MICHAEL HILL NZ OPEN WINNER ROBERT GATES - MARCH 2010
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MARCH 2010
In this update:
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Winner Robert Gates
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Pegasus NZ Women’s
Open Winner
Laura Davies
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GATES TAKES
NEW ZEALAND
OPEN TITLE IN
TENSE FINISH
Robert Gates saw a six-shot lead with 11
holes to play whittled away by Australian
Jamie Lovemark, whose four-under 68
matched the best of the day.
hazard and suffering more mishaps
before holing out.
“I felt good enough out there though it
might not look like it. I hit almost every
gives me encouragement that I’m doing
things right.’’
Andrew Dodt in the final round of the shot where I was looking to hit it – the
Victorian Michael Curtain dropped three Even then the Australian was not Dodt was gracious in defeat, saying
Michael Hill New Zealand Open, but the only mishit was at 16 when it went into
shots in four holes midway through the finished. He holed a 22ft birdie putt at he had met Gates for the first time on
2m American stood tall down the final the water.’’
round to finish alone in fourth place on the last, ensuring the American could Saturday. “He’s a great guy and I’m
two holes to win by a shot.
11-under 277, a shot ahead of fellow not afford to miss his 3 footer forpar. The “It was tough conditions and the wind happy for him – I wish him all the best.’’
It was the first Nationwide Tour event Victorian, Mark Hensby. The leading putt was true from time it left the putter. made it a great challenge. Andrew Dodt, an Asian Tour player for the last
for the 24-year-old Florida-raised, New Zealander for the third time the started to make putts when he needed
“It was no more than three feet and I hit two years, said he never gave up even
Texas-based Gates and, apart from tournament has been played at The Hills to and it tightened up quick but in the
a great chip (from back of 18th green). when trailing by six shots, but added
the first purse of $US108,000 in the was Mount Maunganui’s Josh Gearry, end I was happy how it ended up.’’
I told Andrew’s caddy before he putted that he “missed heaps of putts.’
$US600,000 tournament, the rookie whose two-under 70 left him seven-
professional has earned a full exemption it that he was going to make it because Gates said just winning was more “If someone said I’d be second at the
under and in a tie for ninth. satisfying than any of the rewards that
on the United States secondary tour for he had played great all day and I have end of the week I’d be pretty happy with
two years and a three-year exemption When Gates had his first double-bogey to give him a lot of credit. accompanied it. that.’’
on the Australasian Tour. of the tournament on the par-3 16th hole “The trophy is nice and the cheque helps,
“He fought very hard and made a great He said his disaster at the 17th was the
– his tee shot went into the hazard – he but just knowing this week that I was result of a” terrible tee shot’’.
Despite a four-over back nine of 39 and putt at the last and I really had to focus.
was caught by Dodt, who parred the hole able to play against some of the greatest
a final round of two-over 74, Gates held I can’t tell you how many three-footers
after almost finding the creek himself. golfers in the world and I was the best
off Dodt, who had a disastrous double- I’ve hit in my life-time, but that’s one I
bogey on the par-17th after drawing The swing went the other way on the will definitely remember. I practice them
level with the leader after 70 holes, by a penultimate hole, Gates holing an 8ft a lot and I told myself it’s just another
shot, finishing on 14-under 274, a stroke par putt after driving into the hazard and three-footer so get up there and hit it
ahead of Dodt and two clear of American Dodt dropping two after finding the same straight in and it went in,’’ Gates said.
LEGENDARY GOLFER LIVES UP TO EXPECTATIONS
England’s Laura Davies came to the Pegasus New Zealand Women’s turn with the 24-year-old Kemp having had three birdies on the front a bet. She didn’t know if he had followed her sage advice.
Open with a star billing and showed why when winning the $400,000 nine to Davies’ two.
Kemp, as she did last year, finished joint runner-up after a one-under
co-sanctioned European and Australasian Tour event by two shots at
They were level after Davies birdied the 12th hole and the 71, her third sub-par round.
Pegasus Town, near Christchurch.
Englishwoman took the lead when Kemp bogeyed after failing to get “She (Davies) was always going to be a tough competitor to beat so
Davies had four birdies and never dropped a shot in her closing up and down from a bunker. Davies holed what she called a “crucial if I could pick someone to be in a match-play battle she would be the
round of four-under 68 to finish nine-under par, a win worth $60,000 putt’’ for birdie at the par-5 16th to increase her lead to two and felt one – I knew Laura would be the one to beat.
but more importantly for her it brought her victories world-wide to then that two pars would be enough to win.
