Golf: Warm-up for tour

The New Zealand men's and women's golf teams to compete in the world amateur championship will first compete in three events in New Zealand as a warm-up.

The biennial championships - the Espirito Santo and Eisenhower Trophies - are being held at De Zalze and Stallenbosch Golf Clubs in South Africa on October 18-21 and October 26-29 respectively.

The Kiwi teams will first play the Wanganui Open at Belmont Golf Club on September 9-10, the GTNZ Wairakei Open on September 14-17 and the Taranaki Open at New Plymouth Golf Club on September 28-October 3.