Clyne Classic:report, results and photos

The Boys Junior Open Gross Division saw Ben Benetar secure his second victory of the Wales Swing, by taking the Clyne title. A round of 80 was good enough to give him a two shot victory over Tom Wring, and Tony Cheung, who both carded rounds of 82. Countback decided that Tom got the silver trophy and Tony the bronze.

Tom however added a gold trophy to his daily haul by taking the Net Division title, as he headed an in credible 3-way tie at the top, as 72, level par, proved to be the best on the day.

He got the decision based on the final six holes, while Tony lost out on another countback, but went one place better by taking the silver trophy. Rhys King completed the three on 72 and took home the final trophy on offer.

There was also a tie at the top of the Girls Junior Open Gross Division, as Ellie Lichtenhein and Karabo Gwet both ended the day on 80, however Ellie got the decision for gold based on the back 9

Karabo made it another double in Wales by taking the top spot in the Net Division, as her round of 70 headed another 3-way tie, to match the result in the Boys Division.

She got the countback decision based on her final six holes, while Eve Clunis Wheway grabbed the runner up place ahead of Amelia McGinty.

Yet another tie at the top of the leaderboard happened in the Boys 9-12 Gross Division, as Kodi Dean and William Finlay both signed for superb rounds of 74.

Kodi got the decision based on his 1 under back nine, so he took maximum Order of Merit Points, while William settled for second, despite having six birdies on his card. Jack Thorpe completed the podium as he got the better of Oliver Hulbert on another countback decision, after both boys had rounds of 78.

William went one better in the Net Division, as his round resulted in a superb net total of 61, to deservedly take the final gold trophy of the Wales Swing.

Harry Dean just missed out on the Wales Swing hat-trick, as his brilliant swing finished with a silver trophy. Harry produced a brilliant 63 to take second place, and avoid a 3-way tie behind him for third.

Luke Gilding, Kodi and Alvin Fan all had rounds of 64, but it was Luke who beat even Kodi’s back nine, based on Net scores, to take the final trophy place.

Rex Pickavance made it three wins from three events in Wales, as he added another title to his collection, by producing another fine display on his way to a 41, giving him a two shot victory over Raef Diwan. Raef added a second runner up trophy to his case, ahead of the trip home.

Matthew Lamble took his first podium finish, taking home the bronze trophy, after his round of 44 left him very happy for the journey back to England.

Alfie Skinner produced an incredible eagle-par-birdie finish to his round to secure the 7-8 Division title by two shots over Harry Odell. Harry took home his second trophy of the swing, Harry finishing in the runner up position another two shots ahead of Marcus Karim.

Florrie Collins topped the girls table, as her round of 54 gave her a single shot victory.

The final 9 hole division on the course, the 9-10’s, saw Jenson Ringer chalk up his first victory of the Wales Swing with another fine sub-40 round. His 38 gave him a three shot victory over Vinnie James, who’s had an excellent summer period on the BJGT climbing to 4th on the OOM table. Vinnie needed a countback decision over Mihir Pasura as they had matching 41’s.

Another thoroughly enjoyable Wales Swing for the British Junior Golf Tour. We head back into England ahead of the Gatton Manor Classic next Sunday.

It now feels like we are into the business end of the season, with only 4 or 5 Tour events remaining ahead of the Tour Championship, as players look to improve their positions or at the trophy places!