Skivers Unmasked by NZ Website

Amateurs in New Zealand who skive off work for a game of golf are on a collision course with their national golf association.

The NZGA are currently running an up-to-date website charting the dates and details of all the rounds played by golfers under their jurisdiction for
handicap purposes.

But the golfers are not happy at being 'unmasked', especially as the site is
accessible to their employers, spouses and other potentially interested
parties.

New Zealand's privacy commissioner, Bruce Slane, is investigating the site
(www.golf.co.nz) and NZGA chief executive Phillip Aickin has promised to
remove playing dates from public view.

The site is part of the recently revamped handicapping system in New Zealand
in which the best 10 from a player's last 20 rounds are used to set his or
her handicap