Olympic medal winner Nick Willis is in eighth place after the first day of the New Zealand Speed Golf Open Championships in Rotorua. "It's a great way to enjoy the links but not to take five hours out of your day," the middle distance running great joked. The top 12 competitors after yesterday's competition are set to play off for the championship today. The score racked up by competitors is compared with the time it takes to complete a round to decide final scores. Rotorua's Steven Holloway was the leader after day one when he shot a 73 and ran 43 minutes and 44 seconds for his round.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 04, 2017 18:33 UTC