Congratulations to the Senior A Golf team of (left to right) Remy Early, Kieran Giddens, Cameron Giddens (captain) and Kaleb Fagan, who are the 2020 New Zealand Super Eight Schools champions. The team finished 12 shots ahead of Rotorua Boys' High School while Hamilton Boys' High School was third.
REPORT:
Super 8 Golf hosted by Hamilton BHS:
Beautiful weather opened the first of 3 rounds of golf at St Andrew’s Golf Club in Hamilton on Monday. The A and B teams were scheduled for 3 rounds of golf, the A team competition decided by the 3 lowest scores per round and the B team best 3 stableford scores per round.
After the first round, the A team held a narrow one-shot lead over Rotorua BHS, captain Cameron Giddens leading the way with a 75, his brother Kieran a 78 and Remy Early an 80. The B Team were solid, Jackson Dreliozis with 39 points, Isaac Grant 27 and Fred McVerry 26 leaving them in 4th place.
The 2nd round was decisive for the A team, Kieran Giddens leading the way with 73, Cameron and Remy both 76s to leave us 6 shots clear of Rotorua and 10 from Hamilton. The B team were once again led by Jackson Dreliozis with 36 points, Jack Clarke 35 and Isaac Grant 23 the counting scores. The B team were 10 points behind the 3rd place Tauranga and hopeful of catching them on Tuesday’s round.
The final round was once again in beautiful conditions. The B team all struggled in the hot conditions, Year 9 student Jack Clarke was the best with 31 points, Jackson Dreliozis 29 and Isaac Grant 27. The B team finished a solid 4th place. In the A division all the team made solid starts with Cameron Giddens 1 under, Kaleb Fagan 5 over, Remy Early 4 over and Kieran Giddens also 5 over at the 11th hole. All 4 of the team leaked shots coming home leaving a nervous wait to see if Hamilton or Rotorua had shot some low scores. Cameron was once again solid hitting a one over 73 and finishing 2nd overall in the individual. Remy Early was consistent hitting a 6 over 78 (finishing 10th) and year 9 student Kaleb Fagan had his first counting score of 80. His improvement has been amazing, his first round 100, 2nd round 89 and the 3rd round a very impressive 80. Kieran Giddens finished 8th overall and had a non-scoring 81 on the final day. The PNBHS A team was far too consistent, extending their lead of 10 shots to 12 and winning Super 8 Golf for the 3rd time in 6 years.
