Landyn Edwards - Scottish Strokeplay

Landyn Edwards has finished in a tie for 24 at the Scottish Strokeplay, In a truley International field Landyn trusted his swing and played some great golf over the weekend, with a number of the New Zealand Srixon Academy plyaers also playing in the field including Ben Campbell and Fraser Wilkin, Landyn did his country proud,

 "the conditions were very tough with a wind swirlling and gusting hard throughout the event, I was very happy with the way I played and the way I controllede my emotions this week"

the next event is the St Andrews Link Trophy played at The Old and The New Course at St Andrews, this is one of the biggest Amateur tournaments in the world and then its the British Amateur Championship.

Landyn Edwards - in form at the Scotish Stroke Play

Landyn Edwards has played some great golf in Scotland a tight tough golf course, out of a field of 144 only 40 players make the cut to play on the final 36 holes on Sunday. Folow his progress at http://www.golfbox.dk/livescoring/leaderboard.asp?tour={B62B892F-6283-4B4F-AF63-084E617C94AB}&grp=1&clubOnly=1&color=1&lang=2057

RBHS Ladder

1st  William Howard (1)
2nd Tawhirimatea Witoko (7)
3rd Piki Skerrett (6)
4th Luke Robinson (4)
5th Jason Kim (3)
6th William Brown (2)
7th TeKotuku TeAute (5)
8th Sky Lee (9)
9th Michael Harris (8)

William Howard

John Manihera Bay of Plenty Schools Competition

John Manihera Bay of Plenty Schools Competition

Kawerau Golf Club 2011

On a typically sunny and hot Kawerau day almost every school in the Bay of Plenty turned up to win the top individual John Manihera Memorial trophy.

A Nett  teams format with prizes for the best individual performers on the day, from Rotorua Boys High School William Howard was in great form averaging over 300 meters off the tee, TeKotuku TeAute really found the greens to his liking as he holed almost every putt he looked at.

Inform Piki Skerrett tees off down the tenth, tee to green he was in great form but struggled on the infamous Kawerau greens with a total of 42 putts in 18 holes of golf.

William Howard finished in second place with a solid 73, William Brown finished a shot back in 4^th place with a grinded out 74, the next best was TeKotuku  TeAute with 77  finishing in 6^th position.

Tawhirimatea Witoko finished with a Nett 69, good enough for 5^th place, eight shots behind the winner of the event.

Luke Robinson Solid at Whakatane

Luke Robinson showed pure class in finishing strongly at Whakatane on Friday, the course proved to be the real winner on the day that saw scoring go high, Robinson held his nerve to finish one shot ahead of William Howard and two ahead of Tawhirimatea Witoko.

William Brown Golf swing

Howard the Players Champion - Witoko shoots PB

Rotorua Boys High played there own Players championship on Friday the 13th, and the golf displayed was of the highest quality.

The winner of the competition was William Howard with a great round of 68, he was pushed hard by 13 year old Tawhirimatea Witoko who faded of the last few holes but still shot the lowest round of his life a great 73, Jason kim is starting to come back into form with  a great 72.

Ladder Position             Gross           Nett
1.William Howard               68            68
2.Jason Kim                        72            70
3.Tawhirimatea Witoko       73            64

4.Luke Robinson                 76            72
5.Tekotuku TeAute              76            70
6.Piki Skerrett                      77            69

7.William Brown                  -               -
8.Michael Harris                   80            71
9.Sky Lee                             88            80

RBHS New Ladder Competition

After Round one at the Rotorua Golf Club
1. William Howard (1)
2. Jason Kim (3)
3. Luke Robinson (4)
4. William Brown (2)
5. TeKotuku TeAute (5)
6. Tawhirimatea Witoko (7)
7. Piki Skerrett(6)
8. Michael Harris (8)
9. Sky Lee (9)
(0) means your starting position before the start of the Comp

Waiariki Athletes off to Europe

Waiariki Academy of Sport Golfers Tyler Lock, Landyn Edwards and Chantelle Cassidy are all heading to Britain to compete in some of the worlds biggest Amateur golf tournaments.
First on the schedule for Tyler and Landyn is the Welsh Open, being played from May 20th through to the 22nd this championship is being played near the town of Newport at the Marriott St Pierre Golf Course, a course that is similar to Waiariki (a course that both Tyler and Landyn love). After this event the Boys are heading to Scotland, along the way they will be catching up with a number of golfing icons, including the Lee Westwood School of Golf in Cheshire where NZPGA professional Gavin Hamlyn works, tour professional Chris Hanson and the International Institute for Golf Education in Lancashire.
The Scottish stroke play championship is being played at the Blairgowie golf course from May the 27th to May the 29th this is another parkland golf course, and in right in the middle of Scotland at small town called Lansdowne.
The next event is the St Andrews links Trophy, this Tournament attracts players from all over the world and has been won by some very successful golfers including Justin Rose and Oliver Wilson. There will be 144 competitors representing over 12 different countries, this event is played at the home of golf St Andrews with one round at the Old Course and one round at the New Course after that the field is cut to the top 40 players who compete for the championship over 36 more holes at the Old Course.  This Championship will be contested from June the 3rd through to June the 5th.
Next is the British Amateur Championship this will be played at the Hillside and Hesketh Golf Clubs from June the 13th through to June the 18th. This is the pinnacle for any Amateur Golfer and if you win it leads to multi-Million dollar endorsement upon turning professional.  The boys will be basing themselves at the International for Golf Education for the week leading up to and during this championship; this is a state of the art golf facility which will allow the boys to prepare correctly and play to there best.
Chantelle Cassidy will be travelling with the New Zealand Golf Team to compete in the Women’s British Amateur being played in Northern Ireland at Graeme McDowell’s home course of Royal Portrush, then she heads off to the North West of England and will represent New Zealand in the Five Nations Championship at the Fairhaven Golf Club. This Championship sees New Zealand, Great  Britain & Ireland, Canada, Australia and South Africa.

RBHS Player Profile

Golf Academy Player Profile

Tekotuku TeAute

Born – Tauranga, being playing golf since the age of 8, lowest score 70 at the Springfield Golf Club March 2011.

Biggest Sporting Influence – Rory McIroy

Memorable Sporting Moments –Winning  2011 Super 8 Title  in Gisbourne, Representing the Rotorua Golf Club in senior pennants, Finishing the Rotorua Half marathon 

Why do you play golf – Because I was bought up around golf and just like playing I guess.

When I  have made a change to my game and I have worked really hard on the changes and seeing the results of improved shots, it makes me feel special, I really feel like I have achieved some think.

I love being known as the spin king, I get a real buzz from hitting the ball past the flag and ripping it back 20 feet so that the ball finishes 2 inches from the hole, this really makes me feel special.

Goals for the 2011 – Bay of Plenty Open, Cambridge Classic, New Zealand U19 Championship  are my focus for this year

I have to stick to my training Diary, which requires 3 hours structured  practice a day with at least two rounds of golf a week. I will continue to improve my physical game with a focus on flexibility and cardio endurance.