82nd CANTERBURY GOLF AGM

On Thursday the 28th of September the 82nd Canterbury Golf AGM was held. As well as the standard constitutional requirements being undertaken the 2022/2023 Annual Report was also presented. If any clubs would like to receive a copy of this Annual Report, please email blair@canterburygolf.co.nz to receive either a digital or physical copy of this. 

GOLF NZ DELIVERS CANTERBURY CLUBS DOTGOLF WORKSHOP

On the 6th of September Golf NZ and DotGolf staff delivered an interactive DotGolf workshop for Canterbury Golf clubs. It was pleasing to see 17 different clubs represented on the day as they were taken through a DotGolf 101 helping them to understand the key products that could help clubs streamline their operations and as well as access more support.

WOMBLES CANTERBURY CHAPTER | SUPPORT FOR JUNIOR GOLF

Canterbury Golf would like to recognise the Wombles Canterbury Chapter which has donated funds towards this season's Junior Order of Merit. The Wombles were established in 2022 as organisation with two main purposes, the first to run golf days that support the region's rural clubs and the second to support junior golf in the region. Members sign up annually and their membership fee goes towards the green fees for each of their golf days providing a good profit for the clubs they attend, additionally, the funds and money they raise they then donate to Canterbury Golf to go towards junior golf. Read more below.

CANTERBURY REPRESENTATIVE GOLF CALENDAR IN FULL SWING

The Canterbury Rep calendar is in the thick of the 2023 action with four different representative events taking place over the last month or so. See below the wrap on all of these events. 

CANTERBURY VS AORANGI - 17 SEPTEMBER

The annual Canterbury vs. Aorangi fixture was played at Ashburton Golf Club in mid-September with more players involved than ever. Both the Women’s and Master’s Men’s events were expanded to 10-person teams to allow both provinces to provide opportunities for a wider group of representative players to be involved. The men’s and Junior’s categories maintained their 8-man and 4-man teams respectively meaning there was a total of 32 Canterbury players involved, including 11 debuts. Read more below.

MASTERS SOUTH ISLAND INTERPROVINCIAL | 30 SEPT - 1 OCT

The annual Masters South Island Interprovincial tournament was held over the 30 September - 1 October weekend in Ashburton featuring 6-man teams from all South Island District Associations. The Canterbury men had a great weekend with 4 wins from 4 to reclaim the title for the first time since 2019. Read more below.

NZ GIRLS & BOYS INTERPROVINCIAL TOURNAMENTS | 2 - 6 OCT

The annual Girls and Boys Interprovincial tournaments were held last week in Rotorua and Cambridge respectively. In a great effort, both teams achieved a podium finish with the Boys in 3rd place and the Girls taking out the title for the first time since 2014. Read more below.

INTERCLUB - RECENT RESULTS

WOODWARD & POLLOCK CUP SEMI-FINALISTS FOUND

Following the final round-robin matches last weekend the semi-finalists for the Woodward and Pollock Cup have been confirmed. View how the season table changed below.

WOODWARD CUP, BLANK CUP AND POLLOCK CUP SALVERS

Last Sunday's Interclub saw the awarding of the individual salvers for the Woodward Cup, Blank Cup, and Pollock Cup competition recognising the best individual performances throughout round-robin play. The winners were as follows:

Stan Rich Salver (Woodward Cup) - Ryan Bellamy (Templeton) 8 wins and a half from 9 matches.

O'Malley Salver (Blank Cup) - Ollie Partridge (Waimairi Beach) 8 wins from 9 matches.

Merle Barley Salver (Pollock Cup) - Lyn Robertson and Deanna Matthews (Waimairi Beach) 5 wins from 5 matches.

INTERCLUB - RECENT RESULTS

MILLENNIUM TROPHY

The Annual Women's Millennium Trophy match between Aorangi and Canterbury was held at Hororata Golf Club recently, and for the first time in the competition's 23-year history, Canterbury has won the trophy. Read more below.

NEW BOYLE CUP CHAMPIONS

On the 15th of September Hawarden defeated Boyle Cup holders Scargill 3-2 in a very close match with the result only being decided on the final hole. Read more below.

JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT

The Junior Order of Merit series continues following the recent Junior events during the school holidays. Click below to track the progress in each age group category.

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TERM 4 LEARN & PLAY COACHING PROGRAMMES

It is pleasing to see the number of young people registering for our hub Learn & Play Coaching programmes this term across the two Hubs. See a snapshot of the numbers below with some limited spaces available for some programmes.

GIRLS GOLF - COACHING & NEW MEET UP DAYS

Our popular Girls Golf Learn & Play coaching programmes are once again being delivered this term with 4 programmes across Christchurch.

In addition to this, we are excited to announce our new Girls Golf Meet Ups - the perfect chance for girls who love the game to get together. It's all about having fun playing golf and making new friends. If you're 9-14 years old, have a handicap, and you're eager to play more, then these 9-hole meet-ups are for you. We know that being part of a community of girls who enjoy golf is pretty awesome, and that's exactly what we're building right here in Canterbury.

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RETURN OF THE SHE LOVES GOLF SERIES

The ever-popular She Loves Golf series will be returning this Spring with dates for the events announced on the Canterbury Golf website now. We are also happy to confirm the support of Forewinds who will again sponsor the spring and summer series. More information below.