Wellington golfer Peter Spearman-Burn won the South Island stroke play championships after a dramatic finish at Terrace Downs Golf Club in Canterbury yesterday.
Spearman-Burn sank six birdies on his way to a six-under par 66 to close out the tournament on even par.
It was enough to head off Scottish
backpacker and overnight leader Mark Hillson, who finished two shots back in second after carding 72.
Hillson was in contention on the 18th hole but pulled his approach shot left into tussock and had to take an unplayable and settle for a bogey, gifting Spearman-Burn victory.
"It's been really windy all week, today was windy but playable, compared to the second day which was really tough," Spearman-Burn said.
Pakuranga's Cecilia Cho dominated the women's tournament to the end, shooting a final-round two-over 74 yesterday to finish 12 shots clear of Pupuke's Lydia Ko, who was another nine shots better than the rest of the field.
Teenager Cho finished two-under for the tournament.
- NZPA
