2015 Golf Vic Junior Pennant Result Round 4

Sunday 15th November the South Gippsland District combined Juniors team played away at the Waverley Golf Club against the Waverley Wizards.

In his report of the match, assisting manager Mark Boler wrote:

“Well Done everyone

The score today was 3-3 so we came away with a draw.

Handicaps today were a lot closer than last week although all players were still given shots. Our opposition once again insisted on teeing off in the reverse order that is stipulated in the rules and as such, Chris Buckland (Meeniyan) was first to the tee.

Chris’s opponent Peter Vassilladis opened strongly and their match remained close all day but Chris was always a couple of holes down. Putting was the main difference where Chris had many opportunities but couldn’t buy a putt, many lipping out and the match was lost 5/4.

Charlie May (Lang Lang) had another convincing win leading all day 3 up at the turn and never looked back, playing down the middle to finish on the 15th 5/3.

 Tim Boler (LGC) was our captain this week and aside from the post-match speeches, showed no nerves being 5 up at the turn then continuing his form on the next three holes to finish the match 8/6.

Oscar Harry’s (LGC) opponent Lennox Popplestone got the jump on him early then Oscar fought back to be all square after 7. However Lennox again pulled away over the next two holes being two up at the turn.  The match remained tight but Oscar couldn’t recover the margin and went down 4/3.

Jessica Harry’s (LGC) opponent Jouan Lam played consistent golf from the first tee.  Jess couldn’t match this consistency today but fought hard keeping her chances alive eventually going down 5/4.

 Will Christensen (Lang Lang) had a tough day and at one point was 4 down, and by the time all other matches were completed, SGD were relying on him to level the match. Once again, all his team mates went over to watch Will and his opponent Rachel Young finish their match and  it was all square with 3 to play. Will never flinched and proceeded to win the next 2 holes for a win and to level the day for the team.

Amazing pressure on both of these young juniors to fight out a match like that. That’s probably why the Rules say the low handicappers should be bringing the field home.

 Next week we have 4 players heading to Kyneton for a Country Club Championship and we wish Chris, Charlie, Tim and Oscar all the very best for that challenge.

We (SGD) will be playing Settlers Run at home at Lang Lang Golf Club and there will be some fresh faces to help out the rest of the team.

Well done today and good luck for the final round next week.”

Scores were as follows

 Chris Buckland   4/5         lost to                   Peter Vassilladis

Charlie May        5/3         Defeated             Caleb Johnson

Tim Boler             8/6         Defeated             Hannah Mourant

Oscar Harry         3/4         lost to                  Lennox Popplestone

Will Christenson 2/1        Defeated            Rachel Young

Jessica Harry      4/5         lost to                   Jouan Lam

Many thanks to Mark for sharing the Team Manager role and compiling these reports.

South Gippsland District defeats Cranbourne GC Junior Pennant Team.

Well Done to our juniors today!!!

The official score was 4 matches to 2, so it looked like a convincing win, however this was not the case.

Overall today we got an incredible 125 shots over our six opponents. Cranbourne were definitely a very strong team, with their first 4 players being single figure handicappers.

So before the first ball was struck off the tee, I think it is fair to say that we were a little intimidated. This was reflected over the first few holes by all our young players, but once we settled and realised that if we played our own golf, we were still a chance.

 Leading from the front was Charlie May (LLGC) whom never lost control and came out with a win.

Jacob Taberner (LLGC) loves his golf and with the gift of youth where you don’t worry and just go for your shots, resulted in another win.

Tim Boler (LGC) once again had a slow start but grinded his way back into the match. Determination is his key and he produced another win for us.

Oscar Harry (LGC) had an up and down day. His opponent Rob Taylor got the jump on him but to Oscar’s credit he came back to be all square at the turn. He tried to fight it out but his opponent came home very strongly for the win.

Will Christensen (LLGC) was as consistent as ever and I always felt that he would get over the line which he did.  The three Lang Lang Juniors really used their local knowledge to push home good wins.

Jessica Harry (LGC) was our captain today and led our team with pride, her end result does not reflect how she approached her game. Although she went down to Tom Ryan, I think the best shot of the day was her second on the 9^th, leaving it within 1 foot of the pin.

 Congratulations to our young team.

Well done to the parents and helpers who make it possible for them to play.

 Scores were as follows

 Charlie May        4/2         Defeated             Dalton Crawford

Jacob Taberner 4/2         Defeated             Ashleigh Hall

Tim Boler             3/1         Defeated             Jean Louis

Oscar Harry         3/4         lost to                  Robert Taylor

Will Christenson 3/2        Defeated             Ainsley Range

Jessica Harry      3/4         lost to                   Tom Ryan

Round Four: Waverley Wizards versus SGD to be played at Waverley Golf Club,  82 Bergins Rd, Rowville VIC 3178. TeamSelections  and Tee off time to follow.