SBS Invitational

The SBS Invitational is a 72-hole amateur stroke play team championship played between the 15 golf associations of New Zealand. It also combines as the New Zealand Teams Stroke Play Championships. It is permanently hosted at the Invercargill Golf Club in Otatara, Invercargill. It is always played in the first weekend of March. Teams include Aorangi, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu/Wanganui, North Harbour, Northland, Otago, Poverty Bay/East Coast, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, and Wellington. It is played over four rounds and teams playoff for the Macquarie Cup. A large number of professional golfers currently performing with distinction on various circuits around the world, have participated in the Invitational during their amateur careers - Michael Campbell, Craig Perks, Frank Nobilo, Grant Waite, Greg Turner, Phil Tataurangi, Stephan Scahill, Tim Wilkinson, Grant Moorhead, Steven Alker, Marcus Wheelhouse, Elliot Boult, Stephen Scahill and David Smail to name but a few. To celebrate 30 years of the Invitational, a team from Australia has been sent to complete in the tournament.

Tournament format

• AmAm Tournament - Played on Friday - A four person best net teams event where sponsors are drawn to play with the top representative players from around New Zealand.

• SBS Invitational - Played on Saturday & Sunday - 72 hole team championship with the four lowest scores from each team counting in each stroke play round.

Macquarie Cup

• Played over 54 holes in 1977, 1979 & 1989

Founders Trophy

The bottom seven teams (plus or minus ties, as decided by the Committee) after Saturday’s play shall also compete for "The Founders Trophy". The winner being the team from this group with the lowest two round total on the final day.

Player of the Tournament

• Air New Zealand Cup 1977-2002
• Russell Haywood Memorial 2003-

External links

• Coverage on New Zealand Golf site
• Coverage on SBS official site