The final round robin matches of Junior Match Play Interclub were completed at Harewood Golf Club yesterday with the Semi-Finalsts being decided. Top seed Hororata will play Russley Red and Russley Black will play Russley Gold next Sunday at Hororata.
Individual honours for the Most Valuable Player, Maori Wahaika Trophy were aslo decided yesterday and while there were several players in contention for this trophy leading up to the final round, it was Russley Gold's James Walker who won the honour of MVP for 2022, winning his final match to make it a perfect five-from-five record.
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Canterbury Golf is delighted to confirm the managers for the 2022 Men’s and Women’s Canterbury Representative seasons. The appointments are as follows:
Men’s Manager: Mike Taylor
Men’s Assistant Manager: Kerry Chuck
Women’s Manager: Debbie Scott
Women’s Assistant Manager: TBC
Men’s Masters Manager: Simon Marshall
Canterbury Golf is very fortunate to have the above-mentioned managers' knowledge and commitment in these roles and we congratulate them on their selection.
Players who have notified Canterbury Golf of their availability for Representative selection for the 2022 season will be able to meet the managers and selectors at the upcoming scheduled player's meetings as follows:
Men’s Masters Players Meeting – 18th May, 6pm
Women’s...
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The final round of Central Shield interclub was played at Weedons Country Club on Sunday with the host club's teams in prime positions leading into the day's matches.Weedons Black needed results to go their way to edge their Weedons Red clubmates, however both teams had respective wins against Hororata Black 5-1 and Hororata Yellow 4.5-.5 ensuring that Weedons Red took out the honours and silverware.The Weedons Red team, from left are Shaun Payne, Brad Nightingale, Jonathan Stieller and Devon Nightingale.
The Grant Lethaby trophy for the best individual performance throughout the competition was jointly won by Shaun Payne and Hayden Clinton...
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The final of the Women's 18 Hole Silver Interclub competition was played at Amberley Golf Club yesterday in perfect, sunny conditions and the course in great order.The Final was between Russley and last year's Champions Harewood, attempting to go back-to-back and almost did, however Russley had other ideas and after a 3-3 result at the end of regulation 18 holes it came down to a countback of individual holes won on the day which favoured Russley 25-24. So their team of Faye Le Cren, Kathy Seaward, Mary Deakins and Mihee Woo won what couldn't have been a closer Final defeating Harewood's Lynn Brand,...
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The Tour Championship event was held on Sunday in ideal conditions at Clearwater Golf Club. This was a special day as it marked the return of the event for the first time in 3 years following the recently Covid affected seasons.
As always is the case with this event, it was a rare occasion when we can get together so many valued people from the various roles within the Canterbury Golf Community from volunteers, sponsors, Friends of Canterbury Golf members, senior players, and young players all rubbing shoulders together.
The format for the day enabled this mix of people to play with...
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The Women's National Club Teams' District Final was held at Harewood Golf Club on Friday in fine weather and the course in great condition.
26 clubs from the Canterbury Region were represented in the 18 Hole Four Ball Strokeplay event where the aggregate of the four ball scores of the club's two pairs is the team's score.
As is expected in this event the scores were again very close with just five strokes separating the top 7 teams, but it was Tai Tapu's team of Adrienne Shadbolt, Jill Gimblett, Karena Gibson and Jeanette Drinnan who prevailed on a combined total of 132,...
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Several Canterbury players across the full range of Age Groups had maiden victories in their respective events over the last week.
Firstly, Canterbury representative Kazuma Kobori joined an illustrious group of a handful of amateurs to win on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour, claiming the Autex Muriwai Open. The 20-year-old Rangiora Golf Club member carded rounds of 66, 75, 69, and 68 to secure the victory by 4 strokes seeing off a competitive field. Read the full review here - https://www.golf.co.nz/news-detail?newsarticleid=25760&tags=Tournaments
Meanwhile, in Tasman Canterbury Masters stalwart Aaron Forsyth claimed the inaugural South Island Seniors Championship coming from behind on the final...
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It was great day out for Waimairi Beach Golf Club at Coringa Golf Club on Sunday where the Metro A and B Finals were played in fine conditions and the course in great order.In a first for the Waimairi Beach Golf Club both their Metro A and B teams won their respective Finals. In Metro A Waimairi Beach's team (pictured above) of Steve Priest, Grant Bunting, Uinisoni Saafi, Gary Eyre, Craig Prior, Craig Allsopp, Dave Smith and Lloyd Dungey defeated McLeans Island 5-3.
In the Metro B Final between Waimairi Beach and Russley, the teams finished 4-4 at the end of...
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Canterbury Golf is now seeking expressions of interest for the Manager positions for the 2022 Canterbury Representative Teams. These are rewarding roles that contribute to the ongoing success of Canterbury Golf.
The purpose of these positions is to assist players to ensure they are supported and managed to perform at their best while representing Canterbury. The available roles and their job descriptions can be found below:
Men’s Representative Team Manager
Men’s Representative Team Assistant Manager
Women’s Representative Team Manager
Women’s Representative Team Assistant Manager
Men’s Masters Representative Team Manager
Each position's term is 16 May – 31 December 2022.
Applications in writing, outlining relevant skills and experience can...
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Kaituna Golf Club held a unique golf tournament on Friday 1 April using "night flyer" glowing golf balls.
With daylight saving ending, and darkness descending early, nine holes were played from 5pm followed by supper. By then it was dark enough to have a par-3 men’s and women’s “champagne” shoot-out using “Night Flyer” golf balls. The flag and edge of the greens were identified by special glow sticks, and the tee box lit up with a car’s lights.
Hitting the "night flyer" golf balls was a unique experience for all, and lots of fun was had as the balls flew through the...
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