Golf coach based at Tauranga Golf Club & Fore Seasons Indoor Golf in Tauriko. Bookings by appointment! PGA Professional at Golf 360 Mt. Maunganui - 2 Matapihi Rd.
04/09/2026
Registrations for my October "Intro to Golf" series are now open. This series introduces you to golf in a relaxed environment and small group setting over 5 weeks.
Register at https://LarissaBlackbournGolf.as.me/
Stop #5 on my mission to play all of the golf courses within an hour of my house (according to Google Maps).
📍 Tirau Golf Club, Waikato
There are so many courses around New Zealand and I want to play more of them! Pretty incredible that there are 20 courses within an hour and so many more within another 15 minutes beyond that.
Have you played at Tirau? Lemme know what you like about it and where my next stop should be 👇🏽
Day 1 of preparing for the Bayleys New Zealand Putting Open which is coming up on Sunday September 13th at Mount Golf Club
Thanks Jimmy Napier for showing me some of the tricks on the green - I've gained some much needed local knowledge on what is going to be a challenging putting course!
If you want to join in the fun and be in with a chance to be crowned the NZ Putting Open champion, flick me a DM and I'll send you the link to enter 🔗
16/08/2026
Getting over the first tee scaries 😱 Part 1
You're not ACTUALLY under attack, even though it can feel like it.
I have this conversation every single week with clients who fear the first tee shot or hitting in front of anyone at any point. I get it, we've all been there. So here are a few reminders I'd give you and a couple things you can try to make the first tee feel a little less scary.
Let me know in the comments if there's something you do that works wonders and might help someone else. Are you team 😱 or 😎
Free Analysis Friday with a bit of a different twist - this one's for you Te Maire Martin
And if you're not Te Maire but do slice the ball and want a feel to work with that makes sense to you then give this a whirl. Best analogy would be a soccer ball with it being round but you get the idea!
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