73 and meant New Zealand was another country she had ticked off Kemp shared second with first-round leader, Marianne Skarpnord,
the list. That proved correct, Davies playing the last hole, a par-5 of 460m of Norway, and Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg, who shot a sensational
conservatively, hitting a No 5 iron off the tee, then a No. 6 iron and course record of nine-under 63 with 10 birdies.
Not that the win will stop her from returning next year to defend sand wedge to the green and two-putting.
her crown. “I love to play and love to win – that’s what keeps me Last year’s champion, Gwladys Nocera (France), and Georgina
motivated,’’ she said. She has won in the United States, most European “I was happy to make par and if she (Kemp) was good enough to eagle Simpson (England) were tied for fifth on five-under 283 and in a group
countries, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. it then we would go to a play-off.’’ of six on 284 and tied for seventh was the outstanding little 12-year-
old from the Pupuke club in North Harbour, Lydia Ko, who finished with
“India and Portugal are among the few places I’ve been to and not Davies contested the inaugural New Zealand Open at Clearwater last a 69 – her third sub-par round – to be the best of the New Zealanders.
won and if I get a chance to play in South Africa I’d go there,’’ said the year, but found the course, with its amount of water and out-of-bounds
46-year-old global golf traveller. areas, “blew her mind’’.
Davies started the final round in second place at five-under par, a shot She liked Pegasus at first sight and, seeing she was at 12 to one on an
behind Australia’s Sarah Kemp and she had fallen to two behind at the on-line betting site back home, rang her brother to say she was worth
New Zealand golfers dominate LEE, SMAIL AWARDED GOLFERS OF THE YEAR
Trans Tasman Seniors golf Danny Lee and David Smail He completed another successful Auckland’s Cecilia Cho is the The full list of awards are:
New Zealand produced an overwhelming effort to dominate picked up the major trophies year on the Japan Tour, finishing female amateur of the year. She
Bob Charles Scholarship: Duncan
their Trans Tasman Seniors golf international against Australia at the 2009 New Zealand 17th on the money list with five was the leader in the order of
Croudis
in Christchurch. Golf Awards. top-10s, and was three times merit and won the New Zealand
Amateur among 15 individual 2009 NZ Golf Female Amateur of
They retained the Sanctuary Cove Cup in thoroughly convincing runner-up. Smail was fifth on the
Lee took out the New Zealand the Year - Cecilia Cho
fashion 18-6 at Clearwater Resort. Australasian Tour Order of Merit titles won in 2009. Cho, then 14,
Golfer of the Year for 2009, while 2009 NZG Male Amateur of the
with his best showings being a was the leading New Zealander,
New Zealand won the singles 9½ to 2½ after winning both Smail won the award for the PGA Year - Peter Spearman-Burn
share of second at the NZPGA amateur or professional, at last
foursomes and fourball competition, which means the overall of New Zealand Professional 2009 PGA Academy - Trainee of
and tied for eighth at the Moonah year’s inaugural New Zealand
honours were shared two each with Australia winning in 2007 and Golfer of the Year. the Year - Jeremy Carlsen
Classic – both Nationwide co- Women’s Open, finishing in a
2008 and the Kiwis in 2009 and in 2010. 2009 PGA Club Professional
Lee, the 2008 US Amateur sanctioned events. share of 14th place.
Hero of the singles was Wanganui green keeper Barry Shannon who Champion, was the only New Champion - Garth Domigan
found a real affinity with the greens at Clearwater. Leading off on the Talented Dunedin teenager The other awards went to Jeremy
Zealander to gain a win on a Carlsen (Cape Kidnappers) as the 2009 PGA Order of Merit Winner -
final morning, Shannon came from behind with eight one-putts from Duncan Croudis was awarded
major tour in 2009, when he took NZPGA Trainee of the Year, Garth Michael Hendry
his final nine greens to win 2 and 1 over Denis Dale (NSW) to set the the Sir Bob Charles Scholarship
out the Johnnie Walker Classic in Domigan (Wanaka) who was 2009 PGA Professional Player of
New Zealanders on their winning path. which is awarded annually and
Perth. Lee, 18 at the time, became Club Professional champion, and the Year - David Smail
Starting with a five-point advantage, New Zealand needed four established with funds donated
the youngest player to win on the Michael Hendry (North Harbour) Supreme Award, 2009 New
wins from today’s 12 singles that was secured, fittingly, by local by Sir Bob.
