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January 1st, 2025

Lydia Ko gets one more honour to end 2024, and this one is huge

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December 24th, 2024

‘Puts golf on the map here’: Ryan Fox praises Rory McIlroy visiting New Zealand’s Tara Iti, Te Arai

DP World Tour winner Ryan Fox has praised superstar Rory McIlroy for travelling Down Under on a mates trip to play Tara Iti and Te Arai Links, saying the Northern Irishman’s journey puts New Zealand golf “on the map.”

December 6th, 2024

As Cape Kidnappers turns 20, Tom Doak authors a tailored renovation

Just in time for high season, Doak advised Cape Kidnappers’ ownership on a range of projects, from the strategic trimming of manuka and kanuka trees, to the expert camouflaging of new cartpaths.

November 16th, 2024

Kiwi PGA Tour Champions star Steven Alker given hilariously appropriate nickname: ‘I don’t know if I want it to stick’

And after his latest accomplishment, the 53-year-old revealed that he has earned a hilarious – and appropriate – new nickname from his colleagues. It just has nothing to do with his play on the course.

November 11th, 2024

Kiwi stars added to Australian PGA and Open fields

Reigning Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit champion Kazuma Kobori and DP World Tour winner Daniel Hillier are locked in to head the New Zealand challenge at our two primary golf tournaments.

October 29th, 2024

Callaway chips in as new sponsor of New Zealand Open

March 3rd, 2024

HEND HEARTBREAKER: Last-hole lip-out hands Japanese star his country’s first NZ Open title

Takahiro Hataji has created history with his first victory as a professional, becoming the first player from Japan to win the New Zealand Open in its 103-year history.

March 2nd, 2024

NZ Open 2024: Matthew Griffin, Scott Hend back on top at Millbrook

They got there in wildly fluctuating fashion, yet Aussie pair Matthew Griffin and Scott Hend will start the final round tied for the lead at the 103rd New Zealand Open.

March 1st, 2024

NZ Open 2024: Scott Hend continues to lead as the Kiwis make their move

Daniel Hillier and Josh Geary are among five New Zealanders inside the top 12 at the halfway mark of the tournament.

February 29th, 2024

NZ Open 2024: Aussie pair Matthew Griffin, Scott Hend lead the way

One was close to quitting while the other never stops playing and now Matthew Griffin and Scott Hend are co-leaders after day one of the 103rd New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sports.

Cancer survivor Michael Hendry eyes second NZ Open title

Ryan Fox opts out of the New Zealand Open

Michael Hendry: Down But Not Out

2023/2024 New Zealand Top 50 Courses

New Zealand: Alpine wonders

New Zealand: The immortals

January 20th, 2023

Check out this New Zealand driving range with an island green and a $10,000(!) hole-in-one prize

So if you happen to be in New Zealand, you may as well give it a crack. At the very least, you’ll get some good wedge work in.

November 15th, 2022

Behold the worst-ever attempt at drinking out of a trophy you just won featuring Kiwi Steven Alker

Alker’s attempt was high on effort but low on result.

November 14th, 2022

Steven Alker, Padraig Harrington walk away the big winners at the PGA Tour Champions finale

Alker’s outright third-place showing was good enough to stay atop the final standings in the year-long Charles Schwab Cup points race and cap a storybook season.

June 3rd, 2022

Why Lydia Ko has an unexpected logo on her visor at the US Women’s Open

LPGA players worked with American Express to find a company that aligned with them, and each company is owned by women. Ko landed on High Octane Coffee.

May 19th, 2022

Why Ryan Fox is one of the most underrated players at the PGA Championship

Before travelling to the US for this week’s PGA Championship, in-form New Zealander Ryan Fox emailed Tiger Woods’ former caddie Steve Williams looking for any advice on Oklahoma’s Southern Hills.

May 3rd, 2022

Lydia Ko leaves announcer at a loss for words with honest answer in post-round interview

You have to admire Lydia Ko’s honesty!

