New Plymouth Boys’ High School, in partnership with the New Plymouth Golf Club at the Ngāmotu course will provide instruction from two PGA Golf coaches at the Club. The school also offers training during school time on Thursday afternoon from April to September.
Professional Golf Coaching
Available all year round
- Have coaching from the Golf professionals at least once every two weeks.
- He will have unrestricted access to all club facilities, and play at the course every day, if desired.
- Ability to compete in club, inter-school (subject to selection), inter-club, regional and national competitions.
- Supervised regularly to promote course management skills.
The golf course is located 10 minutes drive from the school.
Competitions
Traditional College Games
The team travels the North Island to play games against -
- Hamilton Boys' High School
- Palmerston North Boys' High School
Super 8 Tournament
The best boys’ school’s in the central North Island compete in this 3-day tournament to find the Super 8 Champion.
Regional qualification games for National Tournament
National Tournament
The pinnacle of the season, a week-long tournament (subject to qualification).
Dominic Barson - NZPGA Full A Golf professional
Dominic has been a pro for over 30 years. He currently plays on the New Zealand PGA Tour. He has coaching experience at all levels and is the current Taranaki Golf Development Coach.
Craig Owen - NZPGA Full A Golf professional
Craig turned pro in 1974 and has played throughout the world before retiring from touring in 1981. He currently plays on the NZ/Australia legends tour.
Established almost a century ago on the outskirts of Taranaki’s main centre of New Plymouth, it is a classic par-72 layout and a superb golf challenge. It has been the venue of four New Zealand Open championships and numerous national and provincial amateur events.
New Plymouth Golf Course - Ngāmotu is designed so that both nines sweep out from the clubhouse in two giant loops, which means that no matter which way the wind is blowing, there will be an adventure for players at some time or other during each round.
This is particularly the case with Ngāmotu’s four par three holes, which are regarded as among the best in the country. Not only do they range widely in their lengths, but they all point in different directions of the compass.
Ngāmotu’s modern course features water on five of the holes while many of the greens are large and contoured so they can be a true test of a golfer’s putting ability.