The Cardinal Logistics Whitford Park Pro am is the first event on the 2017 NZPGA Professional golf pro am series. The $25,000 two round event has attracted a top quality field with Ryan Fox, Michael Hendry, Josh Geary, Brad Shilton, Gareth Paddison, Nick Gillespie, Kieran Muir and many others dusting off their clubs after a short Christmas break.
Shaun jones and Tae Koh scored three under par 68's to lead the field after the first round in tricky conditions. The breeze was gusty and changeable and the immaculately conditioned Whitford Park course provided a challenging test. Sharing second place on 69 were Nick Gillespie, Gareth Paddison and Brad Shilton and a further stroke behind on 70 was Ben Guilford. The stage is set for an exciting finish to the tournament tomorrow with lots of players in contention to win