Daniel Hillier, of New Zealand, celebrates winning the 105th New Zealand Open at Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown yesterday. PHOTO: CHRIS SYMES / WWW.PHOTOSPORT.NZDaniel Hillier went from groom to New Zealand Open champion in the space of eight days. The newly married Wellington golfer sent the Millbrook crowd delirious when he sailed home to win the $2 million Open by two shots yesterday. "That is the second-best day of my life behind my wedding last week," Hillier told Sky Sport. "To break the Kiwi drought ... pretty special to do it in front of my family, all my friends, my wife.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 01, 2026 17:57 UTC