Southland downs Otago
Southland came home strongly to win its annual battle against Otago in Gore in Sunday.
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Otago singles success seals tie
Otago singles success seals tie
Otago got the better of Southland in a closely contested provincial match over the weekend in Invercargill.
Weekend matchplay victory helps Logan secure top ranking in Otago team
Weekend matchplay victory helps Logan secure top ranking in Otago team
Inia Logan has been rewarded for his performance in North Otago over the weekend with the top ranking in the Otago side to take on Southland this weekend.
Logan prevails in playoff
Logan prevails in playoff
Inia Logan (Cromwell) won the North Otago matchplay championships in Oamaru yesterday.
Borren triumphs in three-way playoff
Borren triumphs in three-way playoff
Nick Borren (Otago) won the Wanaka men's tournament with a par 4 on the second hole of a three-way playoff on Saturday.
Hewitt shines a light for province
Hewitt shines a light for province
Liam Hewitt (Queens Park) has risen from the ashes of Southland schoolboy and junior golf to win the Cobham Cup in the New Zealand Under-19 Championship, played over three rounds in Cromwell this...
Macleans brushes off rivals
Macleans brushes off rivals
Macleans College from Auckland successfully defended its national intercollegiate title, finishing 10 shots ahead of Christchurch's Burnside High school after 36 holes on the Cromwell golf course...
Judkins wins playoff to seal open victory
Judkins wins playoff to seal open victory
Callum Judkins (Queenstown) carded a birdie on the third playoff hole to take the honours in the Queenstown Open tournament which was played over three rounds on the Kelvin Heights course during...
Borren wins 36-hole tournament by two shots
Borren wins 36-hole tournament by two shots
Former Otago representative Nick Borren shot rounds of 69 and 71 for a two-shot win in a 36-hole tournament on the Chisholm Links course yesterday.
St Clair Otago champion
St Clair Otago champion
With 81 gross stableford points, the St Clair team won the Otago champion of champions title, which was played over 18 holes at St Clair yesterday.
Ko takes swing at 'haters', ex-coach
Ko takes swing at 'haters', ex-coach
Lydia Ko has fired back at the "haters" after her former coach David Leadbetter criticised her "misguided" relationship with her parents.
Former coach blames Ko's parents for decline
'Unbelievable ignorance': Former coach blames Ko's parents for decline
Lydia Ko must "leave the nest" and take control of her own career if she is to return to the top of women's golf, says her former coach David Leadbetter.
Golf club vying to subdivide land
Golf club vying to subdivide land
A Dunedin golf club says it could be forced to close if it is not allowed to subdivide part of its property and sell it as a lifestyle block.
Irishman Lowry wins British Open at Royal Portrush
Irishman Lowry wins British Open at Royal Portrush
Irishman Shane Lowry staved off the biggest nerves of his golfing life, handling the wind and the rain to win the British Open by six strokes amid emotional scenes at Royal Portrush.
Lowry, Holmes share Open lead, McIlroy misses cut
Lowry, Holmes share Open lead, McIlroy misses cut
Irishman Shane Lowry and American JB Holmes share the lead at the halfway point at the British Golf Open after a perfect day for good scoring at Royal Portrush.
Ryan Fox breaks 148-year record at British Open
Ryan Fox breaks 148-year record at British Open
Kiwi Ryan Fox surged into contention in the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush after posting the lowest back nine in the tournament's history.
Pearce to be public face of the sport
Pearce to be public face of the sport
Former New Zealand Open champion Mahal Pearce has been appointed as chief executive of Golf Otago, replacing Doug Harradine who is retiring after 11 years in the position.
Woodland holds nerve to claim US Open
Woodland holds nerve to claim US Open
Gary Woodland held his nerve to claim his first major with a three-shot victory at the US Open, bringing Brooks Koepka's two-year reign to an end.
Otago wins metro pennant
Otago wins metro pennant
Otago has the chance of defending its provincial title after beating Island Park 4-2 to win the final of the metropolitan men's senior A pennant series on the Taieri Lakes course on Saturday.
Rose leads after first round of US Open
Rose leads after first round of US Open
Justin Rose has a one-shot lead after the first round of the US Open, while Tiger Woods and two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka turned in scrappy efforts to stay in contention.