DECEMBER 2011

LING AND BANNAN TAKE OUT MRJM

James Bannan and Bianca Ling have won the 8th Murray River Junior Masters in very different circumstances.

James won in a playoff on the first extra hole from a fast finishing DJ Loypur, whilst Bianca cruised to a 14 stroke victory in an outstanding week for her. Ryan Kowal from Churchill Park (pictured with the real MR 59!!!) returned an incredible nett 59 on day 2, but Ethan Keane took out nett honours for the boys and Cheerie Tan won the girls overall nett.

STUART APPLEBY AT CLUB TEAMS FINAL!!!

Stuart Appleby gave a couple hours of his afternoon on the eve of his title defence of the JBWere Australian Masters, to mingle with juniors and present prizes at the 2011 SAJG Club Teams Championship Annual Final. Stuart spent some time at the beautiful Yarra Yarra Golf Club where he was a member in his amateur days, filming his secrets to success, drills and tips,with his long time coach and PGA World Hall of Fame nominee Steven Bann, which will feature on our site in 2012. Steve has been working on Stuart's game this week at Yarra Bend Driving Range, in preparation for this week's Masters.

The 9-time US PGA Tour champion then took some time to chat to the juniors, share his insights into the Tour and his preparations for 2012, before presenting an impressive array of Callaway prizes. The Yarra Yarra team of Rio Watanabe, Chris Fink, Thomas Walkear and Shane Feldman were thrilled to claim victory by two shots, from Commonwealth and Woodlands in what was a rare sweep by the sandbelt clubs.

Huge thanks to Andrew Bertram and the members and staff of Yarra Yarra for their generosity in hosting what was a highly successful event.

MONTHLY MEDAL LATEST

The monthly medal winner for November is Caleb Bovalina from Cobram Barooga GC. Caleb has been so close over the past few months and his continuing good form sees him finally take it out.

Caleb returned 2 impressive stroke scores during November to finish on 13 under, including a nett 65.

Runner up was Frank Vucic (7 under), now a member of Kooyonga in SA, with Tyson Parkes on 6 under. Next month will see the final monthly medal awarded for 2011, before all the monthly winners playoff through their best scores retuned in January.

RECORD FIELD HEADS FOR THE MURRAY!!!

The 2011 Murray River Junior Masters will see a record field of 126 players heading to the beautiful courses at Cobram Barooga and Tocumwal. The tournament is played over 72 holes from December 15-18. SAJG will take a very limited number of late entries up to the field capacity. Please call our office to see if any spots are still available. Last year's Girl's champion, Reanna Matthews, is returning to defend her title and will be hard to beat. A host of other state ranked girls will be eager to play well and show their talents over the full distance.

The Boy's division sees any number of possible winners and it is sure to be a great tournament and very competitive in the age divisions also.

The tournament tees off at 9am on the Old Course at Cobram Barooga next Thursday.

NOVEMBER 2011

AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME

SAJG member Will Qoro recently attended the President's Cup at Royla Melbourne working wth US broadcaster NBC. Will has put together his experience of the week for all to enjoy/drool over.

2011 President's Cup Week - by Will Qoro

MONTHLY MEDAL LATEST

The monthly medal winner for October was Matthew Cameron from Port Fairy GC.

Matthew returned 2 great stroke scores during October to finish on 14 under. The highlight was an incredible nett 60!

Runner up was Tyson Parkes on 11 under, with Caleb Bovalina finishing third on 10 under. Remember to get your scores in to be in the running for the player's badge. There have been some months where no scores are returned...you have to be in it to win it! It's free!

SIGNATURE TOURNAMENT - COMPETITOR ALERT

Sunday 27 Nov, 6:25am.
SAJG advises all competitors that due to heavy overnight rain The Heritage Golf and Country Club has been closed for play today. The SAJG Signature Tournament will not proceed, but will be rescheduled for a later date. Further details will be known throughout the next few days. We are currently endeavouring to contact all competitors directly via SMS.

Entry fees will be held in credit for the rescheduled tournament date. All queries are to be directed to SAJG Manager Ashley Marshall on 0419 154 003. SAJG sincerely apologises for any inconvenience.

In typical Melbourne fashion, the sun came out around lunch time, but the course has remained unplayable throughout the day. The support of those that have travelled long distances and from interstate is noted and truly appreciated.

