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.