Emerre & Hathaway Poverty Bay Women's Open

Event Details ⚙

Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2026

End Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Format: Individual

Category: Ladies

Handicap Limit: 36.0

Max Players: 102

Entry Method: Online

Annual women's open tournament held over two days at Awapuni Links, Poverty Bay Golf Club, Gisborne, New Zealand. Open to amateur female golfers aged 16 and over who hold a current World Handicap System handicap and are financial members of a golf club. Maximum field of 111 players across three sections.

54-Hole Matchplay Championship: 3 rounds of matchplay, 6 divisions of 8 players (max 48 players), maximum playing handicap 36, entry fee NZD $150.

36-Hole Stableford: 2 x 18-hole stableford rounds, 3 divisions (max 48 players), entry fee NZD $130.

18-Hole Stableford: 2 x 9-hole stableford rounds (max 15 players), entry fee NZD $100.

Section sizes may be adjusted depending on entries. Entry is on a first-paid basis; payment confirms your place. A reserves list will be maintained for full sections.

Entry deadline: Friday 4 September 2026 at 5:00pm. Refunds only issued if scratching is received at least 48 hours before the tournament commences.

Entry process: Complete the online entry form, then make payment by bank transfer (Poverty Bay Golf Club, account 12 3170 0027234 00, use your name as reference) or in person through the Golf Shop.

Inclusions: 2 or 3 rounds of golf (depending on section), twos competition, Monday night dinner, lucky prize draw, morning teas, Tuesday afternoon platters/treats, and the Craigs Investment Partners $20,000 Hole-in-One Challenge on Tuesday.

Enquiries: Poverty Bay Golf Club — (06) 867 4402 or admin@awapunilinks.co.nz; Anne Gemmell — 027 282 4971.

Prizes

Craigs Investment Partners $20,000 Hole-in-One Challenge on finals day (Tuesday)

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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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