Tairāwhiti No.5 Jace Brown blasts out of a bunker on the ninth hole in the morning round of the Freyberg Masters men’s interprovincial on the Awapuni Links course yesterday. The clouds opened just as the first players were teeing off, including Brown, who said he was soaked after just three holes. A cold putter matched the southerly conditions and Brown lost his match against Manawatu Wanganui on the 17th as Tairāwhiti were beaten 4-1. Pictures by Paul Rickard
The gradient of Tairāwhiti’s uphill battle quickly sharpened on Day 1 of the Freyberg Masters national interprovincial here yesterday.
A historic day ended in a familiar story as the five-man home team — playing under the Tairāwhiti banner for the first time — lost to Manawatu Wanganui 4-1 on a wet morning and defending champions Wellington 4-1 in the afternoon.
While Tairāwhiti were pr...
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