Taumarunui one of our most beautiful golf courses
Some history of the NZ left-Handers
Some history of the NZ left-Handers
Bruce Poole
Our First National tournament was staged at the Manawatu Golf Club in 1986, this being the fore runner of the event which is now without doubt the highlight of the year from both a Golfing and Social point of view. Capacity fields are common, including men and woman from all over NZ, and always our friends from across the Tasman. Entrants range from high quality low handicappers to the average handicap golfers, who are, and will always be, the life blood of the Association.
Within 3 years of our inception, we were represented by players at World Leftie events held in Sydney in 1979 and Hawaii in 1983. Bruce Poole comments " These events in particular were to become foundation stones of the integration of NALGNZ into the now worldwide arena of Leftie golf. Friendships with fellow southpaws in Australia, America and Canada were established and remain in place to this day, whilst the level of participation in overseas events increased as more and more countries formed Leftie groups. I would never have thought back in 1979 that countries such as Portugal and South Africa would be hosting events within 25 years". |
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