The Southland Stroke Play Championship

The Southland Stroke Play Championship will join the Canterbury, Taranaki, Otago and Hastings Stroke Play Championships as the fifth tournament that offers spots for Final Qualifying for the New Zealand Open.
The event is being staged at the Invercargill Golf Club on the 14th and 15th of January, and the leading three players and ties will qualify for the Final Stage of the New Zealand Open qualifying at the Cromwell Golf Club on Monday, 27 February.
The leading six players at Final Qualifying at Cromwell Golf Club will qualify for the New Zealand Open to be played at the Millbrook Resort from March 2-5.