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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Friday, December 14, 2012

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Ko a starter for NZ Open Lydia Ko is a confirmed starter for the New Zealand Women’s Golf Open in Christchurch in February. The world No1 amateur, who this year became the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA Tour and the first Kiwi to win on that tour, will look to become the first home champion of the event held at the Clearwater Golf Club. Ko, who made her debut at the New Zealand Women’s Open as a 12-yearold in 2010 at Pegasus, recently played the course for the first time in the pro-am of the NZ Open where she reeled off eight birdies and a bogey for a seven-under-par 65. “It was from the ladies’ yellow tees so it was playing much easier,” said the 15-year-old from Gulf Harbour. “I like the course. “It will be pretty challenging on the back nine when the wind gets up because there is a lot of water. “I am looking forward to playing here in the New Zealand Women’s Open. “I have played well at Pegasus in the past and I think Clearwater will be a great host for the event.” Ko, who arrived at the 2012 event on the back of her record-breaking

win at the NSW Open, attracted thousands of spectators and she is hoping the galleries come out at Clearwater. “It is good to hear that there is a strong field coming down for the tournament, and I look forward to the challenge of competing with them.” The national championship has attracted all four champions of the event so far in Frenchwoman Gwladys Nocera (2009), England’s Laura Davies (2010) and Australians Kristie Smith (2011) and Lindsey Wright (2012). Davies has won 82 professional titles worldwide, with 20 victories on the LPGA. The 49-year-old from England, who is the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list, has won the LET Order of Merit a record seven times and is a fourtime major champion. The event, which will be staged from February 8-11 holds a special place in the New Zealand sporting landscape as with a purse of $315,000 it is the most lucrative women’s sporting event in the country. - APNZ

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Aorangi’s Catherine Knight lines up a putt during her fifth round match against Taranaki’s Holly Winter yesterday.

“The relationship between the Welsh and the English is based on trust and understanding. They don’t trust us and we don’t understand them.”

Close, but no wins for Aorangi By Jonathan Leask Aorangi battled hard but were beaten again on day three of the women’s Interprovincial tournament at Dunedin St Clair Golf Club yesterday. After four losses from the first four rounds Aorangi again came up emptyhanded, going down to Taranaki and Canterbury. Against Taranaki Ashburton’s

6/5 to Celeste McLean, Nicole Martin 4/3 to Rochelle Keegan and Barbara O’Connell, who was in for Heather Oldfield, 5/4 to Vanessa Bouvet. Against the Canterbury Bell side was one down on Sylvie Williams at the midway point of the match, Knight was all square with Elisha Crosbie and Bolderton held a one shot advantage over Jess Guenzerodt while Nathan was two down against Kate Turner and

Catherine Bell took the lead in her match while the rest of the Aorangi women fell behind early. Bell saw off fellow number one Carol Chard for a 5/4 win, while Knight came back from being one down at the mid-way point of their match to record a 3/2 win over Holly Winter. However, the other three Aorangi women were unable to turn the tide as Aorangi went down 3-2. Ginny Bolderton went down

Oldfield four behind Fiona Gebbie. Over the back nine Knight closed out the match to claim a 4/3 win and Bell made up the shot to finish all square with Williams, but again the team’s lower order recorded losses. Bolderton was overtaken for a 3/1 loss, Nathan couldn’t catch Turner finishing one down and Oldfield went down 4/3 to Fiona Gebbie. Aorangi have the bye today.

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Style change required for Phoenix By Daniel Richardson

Lydia Ko: looking forward to competing with four previous champions

Fans have been calling for the Wellington Phoenix to play a more attractive brand of football and even the owners have got involved saying the club needs to produce a better product.

As the A-League franchise struggles to pull punters through the gate, Welnix consortium member Gareth Morgan said the club were working on changing their style. “We are trying to go towards what they call ‘total football’,” Morgan said yesterday. “Changing the formation ... from

4-4-2 to 4-3-3 to make for a more attacking sort of game and that’s a big change for the players, particularly the midfield who have to do a hell of a lot more work with only three in there rather than four. “That’ll take time to adjust but we are going to stick to this because I think it’s attractive football.”

