47 players contest matchplay champs
Waikato Secondary Schools Matchplay Championships held
The 2022 Waikato Secondary Schools Matchplay Championships was played from March 28-30 at Stewart Alexander Golf Club. There were 47 players (five girls and 42 boys) representing 10 area schools with the majority coming from Hamilton Boys’ High School.
The first day was an 18-hole strokeplay event for boys and girls.
Ing Iadpluem (female) had the top qualifying score of 69 or -1.
Ryan Courtney also shot a 69 but lost to Ing on a countback.
Ricci Putohe was down by 1 and needed a hole-in-one to force a playoff against Din Morrell. He got one on the 18th hole par 3.
Ricci won in the playoff against Din to move forward.
There were five divisions playing — 16 in the first division and eight players in the remaining divisions.
Results:
Plate Winner Div 5 — Aaron Kiely Championship Div 5 — 3rd Louis Yu, 2nd Ryan Brotherston, 1st Jacob Crane. Plate Winner Div 4 — Blake Novak.
Championship Div 4 — 3rd Nicholas Hayward, 2nd Jack Kneebone, 1st Nicholas Seel. Plate Winner Div — Connor Hill.
Championship Div 3 — 3rd Ewald Schreuder, 2nd Jacob Arthur, 1st George McNeil. Plate Winner Div 2 — Payton Spencer. Championship Div 2 — 3rd Seiga
Ikemura, 2nd Baxter Smith, 1st Issac Steel. Plate Winner Div 1 — Michael Ellis.
Championship Div 1 — 3rd Din Morrell, 2nd Ricci Putohe, 1st Hunter Ussher.