Day 18: Play Titirangi Golf Club, New Zealand’s Only MacKenzie Design!

With Doug White, Titirangi 's Golf Director.

With Doug White, Titirangi ‘s Golf Director.

What a great way to start off my visit to Auckland and the North Island! Titirangi Golf Club is consistently ranked as Auckland’s No. 1 golf course and one of the best in all of New Zealand. I agree! Great conversation and interview with Golf Director Doug White. I could not have asked for better playing partners- Mr. Yang, my partner and golfing pals Lou and Bill. Lou even brought me a tasty homemade chicken, avocado and tomato sandwich. Doug’s suggestion to play Muriwai the next day and inadvertently meeting Don Fletcher after the round at Titirangi (of course I had a cricket question!) led me to meet and play Muriwai with Richard Parsonson who led me to Laurie Bell and the Waipu Golf Club, like Muriwai, a true New Zealand links course. Such is the comraderie and networking on this ‘Golf Journey to New Zealand.’

With my golfing foursome at Titirangi Golf Club- Bill Anderson (L), Lou Travaguia (White striped shirt) and the mysterious Mr. Yang with whom I partnered!

With my golfing foursome at Titirangi Golf Club- Bill Anderson (L), Lou Travaguia (White striped shirt) and the mysterious Mr. Yang with whom I partnered!

Lou gave me a homemade chicken, avocado and tomato sandwich on the 10th tee and I wasn't even his partner!

Lou gave me a homemade chicken, avocado and tomato sandwich on the 10th tee and I wasn’t even his partner!