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New Zealand’s only NZPGA-endorsed women’s golf ProAm will return to the Warkworth Golf Club next month after its inception in 2015.
The club hopes to attract 120 amateur female players with a handicap below 28.7 to the course on March 27, where they will be put into groups of three and partnered with a professional player.
Tournament organiser Marie Claydon says the club wants to use the ProAm as a platform to promote golf to women.
“We would like to give mums the opportunity to try golf so they can come and play nine holes while the children are at school,” she says.
Marie says the other aim is to raise the profile of the Warkworth Golf Club and its commitment to hosting this competition.
“Golf clubs in general are struggling to get new members, so we want to introduce more people to the sport, especially with all the growth in the area.”
A golfing clinic will be available on the day, as well as a pop-up shop.
Around 120 women competed in 2015 with pros such as Peter Fowler and Ryan Fox, who set a course record.
Inaugural organiser Val Flemming has handed over the tournament to Marie Claydon and Jan and Brian Parish.
It is part of a series of ProAms called Northern Swing which includes Omaha, Whangarei, Waitangi and Mangawhai. They are all male or mixed competitions.
Entry in the Warkworth ProAm costs $75.
Info: Marie 021 2099 403
