Golfers meet on the race track

  • Breaking
  • 29/11/2011

By David Di Somma

Some of Australasia’s best have arrived in Christchurch ahead of the New Zealand golf open starting Thursday at Clearwater.

But for three rivals this afternoon was all about fairways of a different kind.

They say driving is for show, and matching skills on the racetrack this afternoon were Australian Peter O’Malley and two Kiwis, David Smail and Marcus Wheelhouse.

After receiving the necessary instruction, the trio made their Ruapuna debuts.

Smail and O’Malley are both former New Zealand Open Champions, while Wheelhouse was enjoying the challenge.

First there were a series of practice laps and so it went on to the flying lap where quickest time won.

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