2011 SIGNATURE TOURNAMENT

The Heritage Golf and Country Club will once again play host to the 2011 SAJG Signature Tournament. Defending champions Sean Ong and Bianca Ling will be out to defend, but will face some stiff opposition with a field of 116 eager juniors set to compete.

There will be some keen competition amongst the age divisions in both boys and girls, and we wish all players the best of luck.

Click here for event info...

AUSTRALIAN OPEN JUNIOR EVENTS

As part of the program for this year's Australian Open, Golf Australia will again be running an "up close" junior clinic with defending champion Geoff Ogilvy and US star Bubba Watson. Bubba has proven to be hugley entertaining and is sure to be a hit with the juniors.

There is also a junior tournament being held at the adjoining Eastlake Golf Club. All the junior foundations will be represented and it would be great to see some SAJG faces there.

OCTOBER 2011

HOLE IN ONE AGAIN!!!

Tyler Marotti scored his second hole in one in 6 months at the Portsea Junior Open on the 151 m par 3 7th hole.

Said Tyler "I hit a 5 iron with a soft draw, it bounced about 4 foot short of the hole and there was a puff of sand from the green when we went up it was in the hole.

Great work Tyler...another ace!

EASTWOOD CLAIMS VICTORY IN CLUB TEAMS QUALIFIER!

13 club teams fought it out in the second (and final) qualifying event for the 2011 Club Teams Championship, on Friday 7th October. Eastwood Golf Club were not only magnificent hosts, but the team shone on the course, inching out defending champs Victoria by just one shot.

FINAL ROOKIES SERIES EVENT AT THE DUNES

The final SAJG Rookie Series event was played on the magnificent Cups Course at the Dunes on Sunday, October 23. There were some really fine scores returned in all sections. Last year's Girls Rookie of the Year, Kono Matsumoto, won her way into the Rookie Series final by shooting 43 to take out the U14 Girls.

Best scores for the day however were a pair of 38s returned by Harrison Gilbert and Nathan Page to take out the U14 and U10 Boys sections.

Thanks to The Dunes for playing host on a beautiful sunny afternoon.

SU DOES IT AGAIN AT THE BADDELEY!

SAJG member Su-Hyun Oh has taken out the Aaron Baddeley International Junior Classic Australian Final over the weekend. Su fired great rounds of 69 and 71 for a total of 140, to be victorious by a cool 7 shots. Su will be accompanied in China on the girl's team by Cathleen Santoso (NSW). The boys section needed a playoff to separate the leaders on 145, with Ben Eccles leading the boy's team which comprises Lucas Herbert (VIC), Peter Stojanovski (NSW) and Jake McLeod (QLD).

Good luck to all the Aussie reps.

MONTHLY MEDAL UPDATE

The monthly medal winner for September was Antony Majstorovic.

Antony returned 2 great stableford scores of 44 and 41 points during September to finish 13 under his handicap. It has been an amazing year for Antony, commencing with SAJG at our Regional Series event at Metropolitam in January. Since that time Antony has dropped his handicap by an incredible 18 strokes.

JNJG SRIXON INTERNATIONAL

The Srixon International has proven to be fertile ground for Victorians, which concluded today at Maitland and Kurri Kurri golf clubs. SAJG rep Su Oh closed out the tournament with 72, to finish on 3 under par total and second place in the tournament. Reporting from the tournament, SAJG Manager Ashley Marshall said "Su experienced a week-long struggle with the putter, leaving a lot on the course, but her patience and sportsmanship were to be commended at the highest level".

SAJG rep DJ Loypur was in 2nd place going in to the final round, just 2 behind Sydney's Ricky Kato. In a frustrating round for DJ he just couldn't get it going, closing with 74 to also finish the tournament on 3 under, and in overall 4th place. SAJG extends sincere congratulations to Su and DJ for their outstanding representation of SAJG both on and off the golf course. Well done!

In the sub-junior Srixon International at Kurri Kurri (also in the Hunter Valley), Victorians Ryan Ruffles and Julienne Soo have both claimed stunning victories, Julienne winning in nail biting playoff and Ryan blitzing the field! Congratulations from SAJG!! Part of their prize is to represent Australia in an international junior tournament in Thailand - good luck to both players!!

