On the Tee: Golf New Zealand

On the Tee: Golf New Zealand Podcast

Hosted by Tom Hyde and Brendan Telfer
What’s a Woman Supposed to Do?

What’s a Woman Supposed to Do?

Kaye Maxwell was one of New Zealand’s top amateur golfers whose feminist outlook got her in trouble with golf administrators when she refuse to conform to the party line—whatever that was at the time. She quit New Zealand and headed overseas where she played and in time moved back to South Auckland, turned professional at a late age for teaching purposes, bought a farm, and converted it into a 9-hole course for women.

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What’s a Woman Supposed to Do?

What’s Up at Gulf Harbour?

Gulf Harbour Country Club, site of the 1998 World Cup of Golf, and one of the most scenic courses in New Zealand, has been up and down. At one stage, members were forced to buy the club off its discredited owner. Our hosts talk with current Director of Golf, Frazer Bond, to find out where things are at today.

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What’s a Woman Supposed to Do?

Sean Fitzpatrick Talks Golf

Former All Black captain, Sean Fitzpatrick, was back in New Zealand over the summer, so before he and his family returned to their home in the UK, he spoke with our hosts about his game, where he plays, the clubs he plays with, and, for him, the benefits of playing no matter the score.

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