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RHYS DAVIES BOYS AMATEUR CHAMPION

 

Rhys Davies from Royal Porthcawl won the British Boys Championship at the weekend, defeating former Champion Pablo Martin of Spain. Davies, runner up last year produced some sparkling golf to take the title on the final hole.

 

Zac Gould from the Vale of Glamorgan showed some of his enormous potential by reaching the quarter finals and losing on the 25th hole (7th play off hole). Gould moves from 9th position in the table to third.

 

Davies wins his second Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit title and now embarks on a golfing scholarship at the East Tennessee University in the United States of America.

 

FINAL JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT 2003

Position

Player

Club

Points

 

 

 

 

1

Rhys Davies

Royal Porthcawl

933.5

2

Tom Light

Monmouth

290

3

Zac Gould

Vale of Glamorgan

194

4

Carl Wakely

Whitchurch

170

5

Rory Young

Llandudno, Maesdu

150

6

Michael Roberts

Wrexham

125

7

Russell Caldecott

Rhuddlan

123

8

Gareth Williams

Conwy (Caernarvonshire)

121

9

Stuart Runcie

Abergele

116.5

10

Greg Williams

Pontypridd

81

11

Dan Cope

Tenby

77

12

Peter Williams

Llantrisant & Pontyclun

74

13

Luke Thomas

Pontypridd

72

14

James Connolly

Pyle & Kenfig

71

15

Michael Harries

Haverfordwest

69.5

16

Adam Partington

Clay’s

68

17

Bryn Rocke

Kloof Country Club

65.5

18

Phil Smith

Dewstow

61.5

19

David Lovell

Anglesey

50.5

20=

William Mills

Hawkstone Park

38

20=

James Thomas

St Mellons

38

22

Adam Runcie

Abergele

31.5

23

Mark Trow

Llanymynech

23.5

24

Antony Hanson

Llandudno (Maesdu)

18

25

Thomas Benjamin

Newport

17.5

26

Mike Morgan

Old Padeswood

14

27

David Phillips

Pyle & Kenfig

13

28

Leighton Watkins

Neath

12.5

29

Richard Merchant

Monmouthshire

11

30=

Thomas Phillips

St Mellons

7.5

30=

Joseph Vickery

Newport

7.5

 

Dated 18 August 2003

 

 

TOM LIGHT WELSH BOYS CHAMPION

 

Tom Light won the Welsh Boys Championship at Porthmadog By defeating Ray Young of Llandudno, Maesdu by 7 and 6.

 

Light progressed to the final by defeating Phil Smith (Dewstow), Dan Cope of Tenby and Whitchurch’s Carl Wakely.

 

Light now moves to 2nd on the Junior Order of Merit with 290 points while Rhys Davies still needs the last try over 200 points.

 

The final event is the British Boys Championship that takes place at Royal Liverpool from 11th – 15th August.

 

 

 

WAKELY CLAIMS STROKE PLAY

 

Carl Wakely from Whitchurch (Cardiff) became Welsh Boys Stroke Play Champion, taking the title by a single stroke from runaway Order of Merit leader Rhys Davies.

 

On a day of much rain and wind, Wakely scored 73 and 68. Other good performances came from Abergele’s Stuart Runcie (3rd), while Dan Cope of Tenby and Dewstow’s Phil Smith were joint 4th.

 

The Welsh Boys Championship will be decided over the next two days with the top 16 qualifiers playing head to head.

 

 

ROCKE FROM SOUTH AFRICA

 

While Wales’ top juniors were competing at the European Boys Team Championship in the Czech Republic, Bryn Rocke from Kloof Country club in South Africa came 14th in the Tucker Trophy and collects 20 Order of Merit points and moves into a share of 12th place on the table.

 

Rocke is the son of a Welshman living in South Africa and will be competing in the South Wales Boys Open and Welsh Boys Championship that takes place at Porthmadog from 23rd – 25th July 2003.

 

Michael Harries from Haverfordwest shared 17th place and adds 14 points to his total which moves him into 7th place in the table alongside Zac Gould.

 

The next event is the South Wales Boys Open Stroke Play at the Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club on 16th July 2003.

 

 

 

NO CHANGE

 

No juniors made the cut at the Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship and the order of merit remains unchanged.

 

The next event is the Tucker Trophy on 12/13 July at the Whitchurch and Newport Golf Clubs.

 

 

 

ROBERTS WIN

 

Wrexham’s Michael Roberts won his first Junior Order of Merit title over the weekend at the North Wales Boys Open.

 

Roberts finished one shot ahead of Pontypridd’s Luke Thomas followed by Conwy’s Gareth Williams and Clay’s Adam Partington.

 

The Junior Order of Merit is starting to take shape after six events.  Michael Roberts moves into 2nd place behind Rhys Davies in the table and Luke Thomas climbs from 8th to 3rd.

 

The next event is the Welsh Open Youths Champion at Northop Country Park Golf Club on 30th May – 1st June 2003.

 

 

CONSISTENT WILLIAMS

Greg Williams from Pontypridd claimed 13th place at this weekend’s Clwyd Open to move into 2nd place in the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit.

Michael Harries was joint 16th and climbs into 4th spot above Wrexham’s Michael Roberts.

Rhys Davies who did not play this weekend remains at the top of the table with 300 points.

The next event is the North Wales Boys Open at Rhuddlan and Abergele on 17th/18th May 2003.

 

MORE POINTS FOR DAVIES

Rhys Davies from Royal Porthcawl added another 30 points to his total following his 7th place finish at the Trubshaw Cup at Ashburnham and Tenby.

Davies now has a lead of almost 260 points at the top of the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit.

 The next event is the Clwyd Open at Wrexham and Prestatyn on 10th/11th May 2003.

DAVIES INCREASES LEAD

Rhys Davies from Royal Porthcawl followed up his win at the Central Wales Boys with a second placed finish at the Peter McEvoy Trophy and then finished in a tie for 3rd at the Duncan Putter at Southerndown. Davies now heads the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit by almost 230 points.

At the McEvoy Trophy, Abergele's Stuart Runcie claimed a shre for 10th place to move him into second place in the table.

During the Duncan Putter there were some promising performances from Greg Williams of Pontypridd who tied for 14th, Carl Wakely from Whitchurch claimed a share of 24th and Haverfordwest's Michael Harries tied for 32nd.

The next event is the Trubshaw Cup at Ashburnham and Tenby on 26/27 April 2003.

 

FAST START FOR DAVIES

Rhys Davies from Royal Porthcawl won the Central Wales Boys for the second successive year at the weekend and now leads the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit after his runaway 11 stroke victory.

Davies’ scores of 70 at Aberdovey and 69 at Borth & Ynyslas left second placed Michael Roberts of Wrexham and Paul Doherty of the Vale of Glamorgan trailing.

There were some promising early season performances from Zac Gould (4th) and Pontypridd’s Luke Thomas who tied for 5th place.

The next event is the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath on 16/17 April and then followed by the Duncan Putter, 19/20 April at Southerndown Golf Club.