School Sport ACT Golf Champions 2018
On Monday 14 May 2018, School Sport ACT held its annual Golf Championships at Capital Golf Club and Canberra International Pitch n Putt.
Chris Jones, ACT Schools Golf Coordinator organised the event and was supported on the day by Sarah Robertson & David McGibbon, from ACT Schools, Sue Harrison, JNJG, Joanne Mills, PGA Professional Capital Golf Club, Volunteers – Warren Gray and several Pitch n Putt members, Barbara Wallace CSGA, Pauline Jeffery and parents.
There were 38 schools represented:
Burgmann Canberra HS Caroline Chisholm CGGS CGS Chapman PS
Daramalan Erindale Fraser PS Gold Creek (Primary & Senior) Hawker PS Holy Family Gowrie Holy Spirit PS John Paul II Kingsford Smith Lake Ginninderra Lyneham HS Maryibyrnong PS Marist St Mary Mackillop
Merici Miles Franklin PS Mt Stromlo HS Narrabundah Radford (Junior & Senior) Red Hill PS Richardson PS SFXC Southern Cross St Clare of Assisi St Michaels St Peter & Paul St Thomas Aquinas St Thomas the Apostle Trinity Turner PS Weetangera PS
Seventy students competed in the event spanning across Sub-Junior, U12, U15 and U19 divisions. Those players holding GA handicaps played 18 holes of stroke, while the sub-juniors played chipping and putting games before transferring to the Pitch n Putt course to play 18 holes.
2018 is the first time SSACT has utilised the Pitch n Putt facility at the Canberra International Golf Centre and, as it turned out it was a great success.
Situated just across the road from Capital Golf Club, the shorter holes at Pitch n Putt provided the perfect design for 13 sub-juniors to test their skills. With several local Pitch n Putt members to guide the younger students around the course, some excellent scores were recorded. “It’s like a mini golf course with real tees, greens and bunkers”, “Can I hit it into the bunker and have some fun?” These were just some of the excited comments from the budding young golfers when getting ready to play. We managed to play 18 holes of Pitch n Putt in two hours and returned to Capital Golf Club for presentations.
The girls U19 division was a closely fought title with Isabelle Hawes, Royal Canberra defeating Taylah Ellems, Yowani Country Club in a play-off to take the trophy. Riley Willcox showed some exceptional talent finishing with a par round of 69 to take the boys title.
Congratulations to all competitors. Good luck to those who have nominated for selection in representative teams.
SSACT Golf Championships 2018 - Results Summary & Prize Winners
Sub Junior Girls (Gross)
1st Kalea Ford Radford College 64
2nd Scarlett Fox Hawker PS 78
3rd Alyssa Di-Campli St Peter and Paul 79
4th Hailey Rogan Weetangera PS 89
Sub Junior Boys (Gross)
1st Will Maciver Miles Franklin PS 62
2nd Jack Miels-Barrett St Thomas Kambah 73
3rd Lachlan Buckley St Clare of Assisi 79
4th Zac Robertson Southern Cross 86
U12 Girls (Gross)
1st Matilda Sullings Radford College 98
U12 Girls (Nett)
1st Sophia Chau Holy Spirit 75ocb
2nd Madison Hood Burgmann 75
U12 Boys (Gross)
1st Nathan White Maribyrnong PS 85
2nd Lachlan Nordsvan Caroline Chisholm 87
U12 Boys (Nett)
1st Henry Kanis Radford College 61
2nd Tom Lynch Holy Family Gowrie 71
3rd Jack Quinton CGS 73
Open Girls (Gross)
1st Isabelle Hawes Narrabundah 79 playoff
2nd Taylah Ellems Merici College 79
Open Girls (Nett)
1st Fannie Sukhumparnich Merici College 70
2nd Amber Tilley Kingsford Smith 76
U15 Boys (Gross)
1st Peter Sukhumparnich Marist 81
2nd Cody Doyle Kingsford Smith 84ocb
3rd Ryan Ulrich SFXC 84
U15 Boys (Nett)
1st Angelo Bourandanis St Mary Mackillop 67
2nd Junho Yoon Lyneham HS 71
3rd Kane Smith SFXC 74
U19 Boys (Gross)
1st Riley Willcox SFXC 69
2nd Brett Levier Erindale College 72ocb
3rd David Howard Lake Ginninderra College 72
U19 Boys (Nett)
1st Oscar Wilson Radford College 67
2nd Darcy McCann SFXC 68ocb
3rd Tan Nguyen St John Paull II 68
