Didone & Kay Win Tasmanian Open Titles
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.
