March 6, 2026 • 6 mins
Kiwi golfer Nick Voke is in touching distance of the lead after two rounds of the Japan-Australasia Championship in Auckland.
Voke's carded a six-under par second round to sit in second position at eight-under for the tournament, one shot behind joint leaders Kohei Okada and Jay Mackenzie.
He caught up with D’Arcy after coming off the green yesterday for a chat about how he’s tracking so far.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Waldgrave from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Nice Bunda, Japan, Australasia. Australasia Golf Championship. Now Nick Voke
joins us Ken we competing at the tournament. I caught
up with them yesterday straight off the green to have
a yarn about the first two days play. He just
completed the second round at the time at the clubhouse
(00:32):
lead eight under par. He is tied four third currently,
so let's have a listen. Nick started off with a
happy couple of days? Will you bro.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Really happy?
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Mat?
Speaker 4 (00:45):
That's a mouthful. There isn't this. There's a few words.
He went through there very pleased with things right. So
yesterday it was a little slow out of the gates,
but it played well coming home and then little Bogie
three six hundred today to be an eight underd total.
I imagine I'll be a couple back going into the weekend.
But that's where you want to be ready to pounce.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
You're feeling brilliant because you sleeping in your own bed
and this is a home club. Now, this is a
rarity for you to be doing stuff like that. Have
you noticed the difference in the way you set things
up your headspace in a situation like this.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Nick, for sure, for sure.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
I think it's the first time that's happened in about
fourteen years, playing a tournament from my own bed, you know.
And it's a little more than that. Like mcattie's here
this week, he's a good mate, he's cooking. Hate to admit,
but mum's done a few bits of laundry this week,
you know, Like there are no stresses. We were driving
home on a say, Tuesday afternoon after our round, just thinking, like,
I'm in my own car here, this is the route
(01:41):
I take to practice most days. Like doesn't feel like
a tournament week, you know, And like I don't mean
that in a negative way at all. It just means
it just feels a bit more casual than most tournaments,
quite familiar with things, fewer uncertainties, and seems to be
paying diviidence.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
So you've got the family and your other fellow club
members giving a grief from the sideline, standing behind the
tea box, going don't do this, breathe in or breathe out.
Are they any good or not? Have they nice fans?
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Oh? They're good.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
They're very pleasant and fortunately I've had a little bit
of a little bit of time in the YouTube golf
space now, so there's a few fans who have come
out and thrown a few mony waves away at us
and throw, if you know, said a few of our
cash phrases and all sorts of It's nice and hopefully
the weather cooperates this weekend and then we see even
even more.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Have you been throwing moneyways back at the crowd?
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Have you?
Speaker 3 (02:32):
It's been pretty tame in the last couple of days.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
You know, I'm known to throw a few out of
my time, and hopefully I get back to that this weekend.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
You know, that's that's when you know you're enjoying it
and having a bit of fun.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
How difference the track playing too, when it's normally set up,
when it's just club day for you and you're going
out there having a round. Is there a discernible difference
between then and what it's looking like now?
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Yeah, good question, And I think this is a credit
to the staff and the agronomy team here where it's
not that different. You know, like a lot of golf courses,
there's a bit of a ramp up to get the
course ready. They fasten the greens, they speed them up,
they grow the for a little bit. Whereas here the
tournament was announced three months ago and I spoke to
a superintendent probably about six weeks ago, asking about the prep,
(03:15):
and he said, not much has changed, to be honest.
You know, things are a little tighter and a little cleaner,
little trimmer, but you know, I've rocked up on Saturdays
and the course looks like this. It's just a brilliant,
magnificent property and it's a credit to those people who
work here.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Bogy free round very pleasantly. The score is great, but
the fact that you didn't get a bogie is huge.
Can you carry on in that form? Are you in
a rhythm? Because that's all very well where you are now,
But it doesn't really count for much, does it until Sunday.
Speaker 4 (03:44):
You're making the weekend always counts to now our line
of profession, you know, And that's a great question.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Can we give it up? Who knows?
