Month: September 2022

Day 10 Whanganui to New Plymouth– Waverley Golf Club We have had to adopt a very fluid attitude to this holiday, whilst noting that holidaying for Golf in September in NZ may not be a good choice. We awoke again to grey, heavy drizzle in Whanganui. With resignation we cancelled our 9am tee time and…

Day 9 Whanganui – Castlecliff Golf Club Finally a round of golf! Sadly days 5 to 8 were rained off. Day 5 was planned to be a round at Shannon but the weather turned to steady rain and cold so we decided on a day off. Day 6 we tried to play Foxton- back 9…

Day 4 Palmerston North – Palmerston North Golf Club As forecast the weather in Palmerston North was grey and threatening rain so we booked the first tee time of the day, 8.30am. This was Scott’s club when he was at Massey University years ago so he was looking forward to seeing how it was playing…

Day 3 Taupo to Palmerston North – Rangatira Golf Course We didn’t rush out of the door this morning with only just over three hour’s drive time from Taupo to Palmerston North we had plenty of time to sleep in, play 18 holes and still get to Palmerston North for dinner. We checked out at…

Day 2 Taupo-Taupo Golf Club-Centennial This holiday is all about playing the rural and member clubs that we have not played in the past. We’ve played 72 of New Zealand’s 408 courses with a goal to get to 100 by Christmas this year. So today we played Taupo – Centennial. Taupo Golf Club has 36…

Goal – 16 Courses in 15 days Day 1 Auckland to Taupo – Tokoroa Golf Club Hubby and I are not a couple that really sleep in. We both have jobs that require an early start, Hubby is a Golf course Superintendent and I am forced by living in Auckland to beat traffic or spend…