Steve Hepburn

It has been raining hole-in-ones at the Otago Golf Club of late.

Otago's first defence of the Ranfurly Shield will take place in Wanaka against Thames Valley.

Outside back Josh Timu, who has barely played for Otago let alone the Highlanders, has joined the Sunwolves.

As Marty Banks gets comfortable in his third stint with the Highlanders, he says he never tires of the South.

The summer of woe which is the Otago first-class season continues to spawn defeats.

The shadow boxing has been done - now the real competition gets under way.

The Highlanders will head into six straight derby matches with plenty of selection puzzles and the need to become more ruthless when opportunities arise.

This professional golf is a walk in the park for Zach Murray.

Second in the NZ Open, but Victorian Ashley Hall is about to call time on his golfing career.

Josh Geary led the New Zealand charge but it came up short in an attempt to make the 100th NZ Open a home-town victory.

Young Victorian Zach Murray is a hunted man.

By rights, Dimitrios Papadatos should not even be lining up at the New Zealand Open.

Queenstown's James Anstiss is sitting with some illustrious company.

Australian Zach Murray holds a five-shot lead after the second round of the New Zealand Open at Millbrook and The Hills today.

He recorded a par round but Michael Campbell had to overcome a broken shaft in his driver to make a score at the New Zealand Open yesterday.

They left it late but there is a three-way tie after the first round of the New Zealand Open at Arrowtown yesterday.

Queenstown golfers put together some mixed efforts in the opening round of the NZ Open yesterday.

There is a three way tie at the top after the first round of the NZ Open today.