Speaker 4 (03:51):
You know, I'm just as curious as everyone else. Like
I'll obviously go out there and do my thing and
do the best I can, But you know, I shoot,
there's a chance I shoped sixty five to my is
the chances shoot eighty five. You know, that's just the
nature of the game that we play. And yeah, h
do everything I can, but who knows what's going to
happen and which.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Isn't relying on your rhythm moving through when you've had
two good rounds and you can replicate and carry on.
Is that the way you'd prefer or is that the
way it tends to go if you start well?
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Obviously, if you play well, it's a kind of a
regression back to the mean sort of thing. If you
shoot a course record the next day, you're not going
to shoot another course record, right, And I've been playing
well for two years now, and I know that if
I do the right things and have a hot part,
it'll be hard to beat this weekend. But you know,
we're only halfway, As you said, there's a lot more
to do and a lot more to go, and we'll
(04:44):
rock up in.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
That first tea tomorrow and just give it the best
we have.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
You said you're really comfortable, which is a really good
place to be in. There must be a slight weight
on you though, because it is a home event, and
basically events of this magnitude don't turn up on Aukland much.
I mean they don't how long as it beens so
you're played here?
Speaker 4 (05:05):
Yeah, I mean I think that's the first pro event
and Orbland in what sixteen years maybe or something like that.
You might have to fact check me, but you are right,
you know you don't. You don't get many opportunities like this.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
But hang on you Does that weigh you down or not?
Speaker 4 (05:18):
I think in my youthful, naive, early career moments that
would have. But I think I'm in a different place
now where, like I know, golf is hard, I'm far
more forgiving of myself now than I used to be,
and in that sense, it kind.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Of takes that pressure off.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
Like there is a chance I go on and win it,
there's also a chance I stumble and finished thirtieth.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
You know, that's just golf.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
But I know what I.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Need to focus on.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
I know how I need to control things or let
go of things. And you know, if I'm going to
when close to what I've been the last couple of days,
all be hard to beat.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
I have a glory of aj There's nothing like aging
and starting to understand your own emotions, your head, you
drive and everything. It's good for you. The youth is
wasted on the young and you know that. Hey, thanks
so much for joining us. Wishing you the best over
the next couple of days. And I'm glad your mum's
helping with the laundry.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
I'm glad as wow. Thank you very much, appreciate the
time and enjoying us.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
For more from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave,
listen live to News Talk set be on Saturday mornings,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Waldgrave from News Talk SEDB.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Nice Bunda, Japan, Australasia. Australasia Golf Championship. Now Nick Voke
joins us Ken we competing at the tournament. I caught
up with them yesterday straight off the green to have
a yarn about the first two days play. He just
completed the second round at the time at the clubhouse
(00:32):
lead eight under par. He is tied four third currently,
so let's have a listen. Nick started off with a
happy couple of days? Will you bro.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Really happy?
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Mat?
Speaker 4 (00:45):
That's a mouthful. There isn't this. There's a few words.
He went through there very pleased with things right. So
yesterday it was a little slow out of the gates,
but it played well coming home and then little Bogie
three six hundred today to be an eight underd total.
I imagine I'll be a couple back going into the weekend.
But that's where you want to be ready to pounce.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
You're feeling brilliant because you sleeping in your own bed
and this is a home club. Now, this is a
rarity for you to be doing stuff like that. Have
you noticed the difference in the way you set things
up your headspace in a situation like this.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Nick, for sure, for sure.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
I think it's the first time that's happened in about
fourteen years, playing a tournament from my own bed, you know.
And it's a little more than that. Like mcattie's here
this week, he's a good mate, he's cooking. Hate to admit,
but mum's done a few bits of laundry this week,
you know, Like there are no stresses. We were driving
home on a say, Tuesday afternoon after our round, just thinking, like,
I'm in my own car here, this is the route
(01:41):
I take to practice most days. Like doesn't feel like
a tournament week, you know, And like I don't mean
that in a negative way at all. It just means
it just feels a bit more casual than most tournaments,
quite familiar with things, fewer uncertainties, and seems to be
paying diviidence.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
So you've got the family and your other fellow club
members giving a grief from the sideline, standing behind the
tea box, going don't do this, breathe in or breathe out.
Are they any good or not? Have they nice fans?
