The course

This is the 13th time the Paraparaumu Beach Links golf course has hosted the New Zealand Open.

It was last held at Paraparaumu in 2000 when New Zealand No. 1 Michael Campbell pipped fellow kiwi Craig Perks for first place with a 12-foot eagle putt on the 18th.

Set in sand dunes on the North Island’s Kapiti Coast (about 40 minutes drive north of Wellington) the course measures 5919 metres and is known throughout the world as a classic links.

It is ranked 95th in the world by

Golf Magazine

.

Golf Magazine also ranked the course fifth in Australasia - one of only two New Zealand courses to make the top 10. The other course was Kauri Cliffs in Northland which was placed 10th.

Paraparaumu Beach Links opened in 1929 as a nine hole course. Another nine holes were added in 1937.

Former Australian Open Champion Alex Russell re-designed the course in 1949 and it looks much the same now as it did then - although an extra 160 metres has been added to the layout for this year’s Open. The par four 3rd has been redesigned as well as holes 12 and 18, both par fives.

Course map

Leaderboard

Full coverage: NZ Golf Open 2002

Quick guide to the Open

The players

Past winners

Timetable

Tickets

Off the course: news related to the NZ Open