Young team in form

Shaun Campbell helped Bay of Plenty off to a good start at the Toro Interprovincials underway at the New Plymouth Golf Club. Photo: File

Bay of Plenty have slotted easily into third place after round two of the men's Toro Interprovincials underway at at the New Plymouth Golf Club.

After a bye in round one, Bay of Plenty stamped their authority with a dominant 5-0 win over Poverty Bay East Coast in their only match of the day.

This young side is one to watch with the in-form players of Henry Spring, Shaun Campbell and William Howard leading the charge.

William Howard def Nathaniel Cassidy 2/1, Henry Spring def Peter Kerekere 3/2, Landyn Edwards def William Brown 4/3, Shaun Campbell def Andrew Higham 2/1 and Jordan Golding def Te Raumati Hawea 4/3.

Bay of Plenty play Manawatu/Wanganui this morning and Aorangi in the afternoon matches.

Auckland comfortably won over Poverty Bay in the morning round and were then pushed right to the limit by a courageous Hawkes Bay side who won after multiple three-putts to finish proving the toughness of the Toro Interprovincials.

This gives Hawkes Bay one of their best starts in recent history with an early win, followed by the big halve yesterday afternoon.

Wellington were looking to have a casual day at the office before Southland showed up to play and stole a half from one of the tournament favourites. A crucial win by number one Daniel Hillier proved vital in the final deciding match defeating Scott Hellier 3/2.

Canterbury have started their campaign in fine style as the only team to have two from two with wins against Southland and Taranaki. After a dominant performance against Southland (4-1), they backed it up against the host side Taranaki (3-2) to complete the perfect day.

Things could get interesting late in the week with one side of the draw stacked with big names. Division one includes Waikato, Bay of Plenty, North Harbour and Auckland which will cause drama with only two of the four able to progress.

Even with a small slip up, Wellington still hold the favourites tag in division two with an impressive win over Northland remaining unbeaten in their 2016 campaign.

Waikato got their campaign off to a solid start defeating Aorangi as they aim for three titles on the trot. Leading amateurs Nick Coxon and Luke Toomey had comfortable victories 6/5 and 5/4 respectively and will be tough to beat as the week continues.

Otago who have made the final in the past two Interprovincials have gone under the radar with their new-look side but will be tested with two Southern derby's tomorrow against Southland and Canterbury. They will be looking to go one better and finally get their name on the trophy for the first time since 1982.

An intriguing match-up this afternoon will be Auckland facing off against Waikato which will be pivotal on their jam packed side of the draw.

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