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Oh? They're good.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
They're very pleasant and fortunately I've had a little bit
of a little bit of time in the YouTube golf
space now, so there's a few fans who have come
out and thrown a few mony waves away at us
and throw, if you know, said a few of our
cash phrases and all sorts of It's nice and hopefully
the weather cooperates this weekend and then we see even
even more.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Have you been throwing moneyways back at the crowd?
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Have you?
Speaker 3 (02:32):
It's been pretty tame in the last couple of days.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
You know, I'm known to throw a few out of
my time, and hopefully I get back to that this weekend.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
You know, that's that's when you know you're enjoying it
and having a bit of fun.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
How difference the track playing too, when it's normally set up,
when it's just club day for you and you're going
out there having a round. Is there a discernible difference
between then and what it's looking like now?
Speaker 4 (02:51):
Yeah, good question, And I think this is a credit
to the staff and the agronomy team here where it's
not that different. You know, like a lot of golf courses,
there's a bit of a ramp up to get the
course ready. They fasten the greens, they speed them up,
they grow the for a little bit. Whereas here the
tournament was announced three months ago and I spoke to
a superintendent probably about six weeks ago, asking about the prep,
(03:15):
and he said, not much has changed, to be honest.
You know, things are a little tighter and a little cleaner,
little trimmer, but you know, I've rocked up on Saturdays
and the course looks like this. It's just a brilliant,
magnificent property and it's a credit to those people who
work here.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Bogy free round very pleasantly. The score is great, but
the fact that you didn't get a bogie is huge.
Can you carry on in that form? Are you in
a rhythm? Because that's all very well where you are now,
But it doesn't really count for much, does it until Sunday.
Speaker 4 (03:44):
You're making the weekend always counts to now our line
of profession, you know, And that's a great question.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Can we give it up? Who knows?
Speaker 4 (03:51):
You know, I'm just as curious as everyone else. Like
I'll obviously go out there and do my thing and
do the best I can, But you know, I shoot,
there's a chance I shoped sixty five to my is
the chances shoot eighty five. You know, that's just the
nature of the game that we play. And yeah, h
do everything I can, but who knows what's going to
happen and which.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Isn't relying on your rhythm moving through when you've had
two good rounds and you can replicate and carry on.
Is that the way you'd prefer or is that the
way it tends to go if you start well?
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Obviously, if you play well, it's a kind of a
regression back to the mean sort of thing. If you
shoot a course record the next day, you're not going
to shoot another course record, right, And I've been playing
well for two years now, and I know that if
I do the right things and have a hot part,
it'll be hard to beat this weekend. But you know,
we're only halfway, As you said, there's a lot more
to do and a lot more to go, and we'll
(04:44):
rock up in.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
That first tea tomorrow and just give it the best
we have.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
You said you're really comfortable, which is a really good
place to be in. There must be a slight weight
on you though, because it is a home event, and
basically events of this magnitude don't turn up on Aukland much.
I mean they don't how long as it beens so
you're played here?
Speaker 4 (05:05):
Yeah, I mean I think that's the first pro event
and Orbland in what sixteen years maybe or something like that.
You might have to fact check me, but you are right,
you know you don't. You don't get many opportunities like this.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
But hang on you Does that weigh you down or not?
Speaker 4 (05:18):
I think in my youthful, naive, early career moments that
would have. But I think I'm in a different place
now where, like I know, golf is hard, I'm far
more forgiving of myself now than I used to be,
and in that sense, it kind.
Speaker 3 (05:34):
Of takes that pressure off.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
Like there is a chance I go on and win it,
there's also a chance I stumble and finished thirtieth.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
You know, that's just golf.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
But I know what I.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Need to focus on.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
I know how I need to control things or let
go of things. And you know, if I'm going to
when close to what I've been the last couple of days,
all be hard to beat.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
I have a glory of aj There's nothing like aging
and starting to understand your own emotions, your head, you
drive and everything. It's good for you. The youth is
wasted on the young and you know that. Hey, thanks
so much for joining us. Wishing you the best over
the next couple of days. And I'm glad your mum's
helping with the laundry.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
I'm glad as wow. Thank you very much, appreciate the
time and enjoying us.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
For more from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave,
listen live to News Talk set be on Saturday mornings,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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