For over half of Tautari's life he has been striding New Zealand golf course fairways trying to win matches for Southland. The milestone match for Southland came on Friday at the 2019 New Zealand Men's Interprovincials at the Hastings Golf Club. "Just a love of the game, I love golf that much. Tautari was a member of the Southland Golf Club before the closure of the Oreti Sands golf course meant it merged with the Invercargill Golf Club. They want me to play bowls for Southland but it's hard juggling my golf at this time of the year trying to play golf and bowls for Southland.

Source: Stuff December 02, 2019 21:00 UTC