MARK TROW WINS JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT

Mark Trow of the Llanymynech Golf Club has won the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit. Trow was always near or at the top of the table from the beginning of the season and with his excellent win at the Clwyd Open was always going to be difficult to overtake.

Trow claimed the number one spot from Welsh Boys Champion, Adam Runcie by reaching the last 16 of the British Boys Championship at Hunstanton and has recently been selected to represent Great Britain & Ireland against the Continent of Europe for the Jacques Leglise trophy at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.

AFTER THE BRITISH BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP

Dated 22^nd August 2005

ADAM RUNCIE – WELSH BOYS CHAMPION

Adam Runcie of the host club, Abergele defeated Monmouthshire’s Richard Merchant in the final of the Welsh Boys Championship. Runcie was four under par when the match was decided on the 17^th hole.

Earlier in the week James Frazer of Morriston won the Welsh Boys Stroke Play Championship with rounds of 69 and 71 to ease home by two strokes from Creigiau’ s Geraint Phillips.

Adam Runcie now moves to the top of the Junior Order of Merit with only one event remaining, the Boys Amateur Championship at Hunstanton Golf Club from 8 – 13 August 2005.

HOWIE 2^nd AT GOLD CROSS

Jamie Howie from Royal St David’s produced a wonderful performance at the St David’s Gold Cross finishing in 2^nd place behind Tim Dykes.

Howie was a model of consistency with rounds of 69, 67, 68 and 71 to finish 3 clear of Zac Gould.

Mark Trow had another solid tournament finishing in a tie for 7^th while Adam Runcie tied for 13^th.

The next Junior Order of Merit event is the Welsh Boys Championship from 20-22 July at Abergele Golf Club.

JUNIORS PERFOM AT TUCKER

Richard Merchant (Monmouthshire) and Tom Benjamin ( Newport ) had a good weekend at the Tucker Trophy.

Merchant finished in 9^th place after rounds of 77, 71, 66 and 72 while Benjamin was 10^th scoring 73, 71, 72 and 72.  Merchant collects 30 Junior Order of Merit points while Benjamin collects 28.

Other good performances came from Joe Vickery ( Newport ) and Tom Phillips (St Mellons) who tied for 14^th and collect 16 points apiece.

The next Junior Order of Merit event is the South Wales Boys Open that will be played at the Garnant Park Golf Club on 13^th July followed by the St David’s Gold Cross on 16/17 July.

ENOCH  & TROW CONTINUE GOOD FORM

Rhys Enoch and Mark Trow continue to perform well and are dominating the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit.

Enoch finished 2^nd at the Welsh Open Youths and joint 11^th at the Aberdovey Trophy while Trow finished joint 9^th at the Open Youths and tied with Enoch for 11^th spot at the Aberconwy.

The next Junior Order of Merit event is the Welsh Open Stroke Play that will be played at Royal St David’s Golf Club from 17-19 June.

ENOCH WINS NORTH WALES BOYS

Rhys Enoch based in Truro, Cornwall won his first Junior Order of Merit title at Rhuddlan and Abergele at the weekend.

Enoch’s four round total of 280 was five strokes clear of his nearest challenger, Adam Runcie of Abergele.  In third place was the in form Mark Trow with Lee Lewis and Jason Shufflebotham tying for 4^th.

The next Junior Order of Merit event is the Welsh Open Youths that will be played at Langland Bay on 28/29 May.

TROW DEFEATS MEN

Mark Trow from Llanymynech showed the men a clean pair of heels over the weekend at the Clwyd Open.

Trow won by two strokes from Welsh International Ben Westgate and former Boy International Gareth Edwards.

Trow goes to the top of the Junior Order of Merit with over a 100 point advantage over 2^nd placed Zac Gould.

Marc Lewis from Borth & Ynyslas was 5^th, Gower’s Lee Lewis tied 6^th and Adam Runcie joint 11^th.

The next Junior Order of Merit event is the North Wales Boys Open that will be played at Abergele and Rhuddlan on 14/15 May.

GOULD STAYS ON TOP

Zac Gould from the Vale of Glamorgan tied for 11^th place at the Trubshaw Cup over the weekend and retains his pole position on the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit.

Other points scorers were Mark Trow (Llanymynech) and Adam Runcie (Abergele) who collect 7.75 points each after trying for 16^th at the Trubshaw.

The next Junior Order of Merit event is the Clwyd Open that will be played at Wrexham and Prestatyn on 7/8 May.

GREAT FINISH BY GOULD

Zac Gould from the Vale of Glamorgan claimed 4^th place at the Duncan Putter over the weekend and moves into pole position on the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit.

The Gower’s Lee Lewis finished in 26^th spot while Rhys Enoch from Truro was one shot further back in 28^th.

At the Peter McEvoy Trophy, Enoch finished in a tie for 20^th while Zac Gould and David Lovell tied for 22^nd.

The next Konica Minolta Order of Merit event is the Trubshaw Cup that will be played at Ashburnham and Tenby on 23/24 April.

TROW LEADS THE WAY

Mark Trow from Llanymynech won the Central Wales Boys at the weekend and now leads the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit having collected 50 points from his victory.

Trow’s scores of 73 at Borth & Ynyslas and 69 at Aberdovey ensured a one-stroke victory over the chasing pack of Richard Merchant (Monmouthshire), Daniel Willet (Rotherham) and Jamie Howie (Royal St David’s).

There were also some promising early season performances from Adam Runcie (5^th) Williams Mills of Hawkstone Park (6^th) and Rhys Enoch who tied for 7^th with Zac Gould.

The next event is the Peter McEvoy Trophy, 13/14 April at Copt Heath Golf Club followed by the Duncan Putter at Southerndown on 16/17 April.