Record-breaking World Speedgolf Championship heading to Auckland – Golf Australia Magazine

Record-breaking World Speedgolf Championship heading to Auckland  Golf Australia Magazine

The world’s fastest format of golf takes centre stage in Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland, this November, with a record 108 competitors set to contest the 2026 TORO World Speedgolf Championship and ISGA World Team Cup at Whitford Park Golf Club from 3–6 November. The field makes the Auckland championship the largest international speedgolf event in history and the first Speedgolf World Championship staged in the Southern Hemisphere, bringing together leading players from around the world for four days of competition. It represents another step forward for a format which combines traditional stroke play with running, requiring players to balance golf performance with speed around the course. A player’s speedgolf score is calculated by adding the number of strokes taken to the time required to complete the round, meaning every shot and every second counts.

For example, a round of 76 completed in 39 minutes and 34 seconds produces a speedgolf score of 115.34. The 2026 championship also continues TORO’s growing involvement with the format in New Zealand. TORO became naming rights partner of the New Zealand Speedgolf Open under a four-year agreement in 2024, having previously supported golf in New Zealand through events including the New Zealand Interprovincial. TORO and Parkland also supported the New Zealand team which contested the 2024 World Championships in Japan, with the TORO name now fronting