Who are we?

VSL Golf is the division of Vintage Sports and Leisure that looks after the Golf side of the business.

We specialise in Golf Tours and Golf Events.

From large corporate events to short tours or weekend breaks, golf is our passion too!

Earle Thomas

Earle’s background features exceptional performances on the sports field having represented New Zealand at soccer for 13 seasons, including 2 as captain.  He was an excellent age group cricketer and an outstanding basketballer.

These days he is a very competent golfer and he has played many of the top New Zealand and Australian courses.

Earle has had an extensive career in the sports industry and was between 1991 and 2003, Managing Director of Spalding New Zealand Ltd and then Spalding Australia and New Zealand Ltd.

In his roles, Earle has been responsible for management and marketing planning and implementation; sponsorship programs; event marketing; financial management and international relationships and negotiations.

Peter McDermott

Peter McDermott, Director and Manager of Vintage Sports was Chairman of the first Golden Oldies Cricket Committee and past Chairman of New Zealand Cricket and the International Cricket Conference. Peter specialises in cricket, rugby, golf and softball.

Roger Carroll

Roger is manager of the World Schools Golf Challenge and has led 2 Vintage Golf tours to Australia. He has extensive knowledge of New Zealand, Australian and Californian golf courses.

Who are Vintage Sport & Leisure

Established in 2000, Vintage Sport & Leisure (VSL) provide

• expert advisory, consulting and management services to sports organisations in New Zealand and Australia
• tours and events with a sports theme, initially concentrating on the "Vintage" brand of events. Also to run tours for individual teams or small groups.

The professionals behind VSL have been at the leading edge of sports management and administration, both in New Zealand and internationally for many years. Collectively they have a vast range of contacts throughout the world.

Other Sports

Apart from Golf, VSL are involved in the following sports.
World Vintage Cricket  •  World Vintage Rugby  •  World Schools Golf Challenge  •  World Vintage Softball