Source: Radio New Zealand
Kiwi caddy Steve Williams holds the umbrella for Tiger Woods during the 2002 NZ Golf Open at Paraparaumu Beach. PHOTOSPORT
The famed Paraparaumu Beach golf course will feature on the 2025/26 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia schedule for the first time in 24 years.
Located just north of Wellington, Paraparaumu Beach last hosted the tour in 2002, when Australian Craig Parry won the NZ Open, beating a field that included world No.1 Tiger Woods, and was previously the NZ PGA Championship venue in 1959.
The host of 12 New Zealand Open tournaments is considered by many to be the spiritual home of New Zealand golf, with a layout ranked in the world’s top 100. It will again host the NZ PGA Championship from 19-22 February.
The schedule after the New Year features four legs of the Webex Players Series, and the third of the season’s ‘Majors’ – the New Zealand Open at Queenstown’s Millbrook Resort from 26 February-1 March.
The new year will begin with the second staging of Webex Players Series Perth, hosted by Minjee and Min Woo Lee at Royal Fremantle Golf Club from 8-11 January.
Australian Craig Parry won the 2022 NZ Open at Paraparaumu Beach. www.photosport.co.nz
It will be followed by back-to-back events in Victoria – the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links (15-18 January) and Webex Players Series Victoria (22-25 January).
Cobram-Barooga Golf Club will again host Webex Players Series Murray River (29 January-1 February), while Castle Hill Country Club has extended its agreement to be the host venue for Webex Players Series Sydney (5-8 February) until 2028.
After the NZ swing, the Tour will conclude with the Heritage Classic at The Heritage Golf & Country Club (12-15 March) and the season finale, The National Tournament at The National Golf Club (26-29 March).
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