Craigs will donate $10 for every birdie scored
For every birdie scored across all four days of the tournament, Craigs Investment Partners will donate $10 into a charitable pool, which will be equally shared between two charities – Cure Kids and the New Zealand Open Charitable Trust.
With previous tournaments recording between 1,800 and 3,000 birdies, the potential for impact is huge!
You can also make a donation
This year the public having the opportunity to get involved by making their own contributions to Craigs Birdies for Charity.
Donations can be made by scanning the QR code shown during the New Zealand Open TV broadcast to donate an amount of your choice via the GIV2 website.
Cure Kids
For more than 50 years, Cure Kids has supported research to improve the health and wellbeing of children in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Cure Kids is New Zealand’s largest charitable funder of child health research committed to finding better treatments and preventative strategies for a wide range of serious child health conditions.
Cure Kids has invested more than $65 million in New Zealand research since it formed over 50 years ago, which has helped to shape and vastly improve the way children who live with serious diseases and health conditions are diagnosed and treated. Cure Kids is currently funding around $10 million in child health research across 74 projects and is largest funder of child health research outside the government.
Cure Kids funds child health research across all conditions, including cancer, heart conditions, epilepsy, infectious diseases, cystic fibrosis, sudden unexpected death in infants (SUDI), stillbirth, child and adolescent mental health – and many, other areas of research. Research funded by Cure Kids has led to some big breakthroughs in child health including (choose from the following):
- Development of the ‘heel prick test’ to diagnose cystic fibrosis at birth – enabling earlier treatment and increasing life expectancy
- Evidence and advice which has led to the prevention at least 200 sudden unexpected deaths in infancy every year (and many more around the world)
- Discovering a potential treatment for a terrible neurodegenerative condition called Batten disease
- Discovering some of the genes which cause epilepsy in children, allowing for more accurate diagnosis and better treatments for children, parents, and their families
- Discovering that women who sleep on their side during pregnancy can reduce the risk of stillbirths by 50%
- Proof that when women take vitamin D during pregnancy it helps to prevent childhood respiratory infections in their children
- Evidence demonstrating that babies born at 23-24 weeks gestation can survive and thrive
- Research that prompted the routine use of fluoride varnish by dental clinics
- And many more
The New Zealand Open Charitable Trust
Inspired by the philanthropic traditions of major golf tournaments worldwide, the team and supporters behind the New Zealand Open have long envisioned a charitable arm to complement the prestige of the event. That vision became a reality with the establishment of the New Zealand Open Charitable Trust in late 2024.
The New Zealand Open Charitable Trust is driven by two core purposes:
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To support the community and environment in the region that hosts the New Zealand Open, fostering stronger ties between the event.
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To champion involvement in the game of golf, both regionally and across New Zealand, through initiatives that promote participation, development, events, and effective administration.
With initial seed funding provided by its founders and supporters, the New Zealand Open Charitable Trust is now focused on building sustainable annual contributions from players, partners, and attendees. These efforts will help grow an enduring endowment fund and enable the Trust to to make meaningful charitable distributions year after year.