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\nThe Clubroom Director Hayden Beard in action. Photo \/ Labb Studios<\/p>\n
From international cricket and a Super Rugby match to its first major music event, Mount Maunganui\u2019s Bay Oval has hosted it all \u2013 and now it\u2019s adding golf to the list.<\/p>\n
From January 8-11, the cricket ground will be transformed into a nine-target green golf driving range for the very first time.<\/p>\n
Presented by The Clubroom Tauranga, Pins & Pours at the Bay Oval is an inaugural social summer golf experience where players can hit nine 50-100m targets on the cricket ground.<\/p>\n
The Clubroom Tauranga director Hayden Beard said the event was about promoting the sport in a different setting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just trying to do something a little bit different with golf. Plus, it\u2019s a bit of fun for the summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith golf increasing in popularity across the country, we thought it would be cool to bring a unique experience to one of the best sports grounds in our very own backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Premium bays with ball tracking technology will track exactly where golf balls land onto the Bay Oval.<\/p>\n
Daily prizes include a brand new custom-fit Ping G440 driver for the nearest-to-the-pin winners, with the top 10 each day qualifying for a hole-in-one shootout on the final day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to Lexus of Tauranga, the first player who scores a hole-in-one on the final day will walk away with a brand new Lexus LBX Morizo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe Clubroom Director Hayden Beard in action. Photo \/ Labb Studios<\/p>\n
The Bay Oval international cricket ground hosted its first-ever Super Rugby game in April last year and will become a major music venue for Australian DJ Fisher later this month.<\/p>\n
In 2023, it was transformed into a Fifa Women\u2019s World Cup training ground for the Netherlands football team.<\/p>\n
Bay Oval general manager Kelvin Jones said the cricket ground was a multi-use community asset.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a cricket ground first and foremost, but we\u2019re always looking to find new experiences for people to enjoy especially around the holidays,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you\u2019re here to watch a cricket game, enjoy a concert or hit some golf balls, the Bay Oval can be enjoyed by everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jones said he was excited to be hosting the inaugural Pins & Pours golf event.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will not only help to promote the venue, but it will be a lot of fun too.\u201d<\/p>\n
-Content supplied by freelance journalist and The Clubroom co-owner Zoe Hunter<\/p>\n
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