Emerre & Hathaway 91st Poverty Bay Men's Open Championship

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Date: Thursday, 24 September 2026

End Date: Saturday, 26 September 2026

Category: Mens

Entry Fee: NZD 200.00

Entry Method: Online

The 91st Emerre & Hathaway Poverty Bay Men's Open Championship is held at Awapuni Links, Gisborne, New Zealand, from 24–26 September 2026, with an optional practice round available on Wednesday 23 September. The event is open to all golfers holding a Golf NZ membership (ID required on entry). The field is limited to 112 paid entries. An early-bird entry fee of $180 NZD applies for Poverty Bay Golf Club and Tairawhiti Association club members entering between 8:00am Monday 11 May and Sunday 24 May; entries for all other golfers open at 8:00am Monday 25 May at the full fee of $200 NZD. Entry is submitted via Google Form and is not confirmed until payment is received in the club's bank account (online transfer, or cash/card at the Swing Room Golf Shop). A reserves list is maintained once the field is full; full refunds are issued if cancellation is received at least 48 hours before the tournament starts. The format comprises two 18-hole qualifying rounds of strokeplay on Thursday 24 September, followed by four 18-hole rounds of matchplay across seven divisions on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September. Divisions consist of the Championship 16 (off scratch) and Divisions 2 to 7 (handicap). Included in the entry fee: entry to the Craig Investment Partners $20,000 Hole-in-One Challenge, entry to the BDO–Emerre & Hathaway Nearest to Pin Challenge, a Neighbourhood Pizza evening on Thursday, a Friday Night Calcutta Banquet meal, a Saturday night BBQ, and three BDO–Sean Shivnan Pharmacy lunches. Enquiries: phone 06 867 4402 or email admin@awapunilinks.co.nz.

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Venue

Poverty Bay Golf Course

Gisborne, New Zealand

Awapuni Links is the home of Poverty Bay Golf Club, established in 1893 and the fifth oldest golf club in New Zealand. Located in Gisborne alongside Poverty Bay beach, the course features a links-style layout built on undulating sand dunes with strategic mature pine trees. The men's course measures 6,029 metres at par 72, while women play par 74 from 5,309 metres. Known for its exceptional greens and sand-based, watered fairways with excellent drainage, the course remains playable in wet weather. The undulating terrain and prevailing north-westerly and southerly winds provide a fair but testing challenge for golfers of all abilities. Awapuni has hosted prestigious events including the New Zealand Amateur Championships (1991, 1996, 2020) and the Freyburg Masters Rose Bowl Interprovincial (2023). The course is recognized among New Zealand's top provincial layouts and was listed among the country's top 25 courses by Golf Australia in 2012. Notable scoring records include Ryan Fox's 65 in the 2012 Pro-Am and Peter Zwart's course record 64 in 2013.

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