article_snippet: Ian Botham (left) poses with course owner Sir Michael Hill (centre) and Richards .
article_snippet: , Swann and Nathan Astle appeared in good spirits before teeing off in Queenstown .
article_snippet: Mark Richardson Mark Richardson speaks to the press at the BMW New Zealand Open .
article_snippet: Ponting, who played at Milbrook last year along with returning England legend Ian Botham, has employed Mark Richardson father as caddie to keep his father from losing his father cool out on the course. '
article_snippet: I'll just give the club to his father as quick as I can so his father puts the club back in the bag and the club doesn't end up disappearing into the lake or anything,' his father told Stuff NZ.
article_snippet: the former Australia captain plays a practice round with Lara at the course, which features an underground clubhouse .