Golf Traveller Issue 12

GOLF

TRAVELLER

TWELVE • SOUTH AFRICA ISSUE

• QUEENSTOWN

• HAWKE’S BAY

WITH COMPLIMENTS

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All Photos taken by PaR nz’s Denise Langdon on Safari, Feb 2019

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Office located in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand . Postal address PO Box 331395, North Shore 0740 Phone +64 (9) 486 1077. Directors Denise Langdon & Kim Buckley Contact denise@parnz.co.nz and kim@parnz.co.nz Photos care of Tourism New Zealand and its contributors, and PaR nz’s image collection including all wildlife photos taken by Denise Langdon, Feb 2019 on Safari

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GOLF TRAVELLER CONTENTS

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The 2020 South Africa Luxury Golf & Safari Tour

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The 2020 Vietnam & Cambodia Luxury Golf Tour

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2019 Akarua Millbrook Masters, Queenstown

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Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay 4 Course Golf & Wine Classic

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MARCH 2019

2020 LUXURY SOUTH AFRICA

GOLF &

SAFARI May 3 – 21 2020

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Welcome to the PaR nz Golfing Holidays hosted 2020 Luxury South African Golf & Safari!

South Africa 2020 will feature a selection of the best of golf in South Africa, a journey on the deluxe Rovos Rail Train and your chance to see wildlife up close not only in the internationally renowned Kruger National Game Reserve, but also at the exclusive Gondwana private game reserve.

Building on the success of this year’s tour, one of our exciting additions to the 2020 line-up is to start the tour with a two-night stay at Johannesburg at a boutique-style five-star hotel with premium security. It is a delightful place to unwind, and just perfect for playing Glendower – a very private members course.

Our 19-day / 18-night journey takes us from Johannesburg to the Kruger National Game Reserve. We then travel in luxury on the Rovos Train to Cape Town taking in the famous Robben Island, Table Mountain and vineyards. Relax at Gondwana, at an exclusive private game reserve before four nights at Fancourt, our grand finale.

We play nine rounds of championship golf on tour including golf at Glendower, Leopard Creek, Steenberg, Pearl Valley, Arabella, Fancourt’s Tri-challenge (The Links, Montagu and Outeniqua courses), along with Pinnacle Point.

In total, we have six nights at deluxe game reserves on safari, and a good chance to see Africa’s Big Five game animals – lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo – up close and beautiful. All wildlife photographs in our promotion were taken

by Denise from PaR nz on a pre-tour visit in February this year to provide you with an authentic glimpse of the Africa we’ll encounter.

The 2019 tour sold out in weeks so if you are interested –

Pearl Valley Golf Estate

please reserve your place now. We’d hate for you to miss out.

South Africa 2020 Tour Safari Overview This is an unforgettable and exclusive bucket list adventure.

You are invited to experience a PaR nz Golfing Holidays hosted tour, which will include some of the best South Africa has to offer.

On your journey, you will enjoy breath-taking beauty, cultural diversity, mouth-watering cuisine, world-famous wines, unique golf experiences and the opportunity to come face to face with ‘Africa’s Big Five’ while on safari in the African bush.

This promises to be a journey filled with memories. A journey in which you are guaranteed to fall in love with the people, the beauty and the diversity that South Africa presents.

The safari experience is mind-blowing. Awake at sunrise to head into the wild on your private African safari with your field guide and tracker to discover a world usually reserved for the screen during ‘Animal Planet’. You’ll find yourself in an environment that is as old as time, where nature’s rhythm is the only governor. Two safaris take place each day – in the morning and late afternoon / early evening. This is when the wildlife is most active, and the temperature more moderate.

