Junior 2004

ZAC GOULD WINS JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT

Zac Gould of the Vale of Glamorgan has won the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit. Gould was always near or at the top of the table from the beginning of the season and with his excellent win at the St David’s Gold Cross he made life difficult for the chasing pack. In addition Zac won the European Young Masters in Murhof, Austria was undefeated in the Boys Home Internationals and has recently been selected to represent Great Britain & Ireland in the Jacques Leglise Trophy at Nairn and will represent Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup in the USA in September.

At the Boys Amateur Championship, Peter Williams from Llantrisant & Pontyclun reached the last 16 before losing out to Oliver Fisher. Lee Lewis the South Wales Champion reached the last 32 along with Marc Lewis from Borth & Ynyslas.

FINAL JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT 2004

Position	Player	Club	Points
1	Zac Gould	Vale of Glamorgan	338
2	Matthew Jones	Pontypridd	297.25
3	Mark Trow	Llanymynech	259.25
4	Lee Lewis	Gower	219.25
5	Lee Jones	Conwy (Caernarvonshire)	113
6	Gareth Edwards	Rhondda	100
7	Marc Lewis	Borth & Ynyslas	103.5
8	Peter Williams	Llantrisant & Pontyclun	101.75
9	Richard Merchant	Monmouthshire	96.75
10	Adam Runcie	Abergele	85.5
11	Ben Fisher	Gower	80.5
12	Samuel Morgan	Tenby	73.75
13	Barrie Jones	Cottrell Park	72.5
14	James Thomas	St Mellons	54.75
15	James Frazer	Morriston	52
16	David Lovell	Anglesey	50
17=	Rhys Enoch	Truro	48.75
17=	Chris Cousins	Worsley	48.75
17=	Ben Hepburn	Llanwern	48.75
20	James Brute	Old Colwyn	38.6
21=	Dan Norton	Palleg	38
21=	Jordan Price-Davies	Glamorganshire	38
21=	Daniel Malloy	Cardigan	38
24	Adam Partington	Clays	31
25	Phil Smith	Dewstow	30
26	Robin Hughes	Betws-y-Coed	17.5
27=	Stuart Penrose	Llanymynech	15
27=	Joe Vickery	Newport	15
29=	John Holyfield	Pontnewydd	12
29=	Lewis Conde	Vale of Glamorgan	12
31=	Christopher O’Neill	Whitehall	9.75
31=	Jamie Howie	Royal St David’s	9.75
33=	Chris Foot	Abergele	9.75
34	Jonathon Cordy	Radyr	9
35=	Tom Benjamin	Newport	8.5
35=	Sean Lewis	Greenmeadow	8.5
37	Daniel Horseman	Celtic Manor	7

Dated 17^th August 2004

MATTHEW JONES – WELSH BOYS CHAMPION

Matthew Jones of Pontypridd won the Welsh Boys Championship at Cardigan defeating Lee Lewis of the Gower. Jones gained revenge over Lewis who had beaten the Pontypridd man in the South Wales Boys final at Llandrindod Wells the previous week. Jones was also runner up in the Welsh Boys Stroke Play that was won by Lee Jones of Conwy (Caernarvonshire) with a total of 142 strokes, level par.

Zac Gould continued his excellent run of form by winning the European Young Masters in Murhof, Austria. Gould remains at the top of the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit despite not competing at Carmarthen.

The next event is the Boys Amateur Championship at Conwy (Caernarvonshire) Golf Club from 9 – 14 August 2004.

GOULD VICTORIOUS AT GOLD CROSS

Following his excellent win at the St David’s Gold Cross, Zac Gould from the Vale of Glamorgan has opened a commanding lead in the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit.

At the South Wales Boys Open Stoke play at Llandrindod Wells, Pedro Figueiredo of Portugal was the winner beating Monmouthshire’s Richard Merchant into second place by one stroke.

Mark Trow came third and remains in 2^nd place on the Order of Merit with Newport’s Joe Vickery claiming 4^th place.

The next event is the Welsh Boys Championship at Carmarthen from 21-23 July.

JONES 14^TH AT TUCKER

Matthew Jones from Pontypridd closed with rounds of 74 and 67 to finish in a tie for 14^th at the Tucker Trophy over the weekend. This performance earns Jones 17.25 points and puts him in 11th place on the Junior Order of Merit.

Zac Gould remains in 1^st position just ahead of Llanymynech’s Mark Trow.

