The DVS Pegasus Open next week has attracted the cream of New Zealand’s golf crop to the internationally rated and renowned North Canterbury golf club layout.
This only South Island event on the Charles Tour is rich in top class golfers and the calibre of the New Zealand professionals and elite amateurs competing next week makes for one of the strongest Charles Tour events field ever.
The burgeoning talents of James Antsiss, Harry Bateman, Luke Brown, Ryan Chisnall and Luke Toomey will be contrasted by internationally performed players such as Mark Brown, Josh Geary, Peter Fowler, Gareth Paddison, Keiran Muir, Daniel Pearce and...
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The following players have been selected to represent Canterbury to play in the South Island Men’s Masters Interprovincial at North Otago Golf Club 3-4 October.
Canterbury Men’s Masters Team
1. Antony Dale (Waitikiri)2. Andrew Dufton (Russley)3. Aaron Forsyth (Waitikiri)4. Jason Sincock (Amuri)5. Jonathan Stieller (Weedons)6. Brett Turner (Waitikiri)
Manager: Ian Donaldson
Congratulations to all those players selected and we wish them all the best for their upcoming South Island Interprovincial. Results from this event will be posted on the Canterbury Golf website and Facebook page following theevent.
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The annual Canterbury vs Aorangi Representatrive match was played at Ashburton on Sunday in fine conditions and the course in great order.
Canterbury were dominant winning the fixture overall 40-16. Men won 11-5, Women won 14-2, Masters Men won 9-7, U19 Men won 6-2.
Men - Reverse SinglesHayato Miya halved with Alex Kelliher; Marcel Boet bt Dan Perham; Dominic Brettkelly bt Marcus Tessier; Zach May bt Tim Leonard; Hiroki Miya bt Ryan Cockburn; Tom Parker lost to Josh Smith; Mike Toeke bt Jeff Hewitt; Andrew Green bt Damian Rodgers.Singles Hayato Miya lost to Dan Perham; Boet bt Kelliher; Brettkelly lost to Leonard; May...
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Canterbury Golf is fortunate to have many volunteers that contribute to the organisation. This year three Canterbury Golf Service Awards have been presented.
Kevin MoyleKevin received his service award for the valuable contribution he has made as the Canterbury Men's Masters Manager. Kevin has managed the team for five consecutive years from 2015-2019 and is held in high respect by the players. The Men's Masters team have performed very well during this time finishing runners up in 2019.
Pip DeansPip received her service award for her contribution to both the Canterbury Golf Executive Committee and Age Group Committee. Pip has been on...
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Woodward Cup
Round 5 of Woodward Cup was held at Waitikiri Golf Club in warm, sunny conditions.
Hosts Waitikiri had a battle on their hands against Harewood with six of the eight matches going down to the final two holes, ending in 4-4 draw. For the home team Aaron Forsyth, Brett Turner, Antony Dale and Simon Marshall had wins while Harewood's wins came from Matt McLean, Josh Smith, Kerry Branson and Harry Weeds.
Christchurch changed their order around and were dominant against Hororata taking out their match 7-1. Hororata's sole win came from Anton Fouchee defeating Jason Sincock 1 up, while wins to...
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The following players have been selected to represent Canterbury at the annual Canterbury versus Aorangi representative match to be played at the Ashburton Golf Club on Sunday 20 September.
The teams are named in alphabetical order.
Flexi Lease Canterbury Women’s TeamAmelia Garvey (Kaiapoi)Amy Weng (Russley)Catherine Bell (Christchurch)Hillary O’Connor (Russley)Maddie May (Russley)Momoka Kobori (Rangiora)Olive Tapu (Christchurch)Yoyo Fu (Pegasus)Manager: Kara & Steve Campbell
Canterbury Junior Boys TeamCooper Moore (Russley)Etienne Collier (Avondale)Phong Nguyen (Russley)Sam Harris (Russley)Manager: Jayden Moore
Canterbury Men’s TeamAndrew Green (Bottle Lake)Dominic Brettkelly (Hororata)Hayato Miya (Russley)Hiroki Miya (Russley)Marcel Boet (Christchurch)Mike Toeke (Christchurch)Tom Parker (Christchurch)Zach May (Russley)Manager: Mike Taylor
Canterbury Men’s Masters Team Aaron...
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Round four of the 2020 Woodward Cup was held yesterday at Christchurch Golf Club in fine and sunny conditions.
Hosts Christchurch took on Templeton and were too strong winning 5-3, with their top order doing the damage. The top five of Jordan Bakermans, Marcel Boet, Mike Toeke, Tom Parker, and Richard Reed all had wins, while for Templeton it was the bottom three that got the points - Jordan Latter, Tom Wilson, and Josh Simpson.
Russley took on Harewood and interest centred around the No.1 battle between Matt McLean and Reid Hilton. In a close tussle Hilton prevailed 2/1. In the end...
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The Canterbury Golf 9 Hole Tournament was held at Bottle Lake Golf Club on Monday in warm, sunny conditions and the course in great order.
38 golfers played in the annual tournament with Bottle Lake's Margaret Walker winning Grade 1 with 19 stableford points, from Vicki Hight (Waitikiri) and Kathryn Ferris (Avondale) both on 18 points.
Russley's Linda Downes won Grade 2 with 20 points from Kae Golding (Russley), Judith Godman (Kaiapoi) and Owen Patchett (Amberley) all on 19 points.
Linda was the overall winner with 20 points and is pictured with the trophy.
Click here for the Prize Winners
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The Ashby Bergh Trophy and McGuire Hendon Cup matches were played at Tai Tapu Golf Club on Sunday in fine, warm conditions with the course in great order.
The Ashby Bergh Trophy match was between Weedons Black (Canterbury Central Patterson Cup Winner) and Rangiora Red (Canterbury North Templeton Cup Winner) with the Weedons Black team of, from left Martin Bogue, John Callaghan, Stephen MacDonald, Tony Fitzgerald, David Butts and Michael Prendergast defeating Rangiora Red’s Kevin Jones, Stretch Renai, Grant Hoben, Nigel Seaton, Murray Goodwin and Dave Millar 4-2.
The McGuire Hendon Cup match was between Lincoln North (Canterbury Central Patterson Cup Runner-up)...
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The following players have been selected to represent Canterbury to play in the Boys Interprovincial at the Cambridge Golf Club 28 September – 2 October.
Canterbury U19 Men’s TeamU19 Players (in alphabetical order)Ben Burgess (Christchurch)Lachie Mackay (Waimairi Beach)Mika MacDonald (Christchurch)Sam Harris (Russley)U16 Players (in alphabetical order)Seb May (Russley)Yuki Miya (Russley)Manager: Percy Reihana
Congratulations to all those players selected and we wish them all the best for their upcoming Interprovincial. Results will be posted on the Canterbury Golf Facebook page during the events.
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