Tom Lee wins Canterbury Match Play
The Canterbury Men’s Championship Final was played over the weekend between Otago’s Tom Lee and Canterbury’s Reid Hilton at Bottle Lake. From the get go it was birdie mania. Lee got off to a hot start birdieing the first four holes and when they turned for the back nine Hilton was three down and wondering how he was going to come back. An eagle on the par 5 10th, then two more successive birdies got him back to square. The pair halved the 13th, Lee birdied the 14th, then Hilton birdied the very difficult par 4 15th, and followed up with another birdie at the par 3 16th to go 1up with two to play. Not to be outdone, Lee holed a 30 foot bomb for birdie on the 17th while Hilton missed his 8 foot birdie putt. They would halve the 18th, and two extra holes later Lee finally finished the match with a birdie on the par 3 first hole! What a great match for the privileged few who were able to witness such stunning golf. In the morning semi Lee had to go to the 18th to beat young Auckland star Joshua Bai. Lee continues his great run of from in 2022 and a win was only a matter of time.
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