There are also walking safaris, which give you a completely different perspective of the bush. Your senses will be on full alert. You will feel the grass and stones beneath your feet, touch leathery leaves as you stroll beneath the trees, smell the musky scent of wild animals in the vicinity, almost taste the sweet grass of the veld, and hear the crack of a branch – indicating

Arabella Golf Course

Glendower Golf Club

Steenburg Golf Course

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The Links at Fancourt

Elephants on safari

Leopard!

that you’re not alone. Walks generally take place after breakfast and last approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours, depending on the fitness level of guests. In summer, due to the heat, walks may be incorporated into the morning game drive before heading back to the lodge for breakfast.

The Golf The golf is some of South Africa’s best.

We start with a tee booking at Johannesburg’s exclusive Glendower Golf Course. Leopard Creek, at the entrance to Kruger National Park Pearl Valley, is our second course on tour. There is also the chance to play Leopard’s Creek stunning 9-hole course.

We go on to Steenberg and Pearl Valley in Cape Town for our fourth and fifth rounds. Then Arabella, which is rated the best course in Western Cape, surrounded by the Simonsberg and Drakenstein Mountains.

Pinnacle Point – a Peter Matkovich and Darren Clarke masterpiece is simply breath-taking! We finish with the Fancourt Trilogy – Montagu, Outeniqua, and The Links. Fancourt was voted the number one golf resort in the world at the 2018 IAGTO Golf Awards.

These are all highly-rated courses that include four designed by none other than the ’Black Knight’, South Africa’s Gary Player, three by the acclaimed South African course architect Peter Matkovich, and a highlight for any golfer to play a Jack Nicklaus design.

Glendower • Rated four-star plus • Designed by Charles Hugh Alison “It’s one of the best I’ve ever played. Very visual, really well bunkered and extremely well set up. We don’t get to play on many traditional courses anymore and I was delighted.”

This is a quote from Paul McGinley, a previous Ryder Cup captain after playing in the 2013 South Africa Open Championship. And this is where we start our South Africa 2020.

Glendower Golf Club is an exquisitely designed, highly-ranked parkland golf course in Gauteng, South Africa. Currently ranked number two in South Africa and number one in the city. It is known as one of the country’s true classics and is associated with the second oldest

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Leopard Creek Golf Course

Pinnacle Point Golf Course

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Pearl Valley Golf Estate

Open in the world. American Fred Wadsworth won in 1989, and it has hosted the South Africa Open a further two times since then. Home to the Sunshine Tour’s BMG Classic since 2009, the course boasts lovely kikuyu fairways, with numerous bunkers and water coming into play on 11 holes. Accuracy is essential.

Leopard Creek • Rated five star • Designed by Gary Player Working closely with the Kruger National Park and nature conservation authorities, the Leopard Creek Golf Course was specifically designed to blend in with the surroundings. It provides sophisticated leisure amenities in an undisturbed natural environment. Innovative architectural and landscaping techniques ensure that the golf course is in harmony with the environment, while lakes and small streams have been diverted through the development to create scenic vistas and interesting golf strategies. Sightings of crocodile, hippopotamus, antelope, buffalo and wild boar are commonplace, either on the course itself or next to the river running alongside several holes. Golfing hazards take on a new dimension at Leopard Creek for much of the water is home to hippos and the creature for which the adjacent river is named – crocodile. To single out a signature hole is brave as there are many memorable holes. Not for the faint-hearted, the par-five 18th coming home, has an island green that presents a tricky shot over water.

Pearl Valley • Rated four-star plus • Designed by Jack Nicklaus The Pearl Valley Golf Estate is surrounded by the Simonsberg and Drakenstein Mountains and bordered by vineyards with the Berg River water hazard running through it. Pearl Valley is the latest South African addition to Jack Nicklaus’s repertoire of signature-designed courses worldwide. Nicklaus has stayed true

to his design principles by working closely with nature. Here, he presents a golf course that fits in with its environment. This flat and largely uninterrupted terrain brought freedom to develop hole strategies, making this a golf course the golfer must think their way around. In its design and planning detail, the course is unique.

