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New dawn rises: East Coast Open history made by 13-year-old Ngarimu

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William Brown congratulates Apirana Ngarimu after the 13-year-old beat him 1-up in the championship 16 final of the East Coast Open at Te Puia Hot Springs Golf Club on Sunday afternoon. “Too good for me,” said Brown, who also won the title as a teenager. Picture by Gay Young

A teenager with the name of one of the great Māori leaders has followed in the footsteps of the greatest East Coast golfer.

Apirana Ngarimu, a short drive from where Sir Apirana Ngata was born (Te Araroa) and died (Ruatoria), won the 72nd edition of the East Coast Open at Te Puia Hot Springs Golf Club on Sunday.

At just 13 years old, he is the youngest winner in the history of one of the Tairā...

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