Didone & Kay Win Tasmanian Open Titles

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Aiden Didone from Metropolitan Golf Club has come from behind to win the 2019 Men's Tasmanian Open Golf Championship at Ulverstone.

The 21-year-old Victorian shot a final round of five-under-line 67 to draw with the leader of the evening, Hayden Hopewell from Western Australia, who scored three-under.

The pair went on to a playoff with Didone defeating Hopewell on the second hole with a birdie three.

The early leader, Adam Thorpe from the Australian Capital Territory, placed third in the last standings with a one-in-par round of 71 today.

The Longmouth of Launceston Golf Club was the leading Tasmanian in fifth place on two-over-par.

Tasmanian Men's Open – Top Five

POS

VS PAR

TOTAL

NAME

STATE

P / A / I

CLUB

RND 1

RND 2

RND 3

RND 4

T1

-7

281

Aiden Didone

VIC

I

Metropolitan

71

73

70

67

-7

281

Hayden Hopewell

WA

I

Royal Fremantle

71

70

71

69

3

-1

287

Adam Thorp

ACT

A

Federal

65

74

77

71

4

1

289

Nicholas Thompson

SA

A

Grange

76

73

72

68

5

2

290

Greg Longmore

TAS

A

Launceston

72

72

73

73

Night leader, Rebecca Kay from Queensland, has kept her good shape to win the 2019 Women's Tasmanian Open Golf Championship at Ulverstone Golf Club.

The 20-year-old Coolangatta and Tweed Heads gofler ended today with a two-sub-par 71 to defeat her closest opponent, Kathryn Norris, with four batters.

Norris, who plays her golf at the Mandurah Country Club in Western Australia, today scored a one-under-72 and generally finished as two-under.

Queenslanders Caitlyn Campbell-Nyman and Isabelle Taylor finished in third place in a row for third place

Local member, Sarah Johnstone, was the leading Tasmanian in eighth place at thirteen-over-par.

Tasmanian women Open – Top Five

POS

VS PAR

TOTAL

NAME

STATE

A / I

CLUB

RND 1

RND 2

RND 3

RND 4

1

-6

286

Rebecca Kay

QLD

A

Coolangatta TH

74

71

70

71

2

-2

290

Kathryn Norris

WA

I

Mandurah

72

70

76

72

T3

6

298

Caitlyn Campbell-Nyman

QLD

A

Pacific

71

76

77

74

6

298

Isabelle Taylor

QLD

A

Sanctuary Cove

72

72

76

78

5

7

299

Amelia Whinney

SA

I

Grange

73

74

75

77

The full results of the Tasmanian Open Golf Championships for men and women are included and can be downloaded from the dedicated Golf Tasmania website https://www.golf.org.au/eventdisplay/mens–womens-tasmanian-open/13426

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The Tasmanian Open Golf Championships for men and women are the flagship tournaments for Tasmania.

The 2019 Tasmanian Open Golf Championships for men and women will be played at the Ulverstone Golf Club from 28 February to 3 March.

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