It is anticipated the draw for round 1 at Southern will be available on Monday, January 7.

I want to wish all our our juniors and their families a safe and happy Christmas and look forward to "doing it all again" next year.

Runners up were the team from Huntingdale (lead by Seve Jones with +7) and third place was taken out the Riversdale #2 team (with Liam Hibbert leading the team on +1) in a countback from the Sandhurst team.

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Tory Taylor claimed the overall nett honours with remarkable golf over the 4 days returning a nett total of 261, 27 under par.

The girls section sees Jo Wyllie leading by one stroke over Alex Radevski from Mooroopna.

The biggest lead in the tournament belongs to Madeleine Hunter (pictured) who takes a 7 shot lead into the final round in the girl's under 16 section.

Tory Taylor leads the overall nett honours by 3 going in to tomorrow's final round.

The girls section sees Jaydon Vaenuku now tied for the lead after 36 holes with Alex Radevski from Mooroopna.

Let's hear what Cooper Gill had to say after his great round of 67.

Doug Loton from Kooringal GC returned a career best round of 4 under par 68 to hold a one stroke lead over local CBGC hope Chris Tomlinson on 69. The girls section sees another local Jaydon Vaenuku in front after returning a fine round of 74, 2 shots ahead of Jo Wyllie on 76.

Other day 1 highlights were a hole in one on the long par 3 8th hole by Mitch Anketell from Bairnsdale GC, and a stunning nett 64 by Tory Taylor from Long Island.

Let's hear what leader Doug Loton had to say after his opening round.

Frank Vucic (Kooyonga GC - pictured) and Caleb Bovalina (Cobram Barooga GC) both tied for the medal and are joint winners. Highlights were a round of +5 from Caleb and a round of 41 points from Frank.

Congratulations to both players on their great golf. Don't forget to get your scores in each month.

The overall boys winner on the day was Brett Coletta from Sandhurst, who went back to back, adding this year's title to his growing list of victories. We saw the naming of a new girl's champion in Kono Matsumoto from Victoria GC. Kono, a former Rookie of the Year, and at just 13 years of age, triumphed over some more fancied opponents in a terrific display.

Congratulations to all the age division winners also. Many thanks to our tournament host The Heritage, which proved to be a fabulous venue once again.

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Ben Eccles finished second in the boy's rankings...also a wonderful achievement.

Congratulations from all your junior friends.

Pictured is last year's girls winner, Kono Matsumoto, teeing off at The Dunes.

Kai returned a score of 4 under over her 2 best rounds, whilst Archie's score of 11 under incldued a fabulous round of +9.

Congratulations to both players on their great golf. Don't forget to get your scores in each month.

Su won by and impressive 13 strokes and Ryan won by 14 strokes, as they stamped their class on the rest of the field.

Victoria also won the teams event for the first time in conjunction with JNJG.

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The team is in good spirits and confident of a strong performance. The last Victorian winners of this tournament were Aaron Baddeley and Stacey Doggett....so fingers crossed for our players.

There are a number of other Vics up in NSW for the event, headed by Ryan Ruffels anfd Karl Vilips who are playing in the Sub Junior event at Kurri Kurri GC.

Good luck to all our players.

Both teams qualifed for the final along with teams from Riversdale, Croydon, Sandhurst and Victoria. The final will be played at Spring Valley GC in December.

Tatsuya Ando (pictured) returned the best score of the day with a strong round of 5 over par 41 in the tricky conditions. Mia Lines returned the best girl's score, shooting 42 over the 9 holes.

In the boy's Under 14 section, Tom Jemison and Patrick Coughlan returned the best scores of 46.

The Series winners were finalised and announced at the presentation with the 2012 overall winner being James Bannan (Rosanna GC). The Divisional winners are:

Division A - Jeremy Ting (Woodlands)
Division B - Marc Pirzas (Eastwood)
Division C - Byron Brightman (Waverley)

SAJG wishes to thank all players, parents and the host clubs that supported the series in 2012, which continues to grow each year.