JNJG SRIXON INTERNATIONAL

Play is soon to get underway at Maitland GC and Kurri GC in the 2011 tournament. Large amounts of rain have fallen in the Hunter Valley and conditions under foot will certainly be wet.

SAJG reps DJ Loypur and Su Hyun Oh have drawn pm tee times on the first day, with windy and showery conditions forecast....Melbourne weather!!!! There are a number of other SAJG members and Vics playing in the tournament.

Mitch Sheather, Matias Sanchez, Julienne Soo, Bianca Ling, Josh Vitacca, Ryan Ruffels, Ben Eccles and Connor Brown are all competing in what is sure to be a great week. We wish them well and will provide updates here as the tournament unfolds.

Full scores can be found at the JNJG website at www.jnjg.com.au

2011 REGIONAL SERIES LAST EVENT

The final Regional Series event for 2011 will once again be held at Long Island CC. One of the best courses outside the sand belt, it is sure to be a great event. The field is full and the draw for the event will posted on Wednesday or Thursday. Tee times commence at 12noon. Overall Series leader, DJ Loypur, is looking to cap off a great year and take out the Regional Series Cup. Last year's winner Mitch Sheather is the only person who can overtake DJ in the last event...and a major.

Click here for all Regional Series info, results and player standings....

SU WINS THE ABJIC IN A PLAYOFF

SAJG member Su-Hyun Oh has beaten world number 2 ranked amateur Cecilia Cho in a sudden death playoff, to win the Aaron Baddeley International at Lion Lake in China.

After commencing the tournament with a 7 over par 79, Su fought her way back into the tournament with 3 solid rounds. A double bogey on the 16th in the final round was a stumble, but Su regained her composure to birdie the final hole and force the playoff, which she eventually won.

Lucas Herbert finished strongly in the Boys Division to tie for second and Ben Eccles finished with a top ten placing also.

Congratulations to all the players on an outstanding week for Australian junior golf with the Aussies victorious over the Kiwis by 2 shots....a bit like the cricket!!!!

CAN VICTORIA MAKE IT A '3-PEAT' IN CLUB TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP???

Victoria Golf Club is set to create history in an SAJG event, taking aim to win a major championship 3 times in succession... Yarra Yarra was on fire earlier this year when they qualified to contest the Final on home soil, whilst Eastwood, Sandhurst and even a rep team from the Bendigo DGA are all setting their sights on the trophy. 13 teams have qualified for the annual final, at the beautiful and challenging Yarra Yarra Golf Club, Wednesday 14th December. SAJG wishes all teams every success!

SU NAMED IN NATIONAL JUNIOR SQUAD

SAJG member Su-Hyun Oh was recently named in the Golf Australia national junior squad. One of only 5 players in the squad, Su will receive opportunities to access coaching and sports science along with the other national squads, and also opportunities to compete in tournaments. In the Junior Squad are Oliver Goss (WA), Anthony Murdaca (SA), Cathleen Santoso (NSW), Su-Hyun Oh (VIC) and Jamie Dougan (QLD).

Congrats Su.....certainly worth all the hard work!

GOLF VICTORIA BOYS AND GIRLS C'SHIP

Congratulations to all SAJG members who reached the final match play stage of the Victrian Boys and Girls Championships played at Riversdale GC. DJ Loypur, Sian Zigomanis, Konrad Ciupek and Kirsty Hodgkins were all successful, winning their respective age championships. Runners up included Mitch Sheather, Julienne Soo, Abbey Trinca, Matias Sanchez and Hilary Wealpresert.

SEPTEMBER 2011

MONTHLY MEDAL UPDATE

The monthly medal winners for July and August have been decided.

Pieter Vander Horst from Garfield GC won the July medal with a total of 8 under and Charlie Falconer from Spring Valley GC continued his great form through August with a total of 9 under.

TEAM GOLF FINAL

Bendigo South East College has taken out the Team Golf title for 2011 with a great score of 5 under par in windy conditions at Latrobe GC in Melbourne.

Runners up were the team from Woodleigh School who returned a score of 4 under par, just one behind and tied for third on 3 under were the teams from Waverley Christian College and St Bedes College.

