February Newsletter

I hope you all managed to get plenty of golf in over the Christmas and New Year break — or perhaps you chose to rest, recover, and recharge.

 

Looking ahead at the golf programme on our website, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in both club and Taranaki Golf events. I encourage everyone to play different courses where possible and support one another, helping to ensure Taranaki's golf environment continues to be the envy of other regions.

 

In 2026, we are looking to do things a little differently in our representative space. As a first step, we are seeking expressions of interest from players who would like to be considered for the following teams:

At this stage, we are simply asking for expressions of interest by sending me your name, team interested in and email  office@taranakigolf.co.nz  This will allow us to get a meeting organised later with interested players to outline the programme, expectations, availability, trials, get feedback and other key details.

Please note: this process does not apply to Junior Representative teams.

 

The 2026 representative programme is scheduled as follows:

 

So, if you have been in these teams before or maybe haven't considered it in the past, then we look forward to working with players who are keen to represent Taranaki with pride in 2026.

 

The Men's Handicap Pennants tees off on 15 February. Good luck to all 24 teams from 18 clubs — a tremendous field and we look forward to some great golf as clubs battle it out throughout the region.

 

Peter Harold

TG Executive Officer 

Brodie Ferguson won the Taranaki Men's Strokeplay in convincing style, he stormed home in Round 3 with a two under par 70 in blustery and challenging conditions to win by six shots ahead of fellow New Zealand Academy member Mitchell Kale. 

 

1st Brodie Ferguson (Kaitake) 73, 69, 70

2nd Mitchell Kale (Tauranga) 73, 72, 73

3rd Archie Thompson (Pakuranga) 69, 77, 74

 

1st Sarah Li (Pupuke) 68, 75, 79

2nd Huilin Eva Li (Pupuke) 71, 72, 73

3rd Seungyeon Shim (Formosa) 70, 75, 78

4th Elise Barber (Shandon) 71, 73, 79 

 

Blair Briscoe (Inglewood) 70, 72, 73

 

Kaye-Maree Mihaljevich (Te Ngutu) 71, 80, 73

Sarah Li won the Women's Gross after a play off against her good friend and fellow Pupuke member Huilin Eva Li. 

Winner of the Best Overall Net - Blair Briscoe (Inglewood) 70, 72, 73

Skin Clinic Taranaki is offering an exclusive deal to our 5,000 Taranaki Golf members:

✅ 20% off your first appointment (for new patients who are golf members)

✅ 10% off all future skin check appointments (for both new and existing patients)

 

10% Rebate on every Taranaki Golf Club order

15% Discount on Dynasty Sport Website for all Golf Taranaki members.

CODE: TARANAKIGOLF2@25

Direct link with code already applied: Dynasty Sport x Golf Taranaki Discount

 

· No surcharge on physiotherapy appointments for ALL golf club members.