Geoff Saunders is the author of Sir Bob Charles, a biography of the great New Zealand golfer. Having played golf at a high level himself, Geoff writes from a perspective inside the game. After leaving high school he became an elite amateur and played on the Australasian Tour for 10 years. He is a past winner of the Bledisloe Cup, awarded to the leading amateur in the New Zealand Open. He was on the Board of New Zealand Golf from 2006 to 2010 and chaired the Open Committee. Geoff was a lawyer for 40 years and founded the specialist sports law firm Saunders Robinson Brown in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has been writing about golf for the last 10 years.

'We first played together back in the 1990s … Finchy has always been open and honest and nothing but professional.' – Tiger Woods'The Ian Baker-Finch story was the saddest in golf, until his redemption in the game as a broadcaster.' – Peter Thomson (five-time Open Champion) in 2015'Ian would be the best bloke I ever caddied for. He was an absolute gentleman and a completely genuine character.' – Steve Williams, golf's most successful caddie

Geoff Saunders is the author of Sir Bob Charles, a biography of the great New Zealand golfer. Having played golf at a high level himself, Geoff writes from a perspective inside the game. After leaving high school he became an elite amateur and played on the Australasian Tour for 10 years. He is a past winner of the Bledisloe Cup, awarded to the leading amateur in the New Zealand Open. He was on the Board of New Zealand Golf from 2006 to 2010 and chaired the Open Committee. Geoff was a lawyer for 40 years and founded the specialist sports law firm Saunders Robinson Brown in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has been writing about golf for the last 10 years.

'We first played together back in the 1990s … Finchy has always been open and honest and nothing but professional.' – Tiger Woods'The Ian Baker-Finch story was the saddest in golf, until his redemption in the game as a broadcaster.' – Peter Thomson (five-time Open Champion) in 2015'Ian would be the best bloke I ever caddied for. He was an absolute gentleman and a completely genuine character.' – Steve Williams, golf's most successful caddie

Geoff Saunders is the author of Sir Bob Charles, a biography of the great New Zealand golfer. Having played golf at a high level himself, Geoff writes from a perspective inside the game. After leaving high school he became an elite amateur and played on the Australasian Tour for 10 years. He is a past winner of the Bledisloe Cup, awarded to the leading amateur in the New Zealand Open. He was on the Board of New Zealand Golf from 2006 to 2010 and chaired the Open Committee. Geoff was a lawyer for 40 years and founded the specialist sports law firm Saunders Robinson Brown in Christchurch, New Zealand. He has been writing about golf for the last 10 years.

'We first played together back in the 1990s … Finchy has always been open and honest and nothing but professional.' – Tiger Woods'The Ian Baker-Finch story was the saddest in golf, until his redemption in the game as a broadcaster.' – Peter Thomson (five-time Open Champion) in 2015'Ian would be the best bloke I ever caddied for. He was an absolute gentleman and a completely genuine character.' – Steve Williams, golf's most successful caddie