I heard this expression from a golf company recently and having thought about it, it does make sense in the golf industry. A Zombie in this definition is referred to a golfer that follows the same habits or ways without being open to new methods or goods. In no way is it intended as a personal insult on any reader but let’s find out if you may categorise yourself as a Zombie golfer after this article.
So the first thing you need to ask yourself is why do you use the gear you do? If you have used a certain ball for years and years, why? Why do you use the clubs you have? Why do you support the brands you do?
The numbers of New Zealand professional golfers on overseas tours in 2017 will create plenty of interest for golf fans throughout the year.
There’s also a ton of action locally, starting straight after New Year with a packed pro-am schedule leading towards the New Zealand PGA Championship and New Zealand Open tournaments, both in March.
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that I do not believe that Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (Ateed) or the NZ Government Events Fund should have invested in the Joseph Parker world boxing organisation title fight against Mexico’s Andy Ruiz in Auckland. I am just not sure how you can leverage an event like this to a global market.
When I think of investments in events, I think of “global eyeballs” that will see the event and go “wow”
Last month I was delighted to announce the future of the New Zealand Women’s Open.
In partnership with our promoter, The Clubhouse (NZ) Limited, we are incredibly proud to bring the first ever LPGA event to New Zealand.
The event will boast a purse of $US1.3 million and will be the first LPGA or PGA Tour event to take place in New Zealand. This is a significant achievement and the result of a huge amount of planning and preparation over the past 18 months.
It’s that age-old question. What makes a good player great?
I have pondered this question a few times recently.
One was following the win of a 16-year-old in my local club’s senior championship. It was the third time a 16-year-old had won the club’s main championship and it’s hard not to ask yourself: How far will this lad go?
Golf at the Olympics: Was it a success at Rio? Should it remain at the Olympics?
They were the burning questions for the sport following it’s re-introduction to the Olympics after an absence of 112 years for men and 116 years for women.
Practicing your golf takes time and patience but is one of those important aspects that if done properly will improve your golf. I will emphasize that any golf practice needs to be done well to be effective as over the years I have also seen those that practice almost every day but make no progress or improvements. So what is it that we need to do to make our practice worthwhile?
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It’s been a fantastic year for golf fans, with nine major championships and the reappearance of golf at the Olympic Games.
Now comes, arguably, the icing on the cake with the staging of the 41st Ryder Cup matches at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, in the United States.
How does your golf course blend in with the local environment?
The importance of a golf course as a “green’’ space is one discussion point that has been underrated in the argument about golf courses in Auckland. But this also applies to your golf course whether it’s in a semi rural area or a suburban setting.
Trundlers, buggies, push carts or whatever you like to call them, these golfing essentials have advanced over the years making pushing your bag around the course much easier. I will refer to these as trundlers in this article.
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