The Northland Junior golf team pose at their match-up against Auckland Juniors.
The Northland Junior golf team pose at their match-up against Auckland Juniors.
Northland came up short in their quest to redeem themselves against Auckland.
In the second edition of the Northland vs. Auckland Junior match-up, Auckland came up trumps after storming home on the last day.
The first edition was played at Titirangi golf club in 2015 where Auckland were the convincingwinners.
It acts as a lead in event to the junior interprovincial, which is being played in Cambridge later this month.
Waipu Golf Club played host to a range of junior golfers from Northland and Auckland over the weekend and the players were treated to some fabulous weather around the Bream Bay coast.
Sunday was a different story however with Auckland outplaying Northland six points to two.
Ben Bowmar belts a drive on the 10th hole at Waipu Golf Club.
Only Gill and Ben Bowmar recorded wins as Auckland turned up the heat with some fantastic stroke play.
Auckland again took the honours, defeating Northland 9.5 to 6.5.
Northland's team was made up of Christian Nitsche, Taylor Gill, Julian Fowler, Jamie Thomas, Ben Bowmar, Christopher Shepherd George (all under 19s), Bradley Foster, Tarrin Rous & Cole Allen (under 16s).
Northland now heads to Cambridge for the junior interprovincial on September 26 where they compete against the other districts from around NZ.
