Brent Paterson racks up win No 7 at New Zealand Seniors

Brent Paterson Wins number 7 Credit Golf New Zealand

Brent Paterson racks up win No 7 at New Zealand Seniors

Brent Paterson has written his name even further into New Zealand golfing history books, claiming his seventh national seniors' title in Hamilton last month.

Paterson had previously won in 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 and last month he was making up for lost time after missing last year’s championship due to his son’s wedding.

He played steady golf across the two host courses - Hamilton Golf Club - St Andrews and Ngaruawahia Golf Club, finishing four shots clear of his nearest competitor on a one under par total after three days of competition.

More than 230 golfers from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Samoa and Australia and another 75 golfers from New Zealand teed it up over 54-holes to decide New Zealand’s top over 50s golfer. They battled 28C degrees heat and light winds across the two Waikato golf courses.

After opening with a two-over-74 at Hamilton Golf Club - St Andrews, Paterson lit up Ngaruawahia’s back nine, making four birdies in his final six holes to grab a piece of the lead alongside fellow Aucklander, Roy Hollick, heading into the final round.

However, the Royal Auckland & Grange member proved too strong, making four birdies in his opening nine to stretch his lead to six over new contender, Stephen Hunger, with Hollick slipping back.

The slick and firm greens at St Andrews made scoring incredibly difficult, making dropped shots a reality whenever a player found themselves out of position. The leader wasn’t immune to this as he bogeyed the 11th, 13th, double bogeyed the 14th, and bogeyed the 16th, however, his lead was never in danger.

A closing 73 was good enough to seal a four stroke victory over Hunger, with Hollick rounding out the podium in third.

Division winners were:-

50 - 54 year winner: Stephen Hunger (Boulcott's Farm)

55 - 59 year winner: Roy Hollick (Pakuranga)

60 - 64 year winner: Brent Paterson (Royal Auckland & Grange)

65 - 69 year winner: John Rademakers (Coringa)

70+ year winner: Phil Mosley (Muriwai)