Blog – Page 5 – Zack Swanwick

2021 Horowhenua Open at Levin GC

Shot 70 with two bogeys and 4 birdies to win the tournament that was reduced to 18 holes due to weather! Win win win? very happy with that result.

OngaOnga 27 Hole Open Winner

On Sunday May 30 2021 I played in this event and the first 18 holes setup the win with an eagle and six birdies for a 65. I won the tournament by 6 shots in the end for my first away open victory. Great feeling!!

Pennants Final 2021

Sunday 23 May we played the final of pennants at Hastings GC vs Hastings and once again I was up against Stu Duff. It was an excellent match and I came out on top 2/1 for a very satisfying win. The team rallied with 2 holes to play and Napier GC came away with a 6-3 victory to win the Senior Championship pennant for the year.

Pennants – Stu Duff

Very proud day today at pennants. I beat Stu Duff. Stu is someone I’ve always looked up to since I first played match play at 9 yrs old. Our team didn’t get there today but am pumped to have another crack at them in a couple weeks time. Awesome day.

2021 South Island Under16

Final round and the weather took a turn for the worse at the wrong time and I had a run of bogeys and a double to be back a couple of shots. I rallied and had a nice birdie on 17 to be one behind playing the last but couldn’t capitalize and finished a really solid 2nd. Happy with the weeks work! Tough course and tougher weather!!

Round 2 and a thankful 3 birdies to start followed by a double bogey then a bogey for an even par round to be +2 for the tournament tied for the lead. Only one player in the U19 section bettered even par today so it was a good score. One round to go.

A solid start to the tournament with 3 bogeys and 1 birdie to be 2 over, one shot behind the leader. Looking forward to the putter warming up!!

U19 Quad and Man/Wang U16

Great week. Played in the U19 quadrangle at Martin GC on 20-21 April 2021 v Wellington, Taranaki, Manawatu/Wanganui and had 3 solid wins. Played well.

Then stayed in the area for the Manawatu/Wanganui U16 at Rangatekei GC on 22 April and shot 68, 67 to win the title by 6 shots. Great fun week and looking forward to Dunedin next week.

2021 Wairarapa Open at Masterton GC.

Final round didn’t quite go how I planned it. Birdied the last hole for level par round and tied 1st on 7 under for the tournament. Now a 3 man playoff. Par 5 18th hole and my birdie wasn’t good enough to the eagle so I ended up tied 2nd for the tournament. Still a fine result and so close. Great experience.

Second round had 5 birdies and 2 bogeys for a 68 to be leading by 1 shot with one round left tomorrow. Playing well and looking forward to it.

First round was real solid with 2 birdies 1 eagle to shoot be 4 under par 67.

NZ Strokeplay 2021 Paraparaumu GC

Final round I redeemed by myself somewhat. I turned 2 under and then had 3 more birdies by 15, finished with a couple of bogeys but signed for 68 and was easily my best round. Completed the tournament in 42nd place.

In the second round a turned 1 under and then disaster struck and then it got worse and I signed for 78 (+7) to be well down the list.

In the second round I came unstuck with a double bogey on my last hole the 9th and shot 75 to be tied 44th.

In the first round I missed too many greens and struggled to hole the short putts making for far too many bogeys with 7 on the card. This was offset by 6 birdies and holing 5 twenty footers and I finished tied 35th with a +1 score.