Steenberg • Rated four-star plus • Designed by Peter Matkovich Located near the Steenberg Mountains (mountains of stone) the winery of the same name is the oldest wine farm in the Cape Peninsula, dating back to the days of Simon van der Stel.

The history of the area is very interesting. Governor van der Stel allocated the original land grant for the farm to Catharina Ustings Ras. Catharina was a controversial character of pioneering spirit who, as young widow, had left her native Germany to undertake the perilous journey to the tip of Africa. Though she settled on the farm in 1682, an official mandate was only granted to her in 1688 “to cultivate, to plough, to sow and to possess” the land. She first named it Swaaneweide – the feeding place of swans. Today we have a challenging course, that is always wellmaintained on relatively flat terrain. An open parklike design – you will enjoy. Known for its impressive array of what were originally termed hazards, it now has distinctive penalty areas.

Arabella • Rated five star • Designed by Peter Matkovich The Arabella golf course has a demanding and exceptional design that offers a challenging experience to all levels of golfers. A parkland design with wide kikuyu fairways and bent-grass greens, the exceptional overall conditioning of this course ensures that it is consistently rated the best course in the Western Cape. Both leading South African golf publications

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often include Arabella in their top five South African courses.

Choosing a signature hole proves to be an extremely difficult task as all the holes are well-designed with spectacular views.

Pinnacle Point • Rated five star • Designed by Peter Matkovich; assisted by Darren Clarke The Pinnacle Point Golf Course is something truly special for the discerning golfer. This 18-hole championship golf course was designed by well-known South African golf course architect Peter Matkovich, who opened the course together with top Irish Tour Professional, Darren Clarke, in November 2006. Darren Clarke, who was also involved with many aspects of the Pinnacle Point course design, has said that Pinnacle Point is “the best golf course on the planet”. This clifftop Fynbos Golf Course inspires the golfer to play this challenging layout with a level of respect due to its dramatic views and breath-taking terrain. The 72-par layout is characterised by seven majestic holes that line the Indian Ocean rock cliffs, four of which are played over ocean and cliff.

The Fancourt Trilogy • Rated five-star plus • Designed by Gary Player No golfing trip to South Africa is complete without a round or two at Fancourt. The Fancourt Golf Resort is the only golf resort in South Africa with three astonishing golf courses, all originally designed by Gary Player. The Montagu course is a muchcelebrated parkland course and is a former number-one ranked golf course in South Africa. Play is restricted to members, their guests and hotel guests, so there is ample time and space to savour the Fancourt golfing experience. It is, however, always

a good idea to book in advance to ensure that you get your desired tee time. Fancour t also boasts a world-class golf academy, with outstanding practice and warm-up facilities.

The Fancourt Outeniqua Golf Course as part of South Africa’s premier golfing destination lies at the foot of the majestic Outeniqua Mountain in the heart of the world-famous Garden Route district. This beautifully manicured 18-hole parkland course is a course of rare distinction, similar to its sibling the Montagu course with top-of-the-range conditioning and a setting that takes in mountains, water and wildlife. Legendary Grand Slam golfer Gary Player designed this majestic 18-hole parkland layout at Fancourt. The Outeniqua course is like its sibling course The Montagu in terms of character, its challenging design and fine conditioning which will ensure an excellent test for all levels of golfers.

The Links at Fancourt is without doubt the most impressive piece of golf design and construction ever in South Africa.

Fancourt owner Dr Hasso Plattner, who took a very hands-on function in the creation, commissioned a golf course that not only would be a thorough test for every golfer but would also rank among the world’s top courses. Gary Player’s design team spent months studying the classic links courses of Scotland and Ireland and then, armed with inspiration from the best that those countries had to offer, embarked on the ambitious task of recreating some of their finest holes to make a genuine links test on what was once an airfield. Golf Digest USA recently ranked The Links, the 34th best golf course in the world.

And that’s the golf line up – come join us on the PaR nz as we head off once again on safari!

