The 2021 Rosebowl and Champion of Champions was played at Wanaka Golf Club

The 2021 Rosebowl and Champion of Champions was played at Wanaka Golf Club recently.

Wanaka course was in great shape, weather was overcast but perfect for golf.

In the Rosebowl, the Otago team of Tracey Storer, Annabel Kean and Shirley Todd combined well to total 122 point and win by 10 shot from host team Wanaka 112 pointa, Tapanui finished 3rd 104 points

The Champion of Champion was tightly contested with Wanaka’s Liz McRae winning over long time foe and former Otago rep Susan Greig St Clear by 1 shot, Mary Hore Alexandra 3rd in the Sliver Championship

McRae with a 77 held a 2 shot lead after morning round from Greig and Hore with a number of players within 4 shots also. McRae had to use all you course knowledge in the afternoon playing the back 9 even par for round of 78, Greig’s 77 wasn’t enough in the end.

Bronze Championship winner was Otago’s Annabel Kean and was she one happy lady, this was on count back from Wanaka’s Karen Studholme with Tapanui’s Jenny Marshall. Kean improved by 8 shot on her morning round.

It was Otago’s day also in the Bronze 2 Championship with Shirley Todd with a nett score of 140 Todd won by 14 over Arrowtown’s Robin Zinzan and 3rd placed Brenda Horton Tapanui.