Howdy speedgolf family! You’re reading This Week in Speedgolf, direct from Auckland.
We just got back from the welcome ceremony, where we got a lesson on the haka.
The players are here. The predictions are published. Tomorrow, actual speedgolfers get to interfere with them.
The TORO Speedgolf World Championships begin Wednesday at Whitford Park Golf Club. Here’s what the players are facing, and how to follow from home.
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There’s no livestream and no single home for coverage. We’ll be following through live scores, Instagram posts, and reports from the course. A familiar exercise for the dedicated speedgolf fan.
Whitford Park is ready for fast speedgolf
I compared notes with Garrett Holt, and we concluded there's nothing to complain about. The rough is short and there are almost no leaves, which means you’ll have to hit it pretty far afield to lose a ball. The ground is firm, the fairways offer good lies, and the greens are excellent: quickening up each day, but fair.
SpeedScore maps the white-tee course at 6,224 yards, with 4.42 miles (7.1 km) of running.
Compared to the 700 Club or Golf International de Roissy, Whitford Park is flat and fast. I'm expecting the fastest men to be comfortably under 40 minutes.