Denise & Kim Your South African tour hosts

Fancourt Outeniqua Golf Course

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THE PICTURES

SAY IT ALL Two Vibrant Countries and 9 Great Courses

Vietnam and Cambodia 27 January – 11 February 2020

BRG Da Nang Golf Resort

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Ba Na Hills Golf Club

Ha Long Bay Golf Club

Floating markets

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Hoi An

2020 Vietnam and Cambodia 27 January – 11 February 2020 Such a rich and unique culture engulfs these two beautiful countries. Join us in Vietnam and Cambodia to discover the timeless charm, the bustling day to day life of its delightful people and to sample fresh fabulous food while playing some world-class golf.

The tour star ts in Siem Reap with a special welcome Cambodian style, two rounds of golf and a sunrise tour to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat. We then head to Hanoi and onto Ha Long Bay with a round scheduled for one of Vietnam’s most recent golf additions – FLC Golf @ Ha Long Bay. Six wonderful days on China Beach in Da Nang includes four rounds of golf, a Vietnamese Cooking Class and time for shopping in historic Hoi An. The tour finishes in Saigon – our last game of golf we travel up the river to the tee, we visit the Cu Chi tunnels and, final night celebration dinner.

This 15 night / 16 day tour is 5 star throughout and limited to 26 golfers only.

For full tour details contact denise@parnz.co.nz Have a look at this exciting course line up….

Play Cambodia Golf Courses in Siem Reap and see the 8th Wonder of the World: the Temples of Angkor Wat. We welcome you to present day Cambodia, a peaceful and welcoming country that has retained the style of its former French colony heritage and mixed it with indigenous cultural charm to completely redevelop itself and regain its proud title as “The Pearl of Asia”. We start our golf challenge in Siem Reap, the main golf destination in Cambodia. Siem Reap is a small former French colonial town that has been visited by foreigners mainly to see the 1,000 year old cradle of the Khmer civilization and the Temples of Angkor Wat. There are three international standard 18-hole courses each with their own variety and challenges for everyone from amateurs to professionals.

The best course is Angkor Golf Resort – a challenging and well-maintained Nick Faldo design.

The six-time major winner, Nick Faldo himself, received a blessing from local monks and then opened the golf course in December 2007, his first golf course in Cambodia. The Angkor Golf Resort brings Cambodia squarely onto the international golf destination map. Golf here is a fair test for all players and requires thinking and strategy on every hole to score well.

The strategically placed bunkers and water hazards are tricky, but easily seen from each tee box. The greens have plenty of subtle undulations, and they reward and encourage a variety of approach shots.

We also take on the challenge of the Phokeethra Country Club, home of the Asian Tour’s Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open.

The Sofitel-managed Phokeethra Country Club is one of the best courses available in Cambodia. The golf course hosted the 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic and 2010 Cambodian Open. Major renovations in 2018 have returned course standards to those set when first opened.

Our first game of golf in Vietnam will be at Hanoi’s Kings Island Golf Resort – a 54-hole golf resort designed by Robert McFarland (USA). Scenic lakeside views aplenty! The golf resort lies on the shores of the Dong Mo reservoir 36 kms from Hanoi.

At only 45 minutes drive from the capital, Kings Island Golf Resort is a high quality and convenient choice to include in any Vietnam golf package. In a uniquely Vietnamese touch, access to the course is by boat. The island-situated site comprises 350 hectares of land and 1,500 hectares of waterfront.

