We’re starting to run out of superlatives to describe this Junior season. On Sunday some of the performances were simply incredible and we’ve never seen so many birdies (and an eagle) in a Junior Competition on the Island. It was a day to remember on so many levels.
In the White Tee Goodridge Cup, La Grande player Max Raffray had the round of his life to scoop his first win of the season in the Ray Lowe Order of Merit. His round of 77 gross was the 5th time a Junior has broken 80 for the first time this season. However what makes this even more impressive is that Max plays off 20! He was out in 43 with a birdie on the 6th and then proceeded to play the best nine holes of his life birdieing the 10th, 13th and 16th to come home in a one under par 34 for a stunning nett 57 for 48 points. Max has been on the Junior Scene for a long time and has plenty of talent but it was wonderful to finally see him put it all together. Hopefully this will give him the confidence to really push on to the next level with his golf and many congratulations to him.
Winner of the Goodridge Cup was Ollie Chedhomme with a magnificent round of 67 gross (38 points) which included seven birdies! After a bogey on the first he bounced back with birdies on the 2nd, 5th and 6th to go out in 34 to set him up nicely for the back nine. An ugly double on the 10th threatened to de-rail his round but he then proceeded to go on a birdie blitz with a two on the 12th followed by birdies on the 13th, 16th and 17th to complete an awesome round of golf. As a result he is now off +2 and at the very top of the game in Guernsey - many congratulations to him.
In third place was Jamie Trebert with a very solid 36 points. His round included birdies on both par 5s and he is now down to 9.5.
In the Red Tee Longue Rue Cup the scoring was even more impressive. Josh Neville was the winner with a brilliant 48 points to bag his third order of Merit win of the season and he is now leading in the red tee category. Josh’s round included six pars and he was out in 42 and back in 46 for a super 88 gross. Runner up was Lewis O’Brien with a tremendous 46 points which surely would have been good enough to win on another day. He enjoyed a brilliant front nine with four pars which included 3s on the third and seventh and was out in 45. His round of 95 means he is now down to 24.
Chloe Gaudion was third and like Lewis her fantastic 43 points would have won most Junior Competitions. However her consolation was the best round of her life at L’ancresse. A stunning 5 over par 77 gross which included nine pars, a birdie on the third and an eagle on the 15th. As a result she is now down to 9.7 and heading towards the top of the women’s game in Guernsey.
In the Blue tee competition Noah Millar took a deserved first Order of Merit win of the season after being runner up four times. His excellent 20 points included three pars. Runner up was Rory Clarke.
Next up we are back at La Grande Mare on Sunday for their August Competition. On Tuesday 10th August St Pierre Park host their Junior Open which is a bonus Ray Lowe series event. Then on Wednesday 11th August it’s our big one - the Junior Open, with fantastic prizes on offer not to mention the best Burger and Chicken Nuggets in Guernsey, this is one not miss!
Entries for all these competitions are open now.
