Kerry Mountcastle turning Golf Professional

Kerry Mountcastle is set to make his professional debut at the Renaissance Brewing New Zealand Stroke Play Championship held at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club this week; the scene of his New Zealand Stroke Play Championship win in 2018.

Mountcastle has signed on the dotted line to transition to the professional ranks after a successful amateur career which includes two Jennian Homes Charles Tour events and representing New Zealand at the Eisenhower Trophy.

Kerry Mountcastle plays a bunker shot when he recently won the New Zealand Super 6s tournament at the Manawatu Golf Club in Palmerston North. Photo credit: Golf New Zealand.

He most recently added to his trophy cabinet just a few weeks ago, winning the season-opening Brian Green Property Group NZ Super 6’s on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour.

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The 25-year-old is sure to be a force to be reckoned with given his current form and he will be channeling all the good memories he has from the spiritual home of golf in New Zealand to tee off his professional career in style.

He says it’s a special feeling to return to Paraparaumu Beach as a professional golfer.

“To return to a place where I have plenty of happy memories and to be able to play my first professional event at the spiritual home of golf in New Zealand is really special. I can’t wait to get the week started,” Mountcastle explains.

The transition to the professional ranks may come as a surprise to some as Mountcastle recently took a step back away from the game last year to ply his trade as an electrician full time.