Bill Trewern

The Otago Golf Club men’s  team was a convincing winner of the Otago provincial Senior A pennant final  played in fine conditions on the Chisholm Links course yesterday.

The return of Ken Shaw is the feature of the Otago  masters  (over-40)  men’s  golf team  to compete in the national Freyberg Rosebowl tournament at Whitford Park in...

Southland took the honours in the annual Salisbury Cup match, defeating the Otago women’s team  convincingly, 10.5 to 5.5,  on the Greenacres course in Invercargill yesterday.

Otago retained the South Island Masters (over-40) title, emerging with three team wins and 12 games on the Lower Waitaki course in Oamaru at the weekend.

Canterbury won the junior interprovincial title beating North Harbour by 3.5 to 2.5 in the final on the Cambridge golf course yesterday.

Canterbury finished top of pool A and will play pool B winner North Harbour in the final in Cambridge this morning.

The Otago under-19 side yesterday suffered its third loss in the national interprovincial tournament, beaten 3-5-2.5 by North Harbour in Cambridge.

Otago made a dismal start with two losses on the first day of the junior interprovincial tournament on the Cambridge course yesterday.

The Otago men’s golf team emerged victorious over Southland by a convincing 15 to 10 margin in the interprovincial event which was played at Oreti Sands during the weekend.

Ryan Rosevear has been appointed as the Sport Otago development officer for golf and will take up the position on November 8.

Susan Greig (St Clair) returned the best score in the Otago women’s trial tournament, which was played over 18 holes at Balmacewen yesterday.

Michael Ormandy (Otago) is the only newcomer in the top five of the Otago 10-man team to play Southland on the Oreti Sands course in Invercargill on September 30 and October 1.

The town women’s team beat its country counterpart 8.5-6.5 in the annual fixture on the Cromwell course on Sunday.

Michael Smith saved his best for last with a scorching 6-under-par 66 to win the North Otago spring tournament over 72 holes during the weekend.

With a 4-over-par total of 220 for the three rounds, Callum Judkins (Wakatipu Junior) finished in a tie for fifth at the New Zealand under-19 championship played on the Bridge Pa course in Hastings...

Ryan Shuttleworth has put his hand up for inclusion in the 10-man Otago team after carding the best gross in the Wanaka men's tournament played over 18 holes on Saturday.

Otago player  Ryan Bellamy’s representative season is up in the air after breaking bones in his hand over the weekend.

Cromwell’s Inia Logan has made his mark in the Queensland amateur championship, making the final of the matchplay having qualified in 10th place in a large, star-studded field.

With rounds of 73 and 68, for a one under total for the 36 holes, Jakob Bleach (St Clair) took the top prize in the Chisholm Links tournament which was played in fine conditions  yesterday.

Otago's top players will tee off in the first of the trial series tournaments over 36 holes on the Chisholm Links course on Sunday.