Back South a touch to Omaha Golf Club. I grew up around here, but in my day the Course was only 9 holes, and you put $5 in the Honesty Box to play, now she is 18 Holes and $70.00! The new holes are quite close together due to housing on the left and a […]
Kiwi Pro Am’s Second Event.
From the challenge of Pupuke, we headed North to the Seaside Town of Mangawhai. Now well known for it’s new neighbour Tara Iti. The old Mangawhai course is no where near as expensive, but she is still a great test of Golf when the wind is blowing! Very dry conditions again, a lot of run […]
No rest, up North again…
Straight up to Whangarei. A 2 day event at Sherwood Park Golf Club, a parkland style course, heavily tree lined with some very long Par 4’s. This is the 7th and 8th round of Golf in a very short time, all games are walking, no buggies…. I am feeling it now. Relatively flat, Sherwood fairways […]
The Kiwi Pro Am Circut.
Back in New Zealand for a couple of weeks, playing the Northern Circut… just because I could! ???? it is a rush of games, Dinners, lunches, more games, rinse and repeat! So far I have been rinsed twice! First event, 2 days at Pupuke Golf Club on the North Shore of Auckland. www.pupukeGolf.co.nz As with […]
Next stop Warkworth!
Warkworth, my home town. The Warkworth Golf Club has changed so much over the years. Not so much the holes, but the order of the layout and the new clubhouse, many of the old Pine Trees have been removed as well. But it is still home. This is a very different format as all amateur’s […]
The Right Shoes With The Right Outfit?
There is probably a very long and very pointless conversation to be had about the footwear that differentiates the most popular sports. You could not take to the basketball court in football cleats, and if you tried playing baseball in tennis shoes you would find it pretty agitating. So what about golf shoes? Are they […]
A Last Resort?
One thing that can be said for golf is that it has a ready-attached leisure sector to make sure that once you’re off the course, the fun doesn’t need to stop. The clubhouse – often referred to as “the 19th hole” by golfers keen to distract attention from the fact that they are planning to […]
A Little Light Reading?
For anyone who likes watching golf or playing it, it can be instructive to read up about the sport as well. There are few better ways to learn about something, or to brush up on your knowledge, than by reading interviews with the stars, coaching clinics from professionals past and present, and articles on everything […]