A course record by Blake Collyer and continued consistency of Matt Millar and Andrew Evans shapes to disrupt Hannah Green’s shot at history at the TPS Murray River at Cobram Barooga Golf Club.
In the tournament’s second staging at RACV Cape Schanck Resort on the Mornington Peninsula, the 34-year-old will aim to take advantage of the momentum in his favour.
The Vics and arch rival New South Wales played each other to a tense 4-all tie, but a deep-dive countback ensured the trophy would return to Melbourne.