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.