The annual clash between Aorangi and Otago was played recently at Waimate Golf Club.

The annual clash between Aorangi and Otago was played recently at Waimate Golf Club.

Two divisions of teams competed when the Junior side, comprised of six players each, competed for the Piper Cup, whilst the Men’s Masters side, comprised of eight players, competed for the Taj Cup in 36 holes of action.

Proceedings kicked off at 9.30am with foursomes being played between the two formidable sides. The morning saw the foursomes shared between both the Juniors and Men’s Masters sides, making the bookies’ job difficult in trying to predict a winner. For Otago, Ken Shaw/Tayne Derriman and the pairing of Blair Bennett/Kevin Clark put the points on the board, whilst Aorangi’s aces Nigel Heney/Dan Perham as well as the pairing of Stephen Waby/Andrew Peck registered the points for the men in green. The Juniors were just as tight with points shared at 1.5 each. For Otago Will Summersl/Maia Koni registered a win which was offset by a win to Aorangi’s Daniel Poulter/Lucas Histen. The final match between Kai Koni/Connor Howes and Mac Kelliher/Seb McMillan finished in a halve and left a perfectly even setup heading into the afternoon singles.

Lunch was had and the competitors went back out shortly after to compete for singles results which would decide the day. For the juniors, Mac Kelliher, Seb McMillan and Lucas Histen all had wins for Aorangi whilst Lachlan Coutts, Will Summers and Maia Koni all had wins for Otago to level the ledger at 3 apiece for the singles and 4.5 apiece for the day. The juniors can be seen pictured below: