Duff dominates in New Zealand Seniors

Stuart Duff, winner of the New Zealand Seniors’ Championship held in Christchurch

Stuart Duff, winner of the New Zealand Seniors’ Championship held in Christchurch

Stuart Duff of Hastings put on a dominant display to win the New Zealand Seniors  by four shots at the Christchurch Golf Club.
Consistency was key for the 55-year-old who had rounds of 71, 70 and 71 to hold off the country’s No 1 ranked senior Brent Paterson, who is the current Australian Seniors champion.
With 166 competitors and 45 international players in the field, which included a very strong Australian contingent, this was a superb victory by the former Central Districts cricket representative.
The Christchurch Golf Club course was challenging throughout the week and set up with a mixture of different tee and pin placements to test the best players over the three-day event. Wind played a large factor on days one and two with Duff having the best score in each round which separated him from the pack.
Englishman, Alan Mew won the 65-69 division by three shots over local golfer, John Sanders which was a fitting reward after travelling from the other side of the globe to participate in one of our biggest events on the calendar.

Sarah HeadComment