Australasian and European Tours, who was the NZPGA Order of Merit Zealand Golfer of the Year - Danny
Christchurch golfer Ian Donaldson who beat South Australia’s John and the first amateur to win that The scholarship is aimed winner. Lee
Beaumont 2up to ensure the Kiwis overall victory. title in more than a decade. at assisting New Zealand’s
Their other singles wins went to Eric Brodie (Wairakei), Ron most promising golfers and
Olivecrona (Waikanae), Andrew McKechnie (Hamilton), Owen The young New Zealander went on
golf students, to further their
Kendall (Mt Maunganui), Murray Martin (New Plymouth), Rodney to turn professional amid some
education while they develop
Barltrop (Royal Wellington) and Phil Mosley (Muriwai), with Arthur fanfare, making six of 11 cuts
their golfing skills. They can also
Parkin all square against Canberra’s Tony Gover. on the PGA Tour including a tie
be used to pursue specific golf
Five players – Donaldson, Brodie, McKechnie, Mosley and Martin – for seventh at the AT&T National
educational goals.
won all three matches. but he missed qualifying at the
US Qualifying School. Lee moved Croudis, 18, is the New Zealand
Day 2 scores, singles, New Zealand 9½ Australia 2½ (New Zealand
to the European Tour where his Under-19 champion and second in
names first): Barry Shannon bt Denis Dale 2 and 1, Frank Borren
Johnnie Walker Classic win gave his age group at the Aaron Baddeley
lost to Ross Percy 1 down, Eric Brodie bt Greg Corben 1up, Ron
him exempt status. World Junior Championships. He
Olivecrona bt Chris Tatt 2 and 1, Ian Donaldson bt John Beaumont
2up, John Sanders lost to Brian Sams 2 and 1, Andrew McKechnie will begin studies for a Bachelor
Smail completed another
bt Chris Coats 3 and 2, Owen Kendall bt Stefan Albinski 1up, Arthur of Commerce at Otago University
outstanding season, finishing
Parkin and Tony Gover all square, Murray Martin bt Bill Banks 2 and this year.
2009 as New Zealand’s only
1, Rodney Barltrop bt Grahame MacDonald 3 and 2, Phil Mosley bt player inside the world’s top 100, Peter Spearman-Burn (Wellington)
Ian Read 5 and 4. ranked at No 95. The Waikato was awarded the male amateur
Foursomes: New Zealand 4½ Australia 1½. Fourball: New Zealand golfer qualified for three of the of the year. He was leader of
4 Australia 2. four majors in 2009 (British the Order of Merit, winner North
Final score: New Zealand 18 Australia 6. Open, US Open and USPGA), Island Amateur and South Island
making the cut in the PGA Amateur and a quarterfinalist at
Championship. the NZ Amateur.
Nick Gillespie Zoe Brake
Cho wins
Australian
Amateur
Stroke Play
Lydia Ko Andrew Stewart
title
Rising kiwi star Cecilia Cho overcame
a host of challengers to win the
Gillespie, Stewart, Ko and Brake Srixon Australian Women’s Stroke
Play Championship by one stroke at
claim Stroke Play golf honours Cottesloe Golf Club in Perth.
It was Cho’s first international
New Zealand representative Andrew North Island Golf Championship in old Lydia Ko (Pupuke) celebrated her appearance for New Zealand since
Stewart dominated to take out the South Wellington. recent New Zealand citizenship in style gaining her citizenship last month.
Island Amateur Golf Championship in winning the North Island Stroke Play
Brake, the current New Zealand
Dunedin for the first time while Nick Championship in Taupo.
Strokeplay Champion took out the
Gillespie withstood the rain, wind and South Island Stroke Play Championship
local experience to claim his second in Dunedin while the brilliant 12 year
Barltrop Final leading scores, Omanu GC, par 72 Young golf stars to make
claims fourth 209 Rodney Barltrop (Royal Wellington) 68 71 70
New Zealand debut against Australia
New Zealand 216 Arthur Parkin (Maungakiekie) 69 74 73
They are joined by Auckland’s
Ryan Fox and Tauranga’s in-form
all scores for the overall Trans
Tasman Cup.
