Courtesy of the Coronavirus crisis and its unprecedented impact on almost every walk of life in virtually every nation on earth, 2020 has, in many respects, been a year to remember, yet, in other ways, one very much to forget. Travel and tourism have been hit hard, airlines, airports and hotels on hold as the vast majority of travellers have...

After two days of play at the Whitford Park Golf Club, the Taranaki team moved to the top of division two, putting themselves into a position to make the semi-finals, something they haven’t achieved in recent times. Conditions have proved challenging across the first two days of play with the players having to deal with weather delays due to flooded...

There is the old adage in golf, that it’s not so much about ‘how,’ but ‘how many,’ and without question, there are multiple methods of playing winning golf, success invariably falling to the man – or woman – who ends the day, or the week with the fewest number of shots on their scorecard. A game of skill, application, strength...

I wonder how many golfers in this country, and for that matter, many others, are aware there is another rule book. For years many have felt that the rules of golf are far too complicated and voluminous. The recent changes were welcomed and have certainly made the game much more pleasant and quicker to play in this writer’s opinion. However,...