IN FORM: Bay of Plenty No 1 Alannah Campbell has led by example all week. PHOTO/NZ GOLF
IN FORM: Bay of Plenty No 1 Alannah Campbell has led by example all week. PHOTO/NZ GOLF
The final four have been decided at the Women's Toro Interprovincial with Auckland, Canterbury, Bay of Plenty and Wellington all earning the chance to be champions at the Westown Golf Club.
After a dominant week from Auckland, Canterbury and Bay of Plenty, today rapidly turned into a head to headfight for the final spot between Wellington and North Harbour which was decided by just half a point.
This leaves two epic encounters tomorrow morning where Auckland will play Wellington and Canterbury will face Bay of Plenty for the chance to play in the big dance.
Bay of Plenty defeated Manawatu-Wanganui 5-0 earlier today and then had a tough challenge from North Harbour. Wins to Alanna Campbell, Emmalee Morrell and Heather Keefe got the Bay home - and into tomorrow's semifinal.
The highly anticipated match-up between Auckland and Canterbury lived up to its hype with Auckland tipping the southerners 3-2. The required three points came from the middle players of Brittney Dryland (5&4), Siyi Keh (1up) and Munchin Keh (3&2).
Host side Taranaki enjoyed another victory this afternoon to make it three wins during their extremely impressive week. They defeated Manawatu/Wanganui 3 ½ - 1 ½ to have the clubhouse bubbling with satisfaction.
The four best teams are clearly locked into a finals berth and have the recipe for a mouth-watering final day at the 2016 Toro Interprovincials.
However along with the excitement of the final day, there is also fear that rain could spoil the party. It is forecasted to be the worst day of the week which leaves the tournament in an interesting position tomorrow.
There are a number of scenarios to determine the overall results which will all depend on the playability of the course. From the weather reports available, the morning is starting to look playable, but from midday some dreams could be ruined as we anticipate rain, rain and more rain.
The semifinals will start from 7.30am and with a one tee start, the rest will follow.
Friday's play:
Round 6 BAY OF PLENTY 5 MANAWATU WANGANUI 0 Alanna Campbell def Tara Raj 3/2, Rotana Howard def Tania Hook 3/1, Emmalee Morrell def Jill Hall 5/3, Jodae Ngaheu def Leanne Brown 7/6, Heather Keefe def Mudra Lakhani 6/5
Round 7 BAY OF PLENTY 3 NORTH HARBOUR 2 Alanna Campbell def Ela Grimwood 5/4, Emmalee Morrell def Katie Pryce-Jones 5/3, Jodae Ngaheu lost to Bridget Connolly 2 down, Mary Lines lost to Vaha Fapiano 4/3, Heather Keefe def Olivia Choo 3/2