SAJG MEMBERS MAKE VIC SCHOOLS TEAM

Kooringal Golf Club hosted the final of the Victorian Primary Schools championship this week, played over a shortened layout of 100m par 3s, 200m par 4s and 300m par 5s. Following play the team to represent Victoria later in the year at Glenelg GC was announced. SAJG members and regulars Jeremy Ting, Soo Bin Park, Alexandra Hilliard and Kono Matsumoto were named in the team.

Congratulations to all the reps and we hope you have a successful trip.

AUGUST 2011

NEW COURSE RECORD AT SANDHURST REGIONAL

Talented Kingswood junior Su-Hyun Oh set a new course record en route to winning the recent Sandhurst Regional Series event. Su carded a round of 69 (3 under par) and is pictured with Arnaldo Sanchez, from the Sandhurst Junior Committee, at the presentation. DJ Loypur still leads the series from Mitch Sheather and Su with one event still to be played at Long Island.

The race for Div B honours is incredibly tight with a tie at the top between Sean Smith (Metropolitan) and Tyler Marotti (Korumburra) both on 130 points.

KARL VILIPS WINS WORLD JUNIOR!!!!!

Karl Vilips, from Southern GC in Melbourne, has just taken out the US Kids World Championships at Pinehurst. He won there in 2009 and now again in 2011.

Karl won the Boys 9 yo division with rounds of 73, 70 and a great closing 67, clinching a one stroke victory over David Hu from Canada. Karl holed a 12 metre putt on the final green to claim victory in a field of 139 players from around the world. Congratulations Karl and father Paul. Also a word of thanks to Southern GC who supported Karl on his trip to the US.

ROOKIE SERIES NEWS

SAJG has just confirmed that The Dunes Golf Course on the Mornington Peninsula will host a Rookie Series event in October. To be played on the afternoon of Sunday, October 23, the Cups Course at The Dunes is sure to be a highlight. This great layout is both challenging and fun to play as it winds its way through the undulating dunes land.

The next Rookie Series entry form will go online the week commencing August 16, with some great courses to be played through to the end of October.

KARL VILIPS SHINES IN THE US

SAJG member Karl Vilips recently competed in the 2011 Callaway World Junior Championship in San Diego. Karl finished tied 13th overall in his age division (Boys 9-10), a great performance as Karl is still only 9 years old and has another year left in that division. The 3 times Rory McIlroy played in this event, the 7-8's (once) and the 9-10's (twice), he finished 8th, 36th & 3rd respectively. Our own Jason Day is a past winner of this tournament back in 2004.

Karl's big chance comes in 2 week's time at the US Kids World Championships at Pinehurst. He won there in 2009, but the attraction of that tournament is the individual age groupings that sees over 100 competitors in every single age division.

SAJG REPS - JACK NEWTON SRIXON INTERNATIONAL

For the first time in many years the NSW and VIC September school holidays align. The second week of the holidays is when JNJG hold their flagship tournament, the Srixon international. Following the Regional Series event at Woodlands the two SAJG representatives were announced. DY Loypur and Su-Hyun Oh will take their place in the field at Maitland GC on October 4.

DJ was the leader of the series, with his 4 counting rounds 68 at Metropolitan, 68 at Portsea, 74 at Spring Valley and 72 at Woodlands...a total of 6 under par. Su's rounds were 71 at Metropolitan, 72 at Spring Valley, 74 at Portsea and 71 at Keysboprough...a total of 4 under par.

Terrific golf from both players! All at SAJG wish both players well for the tournament. Updates will appear on this website as the event unfolds.

JULY 2011

SU AND BIANCA TAKE OUT FOURSOMES

SAJG members Su-Hyun Oh and Bianca Ling recently took out the Victorian Women's Foursomes Championship by 10 shots. Played at Victoria GC in difficult conditions, the young pair proved to be too strong for their more experienced rivals. Congratulations to both girls on a great performance.

YARRA YARRA TAKES HONOURS AT CLUB TEAMS QUALIFIER

The Yarra Yarra #1 team of Bryanna Armao, Shanaiah Fernando, Chris Kiyomoto-Fink, and Geoffrey Mann made easy pickings of the quality field, in the first qualifying event of the 2011 Club Teams Championship, with a sensational +28 team score (par format).

