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Golf NZ to revive Women's Open on the back of Lydia Ko's success
04 Sep 2024 23:52 GMT
Lydia Ko (NZL) stands on the podium with her Gold medal after winning the Women's Individual Stroke Play Golf at Paris 2024.
Photo: photosport
Golf New Zealand plans to revive the New Zealand Women's Open to help grow women's participation …
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Golf NZ using Lydia Ko's recent success to grow women's game
03 Sep 2024 08:14 GMT
Golf New Zealand are teeing up some big goals in the next five years on the back of Lydia Ko's recent successes on the greens — including reviving the New Zealand Women's Open Championship.
Ko's gold medal and third major win last month have …
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Hendry back on the golf course months after cancer diagnosis
27 Sep 2023 07:57 GMT
Almost five months since his shock cancer diagnosis, Michael Hendry is back on the golf course.
The Kiwi pro will play on the Charles Tour this weekend at the Tauranga Open as he still recovers from a leukaemia diagnosis in May.
Hendry has been missed on …
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New Zealand Women's Open won't go ahead in 2019
02 Oct 2018 17:43 GMT
The New Zealand Women's Golf Open will not go ahead as planned in February next year, with tournament organisers now working alongside the LPGA Tour for a 2020 event. After a successful debut in 2017, New Zealand Golf had been planning to host another …
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New Zealand Women's Open targeting 2020 LPGA schedule
02 Oct 2018 04:32 GMT
The New Zealand Womens Open, set for February 2019, will not go ahead and organisers are now in discussions with the LPGA Tour about the next event being part of their tour schedule in early 2020.
New Zealand Golf and tournament promoters, The Clubhouse, …
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Brooke Henderson rolls to fifth career LPGA title at windy New Zealand Women's Open
09 Apr 2018 01:18 GMT
Brooke Henderson, left, of Smiths Falls, Ont. is all smiles as she celebrates winning the New Zealand Women's Open with her sister and caddie Brittany Monday in Auckland, New Zealand. The victory was Henderson's second on the LPGA tour this season …
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Hendry adamant about returning to golf after cancer diagnosis
16 May 2023 03:26 GMT
Michael Hendry is in the self-termed fight of his life.
He spoke to 1News from his home on Auckland's North Shore in the middle of two bouts of five-week courses of treatment for leukaemia - a cancer diagnosis he revealed on social media last night.
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Lydia Ko denied home advantage as NZ Women's Open canned
02 Oct 2018 18:26 GMT
Lydia Ko will not get the chance to play an LPGA tournament on home soil this summer.
The New Zealand Women's Open, that was scheduled for February 2019, will not go ahead after the tournament lost its major sponsor.
Ko finished in a tie for 22nd at …
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Pin pulled on 2019 NZ Women's Open
02 Oct 2018 15:08 GMT
The New Zealand Women's Golf Open will not go ahead as planned in February next year, with tournament organisers now working alongside the LPGA Tour for a 2020 event. After a successful debut in 2017, New Zealand Golf had been planning to host another …
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NZ Women's Open scrapped from 2019 LPGA schedule after title sponsor withdraws
09 Oct 2018 06:06 GMT
The New Zealand Women's Golf Open has suffered a hefty setback after it was announced today the tournament won't return to the LPGA tour next year as planned.
The tournament has lost its key naming rights sponsor McKayson and organisers are now …