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Three of the country’s top Amateur players will tee it up at the New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport later this month and will be looking to make their mark on the 103rd edition of the iconic event when the tournament tees off at Millbrook Resort . ....
New Zealand Golf have embraced the mixed gender format on the Charles Tour circuit, which sees male and female golfers competing for the same trophy and purse – playing alongside each other. At the Whitford Park Pro-Am, Kobori was playing off the slightly shorter women’s tees, but the mixed field format aims to make the competition as fair as possible, creating a level playing field. Joseph Johnson/Stuff Momoka Kobori with Canterbury s winning inter-provincial women s golf team at Ashburton in 2016. Kobori pocketed $3500 after finishing tied for first and has already banked the prize money – her first earnings since swapping the amateur ranks for the pros. ....