Junior 2002

FINALLY DAVIES

Despite losing in the final of the British Boys Championship, Rhys Davies from Royal Porthcawl has won the inaugural Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit .

Davies headed the table during the early part of the season but was overtaken by Mark Laskey of Brockett Hall and latterly by Chris Cole of Monmouthshire who won the Welsh Boys Stroke Play and Match Play titles.

Davies’ excellent performance in the Boys Championship followed a semi final in the Welsh Amateur Championship at Conwy and six wins out of six at the Boys Home International matches at Blairgowrie.

AFTER THE BRITISH BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP

POSITION	PLAYER	CLUB	POINTS
1	Rhys Davies	Royal Porthcawl	443.5
2	Chris Cole	Monmouthshire	384
3	Mark Laskey	Brockett Hall	275.5
4	James Morgan	Alice Springs	242
5	Carl Wakely	Whitchurch	183.91
6	Llewellyn Matthews	Southerndown	149.95
7	Greg Morgan	Belmont	145.66
8	Greg Williams	Pontypridd	115.75
9	Lewis James	Brynhill	110.7
10	Michael Harries	Haverfordwest	67.66
11	Luke Thomas	Pontypridd	63
12	EG Williams	Conwy (Caernarvonshire)	60
13	Matthew Jones	Pontypridd	47.5
14	Tom Light	Rolls of Monmouth	46
15	Adam Runcie	Abergele	40
16=	Ben Brown	Conwy (Caernarvonshire)	38
16=	CL Watkins	Neath	38
16=	D Thomas	Monmouthshire	38
19=	Russell Caldecott	Rhuddlan	34
19=	IE Griffiths	Aberdare	34
21	Graham McMonagle	Southerndown	32
22	Stewart Hamilton	Southfields	30
23	James Weaver	Radyr	20
24	Ben Derbyshire	Rhuddlan	17
25	Lloyd Evans	Merthyr Tydfil	16
26	Adam Nicholson	Old Padeswood	15
27	Adam Partington	Wrexham	13
28=	Zac Gould	Vale of Glamorgan	12
28=	Tom Duffy	Abergele	12
30=	C Lewis	Newport	10
30=	Jonathon Burrows	Brynhill	10
32	O Duckett	Tenby	8
33=	Phillip Edwards	Vale of Glamorgan	3.75
33=	Barrie Jones	Cottrell Park	3.75
Dated 20^th August 2002

COLE DOUBLE CHAMPION

Chris Cole from Monmouthshire has won both the Welsh Boys Stroke Play and Match Play titles at the Radyr Golf Club.

Cole leaps to the top of the Order of Merit and has now opened a commanding lead over Mark Laskey who has been at the top for the majority of the season.

The next event is the British Boys Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links from 12-17 August 2002.

DAVIES CLOSES GAP

Rhys Davies of Royal Porthcawl finished in 9^th position at the Tucker Trophy to claim 28 Order of Merit points and move into second place on the table behind leader Mark Laskey of Brockett Hall.

Tom Light of the Rolls of Monmouth finished in a creditable 16^th place at the Tucker to add 16 points to his total that moves him into 9^th place on the table.

The next event is the Welsh Boys Championship at the Radyr Golf Club from 24 – 26 July 2002.

NO CHANGE FOR JUNIORS

There was no change on the Welsh Golfing Union’s Junior Order of Merit following the St David’s Gold Cross.

Most of the leading contenders were representing Wales at the European Boys Team Championships in Iceland where Wales finished just out of the medal positions in forth place.

The chase for points continues this weekend at the WI Tucker Trophy over the Newport and Whitchurch courses on 20/21 July 2002

Next week James Morgan begins the defence of his Welsh Boys titles at the Radyr Golf Club from 24 – 26 July 2002.

MORGAN AND WAKELY CLIMB

Greg Morgan from Belmont moved into 2^nd place in the Junior Order of Merit following the Carad Trophy last weekend. Morgan finished in joint 4^th spot to gain 38.66 points.

Carl Wakely continued his recent good form by finishing joint sixth at the Carad Trophy and moves into 4^th spot in the Order of Merit. Wakely recently won the Welsh Schools Championship and the Glamorgan Junior Championship.

The next event is the St David’s Gold Cross at The Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech on 13/14 July 2002.

COLE GOES 3^rd

Chris Cole moves into 3^rd place in the Junior Order of Merit by finishing as the best junior at the Welsh Open Stroke Play.

Cole from the Monmouthshire Golf Club was the only junior to make the cut and moves from joint 9^th place to 3^rd in the Order of Merit

The next event is the Carad Trophy that is being played at the Radyr and Cardiff Golf Clubs on 6/7 July 2002.

MORGAN INTO 3RD

James Morgan from Alice Springs has moved into 3^rd place in the Junior Order of Merit following his 4^th place finish at the Aberconwy Trophy.

Other notable moves were Lewis James (5^th) who came third at the Welsh Open Youths and Greg Morgan (7^th) who was victorious at the South Wales Boys Open Stroke Play at Llanwern.

The next event is the Welsh Open Stroke Play that is being played at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club from 21 – 23 June 2002.

LASKEY INCREASES LEAD

Despite not winning the North Wales Boys Open Mark Laskey came second and increased his lead at the top of the Order of Merit to 90 points.

The winner at Rhuddlan and Abergele was Michael Jones from Royal Liverpool who triumphed over Laskey by 4 strokes. In third place was local player Adam Runcie who closed with a final round of 70.

The next event is the South Wales Boys Open Stroke Play that is being played at Llanwern Golf Club on Thursday 30^th May 2002.

LASKEY STILL IN FRONT

Despite not collecting any Order of Merit points at the Clwyd Mark Laskey still heads the table.

Chris Cole from Monmouthshire was the only player to collect points at the Clwyd Open finishing in a tie for 12^th place. Chris collects 3 Order of Merit points and moves into 15^th spot on the table.

The next event on the Junior Order of Merit is the North Wales Boys Open that takes place on 18/19^th May at Abergele & Rhuddlan Golf Clubs.

CONSISTENT MATTHEWS

Llewellyn Matthews from Southerndown collected Order of Merit points in both the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath and the Trubshaw Cup at Tenby and Ashburnham where he finished in a tie for 28^th and 18^th respectively.

Mark Laskey (Brockett Hall) and Rhys Davies (Royal Porthcawl) finished in 21^st place at Copt Heath and Brynhill’s Lewis James collected his first points of the season finishing in 28^th spot.

The next event on the Junior Order of Merit is the Clwyd Open on 11^th and 12^th May at Wrexham and Prestatyn.

LASKEY GOES TOP

Mark Laskey (Brockett Hall) takes over from Rhys Davies (Royal Porthcawl) at the top of the the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit following the second event, the Duncan Putter at Southerndown.

Laskey showed consistent form with rounds of 73, 73, 72 and 71 to take third place and gain 80 points on the Junior Order of Merit.

Llewellyn Mathews (Southerndown) and James Weaver (Radyr) were the only other juniors who made the cut at Southerndown finishing in joint 16^th and joint 30^th places respectively.

The next event is the Peter McEvoy Trophy, 17^th to 18^th April at Copt Heath Golf Club near Solihull.

FAST START FOR DAVIES

Rhys Davies from Royal Porthcawl leads the inaugural Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit after the first event, the Central Wales Boys Open.

The first day’s play was abandoned after gale force winds buffeted the Borth & Ynyslas links.

Davies scored a one over par 72 at Aberdovey to take the title from Whitchurch’s Carl Wakely who scored 75 and current Welsh Boys Stroke Play and Match Play Champion, James Morgan was third on 76.