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Golf: Brown in touch in Dubai
New Zealand golfer Mark Brown is handily placed after the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic.

Golf: Ko top amateur in Melbourne
Lydia Ko added another accolade to her exceptional junior career in Melbourne yesterday.

Six of the best: Boutique golf courses
Paul Lewis and Andrew Alderson pick some top spots to swing your clubs.

Golf: Young stars set for NZ Women's Open
Two of the brightest young golfing hopes on the globe have confirmed their start in this month's New Zealand Women's Open.

Golf: Kiwis struggle in Bahrain
New Zealand golfer Danny Lee carded a two-under par 70 to lie six shots off the pace at the Volvo Championship in Bahrain.

Golf: Ko narrowly misses out on place in history
New Zealand amateur golfer Lydia Ko was a centimetre away from the chance to create history at the New South Wales Open in Sydney yesterday.

Golf: Kiwi teen finishes second at NSW Open
New Zealand amateur golfer Lydia Ko has finished second in the New South Wales Women's Open in Sydney.

Golf: Nasal operation clears Lee's focus
Kiwi golfer Danny Lee says an operation over the festive break has allowed him to focus more clearly on his game.

Golf: Golf to trial a break from tradition
Professional golf will break with tradition by trialling a new fast-paced product at The Sands Torquay this week.

Golf: New wave fails to show
The influx of black and Maori golfers predicted in the 1990s has failed to materialise, writes Michael Burgess.

Courses set for houses, not golf
Two of Auckland's best-known golf courses could become covered by hundreds of houses.

Golf: Kiwis fail to qualify for British Open
Kiwi golfers have failed to qualify for this year's British Open after missing out at the international final qualifying in Melbourne.