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.
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.
Ask those who have spent the summer finishing second to Kazuma Kobori on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and you invariably get the same response:
The New Zealand Open is also ensuring that every professional that competes in the tournament and doesn’t make the cut will take away at least $NZ1,000 to help support their travel and other related costs.
Three of New Zealand’s leading players have confirmed they will return to play the 103rd edition of the New Zealand Open at Millbrook Resort in Queenstown.
A stronger field and a greater certainty of proceeding are the driving forces behind the decision of tournament organisers to delay the 102nd staging of the New Zealand Open at the Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.
Former US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy may be enjoying a gap year, but he believes he has a chance to be in contention for the 100th New Zealand Open in Queenstown starting Thursday.
You wouldn’t ever want to compare a US Open winner with a Saturday hacker, but it will be a nervous Michael Campbell who lines up in his first competitive round in six years on the opening day of the 100th New Zealand Open in Queenstown on Thursday.