Toomey (Riverside) won the men’s event by an impressive eight shots while Keh (Pakuranga) finished strongly to win the women’s by five shots from Chantelle Cassidy (Riverside).
Hobbs (Island Park) set the scene on Saturday with 73 for an overnight lead of four eventually taking the masters (over-40) event by five shots from John McIntee (Otago) and Simon Boland (Queenstown).
Toomey has been the nemesis for the Otago men’s team, having played at No1 for Waikato which beat Otago in the past two national interprovincial finals.
Hills golf director Craig Palmer came second with a strong finish, carding a 5-under 67, one shot off Jamie Anstiss’ course record.
Last year’s winner, Fraser MacLachlan had to be content with a tie for third with Tasman’s Ryan Chisnall but was still the star of the Otago triallists.
The leading contenders in the men’s event meant business from the outset.
Toomey and MacLachlan shared the first-round lead with 68.
Cadenhead was one shot back, while Chisnall and Harry Smith started with a one-under par 71.
Croudis was three shots back on 74, while five players were tied on 75 for a share of seventh place.
On Saturday afternoon, Toomey went sub-par again with 69 to take the outright lead from Chisnall and MacLachlan.Cadenhead fell five off the pace with 73, while Duncan Croudis, Palmer and Smith were on par figures overnight.
Some greens became unplayable due to surface water and play was suspended for more than half an hour late in the third round.
But the greens drained well and Toomey was not side tracked by the delay, carding his second 4-under 68 to take a four-shot lead over Chisnall.
MacLachlan was one further shot back on 210 while Cadenhead was the only other serious contender on 211.
In the women’s event, Cassidy took first round honours with 74, while Keh lay in second place one shot behind.
Cassidy increased her lead in the second round with 72, Keh was three shots back and Julianne Alvarez in third place, eight shots off the pace.
After a disastrous 79 yesterday morning, Cassidy handed a one-shot lead to Keh with Alvarez two further shots back.
