Daniel Elder put paid to Brent McEwan's grand slam hopes by beating him with a par 3 on the second playoff hole to win the Wanaka tournament in windy conditions on Saturday.
Brent McEwan (St Clair) made it two wins from two trials when he finished on a score of 3-under-par 139 to win the Chisholm Park tournament over 36 holes yesterday.
The Dunedin-based Scorpions women's team continued its domination of division two at the national club championships in Auckland, winning the final in straight sets on Saturday.
Brent McEwan continued to make his mark as Otago's top golfer on Saturday, winning the first trial tournament over 36 holes at Roxburgh on Saturday.
On the eve of the Otago men's trials, there have been significant changes to the selection panel which will name teams for the triangular, the South Island interprovincial and the New Zealand interprovincial in the coming months.
Despite a 3-3 draw with Otago Blue, St Clair successfully defended the Coastal men's Senior A pennant title on a countback of holes at Balmacewen on Saturday.
St Clair No 1 Brent McEwan sank a birdie putt on the 18th green to beat Sean Geary and give St Clair a 3.5-2.5 win over Chisholm Park in the semifinal at St Clair on Saturday.
Otago Blue beat Chisholm Park 3.5-2.5 to emerge unbeaten after the eight games in the Coastal Senior A pennant series, finishing with 22 points and 37 games.
With a round to play, Otago Blue has qualified in top position with 19 points and 33.5 games and will have a home-course final in the men's coastal senior A pennant series.
Otago Blue has taken an impressive lead in the coastal men's senior pennant series after a 3-3 draw with St Clair and a 6-0 win over Balmacewen Gold at the weekend.
A default win by St Clair over North Otago has given St Clair not only three points but also added a valuable six games to the team's tally in the coastal men's pennant series.
Otago Blue is in a commanding position after the first round of the coastal men's pennant series after beating Chisholm Park at Balmacewen by a 4 to 2 margin on Saturday.
Former Otago captain and No 1 Kim McDonald is astounded at New Zealand Golf's intention to change the national interprovincial to a four-player strokeplay event.
With a 4.5 to 1.5 win over North Otago on Saturday, the Chisholm Park senior A men's pennant team has six points and an 11-game tally, taking the lead in the Coastal series after the third round.
There is a logjam at the top of the points table after the second round of the Metropolitan Pennants was played at St Clair and Balmacewen on Saturday.
Otago juniors won two titles in the South Island age-group championships which concluded with the third round yesterday.
Laura Hoskin (Arrowtown) and Inia Logan (Cromwell) remain in the lead in their respective sections of the South Island age group championship which continued in wet conditions on the Levels course near Timaru yesterday.
Three Otago juniors are on target to win titles at the South Island age group championships which began at the Levels course in Timaru yesterday.
The first round of the men's coastal senior pennant series belonged to the ''minnows'', with Chisholm Park and North Otago posting wins for three points each playing at home on Saturday.
Southland dominated the annual Salisbury Cup competition, beating the Otago women 11.5-4.5 in cool and damp conditions on the Queen's Park course in Invercargill on Sunday.