Seniors golf
Andrew Stewart.
217 Michael Barltrop (Royal Auckland) 72 71 74 New Zealand won three of the
Exciting young Korean-born The senior women’s team is four individual trophies in the
crown 218
Ken Hankin (Titirangi) 75 72 71
Reginald Fleet (Gulf Harbour) 74 71 73
golfers Cecilia Cho and Lydia Ko
will make their debuts for New
headed by Whakatane’s Zoe
Brake, who won the recent South
inaugural year but were pipped
overall 24½ to 23½ in 2007
The venerable king of Seniors golf in New Zealand, Zealand in next month’s Trans Island Amateur in impressive in Canberra, with Australia
Eric Brodie (Wairakei International) 75 73 71
Rodney Barltrop added another national title to Tasman Cup against Australia in fashion. She is joined by dominating 25-15 in the weather
219 John Sanders (Christchurch) 74 70 75
his war chest in Mt Maunganui. Wellington. Northland’s Caroline Bon, the shortened event at Royal
Frank Borren (Paraparaumu) 67 77 75
runner-up at the South Island’s, Wellington in 2008 and 33-15 at
Barltrop fired a two-under par 70 to finish New Zealand Golf hopes their Emily Perry (Lochiel), last year’s Royal Canberra last year.
Wybo Veldman (Hamilton) 72 76 72
on seven-under par 209 for 54 holes to win the 220 inclusion will help boost the Kiwi top amateur in the Charles Tour,
Michael Leitch (Maungakiekie) 75 72 73 The teams are:
New Zealand Seniors Championship at Omanu line-up which will chase overall and Nelson’s Lisa Wright, who has
Golf Club. Murray Brown (Russley) 74 75 72 honours for the first time in the impressed with bold showings at Men, Senior:
221 Denis Dale (Australia) 73 75 73 fourth Trans Tasman Cup to be both the North Island and South Ben Campbell (Masterton),
The Royal Wellington club player finished
David Izzard (Akarana) 76 71 74 played at Royal Wellington Golf Island amateurs. Ryan Fox (Auckland),
seven shots clear of Auckland’s Arthur Parkin,
Club on 29–30 April. Nick Gillespie (Royal Wellington),
the former hockey international, with a further J ohn Small (Peninsula) 77 74 71 Cho and Ko head the junior
shot back to his younger brother Michael The pair, who dominated much Andrew Stewart (Omokoroa).
Phillip Hunter (Ngaruawahia) 76 72 74 women’s team with Manukau’s
Barltrop. 222 John Batley (Titirangi) 76 71 75 of the women’s amateur scene Liv Cheng and Waikato’s Erin Junior:
David Wilkinson (Napier) 74 72 76 last year, have both gained Hawe, while the junior boy’s Keelan Kilpatrick (Russley),
Titirangi’s Ken Hankin shared fourth place with
Gulf Harbour’s Reginald Field on two-over par 218. Tony Treen (Titirangi) 73 71 78 their citizenship in recent team consists of an all-South Tim Leonard (Timaru),
weeks. Ko (Pupuke), the North Island group of Keelan Kilpatrick, Vaughan McCall (Gore),
Barltrop was never seriously threatened, playing John Brooky (Otaki) 78 74 71 Island Amateur champion, turns Mark O’Malley (Timaru).
North Island Under-19 champion
the best golf under pressure with two birdies 223 Barry Shannon (Wanganui) 74 74 75 13 in April while Cho (Pakuranga), Manager: John Gatley (Hamilton)
Vaughan McCall and the Timaru
and two bogeys on the outward nine along with Owen Kendall (Mt.Maunganui) 76 73 74 15, won the New Zealand Amateur pair of Tim Leonard and Mark Women, Senior:
a superb seven pars and two birdies coming title over Ko, one of 15 individual
224 Neale Pitches (Royal Wellington) 73 77 74 O’Malley. Caroline Bon (Northland),
home. titles she won in 2009. Zoe Brake (Whakatane),
The two day event incorporates
His brother closed within three shots after nine J ohn Rademakers (Kaituna) 74 79 72 They will compete in the junior Emily Perry (Lochiel),
singles and foursomes on the
holes but faltered with three bogeys in four Kenneth Dixon (Peninsula) 76 73 76 women’s team, which has been Lisa Wright (Nelson).
225 each day. The players compete
holes at the start of the back nine. Chris Coats (Royal Queensland) 74 74 77 the Achilles heel in the New Junior:
for individual trophies – Sloan
Hugh Harrison (Takapau) 72 77 76 Zealand campaign for Trans Liv Cheng (Manukau),
Parkin started slowly, fighting back from two Morpeth Trophy (senior men),
early dropped shots for his one-over 73. J an Borren (Paraparaumu) 77 77 72 Tasman rivalry. Tasman Cup (senior women), Cecilia Cho (Pakuranga),
Howard Broun (Canada) 75 76 75 Clare Higson Trophy (junior men) Erin Hawe (Walton),
It was Barltrop’s fourth New Zealand Seniors 226 The senior men’s side is led by
Ken Holyoake (Gulf Harbour) 74 75 and Junior Tasman Trophy (junior Lydia Ko (Pupuke).
crown, after winning in 1999, 2000 and 2004 Masterton’s Ben Campbell, and
to go with his three Australian titles and Adrian Campbell (Te Puke) 75 71 80 also features the return of Nick women) as well as combining Manager: Libby Steele (Taupo).
two Asia Pacific Seniors wins. The former Gillespie who forced a recall
Stuart Atkins (Feilding) 77 78 72
New Zealand Amateur champion also led New after a welcome return to form in
227 Grahame MacDonald (Australia) 72 81 74
Zealand to a commanding win in their Trans recent months including victory
Sang Ho Lee (Huapai) 75 78 74
Tasman International last week in Christchurch. in the South Island Amateur.
MATCH PLAY CARDS FOR HANDICAPPPING
One of the beauties of our sport is that So back to the clubhouse debate then. As with the rules we play without Match finishes early, but holes nine. The result is that those with an 18
we have a handicap system that allows How do you assess the unfinished holes, supervision of a referee or umpire still played hole handicap must now put in cards if
players of all ages, abilities and socio- or the holes that you don’t play when the and some integrity is required. The same To date a match must reach 13 holes before they are only playing 9 holes, and they
economic backgrounds to play Golf match finishes early? situation exists when we assess what a card is required for handicap purposes. can be added to other 9 hole scores to
together on an equitable basis. NZ Golf we might have completed the hole in. If a player finishes a match on the 13th, make an 18 hole score for handicapping
Unfinished holes / conceded strokes
is charged with keeping the game and on occasion (Interclub, Pennants, Club purposes.
handicapping system as uniform as A player who starts but does not Holes not played or not played under Champs) the player will stop immediately.
complete a hole or is conceded a the Rules of Golf In this case the remaining holes 14 – 18 There will be more information to follow
possible and there are various aspects
stroke, must record for handicap If a player does not play a hole the are par plus handicap strokes they are in this regard, but it does mean that for
that form the classic clubhouse debate.
purposes the most likely score. The score for that hole for handicap purposes entitled to receive on the unplayed holes matches that finish before the 13th hole,
Match play cards, course ratings and
most likely score consists of the shall be par plus any handicap strokes – i.e. equivalent to two Stableford points. players are required to submit a score
stroke holes are three topics that come
number of strokes already taken plus, the player is entitled to receive on the card representing the first 9 holes they
to mind. If a player elects to play the remaining
in the player’s best judgement, the hole - i.e. equivalent to two Stableford have played.
holes 14 – 18 the scores to record are
In regard to match play cards, there number of strokes that the player points. the number of strokes taken in playing
have been hours of discussion at Board, would need to complete the hole from The underlying principle behind all
each hole.
Council and District meetings, but the that position more than half the time. The score, when recorded, should be scores being entered is to keep our
policy we retain is that ALL scores in This number may not exceed the circled, or, where individually printed New 9 hole scoring handicap index reflective of our true
both stroke and match play MUST be player’s ESC limit - i.e. equivalent to zero scorecards are used, defined in the Now that we provide 9 hole handicaps, playing ability. We hope this simple
entered for handicap purposes. Stableford points. appropriate way for that scoring system. courses have separate ratings for each explanation helps you in the future.
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