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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

Position

Player

Club

Points

 

 

 

 

1

Mark Trow

Llanymynech

490.25

2

Adam Runcie

Abergele

458.75

3

Rhys Enoch

Truro

304

4

Richard Merchant

Monmouthshire

260.16

5

Zac Gould

Vale of Glamorgan

259

6

James Frazer

Morriston

184

7

Lee Lewis

Gower

174

8

Jamie Howie

Royal St David’s

141.66

9

Jason Shufflebotham

Prestatyn

136.75

10

Tom Benjamin

Newport

122

11

William Mills

Hawkstone Park

108

12

Gareth Phillips

Creigiau

93

13

Joe Vickery

Newport

76.75

14

Tom Smith

Pontypridd

66

15

David Lovell

Anglesey

58.5

16

Barry Jones

Cottrell Park

55

17=

Jordan Price-Davies

 

39.75

17=

David Thomas

Whitchurch

39.75

19

Marc Lewis

Borth & Ynyslas

38

20

Tom Phillips

St Mellons

31.4

21

Sam Morgan

Tenby

22.5

22

Nick Lofthouse

North Wales

20

23

Sean Dyson

Milford Haven

13

24

Dafydd Latham

Glyn Abbey

11

25

Lee Jones

Conwy (Caernarvonshire)

9.66

26

David Phillips

Pyle & Kenfig

8.5

27

Adam Trace

St Mellons

7.5

28=

Gareth Edwards

Rhondda

1.4

28=

Alex Hooper

Whitchurch

1.4

28=

Daniel Malloy

Cardigan

1.4

28=

Christopher O’Neil

Radyr

1.4

                       

Dated 22nd 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 17th 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 2nd AT GOLD CROSS

 

Jamie Howie from Royal St David’s produced a wonderful performance at the St David’s Gold Cross finishing in 2nd 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 7th while Adam Runcie tied for 13th.

 

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 9th place after rounds of 77, 71, 66 and 72 while Benjamin was 10th 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 14th 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 13th 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 2nd at the Welsh Open Youths and joint 11th at the Aberdovey Trophy while Trow finished joint 9th at the Open Youths and tied with Enoch for 11th 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 4th.

 

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 2nd placed Zac Gould.

 

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

 

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 11th 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 16th 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 4th 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 26th spot while Rhys Enoch from Truro was one shot further back in 28th.

 

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

 

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 (5th) Williams Mills of Hawkstone Park (6th) and Rhys Enoch who tied for 7th 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.