Then we look to golf in Ha Long Bay with tee times reqested at the new FLC Ha Long Golf Resor t. Tee times don’t get confirmed here until much closer to the time but hopefully the wait will be worth it? FLC Ha Long Bay Golf Club is a stunning course overlooking Ha Long Bay which opened for play in

Ha Long Bay

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Angkor Golf Resort

Angkor Wat Temple

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Nha Trang, Central

Apsara show

Vietnamese cooking class

August 2017. Twenty minutes from Ha Long City and three hours from Hanoi, the 18-hole championship Schmidt-Curley designed layout offers stunning scenic ocean views over the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site. The golf course sits above the old town of Ha Long Bay and overlooks the spectacular limestone karst-riddled bay. The dramatic terrain offers a drastic departure from the sandy dunes of coastal Vietnamese golf sites. Several greens have a stunning backdrop of Ha Long Bay, viewed from high above, framed by rock outcrops and mature native vegetation, punctuated with pine trees. Above a series of ridges, the course features dramatic, sweeping views and substantial elevation changes. FLC Ha Long Bay Golf Club is worth a visit if nothing else for the magnificent views of the bay.

Our line-up of golf in Da Nang is impressive. Da Nang, Hoi An, and Hue are connected to each other by new coastal roads and tunnels.

Together they make up Vietnam’s Golf Coast. Vietnam’s recognition as an up-and-coming golf destination is no secret, but the Vietnam Golf Coast ups the ante even further. Da Nang dates to the early 14th century when the area was settled in a small collection of hamlets in central Vietnam. In 1954 with the division of Vietnam into the North and South, Da Nang became part of South Vietnam, and in 1965 was the location of the first landing of US forces in Vietnam and aptly coined “China Beach.” Nowadays, the area is home to one of Asia’s best beaches, many world-class resorts, and Vietnam’s best golf courses. For example, Ba Na Hills Golf Club and the BRG Da Nang Golf Resort are ranked continuously among Asia’s leading golf clubs.

Hoi An, with its lovely, traditional wooden shop-homes, was set up in the 16th century. It was revived in the 20th century to commemorate the long history of Vietnamese international trade. Wandering through its protected old town is like being transported back to a time when Hoi An was Vietnam’s most important trading port. For those looking for a glimpse of the real Vietnam, or just a fun night out, Hoi An mixes old world charm with modern and vibrant nightlife. Hoiana Shores Golf Club is Vietnam’s first Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course and is located 15 minutes from Hoi An’s center. We will have four games here including Da Nang, Hoiana Shores, Montgomerie and Ba Na Golf Course.

Ba Na Hills Golf Club is 25 minutes inland from Da Nang at the

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Ba Na Hills Golf Club

Da Nang Golf Club

Hoi An portrait

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Cu Chi Tunnels

Saigon City tour

BRG Kings Island Golf Resort

foothills of the cable car station leading to Bana Hills. The IMG managed course is the first Luke Donald designed course not only in Asia but the world. BRG Da Nang Golf Resort, designed

by Greg Norman, opened in 2010 and immediately leaped to fame being recognized as one of the 15 best new courses in the world by USA GOLF magazine. Da Nang Golf Resort has achieved many awards, amongst them 2011, 2012, 2013 best golf course in Asia by the readers of Asian Golf Monthly as well as the 2012 Best Golf Course in Vietnam by USA Golf Digest and the 2014 IAGTO Diamond Award.

The Montgomerie Links, located just off historical Da Nang Beach and minutes from Da Nang City, is a stunning 7090 yard, par-72 golf course. The course rated as one of Asia’s ten most elite courses by the 2012 Forbes Travel Guide as well as most recently voted as ‘Vietnam’s Best Championship Course 2013’ by the Vietnam Golf Magazine. Since then yearly awards are common for Montgomerie. Hoiana Shores Golf Club is the first Robert Trent Jones Jr. II golf course in Vietnam and is located on the shoreline south of Hoi An in central Vietnam.

Located on the shores of the Eastern Sea, approximately 8km south of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hoi An, known as ‘The City of Lanterns’, the golf club is part of a major destination development which harbours the ambition of becoming one of the most compelling golf experiences in Asia.

With Hoiana Shores Golf Club scheduled to open in the second half of 2019, the new destination will be home to a selection of luxury hotels, entertainment outlets, residential communities, retail complexes, as well as the world-class golf club, and is earmarked to become a major attraction for

tourists globally.

