Brent Curnow is hoping for a good night's sleep ahead of this weekend's Kaimai Classic golf tournament.
Curnow is one of the top players in the 128-player field for the 36-hole tournament, where the first round will be at Ōmanu Golf Club on Saturday and the second round at Mount Maunganui Golf Club on Sunday.
Curnow has done his part to prepare but says the amount of rest will depend on his 7-month-old daughter Chloe.
"I will need a good night's sleep, with a 7-month-old baby it is hit or miss. If I don't get a good night's sleep I don't play very well," Curnow says.
Curnow is not hinging his performance completely on the sleeping patterns of the new addition to the family, but does take good form into the tournament. Curnow shot 68 and 69 two weeks ago to win the Men's Open Tournament at Mount Maunganui, his home club, and says he is comfortable playing on both courses.