Te Puke Golf Club will host this weekend's Garrard Shield and Ralph Cup (under-19) competitions for the first time.
It is the culmination of years of intense work and smart strategic planning to reinvigorate the course to reach the standard to host such events.
The picturesque course has always been under-utilised because of its location but the new Tauranga Eastern Link highway is quickly changing that. The major improvements have been since course superintendent Mike Homer joined in 2012.
The Englishman has worked at highly regarded Buckinghamshire clubs Stoke Park and Beaconsfield, where Luke Donald learned to play, and three New Zealand courses.
Every golf course is rated on the quality of its greens, tees and fairways and Te Puke's improvement over the last two years has been remarkable.