THOSE pesky New Zealanders won the Senior Men’s Amateur Trans Tasman golf championship for the first time this year and here’s hoping the new 12 man Australian team just announced will turn the tables in 2010.
The 2010 Trans Tasman Sanctuary Cove Trophy will be played at the Clearwater Resort, Christchurch, New Zealand on February 15 – 16.
The annual event consists of foursomes, fourball and singles match play in a format similar to the Ryder and President’s Cups.
Australia rightfully won the first two Trans Tasman events in 2007 and 2008 until a disaster in May this year.
The Kiwis trounced the Aussies over two days at the Sanctuary Cove Golf Club.
The Kiwis won the singles matches 9-3 and including the Fourball and Foursome events the overall result was 16 to 8.
The strong Australian team hoping to restore order to the universe next year will be:
Stefan Albinski NSW Bill Banks ACT
John Beaumont SA Chris Coats QLD
Greg Corben NSW Denis Dale NSW
Tony Gover ACT Grahame MacDonald QLD
Ross Percy VIC Ian Read QLD
Brian Sams NSW Chris Tatt VIC
Phillip Billings (Non playing Captain)
The first of two selection trials for the New Zealand team has been completed and six members of their team determined.
Murray Martin Frank Borren Ian Donaldson
Ron Olivecrona Arthur Parkin Rodney Barltrop
Rodney Barltrop further dented Australian pride this year by winning the Australian Senior Amateur Championship title on Bribie Island.
It really is time for the rightful order to be restored.
Related posts:
- Kiwis trounce Aussies in Trans Tasman Senior Championship
- Kiwis trounce Aussies in 2010 Senior Trans Tasman
- Kiwis a real threat at 2009 Asia Pacific Seniors Championship
- Kiwis plunder Australian Senior Amateur Golf Championship
- 2009 Senior Men’s Trans Tasman
- Aussie team beaten in 2009 Asia Pacific Championship
- 2009 Australian Men’s Senior Amateur Championhip underway
- 2010 Australian Men’s Senior Amateur Golf Championship
- Senior amateurs end season on a high note
- Another Albinski senior golf win
