Toro Women’s Interprovincial: Top four found at Whakatane
Favourites on paper at the start of the week have translated into the final four teams at the Toro Women’s Interprovincial tournament at the Whakatane Golf Club.
Defending champions North Harbour booked their place as the top team in Division One when they defeated Wellington 4 – 1 to be the only undefeated team in that group with hosts Bay of Plenty joining them in the final four.
Meanwhile the 2009 champions Auckland outlasted 2010 finalists Waikato 3 – 2 in their round seven match to top their group and both teams made it through.
Harbour will face Waikato in one semifinal tomorrow in what is a repeat of the 2010 Toro Women’s Final which North Harbour won 3 1/2 - 1 1/2.
Perry, who has worked hard on the mental side of the game and became the first woman to win three Charles Tour titles in a row, enjoyed halving with Cecilia Cho today.
She has liked seeing where her game is at and looks forward to another test in Ko tomorrow.
Auckland’s number one Cecilia Cho, who is planning to turn professional in March, is hoping to leave the Blue and White colours on a high.
Cho is expecting a tough reception from the locals as they look to knock out Bay of Plenty.
For Zoe Brake, who has played more golf at this tournament than she has all year, it was a mixture of excitement and relief to qualify for the semifinals.
Brake has a good record at the Toro Interprovincials. She made a clutch putt from 15m in 2006 to force the final to sudden death with Canterbury where the Bay won the title on the first extra hole.
Her match with Lydia Ko yesterday had a similar sort of feel and she thrives on that atmosphere.
Wellington, who finished on eight points and 17 individual wins, and Hawkes Bay eight points and 15 individual wins, were the two unlucky teams to miss the playoffs for the trophy as they finished third in their respective divisions.
The form four teams have progressed to the semifinals of the Toro Women’s Interprovincials with all four capable of winning the trophy.
2011 Toro New Zealand Women’s Interprovincial: Round Seven Results
Northland 3 Tasman 2
Kylie Jacoby bt Emily Stenhouse 5/4, Aroha Tito bt Andrea Corbett 3/1, Sam Dangen bt Lesley Baxter 3/2, Clare Kydd lost to Jo Wech 2/1, Emily Greenhough lost to Daniele Lowe 3/2
Bay of Plenty 3 Taranaki 2
Zoe Brake bt Rochelle Keegan 4/3, Susan lines bt Nicole Keegen 3/2, Grace Senior lost to Melissa Hill 3/2, Tyla Kingi bt Celeste McLean 2/1, Shelly McElroy lost to Holly Winter 3/2
Otago 3 Southland 2
Laura Hoskin lost to Robyn Pullar 4/2, Jo Hicks-Beach halved with Angela Gerkin, Shani Arona halved with Olivia Frost, Liz McRae bt Anne Osment 3/1, Susan Greig bt Jenna Gainford 1 up
Hawkes Bay 3 Canterbury 2
Kate Chadwick bt Elisha Crosbie 2/1, Jaimie McIvor lost to Jess Guenzerodt 1up, Angela Jones bt Georgia Wayman 2/1, Janie Field lost to Sylvie Williams 3/2, Tessa McDonald bt Jocelyn Blackmore 2/1
Auckland 3 Waikato 2
Cecilia Cho halved with Emily Perry, Jesse Hamilton halved with Chantelle Cassidy, Munchin Keh lost to Sarah Bradley 2/1, Wen Yung Keh bt Hanna Seifert 4/3, Larissa Eruera bt Fai Tongdethsri 6/5
North Harbour 4 Wellington
Lydia Ko beat Julianne Alvarez 1up, Kristin Farrell beat Lucy Davis 4/3, Julitta Lam lost Te Rongopai Clay 4/3, Faye-Amy Nickson beat Imogen Donnelly Lawrence 2/1, Rebekah Brownlee beat Barbara Parreno 3/2
Division One
12 (24) North Harbour
10 (19.5) Bay Of Plenty
8 (17) Wellington
6 (15) Northland
4 (15) Manawatu / Wanganui
2 (9.5) Taranaki
0 (5.5) Tasman
Division Two
12 (23.5) Auckland
8 (20.5) Waikato
8 (15) Hawkes Bay
5 (15) Otago
4 (14) Canterbury
4 (10) Southland
1 (7.5) Aorangi
