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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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Lydia Ko on her 'fairytale' year, becoming a Dame
30 Dec 2024 16:10 GMT
It's been a year to remember for Lydia Ko — winning three LPGA tournaments, becoming the AIG champion and an Olympic gold medallist, and now being honoured with a Damehood.
"I was honoured to be a Member of the Order of Merit a few years ago and …
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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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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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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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Canadian star Brooke Henderson secures New Zealand Women's Open title in style
02 Oct 2017 12:08 GMT
CLAY WILSON
Last updated 16:28, October 2 2017
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Brooke Henderson is draped in a Māori cloak in honour of her victory at the NZ Women's Open.
After all she had been forced to contend with, to say Brooke Henderson was happy …
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What's next for the New Zealand Women's Open?
02 Oct 2017 09:17 GMT
A question kept recurring during the New Zealand Women's Open, particularly during its split final round: Will the tournament remain in September or move to February? Tournament director Michael Goldstein will chat with his stakeholders before …