Oct 05 2009
Posted by lizclark under South Island
Extract from Birdies, Bogeys and Kiwis: Golfing Around New Zealand
Only ninety minutes north of Christchurch…the Hanmer Springs alpine spa village is almost totally encircled by forest, foothills and mountains of the Southern Alps. Although the nearby Waiau Gorge is a great place to bungy-jump, a visit to the Hanmer Springs Golf Club is a better bet for our longevity… Continue Reading »
Sep 30 2009
Posted by lizclark under North Island
Extracts from Birdies, Bogeys and Kiwis: Golfing Around New Zealand
…North from Wellington off Highway 1 is Paraparaumu Beach
The Paraparaumu Golf Club course…though rather short…has punishing roughs, fast greens and fearsome bunkers…Just pray for a calm day as forceful coastal winds off the Tasman Sea give Paraparaumu “big teeth” to gobble up any hope of a good score.
The history of its development is unique… Continue Reading »
Sep 13 2009
Posted by lizclark under South Island, South Island Golf Courses
Excerpts from Birdies, Bogeys and Kiwis: Golfing around New Zealand
Driving the high country Crown Range Road in Central Otago we soon find ourselves on what was once a Maori trail that later seemed to be paved in gold…Along the way we pass what, at first, looks like Tibetan prayer flags strung out on a wire fence alongside the road. A second look defies belief. Continue Reading »
Sep 12 2009
Posted by lizclark under Bay of Plenty, North Island Golf Courses
Excerpts from Birdies, Bogeys and Kiwis: Golfing around New Zealand
…Play a different course almost every day of a two-week vacation on the Coromandel Peninsula and still have plenty of time to swim, stroll long stretches of soft sand beach and visit the many small towns that dot the 72-kilometre coastal circuit then head south to Rotorua’s really, really hot spots! Continue Reading »
Sep 08 2008
Posted by lizclark under Cambridge Golf Club, Matamata Golf Club, Ngahinepouri Golf Club, North Island Golf Courses, Pirongia Golf Club, Raglan Golf Club, Waikato Courses, Walton Golf Club
Gaylene Eyre
By Gaylene Eyre – Kiwi High Performance Sports Trainer and Partner in Golfing Boot Camps, www.marniemcguiregolf.com
Cambridge is well known in New Zealand as being the Town of Trees and Champions. We boast a “star-studded” street full of champions. Duke Street in the central business district plays host to a Walk Of Fame featuring 25 athletes who have Continue Reading »