Depsite damp conditions there was some impressive scoring, requiring a countback for second place on +17 between Green Acres and Kingswood. Teams from Commonwealth and Kew #2 were 4th and 5th place respectively, also earning there way through to the Annual Final, to be played at Yarra Yarra on 14th December. Sincere thanks is extended to Green Acres for being such a fabulous host. The club is undergoing renovations at present and the management and staff did everything possible to make players and supporters most welcome, even donated 4 gifts of significant value. Thank you!

BALLARAT GRAMMAR THE TOP TEAM

The 2011 Team Golf Schools Championship commenced under cloudy and drizzly skies at Mt Xavier GC in Ballarat. The Ballarat Grammar #1 team of Dylan Davelich, Sam Kozaris, Matt Johns and Steven Knowles took out the event with a score of 35, 1 under par. Close behind were the #1 and #3 teams from Ballarat High who both returned even par scores of 36.

Thanks to Mt Xavier GC for hosting the event. The state final returns to Latrobe GC in September.

2011 CLUB TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

	The 2011 Club Teams Championship is set to tee off at Green Acres GC in the July school holidays. Green Acres is a regular in this school holiday period and is always a tough test. This year the event will see the second qualifier at Eastwood GC in October, past winners of the championship and keen to compete on their home turf.
	The annual final returns to Yarra Yarra in December, Stuart's former home club in Melbourne, and where Victoria GC took out the championship in 2009.

ROOKIE SERIES NEWS

The latest event in the 2011 Rookie Series was played at Oakleigh on July 13. Sun, rain, wind and hail certainly added to the difficulty of the day, but some good scores were returned by our younger players.

Antony Majstorovic returned the day's best score of 35 to take out the boy's U14 division, with Anna Gavardinas continuing her good form with a score of 38 to take out the girl's U14 division. Anna is pictured driving off the 1st tee in glorious sunshine!!

The other section winners were Koji Wang (U10 Boys) and Kai Shipp (U10 girls).

STUART BACK AT THE GREENBRIER

I think everyone remembers as "that putt" dropped for an historic 59. What a moment in golf! So "in the zone" SA doesn't even watch it go in! This week marks the anniversary of that feat as the PGA Tour returns to the Greenbrier.

Stuart is paired in the first 2 rounds with Phil Mickelson and Tom Watson. There is sure to be a lot of coverage of that group and also Stuart's return to the course where he turned it all around a year ago.

Coverage will commence on Fox Sports early Friday morning. Don't miss it!

ROOKIE SERIES NEWS

The latest event in the 2011 Rookie Series was played at Spring Valley GC on July 4. Cold, windy and difficult conditions didn't dampen the spirits of the players as they relished the opportunity to play at one of our best courses.

Local member Charlie Falconer returned the best score of the day (46), winning the Boys U14 section. The other section winners were Nathan Page and Koji Wang (U10 Boys), Anna Gavardinas (U14 girls) and Kai Shipp (U10 girls).

Many thanks to the parents for their support of the event and the Series, with a number of families travelling many hours to compete.

CLUB TEAMS CH'SHIP KICKS OFF FOR 2011

The first qualifying event for 2011 will see 20 teams compete at the beautiful Green Acres, on Monday 11th July.

At least 5 teams will progress through to the Annual Final, taking place at Yarra Yarra Golf Club in December. The best 3 out of 4 team scores count towards the team aggregate, and the pace is usually pretty hot. Best of luck to all teams!

JUNE 2011

ROOKIE SERIES NEWS

The latest event in the 2011 Rookie Series was played at Cheltenham GC over the weekend on Sunday, June 26.

Eleven year old Andre Lautee, who plays his golf at Ivanhoe, returned the best score of the day with a great 3 over par, 38. Andree is pictured at the presentation, winning the Boys U14 section. The other section winners were Natan Page (U10 Boys), Linley Ooi (U14 girls) and Kai Shipp (U10 girls).

Many thanks to the parents for their support of the event and the Series, with a number of families travelling many hours to compete.

MAY 2011

SAJG HAT CLIPS AND BALL MARKERS

SAJG hat clips and ball markers are now available for sale as a set. Since released a couple of years ago they have proved very popular and make a great gift for any golfer.

