Whanganui open women's champion Tara Raj adds the Challenge Cup to her trophy cabinet after fine performances at the national women's age group championships last week.
Whanganui teenager Tara Raj played through a cold, biting wind in Feilding on Sunday to claim yet another district title hard on the heels of a top showing at the New Zealand
Women's Age Group Golf Championship in Palmerston North last week.
The Whanganui women's open champion added the 36-hole
Challenge Cup to her trophy cabinet in Feilding winning the women's division by a clear eight shots with rounds of 74 and 77 to give the 15-year-old a large lead in the district Order of Merit rankings.
In second place was Zhuoyi Hu, who has recently moved to Palmerston North from Wellington. Hu had rounds of 78 and 81, to finish a shot ahead of Brydie Hodge (79 and 81). Palmerston North's Karen Wehipeihaha won the net competition with two net scores of 73.
Last week Raj finished second in the New Zealand Women's Under-17 championship with rounds of 72, 79, 77 and a 228 total, three shots behind Juliana Hung from Russley.
Raj's six-over-par finish placed her sixth in the New Zealand Women's Under-19 Championship, seven strokes behind Focus Jonglikit from Riverside.
