PBEC pipped at Masters post

UNBEATEN: Poverty Bay No.2 Dwayne Russell went undefeated in both matches yesterday on Day 1 of the Freyberg Masters in Motueka. Picture by Paul Rickard

Poverty Bay-East Coast gave another provincial heavyweight a scare before going down in Round 3 of the Freyberg Masters golf tournament this morning.

Fresh from sharing the honours against Auckland on Monday afternoon, PBEC were beaten 3-2 by Waikato in the over-40s matchplay competition being held on the Motueka course.

PBEC No.1 Anaru Reedy made it a second consecutive win in thumping Gavin Cortesi 6 and 4.

No.3 Tony Akroyd beat Andrew Morgan 3 and 2.

PBEC, the bottom seeds at the 15-province tournament, were on the wrong end of two other matches that went all the way.

No.2 Dwayne Russell, unbeaten in his two Day 1 matches, lost 1-down to Andrew McGiven.

No.4 David Solomann was beaten on the 18th by Matt Stachurski.

No.5 Jace Brown, in his first match of the week after replacing a sick Pete Bremner, lost 2 and 1 to Jordan Rangihika.

PBEC faced Tasman in Round 4.