About Renee

I took up golf in 1989 and within 6 months of playing, I had my first taste of success. This was all the motivation I needed to continue improving my golf.  Success through golf has allowed me to travel both nationally and internationally. 

I represented New Zealand as an amateur for 7 consecutive years before turning professional.  I played on tour for two years before injury  bought touring to a halt.  My hiatus from being a touring player enabled me to explore another aspect of golf – teaching.   I have worked and studied in many places around New Zealand and over the last 6 years I have refined my teaching skills and had the opportunity to gain international teaching qualifications. I am blessed to have worked closely with Mal Tongue from whom I have learnt a lot of my teaching skills. 

I have a wide variety of coaching related interests and skill.   I run both occasional workshops which range from complete beginners through to advanced skills based instruction, I also conduct one to one customised lessons for individuals.  My specialties include running golf clinics and workshops for women golfers and I do occasional work with Vicki Aitken in the delivery of golf psychology seminars and courses.

I enjoy working with junior golfers, especially those who face unique challenges which require me to “think outside the square” in my coaching strategy.  To view a news story about one of these young golfers please visit this link.

Off the golf course (and when time allows!) I enjoy a range of interest and activities, particularly music, travel, art & crafts, theatre/movies, international cuisine, mountain biking and spending time with family and friends.

Teaching Qualifications

• Australian Ladies Golf Inc 2000
• Diploma European Golf Teachers Federation Ltd 2001
• E.G.T.F Master Teaching Professional 2007

Coaching Experience

• Head Professional, Government Gardens Golf and Driving Range, Rotorua
• Head Teaching Professional, Springfield Golf Club, Rotorua
• Junior Coaching Co-coordinator Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation, Sydney, Australia
• Teaching Professional, Golf Club Marhördt, Stuttgart, Germany
• Teaching Professional, Manor Park Golf Club
• Bay of Plenty Junior Girls coaching Program
• School holiday Programs, Rotorua
• High School Coaching Programs, Rotorua
• Wellington Women’s Golf Team Coach 2006

Professional Touring

2009

• New Zealand Women’s Open, Competitor

2000 -2005

• 20th ALPG Order of Merit
• 3rd Bermagui Classic ProAm
• 3rd Bega Classic ProAm
• Australian Open, Competitor 2000-2004
• Australian Master 2000-2004

1999

• USA Player West Tour
• 7 top 10 finishes
• Winner Discovery Bay Classic
• New Zealand Women’s Representative 1994-1999
• New Zealand Junior Girl Representative 1992-1994
• Bay of Plenty #1 Representative 1993-94-96-97-98-99
• Winner New Zealand under 23 Championships 1994-95

Amateur Record

1999

• Member of the winning Queens Sirikit Cup Team
• NZ Womens under 23 Champion

1998

• Bay of plenty Sports Women of the Year
• Bay of plenty Sports Person of the Year
• New Zealand Women’s Golf of the Year
• New Zealand Eagles Golfer of the Year
• 3rd Australian Strokeplay Championships
• 3rd European Amateur Open

1997

• Runner Up Australian Matchplay
• 3rd Canon Dutch Junior Open
• 3rd Swiss Amatuer Open
• New Zealand Strokeplay Champion
• New Zealand Women’s Golfer of the Year

1996

• Member of 2nd place Queen SirikitTeam, Thailand

1995

• Member Winning Tasman Cup Team

1994

• NSW Women’s Champion
• Bay of Plenty Junior Sports Person of the Year

1993

• Greg Norman Junior Master Champion, Australia