be based in Christchurch but will support clubs, districts, and national relationships across New Zealand.
At a farewell function held at the Canterbury Golf offices on 13 December he was thanked by President Mike Rondel and former President and current Executive Committee Member Peter MacDonald in front of a supportive audience of staff, Canterbury Golf volunteer leaders, and sponsors. He was presented with a carved maori statue suitably engraved to...
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