New Zealand cuts ties with European Tour

The New Zealand Open will be co-sanctioned by the Australasian Tour and the USPGA Tour’s Nationwide Tour for at least the next two years after cutting ties with the European Tour.

New Zealand Golf also announced next year’s tournament, the 91st Championship, would take place between March 12-15 at The Hills in Arrowtown near Queenstown after an increasingly cluttered international calendar forced a switch from the traditional November-December period.