Leaderboard

The American Express - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Sepp Straka	-23	F	3
T2	Charley Hoffman	-19	F	3
T2	Jason Day	-19	F	3
T2	Justin Lower	-19	F	3
T5	Patrick Cantlay	-18	F	3
T5	Mark Hubbard	-18	F	3
7	Justin Thomas	-17	F	3
T8	Max Greyserman	-16	F	3
T8	Daniel Berger	-16	F	3
T10	Frankie Capan III	-15	F	3
T10	Beau Hossler	-15	F	3
T10	J.J. Spaun	-15	F	3
T10	Taylor Moore	-15	F	3
T10	Ben Griffin	-15	F	3
T10	Will Zalatoris	-15	F	3
T10	Billy Horschel	-15	F	3
T17	Keith Mitchell	-14	F	3
T17	J.T. Poston	-14	F	3
T17	Harry Higgs	-14	F	3
T17	Rico Hoey	-14	F	3
T17	Rickie Fowler	-14	F	3
T17	Ryan Palmer	-14	F	3
T23	Doug Ghim	-13	F	3
T23	Car Young	-13	F	3
T23	Camilo Villegas	-13	F	3
T23	Kevin Roy	-13	F	3
T23	Harry Hall	-13	F	3
T23	Cam Davis	-13	F	3
T29	Sam Ryder	-12	F	3
T29	Nick Taylor	-12	F	3
T29	Mackenzie Hughes	-12	F	3
T29	Vincent Norrman	-12	F	3
T29	Jeremy Paul	-12	F	3
T29	Lanto Griffin	-12	F	3
T29	Joe Highsmith	-12	F	3
T29	Ricky Castillo	-12	F	3
T29	Matt Kuchar	-12	F	3
T29	Matthew Riedel	-12	F	3
T39	Sam Stevens	-11	F	3
T39	Alex Smalley	-11	F	3
T39	Quade Cummins	-11	F	3
T39	Lee Hodges	-11	F	3
T39	Jacob Bridgeman	-11	F	3
T44	Trey Mullinax	-10	F	3
T44	Brandt Snedeker	-10	F	3
T44	Victor Perez	-10	F	3
T44	S.W. Kim	-10	F	3
T44	Kurt Kitayama	-10	F	3
T44	Michael Kim	-10	F	3
T44	Tom Hoge	-10	F	3
T44	Brian Campbell	-10	F	3
T44	Ryo Hisatsune	-10	F	3
T44	Ryan Gerard	-10	F	3
T44	Taylor Montgomery	-10	F	3
T44	Davis Thompson	-10	F	3
T44	Matteo Manassero	-10	F	3
T44	Rikuya Hoshino	-10	F	3
T58	Chez Reavie	-9	F	3
T58	Eric Cole	-9	F	3
T58	Patrick Rodgers	-9	F	3
T58	Vince Whaley	-9	F	3
T58	Kris Ventura	-9	F	3
T58	Will Gordon	-9	F	3
T58	Mac Meissner	-9	F	3
T58	Harris English	-9	F	3
T58	Alejandro Tosti	-9	F	3
T58	Nick Dunlap	-9	F	3
T58	Sam Burns	-9	F	3
T58	Ben Kohles	-9	F	3
T58	Brice Garnett	-9	F	3
T58	Chris Kirk	-9	F	3
CUT	Nate Lashley	-8	F	3
CUT	Chad Ramey	-8	F	3
CUT	Norman Xiong	-8	F	3
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-8	F	3
CUT	Luke List	-8	F	3
CUT	Kevin Yu	-8	F	3
CUT	Chandler Phillips	-8	F	3
CUT	Michael Thorbjornsen	-8	F	3
CUT	Zach Johnson	-7	F	3
CUT	K.H. Lee	-7	F	3
CUT	Jake Knapp	-7	F	3
CUT	Francesco Molinari	-7	F	3
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	-7	F	3
CUT	Tony Finau	-7	F	3
CUT	Chris Gotterup	-7	F	3
