Lydia Ko will New Zealand Stroke Play title this week

The 14-year-old amateur, who earlier this year became the youngest winner in pro golf history when she claimed the NSW Open, began her rise to the top with the amateur rankings when she claimed the NZ Stroke Play a year ago at Russley and have become the youngest name engraved on the Mellsop Cup.

She backed that on top of a 4 and three win over Cecilia Cho in the New Zealand Amateur which saw her overtake her New Zealand team-mate towards the mantle of World No.1 and following that she's never looked back holding the position since.

Now fully refreshed, its northern ping g15 driver border Shore Golfer looks forward to returning to where it all began and playing her first amateur event in New Zealand in 2010.

I have been practising because i must be ready for this event, I'm looking towards it, said the defending champion who may have had yesteryear week and a half off tournament golf.

There are things that I need to work on. I acquired a brand new equipment i really am just figuring them over to ensure that I purchase the distances correct.

The 14-year-old is especially respected all over the world and for local golf fans it's a rare opportunity to see her for action.

Having Lydia inside field is perfect for us, said Dave Mangan, the nation's Tournament Manager of recent Zealand Golf.

There are numerous of contenders to the title lead by Emily Perry who birdied four of her last five holes at her Ping G20 Hybrid home club Lochiel a week ago to claim its northern border Island Stroke Adhere to six shots.

Charge approximately the wedding may be interesting  it started raining Monday lunchtime in support of stopped this morning.

The fairways are solid as well as the greens are ok, said Ko after her practice round. Once the sun is released they'll get faster and also the course will have shorter.

Remarkably though the course has organized brilliantly that is proof of Gordon Trembath and the green's team, added Mangan.

Hopefully the rain stops this afternoon and further blow drying can happen. The forecast isn't too flash for tomorrow morning but the remaining week, fingers crossed looks ok.

An all-star cast of the finest male amateurs in New Zealand can also be in Hastings trying to come up with a statement in front of Eisenhower selection.

Former New Zealand rep Daniel Pearce will be the form player after claiming his first senior national title discount golf clubs by six shots yesterday at Lochiel.

The men's field is available and every one of the superior amateurs in the nation are playing Mat Perry and Ben Campbell attended back from other new Melbourne bases to challenge companies North Island Stroke Play Champion Daniel Pearce, Vaughan McCall, Blair Riordan, Josh Munn and Sam An.

There are usually 20 guys who have a true probability of winning some guy like Brad Kendall only must think back after some duration ago to this event played at Hastings Golf-club where he surprised some of his more fancy opponents to win the modern Zealand Stroke Play here.

It's also the initial year that this New Zealand Stroke Play and New Zealand Amateur Championships will be played as individual events. The motivation behind the move ended up being to give the winner from the Stroke Play their deserved period in sunshine.