Meet the Team
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Jamie McIsaac
NZ PGA Professional ( New Zealand Professional Golf Association)
How old were you when you first started playing golf?
Eight years old at Masterton Golf Club when my parents became the live in Golf Club caterers.
What are your top three golf courses you have played (in order).
1. Cypress Point, USA
2. Royal County Down, Northern Ireland
3. The Old Course St Andrew’s, Scotland
What course is number one on your bucket list still yet to play?
Pine Valley, USA
Best tip?
Lessons make a difference!
Favourie saying?
Up yer Kilt!
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Joel Hasselman
NZPGA Professional
How old were you when you first started playing golf?
Twelve years old when I won a set of clubs from the grocery store.
What are your top three golf courses you have played (in order).
1. Silverleaf Country Club, USA
2. Tara Iti, NZ
3. Desert Mountain, USA
What course is number one on your bucket list still yet to play?
Cyprus Point, USA or Pine Valley, USA
Best tip?
Don't take yourself too seriously because a bad day on the course is still better than working.
Favourie saying?
‘They say golf is a lot like life, but I don't believe them. Golf is much more complicated than that.’ - Gardner Dickinson
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Doug Mathews
NZ PGA Professional
How old were you when you first started playing golf?
11 years old
What are your top three golf courses you have played (in order).
1. Kingsbarns, Scotland
2. Kingston Heath, Australia
3. Royal Dornoch, Scotland
What course is number one on your bucket list still yet to play?
Royal County Down, Northern Ireland.
Best tip?
Swing the club and let the ball get in the way. Don’t try to guide the ball.
Favourite saying?
‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.’- Winston Churchill
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Duncan Callaghan
How old were you when you first started playing golf?
Fifteen with my Dads old set of golf clubs.
What are your top three golf courses you have played (in order).
1. The Hills, NZ
2. Terrace Downes, NZ
3. Millbrook, Coronet Course, NZ
What course is number one on your bucket list still yet to play?
Kauri Cliffs, NZ
Best tip?
Have fun! Relax… it’s just golf.
Favourite saying?
The hard truth is the best truth.
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Paris Goddard
How old were you when you first started playing golf?
Started playing in my 30’s!
What are your top three golf courses you have played (in order).
1. The Hills, NZ
2. Frankton, NZ
3. Jacks Point, NZ
What course is number one on your bucket list still yet to play?
Kauri Cliffs, NZ
Best tip?
Don't skip breakfast.
Favourite saying?
Enjoy this moment.