The leading Under 18 player from the series to represent SAJG at the JN International is Brett Coletta. The other Vic reps will also be announced over the coming week.

The much heralded title was won by world number one, Lydia Ko, from New Zealand.

Congratulations Su from all your friends and followers here.

There are a number of players in contention dependent upon the final results on August 26. It is sure to be a close contest!

Let's not forget the Divisional winners who will receive their cups to demonstrate a strong and consistent performance throughout the year.

Division A was won by Mitchell Singh (Sandhurst) on a countback from Georgia Macklan (Jubilee)... Tom O'Brien (Deniliquin) took out Division B on a countback from Aashish Sudarsanan (Sunshine)...and Hayden Favaloro (Rich River) took out Division C with a great score of 41 points.

Many thanks to Cohuna for hosting the event....the golf course was in terrific shape for the event. Congratulations too to David and Tom O'Brien and Darrin and Haydn Garner who took out the closely contested parent/child event.

Pieter's hot month was in June where he returned 2 scores totalling 9 under his handicap, highlighted by a terrific nett 63. Kay had a great month in July where she returned a total of 8 under, with her standout being a round of 43 stableford points along the way.

Each has been sent their player's badge for their fine play...make sure you get your scores in each month. It's free and easy to enter.

The Woodlands event saw Connor Davis (Keysborough) victorious after shooting a 2 under par 70 for a one stroke victory over series leader James Bannan.

It was very tight in the handicap divisions with some outstanding scores returned, headed by 55 stableford points from Byron Brightman and 54 points from Anne Chen at both events!!!

Karl won the Boys 9-10 yo division by 3 strokes after returning a 54 hole total of 4 under par.

The image is Karl receiving the trophy at the presentation after a thrilling final round.

We missed you at the Vic Junior Classic today Karl!!!

It was a great week also for Su Oh who went so close in finishing second in the girls' overall championship with a 72 hole total of 1 under par.

Julienne Soo finished strongly with a final round 68 to jump into 11th spot, and Minjee Lee from WA also returned a top ten finish. Minwoo Lee who played here in July is Minjee's younger brother.

Ryan Ruffels shot a tournament low 65 in the final round to climb to 8th place in the Boys' 13-14 yo division.

Congratulations to all our juniors on their outstanding play.

The Junior Worlds start in 4 days at Torrey Pines, where SAJG regular Su Oh and Minjee Lee from WA, will join the other players above in battling for one of junior golf's greatest trophies.

Best wishes to all.

Other teams to qualify for the final were the Woodlands #2 team, Riversdale #1 and Huntingdale #1.

David's tee shot on the 293m uphill par 4 16th sent the watching groups into delight as it found the cup for a hole in one.....yes, on a par 4.

The event was won by Julienne Soo from Woodlands with an even par round of 72, from runner up Zach Murray from Commonwealth GC.

Cameron's hot month was highlighted by a fabulous round of +9, playing off a 5 handicap.

Make sure you get your scores in each month. It's free and easy to enter.

A number of younger players competed at Portsea, including 6 year old Ben Powell who returned a creditable 29 points.

Many thanks to Portsea for hosting the event....the golf course there remains a wonderful test.

Last year's Rookie of the Year, Shanaiah Fernando, again showed her class returning the best score of the day, a one over par 30.

The best boys score was a 39 returned by Sam Campbell-Russell, pictured here after his round.

SAJG thanks all those who played and will look to add in another Saturday at Oakleigh later in the year. There are some other great venues coming up over the next few months.

Make sure you get you scores in each month. It's free and easy to enter.

The SAJG website will remain in operation for the foreseeable future.

Georgia joins her brother Archie who recorded an ace back in 2010.

Campbell is seen here at the presentation receiving his hole in one trophy...and he also has a staff bag coming too!

Congratulations Campbell.

Good luck Su from all your friends at SAJG! You can follow all the action by clicking on the link below.

Congratulations too to Ellen Pollock and Antony Majstorovic who both returned 7 under totals. Henry Nakivell from Medway GC made his way into the playoff also by winning the final medal of 2011.

