Council voted for reducing Chamberlain Park from an 18 to a 9 hole course) based on a perceived "Growing pressure on local sports field capacity." This is incorrect! As in evidence from University of Auckland Professor of Statistics Dr. Chris Triggs for the Fowlds Park resource consent hearing, and based on Council accepted data, the current surplus of sports fields (for soccer, rugby and league) in Auckland, including Albert-Eden, provides enough spare capacity to provide for the next 10 years, without improvements to fields or more fields, unless demand were to grow at 2.77% a year for 10 years. What there is a shortage of in Albert-Eden, and the rest of the isthmus, is provision for Auckland's most popular participation sport which is, wait for it,......golf! (Active New Zealand Survey 2013/2014 Auckland Region). Julie and her friends regularly play 18 holes at Chamberlain. She comments that "An 18 hole round of golf at Chamberlain allows me to continue exercising when I had to give up tennis. It's also a great way to meet people while you're playing".