The South Island Age Group Championships played at the Ashburton Golf Club in April .

In the Women's U19 section, it was a close battle between Blackwell-Chin and Li after the first round, with Li holding a two-shot lead over Blackwell-Chin. However, Blackwell-Chin was able to capitalize on Li's mistakes in the second round, taking advantage of her opponent's errors to enter the final round with a comfortable five-shot lead.

Despite Li's attempt to make a late charge on the back nine, Blackwell-Chin held her nerve and maintained her lead, ultimately winning the tournament by a five-shot margin. The victory was well-deserved after Blackwell-Chin's impressive performance throughout the tournament.

Meanwhile, in the Women's U16 section, Zheng struggled in the first round and trailed Kishida by a daunting nine shots. However, Zheng bounced back in the second round, going on a birdie run on the back nine to keep herself in contention going into the final round.

Unfortunately for Zheng, a slow start in the final round proved costly, with two early bogeys and a birdie not enough to make up the deficit. Despite a late surge with birdies down the home stretch, Kishida managed to hold her nerve and win the tournament by five shots. Zheng had to settle for silver, finishing behind Kishida in the Women's U16 section.

In the U16 Men's section, Xie appeared to be a real contender for the top prize after a remarkable start to the tournament, putting up impressive scores of 68 and 66 in the first two rounds. However, the conditions seemed to get to Xie early on in round three, as he struggled with two early bogeys through the first four holes, compounded by a birdie by Moore, resulting in Xie's lead being cut down to just one shot. Despite valiant efforts to regain momentum, Xie faltered in the last round, signing off with a score of 78, which was not enough to hold off Clearwater GC's Moore, who took the top prize, leaving Xie finishing 5 shots behind and taking home silver.