Game of crazy golf decides surname debacle

A New Zealand bride and groom played 18 holes of crazy golf to decide who would give up their surname.

Greg Marshall and Adrienne Foley, who married in Levin, wore their wedding outfits for the high stakes game.

They agreed on the contest after Adrienne complained: "Why do they always take the guy's name?"

As well as being hampered by her bridal dress, she had her husband's form to worry about, reports Stuff.co.nz.

"Greg's a keen golfer. He's been playing since pretty much forever," Adrienne said.

But she did her best to put him under pressure: "For about five months, I'd been going round the house saying, `Gregory James Foley, that sounds good'," she said.

And when the bride managed a hole-in-one on the ninth hole, Greg knew he was in danger.

But, eventually, he pulled ahead to a three-shot lead on the 17th hole and clinched the game on the last hole.

"He got there, he won, so I have to take his name," Mrs Marshall conceded. "Next time, it's pool - or something more even." - Ananova.com