Under-16 winner at 24 under par

Under-16 winner at 24 under par

The weather conditions were benign and the tees were forward but Joshua Bai could not have been more impressive in winning the under-16 division of the New Zealand Age Group Championships at the Ngaruawahia Golf Club in Hamilton.

Bai, from the Akarana Golf Club in Auckland, fired a final round of 10-under par 62 to get to 24-under for last month's tournament. He had 66 and 64 for the first two rounds of the 54-hole event.

Bai was able to hit all the par fives in two. He won by 10 shots over Zack Swanwick and finished with an astonishing five birdies on the trot.

In the under-16 girl’s division, Fiona Xu came out on top to win by 11 shots at five-under par.

Xu, from the Titirangi Golf Club in Auckland, carded rounds of 71, 67, and 73 to win her second national title of the year.

Meanwhile Zach May continued his impressive run of form carding a final round of six-under to win the under-19 boys division by eight shots.

May got to 13-under with rounds of 65, 72, and 66 to cap off what’s been a great last month for the Cantabrian.

Carmen Lim, from Auckland, took out the under-19 girls division by eight shots over fellow national academy player Darae Chung of Wellington.

Lim shot rounds of 73, 67, and 68 to finish at eight-under par.

Auckland golfer Joshua Bai who scored an amazing 24 under par to win the under-16 division of the New Zealand Age Group Championships held in Hamilton last month. Photo credit: Golf New Zealand