The weather held up but not the lead the Professional team had going into Tuesday’s final round of the 39th Gov. John A. Burns Challenge Cup at Mid Pacific Country Club.

The only storming that materialized was that of the Amateur team, which won the first two matches of the morning to tie the tournament, then earned 71⁄2 of the final 10 points en route to a fifth straight championship.

"It’s the young kids, they have no fear, they’re aggressive, don’t know how to lose yet," Amateur captain Phil Anamizu said of his 12-member team, which includes nine high-schoolers. "In the past, the pros have a big edge (in the series) but it’s been the amateurs lately. It was a big comeback."

There is a different format for each round. Monday’s morning play was two-man team best-ball, while the afternoon was Scotch foursomes (two-man alternate shot). The amateurs won the morning (31⁄2-21⁄2 ), but the pros dominated in the afternoon, winning 41⁄2 points out of 6.

"I think the problem with the young players in the afternoon is you’re not playing your shot and it’s not your rhythm," said veteran amateur Brandan Kop, playing in his 31st Burns Cup. "But the young guns aren’t intimidated by the older guys. Before, we were lucky to win once every four years."

Trailing 7-5 after the second round, high school juniors Richard Hattori (Kalani) and Skye Inakoshi (Mid Pac) got the amateurs back on track Tuesday morning. Hattori beat Tom Freestone 3 and 2, and Inakoshi beat Kevin Carll 4 and 3 to knot the tourney 7-7.

Three matches later, it was still tied (81⁄2-81⁄2 ). Then it was over, as the amateurs caught fire, winning the next six.

Pro team captain Ron Castillo Jr. won the final match of the day, catching ‘Iolani senior Lorens Chan on No. 11 and knocking in a 12-foot putt on No. 12 to go 1 up; the score held as both golfers parred the final six holes.

It was the first loss of the event for Chan, who arrived from Taiwan on Monday following a second-place finish at the Fubon Senior Open in Taipei. Chan and Pearl Country Club pro David Ishii — a former Fubon champion who finished tied for sixth — were in the final group Monday morning. The two golfers caught up with their teammates at the turn with their best-ball match tied. Chan and John Oda won over Ishii and Freestone, 1 up.

"We had some fun out there," Castillo said of his match with Chan. "The course was playing fair and some of us who have played in the Mid Pac Open got a lot of use out of our experience with the winds here.

"I thought we (pros) had a chance to win it. Those last five holes are into the wind or a crosswind. Once you get behind, it’s hard to get it back."

That was Ishii’s experience against Kamehameha sophomore Donny Hopoi. Ishii was 1 up after 15 but ended up losing 2 up.

Only Castillo and Damien Jamilla didn’t lose points, finishing 2-0-1. The pros lead the event, one of the longest continually running tournaments in the state, 25-14.