We finish our 2020 Vietnam and Cambodia Golf and Cultural Tour with Saigon’s Long Thanh Golf challenge. This is a beautiful Ron Fream design considered the South’s #1 course.

The Long Thanh Golf Club offers 36 holes of golf in the former rice paddies and scenic countryside surrounding Saigon.

Both the Hill and Lake course are well maintained throughout the year and the golf courses are a longtime favorite among locals. Many expatriates and Vietnam golf visitors prefer Long Thanh Golf Club over its more famous neighbor Vietnam Golf & Country Club.

The Hill Course features rolling fairways and large undulating greens. Large oil palms frame each hole. The Lake Course is characterised by many high lipped bunkers and water hazards on almost every hole to catch errant shots. Both courses feature paspalum grassed fairways and tee boxes. Putting greens use Tifdwarf Bermuda grass which can roll anywhere from 8 to 10. This combination of grasses matches other top courses in the region.

The Long Thanh Golf Club and Residential Estate have also spared no expense to build an elaborate clubhouse. The locker and changing rooms might be the plushest in Saigon. Ask for a shoe shine after your round. The main restaurant serves a fine selection of both Vietnamese and Western food for golfers after their rounds in both indoor and outdoor setting.

Overall, golf at Long Thanh is an impressive experience and is sure to please all Vietnam golfers.

For all details and to reserve your place on this tour – please contact denise@parnz.co.nz

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Vietnam, Cambodia, South Africa

Canada – Rockies & The East Coast

Grand Europe Trail

2020

WORLD GOLFING TREATS! 2020 will start with Vietnam & Cambodia, and a special Cambodian welcome on the 27 January in Siem Reap. We play two courses in Siem Reap, Golf Angkor Wat and Phokeethra, and have a day sightseeing including the Angkor Wat Temples, (one of the largest religious temples in the world), at sunrise. Then we are off to the ancient city of Hanoi and Halong Bay (a UNESCO World Heritage site) with golf at the new FLC Course. We have 6 nights relaxing in Danang, with four rounds of golf including the Montgomerie and Ba Na courses – some of the best in the country. The tour finishes in Saigon with a tour to the Cu Chi tunnels and our last game of golf. Tour finishes on the 11 February – see you there!

May 2020 will see PaR nz Golfing Holidays in South Africa again – the 2019 tour sold out in 2 weeks so contact denise@parnz.co.nz promptly if you want full details and to reserve your place. We start with a private course in Johannesburg, on safari in Kruger with golf at Leopard Creek and travel to Cape Town by the 5 Star deluxe Rovos Rail. We relax in Cape Town with golf at Arabella and Pearl Valley before Pinnacle Point

by Peter Markovich and Oubaai from Ernie Els with a stunning finish at Fancourt playing all three of Gary Player’s masterpieces. Will you join us?

In 2020 we offer two exciting Canada Golf Tour options – one to the Canadian Rockies star ting in Calgary and finishing in Vancouver and a new East Coast bonanza. This new tour will include golf in Toronto, time at Niagara Falls and then a golf cruise from Novia Scotia, return cruise with golf that includes Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs. If you want a new Canadian Golf Experience – this is the one for you – with a post New York golf option to consider! All details will be available on www.parnz.co.nz or contact denise@parnz.co.nz 5-Star Grand Cities European Golf Tour – from Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Ljubljana, Milan and Crans-Montana in Switzerland before a special finish in Vienna. There has not been a tour like it! 19 days in the grand old cities of Europe playing a range of exquisite private member courses and European tour masterpieces. Full package details will be released shortly – get yourself on the ‘possible’ list now – contact denise@parnz.co.nz

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SPRING INTO QUEENSTOWN

Millbrook Resort

2019 Akarua Millbrook Masters playing Millbrook and Jack’s Point 27 October – 2 November 2019

Jack’s Point

Millbrook Resort Welcome to one of PaR nz Golfing Holidays longest running tournaments, our annual Millbrook Masters, now in its 17th year. Set against the backdrop of The Remarkables and timed to celebrate the spring colours of Queenstown, the Millbrook Masters is not only a premier golf tournament but a luxury golf holiday.

