Wiremu reinforced that the magnitude of what Neho has done is huge, becoming the first Northland golfer to win the title in the event's 120-year history.
"There're so many players that are very good out there and to come all this way, from Northland, and achieve something like that is amazing."
If Neho thought the weekend's win would be a nice trophy to sit back on, he's wrong. Northland Golf coach Quenton Diment said this is just the beginning for the 17-year-old Whangarei Boys' High School student.
"He's got to be aiming for representing New Zealand and aiming for the representative squads," Diment said. "He's got to be aiming to make the senior sides, and definitely, if nothing else, then the colts [New Zealand under-19s, which he has one more year of availability].
While Diment wasn't able to be with Neho over the weekend, the pair had been exchanging numerous text messages around how to progress through the tournament - each with a similar theme, keep calm and carry on.
"I pretty much sent through the same text every time, 'if you play you can beat them'. If he plays well then the other guy has to beat him, it was a pretty simple game plan.
"Neho is one of those players who doesn't appear to be flustered, I'm sure he is a little flustered at times, but he's got great composure and nothing seems to faze him," Diment said.