Otago, Waikato share lead

Press, 5 April 1989, Page 68

Otago, Waikato share lead

PA Hamilton A late burst by Otago gave it a share of the Freyberg Masters golf tournament lead with the host team, Waikato, after yesterday’s third round at St Andrews. With Waikato scoring a 4-1 victory over previously unbeaten Taranaki, it was left to the unbeaten sides, Otago and Auckland, to battle out a slice of the lead in the other key match at the 40 years and over tournament,

Otago won 4-1. Round two results (winning team names first):— Taranaki 3, Tasman 2. Waikato 4, Northland 1. Southland 3*6, Bay Of Plenty l*/ 2 . Canterbury 4, Poverty BayEast Coast 1 (R. Bradley b P. Rouse 2/1, P. Harvey lost E. Gordon 3/2, R. Hill b B. Morrissey 4/3, R. McLauchlan. b M. Kupenga 7/6, I. Walsh b K. Shepherd 3/2). Wellington 4, Hawke’s Bay 1. Otago 4, Manawatu-Wan-ganui 1. Auckland 3*6, Aorangi I*6 (R. White lost R. Murray 1-

down, V. Pirihi all square with I. Cuthill, K. Hankin b G. Brown 5/4, P. Reid b R. Heke 3/2, R. Carr b W. Mason 8/7). Round three: Waikato 4, Taranaki 1. Poverty Bay-East Coast 5, Tasman 0. Wellington 4*6, Canterbury ‘AI. Macdonald beat Bradley 3-2, C. Moore beat Harvey 43, N. Pitches beat Hill 6-5, J. Aldridge all square with McLauchlan, A. Inglis beat Walsh 1-up. Southland 20*6, Northland 2>/ 2 . Otago 4, Auckland 1. Bay of Plenty 3, Hawke’s Bay 2,

Aorangi 3, Manawatu-Wan-ganui 2. Murray beat P. Balfour 6-4, Cuthill lost P. Keenan 1down, Brown beat R. Sisson 1up, Heke beat D. Tarrant 1up, Mason lost S. McCabe 3-2. Points after three rounds with one round to be played today: Waikato 3 wins, 11*6 individual matches: Otago 3, 11*6; Wellington 2, 10*6: Auckland 2,6; Aorangi 2, 7*6; Taranaki 2,7; Southland I*6,' 8; Poverty Bay-East Coast 1, 7*6; Manawatu-Wanganui 1, 7; Bay of Plenty 1,6; Canterbury 1, s>/ 2 , Tasman 1,5; Northland l / 2 , 5; Hawke's Bay 0, 5.