Millbrook Masters packages include 4 rounds tournament golf in carts playing both the Millbrook and Jack’s Point Courses and staying 6 nights in luxury at the 5-star Millbrook Rsort, NZ’s No. 1 golf resort.

The social programme is comprehensive including welcome and farewell functions featuring award winning AKARUA wines, daily lunches, a quality souvenir tournament pullover, a great daily and overall prize table and much more. The tournament week includes a rest day so you can explore many of the local tourist attractions, play more golf, sample the local wineries or just relax for the day!

Golf will be played leisurely over 5 days with the main scoring by individual stableford by age and handicap divisions. You are more than welcome to request playing some of your rounds with partners or friends but our aim is to promote Masters Golf and good sporting camaraderie. We look to mix players up from around the Pacific and various member clubs.

There is also a concurrent gross prize awarded for the top male and top female scores. To enter, we welcome players of all handicaps over 30 years of age. Non-playing partners are most welcome as well. We also offer special packages for Millbrook Members and those who have accommodation privately.

The 2019 Package includes: • Gift pack including a quality tournament pullover and Millbrook Resort Souvenir • 2 Rounds of golf with cart at Millbrook Resort Golf Course (playing all 3 courses) • 2 Rounds of golf with cart at Jack’s Point Golf Course • Fun daily and overall prize tables • Transfers to / from Jack’s Point Golf Course • Welcome Function with Akarua Wines at The Millbrook Resort on Sunday 27 October • Awards Dinner with Akarua Wines and entertainment on Friday 1 November • Two on-course golfer lunches at Jack’s Point • Two full lunches at Millbrook Resort with Akarua Wines • Special tournament rate of NZD$145 pp with cart for Practice Rounds at Millbrook Resort • Stay 6 nights in luxury 5-star accommodation at Millbrook Resort • Checking in Sunday 27 October and out Saturday 2 November 2019 (extra nights available) • Full cooked breakfasts daily at Millbrook Resort • Your choice to stay in • Deluxe Studios • One Bedroom Suites • Two Bedroom Suites (apartment style) • Full complimentary use of the resorts recreational facilities including gym, sauna, swimming pools • Complimentary shuttle service to Arrowtown and Queenstown • Airport transfers to / from Queenstown Airport Non golfers, Golf only and Millbrook Members packages also available All details and to enter on line www.parnz.co.nz – click through to Akarua Millbrook Masters pages

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TRINITY HILL HAWKE’S BAY

4-COURSE GOLF & WINE

CLASSIC 4 November – 8 November 2020

Cape Kidnappers

2019 NOVEMBER The 2019 Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 4-Course Golf & Wine Classic Venue: Dates: Golf: Competition: Package: Sponsor:

Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Monday 4 November – Friday 8 November 2019 Cape Kidnappers in carts, Hastings GC, Napier GC and Maraenui GC Individual stableford, teams event and 70+ age group 4 rounds of golf, welcome and farewell prize giving functions, great prize tables Trinity Hill Wines

The 2019 Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 4-Course Golf & Wine Classic now in its 4th year has proven to be a popular tournament on the New Zealand golfing calendar.

New in 2019 we have included Golf Digest Top 100 World #17 Golf Course – Cape Kidnappers in our four course line-up along with the three best courses in the Hawkes Bay region – Hastings, Napier and Maraenui Golf Clubs.

This tournament owned and managed by PaR nz Golfing Holidays is hosted over five days at the four golf courses, located in the fabulous Hawkes Bay. The region is a major wine growing area on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The main city of Napier is also the Art Deco Capital of New Zealand.

The tournament is open to male and female golfers, ages 30+ and with a maximum 36.0 handicap. We welcome New Zealand and international golfers to join us in the Hawkes Bay for a week of fun golf, great food and wine, and to enjoy all the region has to offer.

