Northland fell short in their quest to become back to back New Zealand Women's Masters, settling for second on the leaderboard.
The team, led by Kylie Jacoby, were in strong form and looked every part the side that brought home gold in 2017 but a determined Waikato outfit stole the show.
Alayna Cox, Jo Taylor and Jenny Peters put in great supporting performances as Jacoby led from the front to help them to 350 points.
Unfortunately this was six points off Waikato's pace as they looked to rectify a disappointing home performance at Ngaruawahia last year where they finished fourth equal.
Prior to 2017, Northland had not featured in the prize table but have proved over the past two years they are to be reckoned with.