The final Pollock Cup round robin matches were played on Sunday at Waimairi Beach which signalled the last opportunity for players to stake their claim for individual honours and the Merle Barley Salver.
There were several players in contention leading into the final round, however it was Waimairi Beach team mates Lyn Robertson (left) and Deanna Matthews who held their nerve, both finishing with a perfect 5 from 5 winning record to share the Merle Barley Salver.
To top off their day the Waimairi Beach team finished on top-of-the-table going through pool play unbeaten, and will now meet Russley in their Semi-Final,...
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The 2023 South Island Men’s Masters interprovincial was played over the weekend with our Cantabs taking top honours following a clinical weekend with 4 wins from 4 matches at Ashburton Golf club. The opening round of the event which is played in a split match format saw us take on Tasman and Southland with 3 individual matches against those provinces players. It was almost the perfect start with 5 player’s recording victories with just the one half. Andrew Green playing in the No. 1 position taking a 4/2 victory over Tasman’s Ben Crawford, with James Howard (4) winning by the...
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The Annual Women's Millennium Trophy match between Aorangi and Canterbury was held at Hororata Golf Club yesterday in extremely windy conditions with the course in great order.It was the first time in the competition's 23 year history that Canterbury has won the trophy, so the Canterbury team had every reason to be jubilant that 'It was our Year'. Considering the gale force winds and conditions the scoring was very good with Canterbury's aggregate stableford score 29.54 to Aorangi's 29.33.Pam Ellis and Vicki Ward are presented with the Millennium Trophy from Aorangi's Sue Brandreth.
Click here to view the Full Results.
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Canterbury Golf would like to do a shout-out to the Wombles Canterbury Chapter which has donated funds towards this season's Junior Order of Merit. The Wombles were established in 2022 as organisation with two main purposes, the first to run golf days that support the region's rural clubs and the second to support junior golf in the region. Members sign up annually and their membership fee goes towards the green fees for each of their golf days providing a good profit for the clubs they attend, additionally, the funds and money they raise they then donate to Canterbury Golf to...
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The following players have been selected to represent Canterbury at the 2023 South Island Men’s Masters Interprovincial to be played at Ashburton Golf Club 30 September - 1 October.
Team named in playing order.
Canterbury Men’s Masters Team
Andrew Green (Bottle Lake)Woo Bong Kim (Waitikiri)Aaron Forsyth (Waitikiri)James Howard (Coringa)Andrew Dufton (Russley)Jason Sincock (Amuri)
Manager: Gary Gillard
Congratulations to these players selected and we wish them all the best for the upcoming tournament. Results will be posted on the Canterbury Golf website and Facebook page following the event.
Click HERE for the full draw.
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The results of the 2023 Women’s Home Links Competitions have been finalised and the full results can be viewed here. Congratulations to our District Champions, especially our two National Champions, Janine Saunders (Weedons), 9 Hole Sue Bunt Salver Winner and Jessie Mercer (Avondale) Home Links Junior Net Winner.
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The annual Canterbury vs. Aorangi fixture was played at Ashburton Golf Club yesterday with more players involved than ever. Both the Women’s and Master’s Men’s events were expanded to 10-person teams to allow both provinces to provide opportunities for a wider group of representative players to be involved. The men’s and Junior’s categories maintained their 8-man and 4-man teams respectively meaning there was a total of 32 Canterbury players involved, including 11 debuts.
In the Women’s event, the Templar trophy remained in Canterbury’s hands with the team winning by a margin of 13-7. Four ladies made their debut for Canterbury in...
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Hawarden defeated Boyle Cup holders Scargill 3-2 in a very close match at Scargill on Friday with the result only being decided on the final hole.
It was Scargill's third defence of the Boyle Cup after defeating previous challengers Bottle Lake 4.5-.5 and Hanmer Springs 5-0.The successful Hawarden team from left are Judith Sowden, Jill Allan, Erin Mulholland, Michelle Fletcher and Rose Cassidy. It's been a very memorable few weeks for the Hawarden ladies winning the Cowlishaw Cup and now the Boyle Cup for the first time since 1933.
In line with Boyle Cup Conditions of Play, Hawarden will call for...
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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 17 September.
The teams are named in playing order.
Flexi Lease Canterbury Women’s Team
Sora Kishida* (Rangiora)Aroha Minhinnick* (Waimairi Beach)Alisia Ren (Russley)Vanessa Lim (Russley)Mikana Suto* (Rangiora)Zaria Bourne (Waimairi Beach)Lexi Thomson-Hall (Clearwater)Junie Chang* (Russley)Olive Tapu (Christchurch)Mel Newburn (Coringa)
Managers: Debbie Scott & Julie Jones
Canterbury Junior Boys Team
Otis Holland* (Harewood)Max Edwards (Hororata)Uny Shao* (Russley)Louis Edwards* (Avondale)
Canterbury Men’s Team
Tom Lee* (Christchurch)Sam McGill (Clearwater)Cooper Moore (Clearwater)Dominic Brettkelly (Clearwater)Dean Harvey (Pegasus)Scott Manyweathers (Harewood)Peter Lee (Christchurch)David Zohrab* (Templeton)
Managers: Mike Taylor and Kerry Chuck
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The following players have been selected to represent Canterbury at the Girls and Boys NZ Interprovincial tournaments to be played 2-6 October at Rotorua Golf Club and Cambridge Golf Club respectively.
Teams are named in playing order.
Canterbury Girls Team
Sora Kishida (Rangiora)Aroha Minhinnick (Waimairi Beach)Alisia Ren (Russley)Mikana Suto (Rangiora)Vanessa Lim (Russley)Zaria Bourne (Waimairi Beach)Lexi Thomson-Hall (Clearwater) – Travelling reserve.
Manager: Catherine Palmer
Canterbury Boys Team
U19 PlayersCooper Moore (Clearwater)Yuki Miya (Pegasus)Seb May (Clearwater)Phong Nguyen (Russley) U16Jonathan Fry (Russley)Etienne Collier (Avondale)James Walker (Russley) – Travelling u16 reserve.
Manager: Blair Minton
Congratulations to all those players selected and we wish them all the best for their upcoming Interprovincial tournaments. Results...
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