Glorious golfing women tell us WHY they love the sport. Featuring She Loves Golf ambassadors Lydia Ko, Toni Street, Laura McGoldrick, Matilda Rice, Gemma Flynn, Daisy Dagg and Jamie Curry #shelovesgolf

What is She Loves Golf?

Get your #summerswing on with She Loves Golf!

There are She Loves Golf events, promotions and offers in clubs and driving ranges throughout the country, all tailored especially for women. She Loves Golf is about letting women know that golf isn’t the stuffy and elitist sport that it is often stereotyped as. It’s an ageless sport, with so many ways to play, you can be active and hang out with your friends at the same time, you can wear your gym gear on the green, play as many holes as you like and not to keep score. Check out all the She Loves Golf celebrity ambassadors below explain why they LOVE Golf and why they’re fronting the She Loves Golf campaign to help spread their passion for the game.

Take a look at our events section to find out what’s happening near you. Get along to pick up some treats from our amazing partners, get working on your swing and tag your pics with #shelovesgolf to win some amazing prizes!

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#SUMMERSWING Competition

Be in to WIN one of three amazing holidays! To enter simply get out to one of the many She Loves Golf events across the country or while you’re out on the course and use #shelovesgolf #summerswing @lovegolfnz and tag in the club/course you’re playing at, then you’re in the draw!

BLUE LAGOON CRUISES

Blue Lagoon Cruises 3 night Explorer cruise for two people
All meals and selected beverages included
Round of golf for two people at Denarau Golf and Racquet Club
1 night mainland Fiji accommodation for two people

MILLBROOK'S STAY YOUR WAY PACKAGE

A two night stay in our luxurious Deluxe Studio
Plus choose either a Millbrook Wine Tasting for two or 30 minute Massage for two or 9 holes of Golf for two during your stay
Receive $20 resort credit to use at any of our outlets
Complimentary access to our Health & Fitness Centre – swimming pool, outdoor hot pools, detoxifying saunas and gymnasium
Complimentary shuttle service to Arrowtown and Central Queenstown
Complimentary Wi-Fi.

MOOSE LODGE

2 nights stay for 2 people
Twin or double Junior Suite for 2 adults
Pre-dinner drinks & canapes daily
5-course gourmet dinner for 2 daily
Breakfast for 2 daily
Unlimited golf on Moose Lodge Golf Course
Use of hot mineral baths and lodge facilities

Ambassadors

Lydia Ko

New Zealand’s favourite, Lydia Ko, has rocketed to golfing stardom and has become the perfect ambassador for golf in this country. Lyds has put New Zealand on the world stage, breaking record after record on her way to the top of the world rankings and now does all she can to grow the game of golf here and around the globe. Lydia would love to see more girls playing golf and her best tip is to make sure you’re having fun and smiling. She grew up on the North Shore where she went to Pinehurst School and now travels the world doing what she loves. Golf.

Toni Street

Toni is one of New Zealand's best-loved broadcasters. She hosts daily current affairs show Seven Sharp, you can listen to her on The Hits Saturday mornings, and she recently hosted the national spelling Bee “Spellbound”. Toni grew up in Taranaki and in her youth was a representative netballer and cricketer as well as a committed Surf Lifesaver. The "incredibly warm, engaging and intelligent presenter" later moved to Auckland where she married and is now mum to two little girls. Toni intends to get her friends involved with She Loves Golf this time, which she hopes will be a nice break away from their young kids! She’s also planning to test out one of Australia’s courses out with her golf-obsessed Dad.

Matilda Rice

25-year-old Matilda Rice is the winner of the first series of The Bachelor NZ. She is a prominent NZ influencer with almost 100,000 followers on Instagram, and 25,000 on Facebook. Matilda is a big fan of keeping healthy and fit and is always looking for ways to promote this lifestyle through her social media. The warm and charming Influencer grew up on Waiheke Island and loved playing golf with her parents growing up. Apart from visits to the driving range Matilda hasn't played golf in a few years and is looking forward to getting into the game again.

Daisy Dagg

It all started when All Black Israel Dagg bought his wife Daisy Dagg a set of golf clubs for Valentine's Day! She’d made it clear she was sick of Izzy playing golf on his days off. New clubs in hand, Daisy now really enjoys playing a few holes from time to time and hitting balls at the driving range when she’s not working on her The Rugby Pantry blog. Daisy is very excited about being a She Loves Golf ambassador, saying: “I believe that woman's golf is on the uprise and we should be encouraging our youth to get active and give golf a try from an early age.” Daisy looks forward to playing more golf, improving her skill set and “one day maybe beating Izzy”!

Laura McGoldrick

Co-presenter of the Holden Golf Show, the Cricket show and daily video news show NZ Herald Focus, Laura McGoldrick is already a committed golfer. Canterbury born, she moved to Auckland in 2009 to study performing arts before making a move into broadcasting. Laura often plays golf with her husband, New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill - a keen golfer himself. “I don’t like to lose,” she laughs, “which is why I am getting more and more into my game.”

Jamie Curry

Napier-born Jamie Curry - at just 20 years old - is a true You Tube sensation, whose quirky online videos are watched by over 10 million subscribers across the globe. ‘Jamie’s World’ saw her quickly become one of the best known teenagers in the world. Since finishing secondary school the dazzling digital entrepreneur has concentrated on acting and YouTube - and written a book. Jamie loves golf and played it when she was a small child; her family home is ‘a minute away from a golf course.’