The tournament format is 72 holes (4 rounds) individual stableford, played at the four golf courses over four days – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. There is a rest day on Wednesday.

Back by popular demand will be our fun teams event playing in teams of 4 of any combination. Enter as a team or we will find you a team. Also after lots of requests, the Seniors Division for 70+ will feature again!

The tournament field will be limited to 220 golfers, entries confirmed on a ‘first-in basis’. Package includes 4 rounds of golf with Cape Kidnappers in carts, player pack, registration with wine tastings at Trinity Hill Winery, an opening day function with food and wine matching and a closing day function with food and wine matching along with daily and overall prizes.

For the tournament week, we are promoting:• Napier and Hastings accommodation packages with 5 star Porters Boutique Hotel, 4 star Scenic Hotels, and 3.5 star Quest Apartments • Red hot deals from BUDGET Rental Car – ‘Book for 6 days and pay for 5’ • Play additional rounds at Cape Kidnappers for NZD$245pp including cart. This rate applies to both Kiwi and international golfers pre and post tournament (must be pre-booked) • A hosted wine tour of 5 wineries including tastings and lunch as an optional extra Art Deco Tours and Vintage Car rides Tournament sponsors include Trinity Hill Wines, Napier City Council, Art Deco Society, The National Aquarium and Hawkes Bay Tourism.

Tournament Inclusions • Tournament entry to The 2019 Hawkes Bay 4-Course Golf & Wine Classic @ $595 pp • Four (4) rounds of golf at four (4) courses • Cape Kidnappers with cart • Hastings Golf Club • Maraenui Golf Club • Napier Golf Club • Welcome complimentary Trinity Hill Wine tasting at Registration on Sunday 3 November 2019 • Food & Trinity Hill Wine matching Opening Function on Monday 4 November 2019 at Hastings GC • Food & Trinity Hill Wine matching Prize Giving Dinner at Napier GC on Friday 8 November 2019 • Player Pack • Extensive prize list including • Daily individual winners • Closest to the pins • Overall individual, 70+ and team prizes

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QUEENSTOWN

HAWKE’S BAY

2019 MULTI COURSE

CHALLENGES Multi Course Challenges – Great Destinations around New Zealand – check out the following – registering now!

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2019 AKARUA MILLBROOK MASTERS Sunday 27 October – Saturday 2 November 2019 Welcome to one of PaR nz Golfing Holidays longest running tournaments, our annual Millbrook Masters, now in its 17th year. The competition is individual stableford by age and handicap. Enter with par tners and friends this fun tournament set against The Remarkables in the magic of Queenstown. Packages include 2 rounds at Millbrook and 2 rounds at Jack’s Point in carts, plus stay 6 nights in 5-star luxury at the Millbrook Resort, NZ’s #1 golf resort. The social programme is comprehensive including welcome and farewell functions featuring award winning Akarua Wines, daily lunches, souvenir tournament clothing, a great prize table and much more.

2019 TRINITY HILL HAWKE’S BAY 4-COURSE GOLF & WINE CLASSIC Monday 4 November – Friday 8 November 2019 The 4th annual Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay 4-Course Golf & Wine Classic includes rounds on Cape Kidnappers in car ts, Hastings, Napier and Maraenui Golf Courses and yes you read it right – the inclusion of Cape Kidnappers in the 4 course line-up. Cape Kidnappers is ranked 17th in the world, Top 100 Courses Golf Digest 2019. The tournament is set in the Hawke’s Bay, a major wine-growing region on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The tournament is open to all affiliated golfers, all handicaps and ages 30+. A Seniors Division for the 70+ and a Teams Competition will be played again this year. The social programme includes tastings at the Trinity Hill Winery and food and wine matching welcome and farewell functions. Come join us in the sunny Hawke’s Bay.

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Maraenui Golf Club

Napier Golf Club

Hastings Golf Club

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