2011 REGIONAL SERIES - NEWS

The magnificent Portsea Golf Club hosted the fifth leg and second "Major" of the 2011 Regional Series on Sunday 29th May. A cold, windless afternoon presented good scoring conditions and the quality field didn't disappoint. DJ Loypur (The Heritage, h'cap 0) took out his 2nd Series event of the year with an impressive 3 under par 68 off the back markers. The round included 5 birdies, one of these coming from driving the green on the uphill 266 metre par 4, 13th hole.

Long Island's Grant Williams (h'cap 3) returned the 2nd best score of the day, an even par 71, with James Wendel, Mitch Sheather, and James Bannan all carding +1, 72. For full details, scores and images visit the Regional Series pages.

The handicap divisions saw great scores returned...Bianca Ling(Kingswood, h'cap 4) winning Division A with nett 69, in Division B Sean Smith (Metropolitan, h'cap 13)and Tyler Marotti (Korumburra, h'cap 13) battling it out with nett 71's, and in Division C an amazing 48 and 46 stableford points respectively by local boys Stewart Girvan and Gus Rowe.

In the race for the Regional Series Cup (and automatic selection to represent SAJG at the Jack Newton 'Srixon International' in October) DJ Loypur's victory and the bonus points accrued in the first 'Major', takes him to outright lead on 5,000 points. Hot on his heels are Su Hyun Oh (4,700 points) and Mitch Sheather (4,650 Points).

2011 Regional Series Cup and Divisional Cups - Player Standings (thru Portsea)

APRIL 2011

SAJG MONTHLY MEDAL NEWS

The SAJG Monthly Medals for March and April have been decided. The March winner was Archie Nankivell from Sunshine GC. Archie had an incredible 16 under for his 2 best rounds to see off runner up Caleb Bovalina from Cobram Barooga GC on 7 under.

Recently Karl Vilips moved to Melbourne from Queensland and has quickly acclimatised by winning the April medal with a total of 12 under. Karl is a member at Southern GC. Runner up was Kieran Vogels from Sandhurst GC with an excellent 9 under.

Great scoring all round.

VICTORIAN U16's CLASSIC- YOUNG GUNS STEAL THE SHOW

11 year old Hilary Wealprasert and 13 year old Stuart Tennison have both claimed victory in the girls and boys Victorian U16 Classic, at the Australian Pitch'n'Putt course, Mulgrave. Elise Ruffolo (14) and Karl Vilips (9) were hot on their heels with 67 and 59 respectively. Age Champions trophies were awarded to Nivethan Kanthan (U8 Boys), Karl Vilips (U10 Boys), Kai Shipp (U10 Girls), Tai Chu & Charlie Falconer (U12 Boys), Hilary Wealprasert (U12 Girls), Stuart Tennison (U14 Boys), Jaz Gardner (U14 Girls), and Elise Ruffolo (U16 Girls). Congratulations!!!

2011 ROOKIE SERIES NEWS

Seven year old Nathan Page stole the show by returning the best score of the day (42 for 9 holes) in the second Rookie Series event for 2011. Played in rainy conditions at Yarra Bend, a field of 22 players returned some very good scores.

The winners of the Under 10 sections were Nathan Page and Kai Shipp, with Antony Majstorovic and Linley Ooi winning the Under 14 sections.

The Rookie Series is an Under 10 and Under 14 series of events for boys and girls, culminating in a final where the Rookies of the Year are decided.

2011 REGIONAL SERIES AT SPRING VALLEY

The fourth Regional Series was played at the home of the Vic Open, Spring Valley, in firm and windy conditions. Kingswood junior Su-Hyun Oh showed her class to take out the event with a round of 2 under par. Runners up were Scott Maizels (The Heritage) pictured driving at the 16th, Leon Li (Riversdale) and Olympia Kang (Yarra Yarra).

Scott also returned the best nett score in Div A, Tyler Marotti took out Div B, with Edwin Lee taking out Div C.

2011 ROOKIE SERIES NEWS

The 2011 Rookie Series kicked off on April 11 at Oakliegh under sunny skies. Some great scores were returned with Jack Deftereos-Brennan (pictured) carding a 36 for the 9 holes and Shaniah Fernando a 37, to be the best scores returned on the day. Both are in the U14 sections.

The winners of the Under 10 sections were Karl Vilips and Rachel Yong.

