Burnside High School defended their Canterbury Secondary Schools title by a slim margin. The team of Juliana Hung, Amelia Garvey, Hiroki Miya and Hayato Miya went into the tournament as not only defending Canterbury champions but also national champions having won the title in 2016. At the end of the 18 holes both Burnside High School and the Christchurch Boys High School team of Tom Parker, Ben Baker, Tiaki Ogilvie and Kansuke Shin were tied on a score of 224, the three best counting scores from each team. The winner is determine by the non-counting score and on this occasion Burnside High School won on a countback by one shot.
Juliana Hung anchored the Burnside High School Team shooting a round of 72 while Tom Parker (Christchurch Boys High School) won the trophy for the best individual round with a gross score of 68.
The Lincoln High School team of Carlito Shalfoon, Mitch Holland, Tom Miller and Harry Spencer were the best net team, with Harry Spencer taking out the best individual net score with 66.
The Burnside High School Team will travel to Hawkes Bay in September to defend their title at the NZ Secondary Schools Championship.
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