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A great weekend of golf last month saw three pro-am tournaments taking place in Mangawhai, Omaha and Warkworth, as part of the NZ PGA Northern Swing series.
The series began with the Partners Life Mangawhai pro-am at the Mangawhai Golf Club on Thursday, March 14, setting off a rivalry between pro players from across the country, who competed in each of the tournaments.
“Young professional Luke Kwon continued a brilliant run of recent form to card an impressive 7 under par score of 65,” Mangawhai Golf Club operations manager Nick Launder said.
“His outstanding score placed him one shot clear of Michael Hendry to secure the major professional’s prize of the day.”
By Saturday, the pros had thoroughly warmed up with an incredibly close contest in the Mondiale Omaha Beach pro-am, resulting in a three-way tie between Kieran Muir, Ryan Chisnall, and Gareth Paddison.
They each had an 8 under par score of 132 across the two rounds of golf over Saturday and Sunday.
Omaha Club president Mike Reid said it was a very tight tournament, with the top 10 players all scoring within two shots of each other.
“The leader at the end of the first round was Harry Bateman opening with 64, but he ended up only shooting par on the second round on Sunday, which ultimately positioned him at 6th,” Reid said.
Pro golfer Harry Bateman scored 10 under par in an incredible comeback.
But on the Monday, Bateman came back with a vengeance at the Barfoot and Thompson Warkworth pro-am and redeemed himself by taking the top spot with a net 62, 10 under par.
Bateman is on form right now with some recent wins placing him at 754 in the world golf rankings, up from 871 at the end of 2018.
The second prize went to Sam An with net 64, while Hadyn Bear and Tae Koh got third equal with net 65.
But perhaps the best shot of the day was seen in the amateur division with Val Flemming scoring a hole-in-one on the 7th green.
The amateur prize was ultimately won by Judith McInnes, Yvonne Flynn and Marcia Marshall of the Warkworth Golf Club. They will be sent away in a BMW for a weekend at Kauri Cliffs lodge.
Ladies club captain Jan Parish said the exceptionally good scores were down to the dry weather, which meant balls tended to run fast.
“The course was also in great condition with men and women volunteers turning up to mow the lawns, repair the paths and do the gardening,” she said.
