Junior Open Fourteen-year-old Allison playing off 13 handicap sealed his win with a par beating round of 69 nett from his thirteen handicap. No mean feat bearing in mind last week’s rain made the fairways soft and the tees were back making the course play long. A clash of half-terms this year meant juniors from Suffolk based clubs were not able to attend which accounted for the reduced entries, nevertheless in light of the conditions standards were high and juniors from twenty-one clubs competed. Second-placed in the overall competition was Benton Hall’s Dominic Hoskin playing off 4 with a nett of 70. There were four other competitors on a score of nett 70. Of them, Colchester’s Arian Masud (3) was placed third, with the top girl in the competition, Alanna Mathews (11), placed fourth. She was followed in by Max Day (14) and finally Sid Neenan (6) from Felixstowe Ferry who completed the group. Under fourteen winner was Mathews with Bentley Golf Club’s Alfie Dorrington (19) second on 72. In the under 16 division Hoskin was awarded first place after a countback with Day taking second place. The Under 18 Division was also decided after a countback between two five handicappers with Ollie Allison getting the nod over Colne Valley’s Dan Wallace, both returning nett 73s. Nearest the pins were won by Mason Barmingham from Colne Valley on the 4th, Epping’s Harry Finn on the 8th. Sam Gemmell from The Warren took the 13th and Colchester’s Ollie Baker was nearest on the 16th. Lowest gross of the day was Masud’s 73. All-in-all a good day, played in excellent weather and well organised by Mike Kettle and Junior Organiser Clive Mason. |