Belconnen Magpies Host Primary School Championships
School Sport ACT held a very successful Golf Championship on Thursday 18 September at Belconnen Magpies Golf Club. Congratulations to Chris Jones, SSACT Golf Coordinator for his efforts in organising the event. We also acknowledge the very warm welcome and generosity of Belconnen Magpies Golf Club and staff. As with many sporting events there is a heavy reliance on volunteer support and this years Championship was no exception.
With a significant increase in the number of participants this year, the need for volunteer support was vital and very much appreciated. An official escorted each group and was able to provide guidance and encouragement for the players. Parents were also involved in walking the course and many took the opportunity to encourage the children in this way. Official assistance was provided by:
Members of the ACT Monaro District Golf Association,
Members of the Central Southern Golf Association,
Members of the Belconnen Magpies Golf Club,
Parents,
Jack Newton Junior Golf,
Erindale College Year 11 students, and
Primary School and College teachers.
Statistically, this year there was a 12% increase in the number of girls and a 105% increase in the number of boys participating. There were 9 girls and 37 boys that participated. Of these, three girls and eight boys had handicaps. All other participants had been involved in golf either through clinics at golf clubs or playing golf with their parents. All had their own set of golf clubs.
The event included 18 holes stroke for the players with handicaps. Nine holes were played by the non-handicap competitors, with results determined by the Callaway system. JNJG sponsored the prizes for the event. Details of the prize winners are as follows:
Girls
Gross Winner & Champion Isabelle Hawes (Telopea Park School) 101
Nett Winner Taylah Ellems (St Benedict’s) 8
Runner Up Cassandra Linares (Canberra Girls Grammar) 110
Girls Non-handicap
Gross Winner Chloe Koh (Emmaus)
Gross Runner Up Elissa Youill (Garran Primary School)
Nett Winner Marelli Steenkamp (Monash Primary School)
Nett Runner Up Samantha Bailey (Holy Spirit)
Boys
Gross Winner & Champion Michael Nguyen (St. John the Apostle) 104
Gross Runner Up Ryan Ulrich (St. Monica’s) 109
Nett Winner Rowan Harrison (Marist Junior School) 82
Nett Runner Up Tan Nguye (Holy Spirit) 87
Boys Non-handicap
Gross Winner Cody Doyle (Kingsford-Smith)
Gross Runner Up Jared Smith (Holy Spirit)
Nett Winner Fletcher Tarry (Holy Spirit)
Nett Runner Up Gian Piani (Yarralumla Primary School)
Congratulations to those schools who promoted the event and include golf in their school sports program. The students represented your school with excellent behaviour and respect for the golf course, fellow competitors, officials, parents and organisers.
The ACT Schools represented in the event were:
St. Benedicts
Mother Theresa
St. Monicas
Monash Primary
Garran Primary
Emmaus
Marist
Mother Theresa
St. Matthews
Evatt Primary
Fraser Primary
Canberra Girls Grammar
St. Johns
Macquarie Primary
Fadden Primary
St. Bedes
Holy Spirit
Alfred Deakin
Telopea
Kaleen Primary
Miles Franklin
Yarralumla Primary
Kingsford-Smith
