Athletics and snow sports are the big winners in the nominees for the 63rd Halberg Awards dominating the list of names for the February event in Auckland.

A double bogey on the 18th hole of the Australian Golf Open at Royal Melbourne has sent Daniel Hillier from probable fourth to a tie for sixth on the leaderboard.

Daniel Hillier remains in touch with the leaders after the third round of the Australian Open at the Royal Melbourne Golf Course.

Ryan Fox had a mixed second round to sit top-10 at Royal Melbourne PHOTO: AUSTRALIAN OPEN New Zealand golfers Ryan Fox and Daniel Hillier are three shots off the pace in a tie for seventh at the Australian Open at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. Fox carded a second round par 71 after three bogeys, a birdie and an eagle three on the par-five 15th hole. To go with his first round of 65. LATEST HEADLINES: West Indies vs Black Caps Football Ferns host qualifiers Black Ferns to hos

Kiwi golfer Nick Voke put in a late charge but couldn't stop Spaniard David Puig at the Australian PGA Championship at the Royal Queensland in Brisbane.

New Zealand's Kazuma Kobori has dropped from his overnight lead to a tie for fourth at the BMW Australian PGA in Brisbane.

Kazuma Kobori has shot to a one shot lead at the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane after a second round of eight-under.

New Zealand's Ryan Fox is tied third after the first round of the Australian PGA Championship in at Royal Queensland Golf Course in Brisbane.

Wellington's Daniel Hillier is up with the leaders at the season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai, positioning him for a shot at a US PGA Tour card.

Kiwi golfer Steven Alker lets a share of the 36-hole lead on the PGA Tour Champions slip away.

New Zealand's Ryan Fox and Daniel Hillier remain in contention after the second round of the French Open at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, near Paris.

Lydia Ko hasn't been able to defend her title at the Korger Twin City LPGA tourament in Ohio, but she improved throughout the event to finish in a tie for 14th.

Dame Lydia Ko is seven shots off the clubhouse lead after her second round at this week's Kroger Queen City LPGA Tour event in Ohio.

Both Lydia Ko and Ryan Fox are in need of some low scoring in the second round of their respective tournament in the United States and England.

A better round for Ryan Fox on the final day at the PGA Tour's BMW Championship in Maryland.

If yesterday's three-over round wasn't bad enough, Ryan Fox has topped it with a six-over third round at the PGA Tour's BMW Championship in Maryland.

Ryan Fox has had a tough second round at the PGA Tour's BMW International at Maryland, but it's better news for Steven Alker

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox progresses to the next stage of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs.

An up and down second round from golfer Ryan Fox at the PGA Tour's end-of-season playoffs tournament in Memphis

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox is down the order at the FedEx Cup Playoffs after a two-over opening round at the TPC Southwind in Memphis.