The next event is the St David’s Gold Cross at Royal St David’s Golf Club, Harlech on 17/18 July 2004.

GOULD BACK ON TOP

Zac Gould from the Vale of Glamorgan has moved back to the top of the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit after finishing in a tie for 18^th place at the Welsh Open Stroke Play at Royal Porthcawl over the weekend.

Gould was the only Welsh junior to make the cut at Royal Porthcawl and collects 50 Order of Merit points giving him a slender lead over Llanymynech’s Mark Trow. Gould scores of 75, 77, 73 and 78 were consistent in a strong wind that blew off the sea for the majority of the weekend.

The next event is the Tucker Trophy at the Newport and Whitchurch Golf Clubs on 10/11 July 2004.

TROW INCREASES LEAS

Mark Trow from Llanymynech has increased his lead at the top of the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit after sharing 5th place at the Welsh Open Youths Championship.

James Thomas from St Mellons was the best Welsh player at the Open Youths and moves from 14th to 4th in the Order of Merit.

At the Aberconwy Trophy James Brute from Old Colwyn came a respectable 14th and moves up two places from 9th to 8th.

The next event is the Welsh Open Stroke Play Championship at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club from 18th to 20th June.

AFTER ABERCONWY TROPHY

Position	Player	Club	Points
1	Mark Trow	Llanymynech	135.5
2	Zac Gould	Vale of Glamorgan	88
3	Adam Runcie	Abergele	85.5
4	James Thomas	St Mellons	54.75
5	James Frazer	Morriston	52
6	Marc Lewis	Borth & Ynyslas	51.5
7	David Lovell	Anglesey	50
8	James Brute	Old Colwyn	38.6
9	Adam Partington	Clays	31
10	Phil Smith	Dewstow	30
11=	Lee Lewis	Gower	17
11=	Barrie Jones	Cottrell Park	17
13	Stuart Penrose	Llanymynech	15
14	John Holyfield	Pontnewydd	12
15=	Christopher O’Neill	Whitehall	9.75
15=	Jamie Howie	Royal St David’s	9.75
15=	Chris Foot	Abergele	9.75
18=	Jonathon Cordy	Radyr	9
18=	Robin Hughes	Betws-y-Code	9
20	Daniel Horseman	Celtic Manor	7

Dated 9th June 2004

TROW WINS NORTH WALES OPEN

Mark Trow from Llanymynech won his first Junior Order of Merit title at the weekend when he held off the challenge of Abergele’s Adam Runcie.

Another promising performance came from Morriston’s James Frazer who finished in third place five strokes behind Runcie.

Trow goes to the top of the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit after collecting 100 points for the win at Rhuddlan and Abergele. Zac Gould and Adam Runcie lie in 2^nd and third spots respectively on the table.

The next event is the Welsh Open Youths Championship at the Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club on 29^th/30^th May.

GOULD ON TOP

Zac Gould from the Vale of Glamorgan went into the sole lead of the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit after finishing in a tie for 12^th place at the Trubshaw Cup. Lee Lewis of the Gower also had a creditable performance at the Trubshaw by finishing in joint 15^th place.

At the Peter McEvoy Trophy, Adam Runcie from Abergele was the only Welsh player to survive the halving cut and finished in a tie for 22^nd spot.

The next event is the Clwyd Open at Wrexham & Prestatyn Golf Clubs on 8^th/9^th May.

GREAT FINISH BY GOULD

Zac Gould from the Vale of Glamorgan once again underlined his undoubted potential by claiming 6^th place at the Duncan Putter over the Easter Weekend. Gould final day scores of 69 and 68 moved him from a share of 36^th overnight into 6^th and therefore collects 50 Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit points.

Phil Smith from Dewstow was the only other Junior to make the cut and collects 30 Junior Order of Merit points.

As a result of these performances Gould joins Anglesey’s David Lovell at the top of the table while Smith moves into 3^rd place..

The next event is the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath Golf Club on 14/15 April 2004 and then followed by the Trubshaw Cup at Tenby and Ashburnham on 24/25 April.

FAST START FOR LOVELL

David Lovell from Anglesey won the Central Wales Boys at the weekend and now leads the Welsh Golfing Union Junior Order of Merit having collected 50 points fro his victory.

Lovell’s scores of 69 at Borth & Ynyslas and 73 at Aberdovey ensured a two stroke victory over his closest challenger Matthew Evans from Rotherham.

There were some promising early season performances from Adam Runcie who shared third spot with local favourite Marc Lewis.