The Rookie Series is an Under 10 and Under 14 series of events for boys and girls, culminating in a final where the Rookies of the Year are decided.

MARCH 2011

2011 REGIONAL SERIES MOVES TO COHUNA

The Regional Series was played at Stuart's home course at Cohuna for the March event under crisp sunny skies. Last year's series winner Mitch Sheather took out the event with a 73, to finish four ahead of Aidan Borthwick from Rich River.

Jeremy Collins from Keysborough took out Div A honours and Max Cogger from Woodlands took out Div B. Antony Majstorovic completed the 3 peat with another great score in Div C. Antony is pictured after the event at Couhuna.

AUSSIE AMATEUR UPDATE

SAJG member Su Hyun-Oh has won her way through to the last 32 players in the Australian Women's Amateur, being played at Victoria GC.

Subsequently, Su won both her round of 32 and 16 matches, but was beaten in the quarter final by a "red hot" Minjee Lee from WA, who birdied the first 5 holes of their match.

You can follow live progress of all the matches on the Golf Australia website.

FEBRUARY 2011

JUNIOR ACE ALERT

Another ace for 2011, with Charles Stewart from Metropolitan holing out on the par 3 11th hole at Latrobe GC.

Playing in the qualifying for the Victorian Secondary Schools Championship, Charles hit a perfect 8 iron on the 147m hole to score his first ace. Great Shot Charles!

VICTORIAN JUNIOR CLASSIC - TERM 2

Entries are now open for the Term 2 Victorian Junior Classic. Defending champs Abbey and Zac are sure to put up a fight in this popular school holiday tournament. Played this term on the Thursday due to Easter, it is sure to once again be a great day at the Pitch'n'Putt.

Please be advised to get your entries in early and that entries close 7 days prior to the event.

JUNIOR ACE ALERT

Linley Ooi from Kew is the first Junioe Ace for 2011.

In the January U16 Junior Classic, Linley aced the 4th hole in what we understand was her first golf tournament. As it was in one of our events, Linley wins a fabulous staff bag, which will be presented at the next Junior Classic along with her certificate.

Great Shot Linley!

2011 REGIONAL SERIES MOVES TO PORT FAIRY

Last year's Regional Series winner Mitch Sheather from Long Island has taken out the second leg of the 2011 Series at Port Fairy GC. Mitch fired a round of 71, one under par, on his first look at the seaside links layout. All players were certainly impressed with the course and the dramatic ocean views.

Max Nachmann from Belvoir Park in Bendigo was the runner up shooting a great round of 76. Other divisional winners were Haydn Garner (Portarlington)winning Div A with a nett 70, Daniel Chew (Kingswood) winning Div B with a nett 69 adn Antony Majstorovic (Waverley) winning Div C with an incredible 49 points.

MONTHLY MEDAL NEWS

The winner of the first SAJG Monthly Medal for 2011 is Ellen Pollock from Commonwealth GC. Ellen returned 2 great scores totalling 14 under her handicap to get off to a hot start to the year! One of those great rounds was at Metropolitan GC in our Regional Series event. Jeremy Ting (Woodlands) and Lachie Devine (Shepparton) finished close behind on 12 under. Lachie shot a pb 68 off the stick at Shepparton (4 under par)as part of his great month.

2010 MEDAL OF MEDALLISTS

For the second year in a row the SAJG Medal of Medallists is David Ennels from Barwon Heads GC. David returned scores totalling 10 under par through the January playoff month.

Finishing a close second on 8 under was Dannielle Hu from Kingswood GC, with Lachlan Armour from Long Island CC finishing third on 6 under.

Congratulations to all monthly medal winners from 2010 on their great scores and their ever improving golf.

ROOKIE SERIES FINDS A NEW SPONSOR

The 2011 Rookie Series has found a new sponsor in Golf Kid. Golf Kid clothing hit the market last year and has been highly successful as a kids only golf clothing label.

Featuring an Australiana theme of colours and aussie animals, the sytlish golf wear is sure to be a hit with our Rookie Series players and winners. Tim Nelson, managing director of Golf Kid, said he was thrilled to be able to support SAJG and be a sponsor.

Click here for more on Golf Kid...

