It was a character building afternoon at L’ancresse yesterday with fierce winds from start to finish in the competition making it very tough for everyone.
It’s fair to say Jayden Tucknott has been bitten by the golf bug. During exercise time in Lockdown he managed to find 600 golf balls out on the Common but it is his hard work on and off the course that has really paid dividends. Jayden played most of his golf at St Pierre Park before joining the Royal and took a bit of time to adapt to the longer game off the white tees. However, hours and and hours on the course playing at every available opportunity has changed his game. A booming drive off the first into a fierce headwind set the tone for the rest of the round and he never looked back finishing with a superb 36 points which would have been well under par on any other day. With his maiden win at L’ancresse under his belt and now playing off 19, this talented young player is one to watch this season and in the years ahead. Runner up James Troop will be especially pleased with how he came back with a tremendous back nine for an excellent 34 points which will give him confidence for the weeks ahead.
Lily Mcneela is another player who loves the game. Amazingly Lily had two holes in one last year which highlighted her as an emerging talent. She missed the season opener at La Grande Mare last week so it was good to see her back. Lily’s excellent temperament was perfect for the challenging conditions yesterday and her well crafted 33 points gave her a deserved victory from Joel Hoolahan whose 30 points shows how well he has adapted to the move up to the red tees.
In the blue tee competition the scoring was incredible. Theo Hollyer-Hill stormed to victory with a sensational 31 points for his nine holes which didn’t go unnoticed by Mr Boyd back at the club and as a result he has had his handicap reduced by 8 shots! Debutant Lochlan Bain should be very proud of his 21 points as should Lewis O’Brien with 19.
Next up is the Cressida Priaulx and Nightingale Cups on Sunday, entry forms are up in the Junior Locker Room (entries close on Wednesday)
Article by Andre Austin
