Golfer Anita Boon dies, age 36

Former New Zealand golf representative Anita Boon has lost her battle with cancer.

The 36-year-old won the Marilynn Smith Trophy for New Zealand Golfer of the Year in 2001.

She was first selected for her country in 1999 and was a representative at the Queen Sirikit Asia-Pacific Trophy in 2001 and the Espirito Santo championship the following year.

- NEWSTALK ZB