New Zealand Golf Open

After months of waiting for a decision from New Zealand Golf on the future of its major tournament, The Hills hopes it may host the New Zealand Open again in 2012, general manager Sam Gent says.

If the Wakatipu and The Hills were to lose the New Zealand Open, it would be a "tragedy", Queenstown-based businessman Sir Eion Edgar said yesterday.

Economics and a clash of personalities point to the New Zealand Open being moved from The Hills to the Clearwater Golf Club next year.

Businessman Michael Hill wants the public's help to keep this year's New Zealand Golf Open at his private Arrowtown course.

It is hard to put a price on loyalty. New Zealand Golf would do well to reflect on that as it considers the future of what has been, since 2007, the Michael Hill New Zealand Open.

In the unlikely event John Key asks you to join him for a round of golf, don't play him for money.

American golfer Robert Gates held on to win the New Zealand Open by one shot here today.

If first impressions really do count then American golfer Robert Gates has already won over many new admirers ahead of the final round of the New Zealand Open.

American golfer Robert Gates is 18 holes away from an extraordinary maiden victory at the New Zealand Open.

The leader has not changed but it is still anyone's tournament part-way through the third round of the New Zealand Open in Arrowtown.