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The state junior matchplay will be held at the Camden Golf Club on Thursday April 8 and Friday April 9.
The first of the finals matches are complete with Nicholas Gulliver of the Maitland Golf Club fighting back after being 2 down after nine holes to defeat Kyle Hopkins of the Camden Golf Club 2 up.
In the boys 12 years and under Jack Pountney from the Coffs Harbour Golf club has capped off a great two days with a two up victory over Daniel Kolar. Both boys did a great job to make the final and should be congratulated on their efforts.
The boys 13 years was the the most exciting match of the finals with Scott Kirbby of the Moree Golf Club claiming a victory over Isaiah Wolferstan from the Charlestown Golf Club on the 20th hole. The boys traded holes all day but in the end Scott proved too good.
Kurt Eckmann of the Castle Hill Country Club has continued his impressive form of late claiming the boys 14 years title. Kurt defeated a very gallont Teina Hotene of the Cabramatta Golf Club. Both boys were seeds 5 and 7 respectively and did a great job to make the final.
In the girls 14 years and under hot favourite Esther Yoon of the Cumberland Golf Club defeated Jessica Kelly of The Vintage. Jessica did a fantastic job to push Esther for the first nine holes but in the end Esther's strength shone through with a 6 and 4 victory.
In the boys 15 years Brayden Petersen staged a fantastic comeback. With the match poised at two down with two to play. Brayden Petersen of the Charlestown Golf Club went on the win the final two holes and then birdied the 19th hole to claim victory over Andy Chu of the Liverpool Golf Club.
In the girls 15 years and over Jordana Keaton of the Pennant Hills Golf Club claimed victory over her more fancied opponent Chantal Hodson of the Australian Golf Club 4 and 3.
In the boys 16 years Jake Higginbottom of The Australian Golf Club has revenged his loss to Adrian Lee of the Ashlar Golf Club last year was an impressive 6 and 5 victory. This win should give Jake confidence going into next week's Australian Junior and Interstate series.
In the boys 17 years Theodore Coroneo of the Lakes Golf Club stopped the charge of Andrew Thompson of the Monash Golf Club with a 3 and 2 victory. Theodore took an early lead and as hard as Andrew tried to peg back the early deficit Theo held his nerve to claim the victory.
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As usual the second morning has thrown up some upsets and exciting finishes. There were four playoff needed in total to decide the finalists with Adrian Lee defeating Jarrod Freeman, Teina Hotene defeated Jordan Widdicombe, Kurt Eckmann defeating Ben Clapham and Isaiah Wolferstan defeated Daniel Gale.
Adrian Lee |
Andrew Thompson |
Brayden Petersen |
Esther Yoon |
Isaiah Wolferstan |
Jake Higginbottom |
Jessica Kelly |
Kurt Eckmann |
Kyle Hopkins |
Scott Kirkby |
Teina Hotene |
Theodore Coroneo |
After the first days play all the results in the 17 years boys have gone to the script. The top two seeds of both pools will play off in the morning to decide the finalists. Joshua Cabban will take on Andrew Thompson in Pool A while Daniel Yu requires a half against Theodore Coroneo to make the final. Theodore will be looking for an upset to secure his position in the final.
In the 16 years boys division favourite Jake Higginbottom will battle out with Ryan Bown for a spot in the final with Jarrod Freeman sitting in the box seat in Pool B with only a half required to make it through to the final.
Ricky Kato and Brayden Patersen will battle it out tomorrow morning in the boys 15 years for a position in the final tomorrow afternoon. Ricky only requires a half to secure his position while Brayden needs to pull off an upset which he is very capable of doing. While in Pool B it is still wide open with all four players till able to make the final.
In the girls 15 years and over Chantal Hodson has secured her spot in the final while Claudia Lim, Aliza Huff and Jordana Keaton are all still a chance of making the final.
In the girls 14 years and under Lizzy Elmassian and Jessica Kelly will do battle for a spot in the final while in Pool B Esther Yoon is sitting pretty with two wins from two matches.
The boys 14 years Pool A is set for a very exciting finish with Jordan Widdicombe in the box seat with two wins from two starts however both Teina Hotene and Nathan Mann are still in a hunt to make the final with both players winning one of their two matches today.
In the boys 13 years Scott Kikby has set up a match with Hayden Gulliver for a spot in the final with Scott just requiring a half to secure his spot. While in Pool B Isaiah Wolferstan is sitting on top with two wins from two matches however, Daniel Gale will be looking to upset Isaiah tomorrow to secure a spot in the final.
In the 12 years boys Daniel Kolar has two wins from two matches and sits in the box seat however, both Jamie K and Dean Forrest are still a chance of making the final if Daniel loses his match tomorrow. With in Pool B Tony Jung and Jack Pountney will battle it out for the final position in the final.
The handicap division is set up for an interesting finish as well with local boy Kyle Hopkins sitting in the best position with two wins today however, he will need to play well again tomorrow to secure his spot in the final. In Pool A Nicholas Gulliver is sitting in the best position just needing a win or halved match to secure his spot in the final. However, a loss could open the door for Luis Killen or Jarrod McCarthy.
The first morning matches did not go to plan with some big upsets. Aliza Huff claimed the biggest scalp of the morning defeating state team Nerida Gregory member 5 and 3. In the boys 14 years Nathan Mann defeated state squad member Ruben Sondjaja 5 and 3.
Other impressive wins included Andrew Thompson's 7 and 5 victory over Mac Marr, Ryan Bown's 7 and 5 victory over Sean McCartan and Andrian Lee's 6 and 5 victory over Moe Nagi.
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