Lydia Ko is tied at 10th heading into the final day in Illinois.

Kiwi amateur golfer Daniel Hillier has ignited the New Zealand Open at Arrowtown.

10 former winners are chasing a second title at the NZ Open in Queenstown next month.

The battle lines will be drawn at the Millbrook Resort for the final two rounds of the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open over the weekend.

American golfers visiting luxury Tara Iti club have been enquiring about moving permanently to New Zealand.

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has made a strong start to the European Challenge Tour finale in Oman. Fox has carded a first round four-under

First it was Lydia Ko and now New Zealand gold has another precocious kid matching it with the best.

Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has fired a remarkable nine-under 62 to surge to victory in the European Challenge Tour's Northern Ireland Open. Staring

It's advantage Ryan Fox over Michael Hendry in the race for the second spot on the New Zealand men's golf team for the Olympics. Fox

A "severe" earthquake that hit Christchurch just before Lydia Ko's final round couldn't derail the world No. 1's title defence.

Cathryn Bristow is 429 places behind Lydia Ko in the rankings but in a position to join her compatriot at the Rio Olympics.

Jim Cusdin, who recently became a coach at Omanu Golf Club, handed in an impressive card of 5-under 65 to lead the Carrus Open after the first round of the men's tournament.

Millbrook Resort plans to spend $50 million on a new golf and residential development.

It was one-way traffic at The Hills and Millbrook yesterday as the Australians firmed their grip on the New Zealand Open trophy.

David Bransdon has held steady at the BMW New Zealand Open and continues to lead after the second round played cross The Hills and Millbrook Resort in Queenstown. West Australian Matt Jager fired the round of the day. A 9-under 63 at The Hills has him tied second with Aaron Pike on 10-under the card. Rounding out the top-5 on the leaderboard at 10-under the card is Won Joon Lee, who co-led overnight with Bransdon. Tied with him are Jordan Zunic and Anthony Houston who had second rounds at The Hills of 6-under 66 and 5-under 67 respectively.

When Lydia Ko played in a charity golf tournament on Auckland's North Shore after becoming the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour, there was little fuss.

Another tournament win and topping the US$1 million mark were not the only things in the bag for Kiwi golf prodigy Lydia Ko yesterday. She was also sporting new All Blacks-engraved clubs.

Fallen maple leaves make a pretty red carpet on the hillock behind the 18th green at Chamberlain Park as the group of Sunday morning regulars plods up the final fairway.

New Zealand caddie Steve Williams has revealed he is yet to "bury the hatchet" with former boss and world No 1 golfer Tiger Woods after the duo split in 2011.

If American golfer Rocco Mediate can play anything like the way he holds court with the media, he won't have too many problems at the New Zealand Open this week.

Ryan Fox is still searching for that big score. The Kiwi golfer has played professionally since the start of 2012 but is still trying to establish himself on the international stage.