CINCINATTI CUP - JENNIE BALLAY TAKES THE HONOURS
The Cincinatti Cup offered the last chance of silverware for our red tee juniors on their home course this year. There have been a number of different red tee competition winners over the season and handicap reductions across the board which has been fantastic to see.
Jennie Ballay has enjoyed great success over the last few months in senior competition and in the UK and took the win with an excellent 38 points from runner up Lily Mcneela.
There are still two more competitions in October and November for our red tee players at the Grande Mare as part of the Ray Lowe Order of Merit Series.
Three players took part in the blue tee competition. The scoring as usual was excellent with Gus Carre taking the spoils with 21 points just ahead of Lewis O’Brien and debutant Lochlan Bain. Well done to all our blue tee players this season, there is some excellent talent coming through and we look forward to following their progress on to the red tees and beyond.
Article by Andre Austin
Royal Guernsey Cincinatti Cup Draw
Royal Guernsey Junior Club Championships
Perfect weather conditions greeted the competitors in the Junior Club Championships yesterday. The greens were always going to be a challenge after maintenance but as the old adage goes, it was the same for everyone.
An impressive field of 9 teed off in the morning for the 36 hole boys competition. Ollie Chedhomme pretty much put himself out of sight after the morning with a stunning 72 gross which was 9 shots better than closest rivals Rory Mckenna and Ollie Parsons. Although he wasn’t quite at his best in the afternoon his 79 gross for a total of 151 meant he was crowned Champion with Rory runner up on 159. Conor Mckenna was third after shooting an excellent 77 gross which was the best score of the afternoon.
In the nett competition it was a day to remember for Ollie Parsons. He shot a superb 81 (nett 66) in the morning followed by 83 (nett 68) in the afternoon, 6 ahead of nearest rival Conor.
The girls competition took place over 18 holes. Chloe Domaille was on fire again and thoroughly deserved to take the title with a superb 40 points earning a reduction of two shots to 24 in the process. Chloe Gaudion was runner up just beating Jennie Ballay on countback.
The club also very kindly put on a red tee competition for the boys with Alex Mills scoring an excellent 40 points just ahead of Noah Davy.
The Club Championships was the last of our white tee Junior Competitions this season. It was very pleasing to see the largest field for a number of years in the boys competition with a number of players poised to make the breakthrough to single figures next season if they carry on working hard and improving as they have been.
The girls competition has not been contested for a number of years so to have three girls competing at such a good level is testament to their talent and hard work and Alice Hurford behind the scenes who is doing so much to encourage the next generation.
The final event of the season for the red tee players is the Cincinatti Cup this Sunday.
Article by Andre Austin
Chloe Gaudion Shows the adults how its done!
Chloe showed she is a match for any of the adults by winning the La Grande Mare Ladies Club Championship Stableford Competition. Played over two rounds, Chloe got off to a great start with 37 points to lead by 4 points, with 7 pars in the round. In the second round, Chloe carded her lowest ever score and was runaway winner with 44 points with an amazing 9 pars. Fantastic work from one of the brightest talents in Junior and Adult golf!
SHELDON TROPHY & GRIFFIN CUP - WINS FOR CONOR MCKENNA & CHLOE DOMAILLE
It was a windy day on the links yesterday making it a very tough day for the nineteen strong field.
Despite the conditions the scoring in the blue tee competition was superb with Theo Hollyer-Hill scoring an incredible 24 points with runner up Henry Chamberlain on 22. Lewis O’Brien was third with an excellent 20 points.
In the Griffin Cup it was an another great win for Chloe Domaille who continues to impress. Her 32 points was more than respectable on the day with Noah Davy a point behind taking runner up spot on countback from Alex Mills.
Nine players competed for the Sheldon Trophy and from the start it looked like any score over 30 would most likely be in the mix in the tough conditions. Hampshire player Conor Mckenna came out on top with 35 points, his ability to keep hitting fairways along with his mercurial short game ensured a two point win from runner up Jamie Trebert with Rory Mckenna in third.
Article by Andre Austin
Juniors come out on top in close match against Ladies Development Squad
La Grande Mare hosted a singles match off scratch between Guernsey Juniors and the Ladies Development Squad. The match proved to be very close with the juniors coming out just ahead with 41/2 against the Ladies 31/2.It was a very enjoyable afternoon with the forecast rain staying away with some high quality golf played by both sides.
Match scores were as follows:
Rory Mckenna v Rochelle Vaudin Match Halved
Jake Lowe v Kay Mapley Ladies Win 3&2
Conor McKenna v Di Aitchison Juniors win 3&2
Daniel Troop v Mary Bate Juniors Win 1 up
Olivier Parson v Bonny Hamilton Ladies win 6&5
James Falla v Sandy Payne Juniors win 4&3
James Troop v Alice Hurford Ladies win 3&2
Chloe Gaudion v Sacha Cauwels-Wigan Juniors win 5&4
Sheldon Trophy Draw
The Stellar Season of Chloe Gaudion continues
Chloe’s season just keeps getting better and better. Her 38 points in the LGM August Competition (hcp below 28) was good enough to hold off Max Raffray and James Troop on 37 points. The winds of over 40 MPH did not put off these high scoring youngsters.
Chloe started the year with a handicap of 39.4 and has seen it tumble to 20.3. A massive 19.1 shot reduction in eight months!
In the Above 28 handicap category Lily McNeela had a fine visit to LGM winning with 40 points from Alexander Mills with 27. The 9 hole blue tee competition was won by Theo Holyer-Hill winning by a point from Alex Queripel.
Ollie gets his first Hampshire Cap
Congratulations Ollie Chedhomme for gaining his first cap for the Hampshire Under 16s. Ollie won both his matches against Surrey (3&2) and Kent (4&3). The Hampshire team came last in this triangular match play against both counties, however it was a great show of strength from the young Guernsey man who was one of only two Hampshire players to win both of their games.
