The Otago masters (over 40) men's golf team had mixed results on the first day of the Freyberg Rosebowl interprovincial on the Ngamotu course in New Plymouth yesterday.
Canterbury was the dominant team in the South Island women's interprovincial tournament which was played over four rounds at Ashburton during the weekend.
A loss to Southland on the final day cost Otago any chance of successfully defending the South Island interprovincial title which was decided at the Westport Golf Club at Carters Beach during the weekend.
The Otago men's team will need to start well today if it is to successfully defend the South Island Interprovincial teams title when play begins on the Kawatiri Links at Carters Beach this weekend.
The return of Susan Greig and the selection of King's High School pupil Connor Ross are the features of the two teams announced after the Otago matchplay championships on Monday evening.
A barrage of early birdies set the scene for an exciting final of the Otago matchplay championship yesterday.
Susan Greig beat Annabel Evans on the 17th green in the final to win the Otago women's matchplay title in fine conditions at Balmacewen yesterday afternoon.
The Otago Club's senior team won the provincial pennant title in gusty gale force winds on the Balclutha course yesterday.
Nick Borren two putted from 6m to beat Southland's Jeremy Hall on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to win the Lakes District Championship on the Arrowtown course on Saturday.
Otago men's golf had a good weekend, winning the triangular tournament in strong winds and rain, beating Aorangi and the Southland team on the Otatara course in Invercargill.
The Otago under-19 and under-16 golfers were the toast of Cambridge yesterday when they beat Canterbury 4.5 to 3.5 in the final to win the Junior Interprovincial title.
Otago had two good wins yesterday to top pool B and will now compete against Canterbury in the final of the junior interprovincial on the Cambridge course this morning.
Otago made it two out of three with a 5-3 win over North Harbour in the third round of the Junior Interprovincial tournament in fine conditions on the Cambridge golf course yesterday.
Otago had mixed fortunes on the first day of competition in the Junior Interprovincial tournament, which began in fine weather on the Cambridge golf course yesterday.
Inia Logan (Wakatipu Junior) and Fraser MacLachlan (Millbrook) have gained places in the top five of the Otago men's golf team to compete in the triangular tournament on the Otatara course in Invercargill next weekend.
Fifty-one junior players will converge on the St Clair golf course on Monday to compete in the Eagles boys and girls championship over three rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Country women golfers had a convincing five-game win over their Town counterparts in the annual event on the Alexandra course on Sunday.
Duncan Croudis is to take on some of the tasks of golf development officer during the next six weeks until Michael Ormandy returns from the Rugby World Cup in mid-November.
Fraser MacLachlan finished 2 over par for three rounds in difficult conditions to win the 54 hole Queenstown Open on the Kelvin Heights course over the weekend.
Michael Ormandy has been appointed as Sport Otago's golf development officer, to replace Michael Smith, who resigned last week.
