Press Archive
Over 130 original newspaper clippings spanning thirty years — from the amateur days at Tītahi Bay to the final European season. Click any clipping to read it in full.
138 clippings · Seven career eras · 1990–2006
1990–1994
From Tītahi Bay to national champion — the amateur record that left nothing left to prove.
From Rebel to Champion
Bubbly Brooky · Blazing Birdie Burst
NZ Amateur Campaign · Tour Results
Brooky Takes NZI Title
Determined Brooky Wrests NZ Crown
Mellsop Cup · Vancouver Lead
NZI National Matchplay Champion
NZ Amateur Champion 1993 · National Championships
British Amateur · Brooky & Pulman
Australian Amateur Win
Queen Sirikit Cup · West Java
Espirito Santo World Championships
Brooky Rewards Family's Faith
NZ Ladies Championships · Omission
Matchplay Final · Australian Affair
Lambert Strolls · Brooky Battles
Eagles Golfer of the Year · 1994
Tasman Cup — Brooky Wins
30th Tasman Cup — Day One
1994–1997
The leap to Europe. Rookie realities, financial gambles, and the first steps onto the world stage.
Brooky to Test Skills in Europe
Rookie Year — Financial Realities
Brooky in France · Belgian Slow Play
Overseas Play Essential — Griffin
Brooky, Farron, Starr for Paris
Vancouver · Canada Playoff
B.C. Women's Amateur · Jackie Little Wins
NZ Third at World Amateur Vancouver
Brooky & Farron — Career Update
Footwear Feature · Swing Adjustments
Japan Upsets Cup Favourites NZ
Personal Profile · Paraparaumu Open
LPGA Tour Card Pursuit
NZ Herald Cartoon — Brooky No 10
German Women's Open Leaderboard
Women's Golf Team — NZ
Golf Update Magazine 1996–97
Valuable Lesson for NZ
NZ Women Golf — International Results
1998–2000
Austria. Sweden. The breakthrough professional titles and the dream of a home event on Wellington soil.
Austrian Open Victory · Collage
Austrian Open — Three Reports
Hutt Golf Club — European Dream
Göteborg Open Win · US Open Qualifier
Sports Legends of Wellington
Titahi Bay Sport Profile
Dog Legs No Hazard — Brooky & Ben
Third in Singapore · 1999 Goals
US Women's Open Qualifier
BROOKY INTO STILL WATERS
Warmth in Welcome for Brooky
Warmth for Brooky — Continued
NZ Women's Classic — Big Event Dream
Women's Golf Event Will Be a Goer
October 2000 — Upcoming Plans
June 1999 Tour Performance
€1 Million — Qualifying for Spain
British Open Qualifier · Austrian Win
NZ Golfers — Two Articles
Career Profile — Full Feature
Fowler Keeps Top Guns at Bay
Te Puke Golf Club Congratulations Card
Brooky Triumphs — Photograph
NZ Amateur Champion — Celebration Photo
Brooky Heading Golf Entry
Multiple Tournament Clippings 2000
Wellington Provincial Matchplay Win
Brooky Wins NZ Matchplay
Catriona Lambert DQ · Brooky Win
World Amateur Championship
Anne Rodgers · Bay of Plenty
NZ Amateur Runner Up — BC
Brooky Career Collage
Squad Selections · Tour Results
Multiple International Results
International Tour Collage
France Preparations — NZ Team
Career Results Multiple Seasons
NZ Golfer Results Scoreboard
2000–2001
The NZ Women's Classic falls apart. A promoter's fraud, a cancelled dream, and the fight to keep going.
Stars Pull Out of Wellington Event
$170,000 Goes Missing — Police Talk to SFO
Police Probe Golf Promoter's Charity Cash
Golf Promoter Returns — SFO Inquiry
Golf Dream Over for Brooky and Allport
Pro Women's Tourney Still on the Cards
Capital's Best — Wellington Sports Awards
Golf Promoter Admits $1m Fraud
Four Years Jail for Golf Promoter
2001–2003
The comeback. French Open titles, Evian Masters success, and returning to the world rankings.
Brooky Halfway Home · March 2001
Australian ALPG Tour Results 2001
World Cup — NZ & South Africa
French Open Win — Golf Weekly
French Open Coverage · Leaderboard
Sorenstam Shoots Clear — Brooky T7 US Open
Brooky Aims for US Card
Evian Masters — Sixth Place, $NZ65,000
Belgian Player — Slow Play Penalty
Mollymook Classic · French Open Title
Brooky in Spain · France Results
French Open Hat-Trick Chase
Brooky & European Women — October 2000
NZ Golfer Profile — 2001 Season
Career Highlights Collage
Match Victories · Career Move
Lyn & Auckland Women's Team
North Taranaki Tournament
Jan 2000 — Wang Masters & Tour Wins
Australian Women's Masters Coverage
Brooky Injury & Career Update
Career Summary — Multiple Clippings
British Open Emotional — US Open Qualifier
Wexham Park · World Rankings
2003–2005
Elbow surgery, illness, and the relentless fight to stay on tour through adversity.
Michael Long & Brooky — NZ Herald
Brooky On Track for Full Recovery
Recovery — Second Report
Profile — 30th Birthday · Rien Heemskerk
30th Birthday Photo Feature
TEE TIME — Magazine Interview
Lynnette's Learning Curve
Brooky Into European Season
Women's World Cup of Golf
Ko Open Invitation
Slough Express — Adam Blazes
British Open Preparations
LPGA Tour Card & Evian Masters
Brooky & Gina Scott — NZ Pair
US Open Qualifier — Illness Playoff
European Tour Commitment
Career Profile — Health Struggles
Hutt Golf Club Pro Tournament
2006
A fourth LET title in Castellon. The British Open for her mother. The final chapter in Europe.
Brooky Fires — Spanish Open Lead
Brooky Grabs Fourth Euro Win
Tenerife Ladies Open — 2007 Preview
British Open — For Her Mum
Tana Umaga — Wellington Legends
British Open Aspirations
Tour Results & Rankings 2006
US Winners for Hutt Event
Lyn Brooky & Richard Lee
Tour Round-Up · Late Season