CUT	Tim Widing	-7	F	3
CUT	Andrew Putnam	-7	F	3
CUT	Patton Kizzire	-7	F	3
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	-7	F	3
CUT	Henrik Norlander	-6	F	3
CUT	Tom Kim	-6	F	3
CUT	Chan Kim	-6	F	3
CUT	Sungjae Im	-6	F	3
CUT	Noah Goodwin	-6	F	3
CUT	Jesper Svensson	-6	F	3
CUT	Nico Echavarria	-6	F	3
CUT	Peter Malnati	-6	F	3
CUT	Matt McCarty	-6	F	3
CUT	Jhonattan Vegas	-6	F	3
CUT	Blades Brown	-6	F	3
CUT	John Pak	-6	F	3
CUT	Adam Hadwin	-6	F	3
CUT	Ben Martin	-6	F	3
CUT	Aaron Baddeley	-5	F	3
CUT	Greyson Sigg	-5	F	3
CUT	Wyndham Clark	-5	F	3
CUT	Zac Blair	-5	F	3
CUT	Nick Hardy	-4	F	3
CUT	Matti Schmid	-4	F	3
CUT	Emiliano Grillo	-4	F	3
CUT	Adam Svensson	-4	F	3
CUT	Brian Harman	-4	F	3
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	-4	F	3
CUT	Max McGreevy	-4	F	3
CUT	Paul Peterson	-4	F	3
CUT	Danny Walker	-4	F	3
CUT	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-3	F	3
CUT	Lucas Glover	-3	F	3
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	-3	F	3
CUT	Jackson Suber	-3	F	3
CUT	Mason Andersen	-3	F	3
CUT	David Lipsky	-3	F	3
CUT	Anders Albertson	-3	F	3
CUT	David Skinns	-2	F	3
CUT	Rafael Campos	-2	F	3
CUT	Kaito Onishi	-2	F	3
CUT	Braden Thornberry	-2	F	3
CUT	Hayden Buckley	-2	F	3
CUT	Bronson Burgoon	-2	F	3
CUT	Jason Dufner	-2	F	3
CUT	Steven Fisk	-2	F	3
CUT	Sami Valimaki	-1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Velo	-1	F	3
CUT	Will Chandler	-1	F	3
CUT	Patrick Fishburn	-1	F	3
CUT	Thomas Rosenmueller	-1	F	3
CUT	Trevor Cone	-1	F	3
CUT	Antoine Rozner	E	F	3
CUT	William Mouw	E	F	3
CUT	Taylor Dickson	E	F	3
CUT	Danny Willett	+1	F	3
CUT	Chesson Hadley	+1	F	3
CUT	Wesley Bryan	+1	F	3
CUT	Kyle Mendoza	+1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Streelman	+1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Kisner	+2	F	3
CUT	Ben Silverman	+2	F	3
CUT	Cam Young	+2	F	3
CUT	Bill Haas	+2	F	3
CUT	Davis Riley	+4	F	3
CUT	Philip Knowles	+4	F	3
CUT	Andrew Novak	+5	F	3
CUT	Cristobal Del Solar	+13	F	3
WD	Adam Schenk	-	-
WD	Brendon Todd	-	-

Team Finals 2024

Rank	Team Name	Total	Score
1	RIPPER GC	-11	277
T2	4ACES GC	-8	280
T2	IRON HEADS GC	-8	280
4	LEGION XIII	-6	282
5	STINGER GC	-15	273
6	FIREBALLS GC	-14	274
T7	CRUSHERS GC	-2	286
T7	HYFLYERS GC	-2	286
9	MAJESTICKS GC	-5	283
10	TORQUE GC	-4	284
11	CLEEKS GC	-1	287
12	RANGEGOATS GC	+4	292
13	SMASH GC	+12	300