Brent Paterson twice represented New Zealand at the world’s top amateur teams’ event, the Eisenhower Trophy. More than 30 years later he is still playing some of his best golf.
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Matthew Griffin overcame the nerves on the last green to snatch victory in the New Zealand Open in Queenstown.
The Australian was one shot behind the leader Hideto Tanihara of Japan going to the last hole of The Hills course but it ended up being a two-shot swing as Griffin made birdie and Tanihara made bogey.
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New Zealand professional Michael Long was almost apologetic after pulling off one of the greatest winning shots in the history of the Victoria Open.
It came on the first sudden-death playoff hole after Long and Matthew Millar had finished in a tie for the lead at 13-under par at the end of the four rounds of regulation play.
John Batley would have been excused if he was a bundle of nerves.
He had finished in a tie for the lead at the New Zealand Seniors’ Championship and was headed for a sudden-death playoff.
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Lydia Ko has confirmed she will again play the New Zealand’s Women’s Open which will be held in Christchurch next month.
Despite her busy —and much lore lucrative — schedule on the LPGA Tour she has again made time to return home.
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Canterbury swept Bay of Plenty aside in the final to win 5-0 at the Ashburton Golf Club. It was Canterbury’s first win in the tournament for 27 years.
The one-sided final was a turnaround from earlier in the day when Canterbury faced North Harbour in it's semi-final. At the end of regulation play it was 2-1/2 points each and a playoff was required to determine the finalist.
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Waikato is for the second year in a row the winner of the men’s Interprovincials tournament.
Waikato beat Otago 4-1 in the final of New Zealand golf’s most prized teams' event to repeat its win of the previous year.
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