Morgan said he was aware of the club’s reputation that they were perceived as a boring side but noted the owners, players and coaches had bought in to the idea of changing that. He also reiterated the club’s top brass would do what it takes to produce a team they could be proud of. - APNZ

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Test cricket ‘would risk Malinga’s career’ By David Beniuk Sri Lanka say they would be risking pace weapon Lasith Malinga’s career by asking him to bring his brilliant Twenty20 form to the Test arena. Malinga bagged the second best T20 figures of all time in a major

“I think with the injuries he’s had in the last few years, it’s pretty unfair of us to ask him to come and play Test cricket,” Jayawardene told reporters on the eve of the first Test against Australia at Bellerive. “If he feels he is 100 per cent he’ll probably make that call by himself. “Every time he picks up wickets in a one-dayer or a T20, everyone

seems to be putting their hand up and saying he should be playing Test cricket. But three or four years back, everyone thought his career was finished.” Malinga missed 18 months of cricket with the knee injury that eventually resulted in him quitting Tests in 2010. His sheer pace will be missed

by Sri Lanka, but Jayawardene is happy just to have him in his limited overs sides. “Do we risk all that by getting him to play Test cricket?” the skipper said. “We saw what Siddle did the other week - he bowled 60. Can Malinga do that? I don’t think so. I don’t think we need to make that call and risk his career.” - AAP

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Lasith Malinga: 6 wickets, 7 runs

Harcourts is a proud supporter of Ashburton Borough School. Guardian Weather

Friday, 14 December 2012

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TODAY

Areas of cloud clearing early morning, then fine. Strong gusty northwesterlies developing in the morning, turning lighter southerly during the evening and cloudy periods developing.

Fine with high cloud. Wind at 1000m: NW rising to gale 65 km/h in the morning. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gale 90 km/h in the morning.

NZ Today

25 OVERNIGHT MIN 9

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21 OVERNIGHT MIN 10

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26 OVERNIGHT MIN 14

MONDAY: High cloud. Northwest winds. MAX

29 OVERNIGHT MIN 11

Midnight Tonight

Wind less than km/h 30

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SUNDAY: Morning cloud, then fine. Northeasterlies.

Canterbury High Country

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Canterbury Plains

TODAY: Fine spells. Gusty northwest turns southerly evening. TOMORROW: Morning and evening cloud. Northeast.

LINCOLN

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22 23 26 21 18 22 26 17 25 25 20 23 18

TOMORROW Fine, apart from cloudy areas morning and evening. Northeasterlies developing during the morning.

SUNDAY

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fine fine fine fine windy fine fine drizzle fine fine showers showers rain

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Morning cloud, then fine. Northeasterlies, turning northwest later.

NZ Situation

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FZL: Above 3000m

Fine. Wind at 1000m: W dying away early morning. Wind at 2000m: W easing to 35 km/h during the morning.

SUNDAY Fine. Northwesterlies strengthening.

MONDAY

High cloud with northwesterlies, then a late southerly change bringing patchy rain.

Rain about the divide and high cloud further east. Northwest gales, easing later.

A high builds over New Zealand tomorrow, then moves northeast on Sunday, with strengthening TUESDAY northerlies spreading over the South Island. A front is expected to move over the southern half Mostly cloudy, possible drizzle. Northeastof the South Island on Monday. erlies.

Mystery person: Roger Penske was a top driver in the 1950s, and when he retired he created one of most successfull IndyCar and NASCAR racing teams. He has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion. Quote: Dudley Wood Trivia question: 30

domestic tournament, 6-7, in the Melbourne Stars’ Big Bash league victory over Perth at the WACA on Wednesday night. But the slinger’s explosive form isn’t tempting captain Mahela Jayawardene, even after former Australian Test quick Rodney Hogg called the visitors’ pace attack the worst ever to head down under.

TUESDAY Mostly cloudy, possible drizzle. Northwesterlies.

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River Levels

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 1:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:45 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:00 am, yesterday

185.4 8.42 9.92 113.0

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Canterbury Readings

to 4pm yesterday

max

Ashburton Airport

min grass 16 hour Dec 2012 min to date to date

16.2

7.8

3.2

0.0

27.0 771.1

SE 24

7.9

4.2

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27.2 651.2

SW 28

9.8

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0.0

5.8 601.0

SE 26

Temperatures °C

Average

21.3

9.9

Christchurch Airport 21.0 Average

Timaru Airport

21.0

10.4

19.6

8.6

18.0

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Rainfall mm

8.1

663

604

503

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Friday

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Saturday 9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

Wind km/h

max gust

Sunday 9 noon 3

9 pm

2 1 0

4:56 11:10 5:18 11:31 5:51 12:04 6:13 12:26 6:46 12:59 7:10 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 6 minutes.

Rise 5:44 am Set 9:11 pm

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Bad fishing

Rise 5:44 am Set 9:12 pm

Bad fishing

Bad

Rise 6:25 am Set 9:47 pm

First quarter

Rise 7:36 am Set 10:36 pm

Full moon

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Rise 5:44 am Set 9:13 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 8:50 am Set 11:18 pm

Last quarter

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