All is set for an exciting 2024 Lamb and Hayward Canterbury Stroke Play Championship this weekend at one of the premier and historic golfing venues in Christchurch Golf Club. As expected, there was again huge interest for places in the field with over 160 registrations from players across Canterbury and NZ entering. With the expanded format this year 108 players have been included forming a quality field showcasing the best amateurs of Canterbury and beyond.
The Open Men’s field this year contains senior, u19, and Masters players all playing in the same division in search of both the overall title and...
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Canterbury Golf would like to acknowledge the unfortunate passing of Life Member Brian (BeeJay) Newsome.
Brian, born in 1933, was also a Life Member of McLeans Island Golf Club where he played all his golf, except for his early years at Harewood. His contribution to Canterbury Golf took place over several years including 12 years of service on the management committee between 1988 and 2000, and 7 years as convenor of selectors – 5 for junior convenor and 2 as senior convenor. He was also an age-group team manager during that time. Brian was 90 years old.
Pictured below: Brian Newsome receiving his...
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Following the recent Golf New Zealand Board (GNZ) elections process where each District Associations was required to first nominate any candidates and then subsequently vote for their preferred candidate, it has been confirmed that Canterbury Golf President Michael Rondel has been voted and elected to the GNZ Board.
Michael will join the also-elected Andy Sellar with them both commencing their respective 3-year terms starting 1 January 2024. Further, it has just been confirmed that the GNZ Appointments Panel has now also completed their processes and has appointed Anna Tierney for a 3-year term, and Kylie Boyd for a 1-year term (casual vacancy)...
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The Final of the Canterbury Central Masters Interclub Competition was played at Ellesmere yesterday with the course in great order.The Masters interclub season had to be extended just over a month due to some postponements as a result of poor weather, however the weather gods certainly turned on a great day yesterday for the Final. It was the two zone runners-up from pool play that made it to the final with Hororata Black facing Lincoln North. As expected it was a tight match with only one point separating the teams at the completion of the singles match play with Hororata ahead ...
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Canterbury Golf recently caught up with Peter van Eekelen, president of the NZ Society of Hickory Golf and chair of the NZ Hickory Open to discuss the current Hickory activity here in Canterbury and NZ.
Peter and his colleagues deliver the annual NZ Hickory Open which now consists of a week-long programme of Hickory events all leading up to the Open itself on March 10th at Christchurch Golf Club. Proceeds from this event are kindly donated by the NZ Society of Hickory Golf to Canterbury Golf's Futures Canterbury programme, which is a great example of the traditions of our game supporting the...
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The 2024 edition of the Men’s and Women’s NZ Interprovincial tournament was played last week on the Kapiti Coast with the Men’s and Women’s premier Representative competitions once again being played in parallel to each other at Paraparaumu Beach and Waikanae Golf Clubs.
NZ Men’s Interprovincial
The Canterbury Men’s team had several new faces involved with 4 players in total making their debut for Canterbury at the NZ Interprovincial level. Tom Lee, in his first season representing Canterbury, was selected in the one position having previously played in this position in the past during his time in Otago. The number 4 spot...
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The Woodward Cup Promotion / Relegation match between the highest placed Blank Cup club without a team in Woodward Cup and the team that finished last in Woodward Cup this year faced-off at Russley Golf Club yesterday. In very warm conditions and the course in great order the stakes were high for the winner, with Avondale and Waimairi Beach competing for the opportunity to play in the 2024 Woodward Cup Interclub competition. The match was reasonably tight for most of the game, being 4 all after 14 holes, but a stronger finish from Waimairi Beach saw them gain the upper...
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The Canterbury Golf Women's Ringers Tournament was held at McLeans Island Golf Club yesterday in fine, warm conditions with the course in great order. Fiona Nicholls (left) and Denise Curry from Harewood were the 18 Hole Ringers Champions with a combined stableford points total of 75, while Jocelyn Chambers from Greendale took out the 9 Hole Ringers competition with 22 points.Apart from Fiona and Denise's combined total of 75 points being five points clear of their opponents, scoring was very close across both competitions with multiple countbacks required to decide final placings.
18 Hole Ringers1st - Fiona Nicholls & Denise Curry (Harewood),...
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After recent postponements to the Canterbury Central Masters Interclub competition, the Final round of round robin was played on Sunday at Ellesmere in warm, sunny conditions with the course in great order.
It was also the final opportunity for players to stake their claim as the competitions MVP and be awarded the Harkerss Tankard, which is kindly donated by Joanne and Barry Harkerss. There were a number of players still in the frame coming into the last round, however it was Steve Adams from Ellesmere who emerged as the winner, remaing unbeaten throughout the competition with four wins and a half...
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The 2023 Pollock Cup Final was played at Clearwater Golf Club yesterday with the top seeds from the regular season Waimairi Beach taking on 2nd seed Christchurch Golf Club.
The beachside club Waimairi had enjoyed a very strong season with a team containing a good blend of top young players such as Aroha Minhinnick, Zaria Bourne, and Deanna Matthews alongside experienced heads such as Angela Gerken and Lyn Robertson and Fetoni Humm which served them well throughout the regular season where they went 5 from 5 before overcoming Russley in a tight fixture in the semi’s. Hopes were high then for...
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