2020 Waikato Primary & Intermediate Schools Golf Competition

The Primary & Intermediate Schools Golf Competition was held on Friday 13th November at the Ngahinepouri Golf Club in beautiful spring conditions.

Over 70 Primary and Intermediate School students took part across three divisions. Players played either, a full 9 holes, a shortened 9-holes or a team ambrose event held over a shortened 5-hole course.

The Division 1 full 9-hole competition was a one man show with Shaam Bhullar from Turaki Primary shooting an even par 36 to win by 7 shots over Jefferson Lovelock from Hukanui Primary.

Division 2 was the largest division with 34 players competing. Last year Arin McPhee from Cambridge East primary finished in 2nd place after losing on a playoff hole. This year however, he was determined to go one better which he did so in convincing fashion shooting an impressive 39 to win by 2 shots over Thomas Courtney from Puriri School and Kobi Oliff-Gray from Te Puru School.

Division 3 was made up of seven teams. It was the team from Parawai School who had made the trip all the way from Thames that came out on top after shooting an incredible gross 19 and nett 13 to win by 5 shots over the team from Koromatua School. The Parawai team players were James Heap, Eddie heap and Carson Fletcher.

Many thanks to the Ngahinepouri Golf Course for providing such a fantastic course and for the volunteers who made the running of this event possible.