I am pleased to announce that the 2019 Carrus Open was a finalist in the Event of the Year category!
2019 National Golf Award Winners Announced
Clubs, golfers, volunteers, and administration staff have been recognised for their contribution to golf in New Zealand at the 2019 National Golf Awards this week.
An independent judging panel which included members of the Professional Golfers Association (PGA), General Managers Association (GMA), media, former high-profile golfers, Sport New Zealand, and New Zealand Golf convened online to decide the winners and finalists from over 120 nominees for their respective categories.
New Zealand Golf congratulates all winners and finalists of the 2019 National Golf Awards for their service and efforts for golf in New Zealand.
Thank you to our valued partners at Hyundai NZ, Laithwaites Wine, Srixon, Bushnell, and The Loop Duty Free for their support of the 2019 National Golf Awards.
Full List of winners:
· Club of the Year: Waitemata Golf Club. Finalists: Manawatu Golf Club, Russley Golf Club.
· Leader of the Year: Matt Smith. Finalists: Hayden McCallum, Warren Collett.
· Event of the Year: 100th New Zealand Open. Finalists: Waitemata She Love’s Golf 6’s, Jennian Homes Charles Tour Carrus Open.
· Professional Golfer of the Year: Ryan Fox. Finalists: Danny Lee, Lydia Ko.
· Male Amateur of the Year: Daniel Hillier.
· Female Amateur of the Year: Amelia Garvey.
· All Abilities Athlete of the Year: Mitchell Brown. Finalists: Parker Aluesi, Nathan Child.
· Professional Coach of the Year: Marcus Wheelhouse. Finalists: Rodney Yee, Jacques Nortje.
· Community Coach of the Year: Stuart Thompson. Finalists: Rodney Yee, Mary Gard’ner
· Volunteer of the Year: Robyn Boniface. Finalists: Terry Dowson, Glenn Corbett
· Environmental Club of the Year: Remuera Golf Club.
· Performance of the Year: Ryan Fox. Finalists: Kazuma Kobori, Sir Bob Charles.