Make sure you get you scores in each month.

The girls divisions were won by Naysa Sohail with a score of 42 and Kay Bannan with a 47.

Beautiful conditions meant strong scoring on the Cheltenham 9 hole layout. The next in event in the Rookie series is at Yarra Bend on April 13.

The tournament finished in dramatic style with two local members, Lucas Herbert and Eric Barclay, finishing tied on 3 under par, 139 at the end of 36 holes. Lucas birdied the first playoff hole to take the title from Eric, who lead after round 1.

The girls section saw Rebecca Wright from Rich River record a 3 stroke win over Georgia Macklan from Jubilee.

The Age published a story this week focusing on the the best of the young talent in the game, and featured SAJG member Su Oh.

Click here for the "Young Talent Time" Article

So get out to the Open and see some great golf on a great course!!

All players had great performances on day 1, with only one foursomes match halved....all other matches went the way of the aussies.....to lead 5.5 to 0.5.

The team comprises Mitch Sheather, DJ Loypur, Sean Ong, Lucas Herbet, Montana Strauss and Julienne Soo. Montana and DJ have both come of strong weeks at the Australian Amateur and will carry that form into this event.

With Day 3 now complete, the Australian team has won the Junior Pacific Cup 10.5 to 7.5. The US team mounted a fightback on the final day, but the deficit was too great. Congrats to the team on a great win.

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Division A winner was Kono Matsumoto, whilst Div B points were shared between Connor Brodrick and Ellen Pollock. Jaz Gardner was too strong in Div C with 42 points.

Both SAJG and Golf Victoria are pleased with the outcome of the announcement and hope that the golfing community will warmly embrace the move, which will bring about a more streamlined and efficient approach to the promotion, development and administration of junior golf.

Joint Media Release

Fifty eager players took on the course on an overcast morning, perfect for golf. Boys gross age winners included Ben Powell, Bodie Gardner, Tyrone Thorpe, Ashish Sudarsanan, David Lawlor and Stewart Tennison. Girls gross winners were Angelique Vaxalis, Kay Bannan, Shanniah Fernando and Cheerie Tan.

Biggest smile of the day went to Keally Dwyer (pictured) receiving her Girls U10 nett trophy.

This is one of our favourite events...get your club's juniors/cadets to enter..it's great for all ability levels.

Montana Strauss demolished world number 2, Cecilia Cho from NZ, 5 and 3.

Su Oh won her match against Emily Perry (NZ) 7 and 5.

DJ Loypur defeated J Cabban (NSW) 7 and 5. It must have been a day of great golf from all three to win so convincingly. The girls move into the final 16 and DJ the final 32, with the prospect of playing 2 matches tomorrow.

Best wishes for more of the same tomorrow.

9 year old Nathan Page (Northern Golf Club) shot 2 over par on the modified layout to win the boys Rookie title, whilst Yarra Yarra's Shaniah Fernando took the honours at the girls Rookie champ. Riversdale hosted the 2009 Final and were wonderful hosts again in 2011. Congratulations to Serena Yong (Girls U14) Kai Schipp (Girls U10), Jack Deftereos Brennan (Boys U14) and Levi Sclatter (Boys U10) for winning their age Rookie titles.

Justin fired a closing 73 to secure a one stroke win over Jueyi Guo (The Heritage) and Max Everett-Rose from Lingfield Park in the UK.

The Girls section saw 12 yo Soo Bin Park hold off the older girls to notch her first SAJG tournament victory. She fired 2 rounds of 79 to win by a comfortable 4 strokes.

The Girls Champion was equally impressive. Georgia Macklan from Jubilee fired a wonderful round of 73, 1 under par, to win by a comfortable 7 strokes from runner up Kirsty Hodgkins.

Full results are now available, with further images to be uploaded on Monday. Our sincere thanks to The Heritage for again being great hosts of this tournament.

Frazer Droop from Yarrrawonga finished second in the boy's section after returning an even par total of 288, 3 behind winner Beaucousin Teremoana from French Polynesia.