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LOVE Golf Stories

#LOVEGolfStories lets hear how golf enriches your life #LOVEGolfStories is New Zealand Golfs newest initiative dedicated to sharing different stories from around the golfing sector about how golf enriches lives. With the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand, we see golf playing a vital part in many New Zealanders lives mentally, physically, and socially, and we feel its important to remind our golfers all the good things golf brings to ones life. Every golfer in New Zealand has their own story, their own reason they started playing the game, and why they LOVE Golf. Over the month of June, we received over 400 different stories on how golf has had an impact on peoples lives. We gave away five full playing memberships (up to the value of $1,500), Srixon golf clubs, LOVE Golf merchandise, and a stay and play at Moose Lodge. After the many inspirational stories on how golf enriches lives, its clear the golf is more than just a sport. We want to keep hearing and sharing your stories and spreading the love for our great game. Below is a survey link where you can tell us your stories on why you LOVE Golf. We will continue sharing this content across our social media channels (Facebook: @LoveGolfNZ, Instagram: lovegolfnz). Keep it simple. This could be why you LOVE Golf? Why you began playing? How golf has enriched your life? You could talk about your best ever round, your favourite memories on the golf course, what your favourite golf course is etc. We want to hear it! We look forward to spreading the love for golf with you to help our golf clubs and our members post Covid-19. Lets support the game we love and continue to help drive participation in New Zealand. To share your #LOVEGolfStories, click HERE.

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Why Izzy Loves Golf

Allan Border

Rocco Mediate

Stephen Fleming

Phil Keoghan

Shane Cortese

Chris Judd

Grant Fox

Rt. Hon. John Key

Jeff Wilson

Sir Michael Hill

Rick Abrahams

Ricky Ponting

John Hart

Toni Street

Toni is one of New Zealand's best-loved broadcasters. She hosts daily current affairs show Seven Sharp, you can listen to her on The Hits Saturday mornings, and she recently hosted the national spelling Bee “Spellbound”. Toni grew up in Taranaki and in her youth was a representative netballer and cricketer as well as a committed Surf Lifesaver. The "incredibly warm, engaging and intelligent presenter" later moved to Auckland where she married and is now mum to two little girls. Toni intends to get her friends involved with She Loves Golf this time, which she hopes will be a nice break away from their young kids! She’s also planning to test out one of Australia’s courses out with her golf-obsessed Dad.

Matilda Rice

25-year-old Matilda Rice is the winner of the first series of The Bachelor NZ. She is a prominent NZ influencer with almost 100,000 followers on Instagram, and 25,000 on Facebook. Matilda is a big fan of keeping healthy and fit and is always looking for ways to promote this lifestyle through her social media. The warm and charming Influencer grew up on Waiheke Island and loved playing golf with her parents growing up. Apart from visits to the driving range Matilda hasn't played golf in a few years and is looking forward to getting into the game again.

Daisy Dagg

It all started when All Black Israel Dagg bought his wife Daisy Dagg a set of golf clubs for Valentine's Day! She’d made it clear she was sick of Izzy playing golf on his days off. New clubs in hand, Daisy now really enjoys playing a few holes from time to time and hitting balls at the driving range when she’s not working on her The Rugby Pantry blog. Daisy is very excited about being a She Loves Golf ambassador, saying: “I believe that woman's golf is on the uprise and we should be encouraging our youth to get active and give golf a try from an early age.” Daisy looks forward to playing more golf, improving her skill set and “one day maybe beating Izzy”!

Laura McGoldrick

Co-presenter of the Holden Golf Show, the Cricket show and daily video news show NZ Herald Focus, Laura McGoldrick is already a committed golfer. Canterbury born, she moved to Auckland in 2009 to study performing arts before making a move into broadcasting. Laura often plays golf with her husband, New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill - a keen golfer himself. “I don’t like to lose,” she laughs, “which is why I am getting more and more into my game.”

Jamie Curry

Napier-born Jamie Curry - at just 20 years old - is a true You Tube sensation, whose quirky online videos are watched by over 10 million subscribers across the globe. ‘Jamie’s World’ saw her quickly become one of the best known teenagers in the world. Since finishing secondary school the dazzling digital entrepreneur has concentrated on acting and YouTube - and written a book. Jamie loves golf and played it when she was a small child; her family home is ‘a minute away from a golf course.’

Urzila Carlson

Brodie Kane

LeeAnn Yare

She Loves Golf 2017

Matilda Rice

Gemma McCaw

Gracie Taylor

Samantha Stewart

Why Love Golf

She Loves Golf 2016

She Loves Golf 2015

She Loves Golf Success from 2015

Charlotte Harrison

Rose Keddell

Gemma Flynn

Amber Peebles

Lydia & Izzy - Go Blackcaps

Lydia Ko

New Zealand’s favourite, Lydia Ko, has rocketed to golfing stardom and has become the perfect ambassador for golf in this country. Lyds has put New Zealand on the world stage, breaking record after record on her way to the top of the world rankings and now does all she can to grow the game of golf here and around the globe. Lydia would love to see more girls playing golf and her best tip is to make sure you’re having fun and smiling. She grew up on the North Shore where she went to Pinehurst School and now travels the world doing what she loves. Golf.