Auckland repeated history on Saturday by overcoming a spirited North Harbour side to win the New Zealand women's interprovincial at the Riverside Golf Club in Hamilton.
Auckland beat North Harbour 3.5-1.5 to become the first side to win four titles in a row since Auckland achieved that feat in 1979 at the same venue.
The defending champion was tested by a North Harbour side full of belief after winning the derby in round seven, but Auckland clinched the crucial moments to claim a 22nd title.
''It is actually the best feeling ever,'' Siyi Keh, who won on her debut in the event, said.
''I was undefeated the whole week so it took my golf to a new level.'Keh was named player of the tournament after completing seven wins and a half, completing a special week for her and her sibling team-mates, Wenyung and Munchin.
It was not always looking likely. Auckland No 4 Brittney Dryland got the first point on the board in the final when she beat Ela Grimwood 4 and 3.
The match was hanging in the balance when 15-year-old Siyi Keh delivered a defining moment when she chipped in on the par-four 17th from the rough.
The youngest of the Keh sisters went on to halve with Harbour's Julitta Lam.
North Harbour rekindled some hope when Sai Ma defeated Wenyung Keh 2 and 1, but it was short-lived as Joanna Kim restored Auckland's advantage when she beat 12-year-old sensation Bohyun Park 1-up.
That meant North Harbour No 1 Rica Tse had to win to keep her team alive in the final. Munchin Keh won the 16th hole to be all square and then Tse found trouble on 17.
Auckland No 1 Munchin Keh held on to win 1-up and complete a famous day for the province.
Dryland, whose winning record of 21 consecutive matches came to an end when she lost to Grimwood earlier in the week, exacted revenge in the final.
''It means so much to have won this title for a fourth time in a row,'' Dryland said.
''It is not easy when you are the defending champions and everyone wants to beat you.''
The interprovincial will be held at the Ashburton Golf Club next year, with Auckland looking to match the most consecutive wins (five) in the history of the event.
After a gruelling week, Otago was beaten 3-2 by Aorangi South Canterbury in the playoff for 13th place, No 1 Jo Hicks-Beach and No 3 Abigael Crawford emerging as the winners for Otago.
Hicks-Beach came up against Aorangi evergreen Catherine Knight but was in control for much of the match.
She turned ahead and increased her lead to dormie four with four holes to play. Knight fought back with birdies on 15 and 16 to remain alive but Hicks-Beach took the honours 2 and 1 when the pair halved the 17th.
Playing her second interprovincial tournament, Crawford drove consistently from the tee, played some good scoring shots with her irons and showed more confidence as the week progressed.
She carded two birdies on the homeward nine, putting her one ahead playing the final hole. She won the 18th with a par to clinch the two-up win.
This was to be the sum total of Otago's wins, with Sally Shaw, Rachel Lissaman and Robyn Chambers all losing.