2011 REGIONAL SERIES - CHANGE TO CONDITIONS

SAJG has changed the age condition for the 2011 Regional Series. Players who enter their first event at age Under 18 will be permitted to play out the series even if they turn 18 subsequently during the year. This change has been made in an effort to support juniors across the state.

The conditions have been updated on the website to reflect this.

JANUARY 2011

JUNIOR ACE ALERT

Tyler Marotti is the latest to notify us of his hole in one in December at home club Korumburra. "In the men's stableford tournament on the 13th hole which is 142 metres, I hit a 6 iron right off the middle it landed 5 foot short of the hole, took 1 bounce, checked and rolled into the hole." said Tyler.

Great Shot Tyler!

2011 VICTORIAN JUNIOR TEAM ANNOUNCED

The Victorian Junior State team was announced last week and includes a number of SAJG regulars, inclding 2010 Signature Tournament winner, Sean Ong from Kingswood, and 2010 Regional Series winner, Mitch Sheather from Long Island. Also in the team are Ben Eccles (The Sands), Justin Ispanovic (Rosanna), Lucas Herbert(Commonwealth) and Scott Fullarton (Commonwealth). Sean was also named captain of the team.

All at SAJG wish them well for the interstate series to be played in Sydney in April.

MONTHLY MEDAL NEWS

The winner of the last SAJG Monthly Medal for 2010 is Olivia Lewis from The Heritage. Olivia returned 2 great scores of nett 66 and 43 points to return a total 13 under.

Alex Radevski (Mooroopna) and Caleb Bovalina (Cobram Barooga) both had great months returning scores of 10 under.

News of the playoff, held over the month of January for all medallists from 2010, will be updated here shortly along with the January result. Some great scores are coming in!

SU & JULIENNE LEAD WOMENS OPEN QUALIFYING

SAJG members Su-Hyun Oh and Julienne Soo have qualified for the 2011 Handa Australian Women's Open at Commonwealth Golf Club. Su fired a stunning round of 67 (6 under) at Kingswood to lead the field of qualifiers into this weeks tournament. Su's round is a course record at Kingswood. Julienne was hot on her heels, posting an impressive 68. All at SAJG wish the girls well this week.

2011 REGIONAL SERIES TEES OFF AT METROPOLITAN

The Regional Series kicked off in style at Metropolitan under clearing skies and with the course in great condition. And boy were the scores hot! DJ Loypur (The Heritage) and Justin Ispanovic (Rosanna) both returned great scores of 68 (4 under), to just edge out Su-Hyun Oh (Kingswood) who returned the best girl's score of 3 under par.

A three hole playoff could not separate the 2 leaders and the event was decided by countback with DJ prevailing.

A number of other great scores were returned in the handicap divisions.

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VIC JUNIOR CLASSIC WRAP

The first of the Vic Junior Classics for 2011 saw some great scores across all the age divisions and another hole in one! Linley Ooi playing in her first golf competition hit the perfect shot on the 4th hole. Zac El-Kurdi won the boys overall with a fantastic 48, 6 under par. This is the second best score ever recorded at the event. Abbey Trinca scored her fifth win in a row, and her best score, with a terrific score of 1 over par 55.

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SAJG ROOKIES OF THE YEAR!

Ben Lawlor has won the 2010 Rookie Series Final for boys and as such is our Rookie of the Year. Ben won on a countback from Tristan Peric with both boys returning great scores of 39 at Cheltenham GC. Ben was the winner of the U14 boys section, with local Bodie Gardner winning the U10 boys section with a score of 46.

In the girls section Kono Matsumoto won the 2010 Rookie Series Final and is our girls Rookie of the Year. Kono was the winner of the U14 girls section with a fine score of 46, with local Stephanie Clark winning the U10 girls section with a score of 59.

Both winners are pictured at the presentation.

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SOUTHERN JUNIOR CLASSIC WRAP

Fourteen year old Brett Coletta (Sandhurst) held off his more fancied rivals to take out the boys section of the 2011 Southern Junior Classic. Brett returned 2 scores of 74, 4 over par, with the day 2 score proving to be the winner in tough conditions.

Pre-tournament favourite Su-Hyun Oh (Kingswood) proved too strong in the girls section, pulling away from the joint overnight leaders. Su returned rounds of 75 and 77 to also be 4 over par for the 36 holes.

Both winners are pictured driving from the first tee.

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