Thomas Facer (Otago) took all the major honours in the Otago age-group championships played over 36 holes in fine conditions on the Alexandra course yesterday.
Tim Leonard took advantage of playing on his home course in Timaru to win the South Island under-19 title in a play-off yesterday.
Keelan Kilpatrick (Russley) and Ryan Chisnall (Greenacres) finished 3-under-par after two rounds, to lead the field going into the final round of the South Island under-19 championships on the Levels course in Timaru yesterday.
New Zealand under-19 representative Mark O'Malley set the early pace with a two-under-par 70 in the first round of the South Island under-19 championship on the Levels course in Timaru yesterday.
Consistency has paid off for Tom Brockelsby (Royal Wellington) who yesterday added a 66 to Thurday's 67 to be at 9-under-par and take the lead at the halfway stage of the South Island men's championship.
Simon Brownlee (Gulf Harbour) set a course record of 63 to take the lead after the first round of the South Island men's championship on the St Clair course in Dunedin yesterday.
In the wake of the New Zealand Open at The Hills last week, the feast of top golf continues with the South Island men's and women's championship at St Clair in Dunedin next week.
Brent McEwan (St Clair) carded a birdie 3 on the 17th hole to beat Scott Prince (Queenstown) on the first hole of a playoff and win the Otago strokeplay title at Balmacewen yesterday afternoon.
There is an air of confidence in the future of Otago golf on the eve of the Speights Otago strokeplay championships, which will be played over four rounds on the Balmacewen course this weekend.
Twenty-four of Otago's most promising juniors will compete with professionals in a challenge on the The Hills course in Arrowtown before the Michael Hill New Zealand Open next week.
Andrew Namkoong, the Canterbury No 1, sank a 3m birdie putt on the final green yesterday to halve with Brent McEwan and sink Otago's chance of making this morning's semifinal of the men's interprovincial tournament in Palmerston North.
Today will be crucial for Otago's chances of making the semifinals as it meets Canterbury this morning and North Harbour this afternoon on the final day of section play in the men's interprovincial tournament in Palmerston North.
Bay of Plenty and Wellington, the most successful golf districts in recent times, forged to the front on another wet day in the national men's interprovincial teams event in Palmerston North yesterday.
Otago made an impressive start on day one of the men's interprovincial team tournament which began in difficult conditions in Palmerston North yesterday.
The golden run continues for Duncan Croudis (Otago), this time in international competition.
It was a game of two halves for the Otago men's golf team which posted two wins on Saturday but lost both matches yesterday to finish with four points and 14 games for third place in the South Island teams tournament which was played at Waimari Beach in Christchurch.
Cody Harper (Southland) became the new Otago matchplay champion by beating top qualifier Michael Minty (St Clair) by 3 and 1 in the final in cold and wet conditions on the Balmacewen course in Dunedin yesterday afternoon.
After a mixed set of results by Otago's leading golfers, the top eight have retained their places in the team for the South Island teams' tournament which will be played on the Waimari Beach course in Christchurch on November 7 and 8.
The performances of Otago's leading golfers on the first two days of the Otago matchplay championships at Balmacewen have done nothing but create headaches for the selectors.
St Clair continued to dominate the senior A pennant series by adding the provincial title to its metropolitan title in the finals played in Dunedin last weekend.
