Richard Ellis a former touring golf professional is the owner of the very successful New Zealand based golf tour and tournament company, Pacific Golf Management. Richard has over 25 years’ experience running golf tours, international amateur and professional tournaments around the world and personally overseas every tour & tournament.

You have more than likely heard of events like the Sheraton Golf Classic, the South Pacific’s biggest pro-am tournament, Hawaii International Golf Week, Best of Hawaii Golf, Thailand Golf Classic, South Pacific Legends Classic, Fiji legends, New Caledonia Women’s Pro-Am, Asia Championship Tour. More than 700 people have attended Pacific Golf’s overseas tours or tournaments this year. 

Ellis says we must be doing it right, we have huge amount of repeat business, all our advertised tours have one or more golf pro’s traveling with the group, so a free customer swing fix is never a problem, his company is also organising a number of private golf tours for smaller groups and various golf clubs, with Hawaii as the most popular destination. 

Richard said the big island of Hawaii is his favourite destination, he said we use a fantastic beach front hotel, two amazing courses at the resort and 5 more world class layouts within 10 minutes’ drive. 

Pacific Golf has an impressive 2019 golf holiday and tournament program to Hawaii, Fiji, New Caledonia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and more. 

Whether you enjoy the world class resort courses and magnificent beach front hotels in Hawaii or traveling to Vietnam, Cambodia or Thailand and challenge yourself playing some of the best championship courses in Asia. Maybe closer to home would suit playing in the South Pacific’s biggest 4 round pro-am event at Natadola Bay & Denarau in Fiji with over $130,000 professional prize money and great amateur prizes. How about a women’s pro-am in New Caledonia.

You don’t have to be a great golfer to join in the fun of these tours and tournaments and there is always plenty of activates for the non-golfing partners, if you enjoy playing fantastic golf courses staying at top notch resorts and hotels and having a great time, maybe one of following tours will suit you. Go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz for a full list of tours and event information or contact Richard , richard@pacificgolf.co.nz  or call 021 989996

Hawaii International Golf Week (August 17th to 24th) 7th annual tour and tournament to the big Island of Hawaii which is a 30-minute flight from Honolulu.  Five- star accommodation for 7 nights in an ocean view room at the magnificent beachfront Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel at the iconic Mauna Kea Resort. Two world class golf courses at the resort and another five amazing courses less than 15 minutes’ drive. 

This event has become very popular and always attracts a great group of Aussie and Kiwi golfers who enjoy playing a great course, staying at a superb hotel and competing in an enjoyable competition. You will love playing five rounds on some of the best courses in Hawaii plus there’s two PGA golf pros on tour to help sharpen your skills (all included in the cost) You don’t have to be a great golfer to take part , just have an official handicap, the 4-round tournament is played in women’s and men’s divisions and  even a scratch event for the guns. It’s a great week, welcome cocktail party, nightly drinks, excellent prizes and fun tournament dinner and entertainment to finish. For the non- golfers there are always plenty of activates, this event has sold out the last two years.

The Best of Hawaii Golf Tour (August 17th to 29th) Hawaii is a long way to go for just one week, after you have enjoyed the International Golf Week tournament and 7 nights on the big island as mentioned above, we take a short flight to the island of Maui and spend 4 nights at the beach front Marriott Wailea Resort. Wailea is Maui’s most exclusive resort area, five international resort hotels, 3 great golf courses, large shopping centre numerous restaurants, bars and other activates. After four nights in this golfing paradise you won’t want to go home so consider heading back to Honolulu and a few nights in the famous Waikiki, more time golfing and shopping paradise. spend a few nights at the fantastic Prince Waikiki Hotel which is the only hotel in Waikiki with all ocean view rooms, enjoy a round of golf at the Hawaiian Prince course. Waikiki is also a shopping mecca and the famous Ala Moana Shopping centre only a few minutes’ walk from the hotel. 

The Sheraton Golf Classic Fiji (June 3rd – 9th) The South Pacific’s biggest pro-am tournament with over $130,000 in professional prize money and great amateur prizes.  There are amazing individual and team’s prizes for the amateurs. You will have a professional in your group for all four rounds of the tournament played at the fantastic VJ Singh designed Natadola Bay & Denarau Golf & Racquet Club. Five-star accommodation at Sheraton or Westin Fiji Resort, opening cocktail party, daily on course lunch and drinks, nightly drinks at the tournament bar, final night grand banquet dinner and entertainment, fantastic value for this package. Get in quick this event sells out every year.

Other 2019 events include, New Caledonia Ladies Pro-Am (12th – 16th March), Cambodia, Thailand Golf Classic Teams event (March/ April) Legends South Pacific Golf Classic Pro-Am, New Caledonia (September)

Go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz for full information or email richard@pacificgolf.co.nz phone +64 21989996.