Bill Trewern

Matthew  McLean (Harewood) and Fiji professional Sam Lee booked themselves places in the field for the New Zealand Open by shooting 5-under-par rounds of 67 in qualifying at Cromwell yesterday.

Island Park, which is competing in the top metropolitan pennant series for the third year, is already making its mark.

Michael Minty (Island Park) sank an 8m-putt on the final hole to beat Ryan Bellamy and give his team an upset win over the favoured St Clair Blue sextet in the first round of the metropolitan...

Mark Andrews (Taieri Lakes) turned back the clock on his home course yesterday, scoring 66 and 71 to win the coveted Taieri Classic by a three-shot margin.

Duncan Croudis finished with a 3-under par 68 at Balmacewen yesterday to lead the qualifiers for the New Zealand Open to be played at Millbrook and The Hills on March 9 to 12.

Canterbury juniors showed the way in the Otago men’s golf championship  at the weekend, as Hiroki Miya (Russley) won and  Tom Parker (Christchurch) finished  second.

When he tees off in the Otago strokeplay championship this morning, Scott Hellier (Gore) will be favoured to take home the main House of Travel Tour prize voucher, valued at $1250.

Michael Ormandy has been appointed as a member of the men's national selection panel by New Zealand Golf.

Inia Logan (Cromwell) is Otago's top amateur golfer, convincingly winning this year's Bridgestone Otago order of merit with an average of 285 points from his eight rounds in the 16 designated...

Auckland will meet Wellington  while Canterbury will play Bay of Plenty in the semifinals of the women’s national interprovincial on the Westown course in New Plymouth this morning.

After a delay because the Westown course had become unplayable due to incessant rain, Otago posted its first win in the women's national interprovincial tournament in beating Southland 4-1.

Otago had a difficult day at the  women’s national interprovincial on the Westown course in New Plymouth yesterday,  going down to Waikato 4-1 in the morning and suffering a 5-0 rout at...

Otago started with two losses on the first day of competition in the women's national interprovincial which began on the Westown course in New Plymouth yesterday.

The Otago women's team has had a promising build-up for the Toro women's interprovincial which starts on the Westown course in New Plymouth this morning.

Otago was the bridesmaid for the third consecutive year when the team lost all five games in going down to Wellington in the final of the national interprovincial tournament on the Ngamotu course...

Otago will play Waikato while Wellington will meet North Harbour in the semifinals of the Toro men’s interprovincial teams’ tournament, which will be played on the Ngamotu course in New Plymouth...

Otago had a hard day at the office yesterday but remains unbeaten after halving with Southland in the third round and Canterbury yesterday afternoon.

Otago started well in this year's national interprovincial tournament with a 3½-1½ win over Tasman on the Ngamotu course in New Plymouth yesterday afternoon.

A new-look Otago men's team will face the challenge of continuing the province's recent successes when the national interprovincial tournament starts on the Ngamotu course in New Plymouth this...