Locals impress at NSW Junior Golf Championships

BY NOEL ROWSELL

CHAYSE Thorpe (Richmond / Concord GC, NSW) and Camilla Kim (Kellyville / The Australian GC) have both impressed at the 2023 NSW Junior Golf Championships, with Chayse finishing in the Top Ten outright (tied 9th) in the Boys division, and Camilla a runaway winner in the 13 Years Girls division.

Camilla shot scores of 83 (at Byron Bay), 75, 76, 75 (at Ocean Shores) / 309, to finish in a tie for 24th place overall, behind winner and club mate at The Australian, Ella Scaysbrook on 280. Camilla was in a class of her own however in the 13 Girls division, winning by 20 shots, whilst Savannah Webb (Stonecutters Ridge GC) finished in 8th spot in the 13 Girls division.

At the completion of the tournament, Camilla was awarded Championship trophies as the Girls 13 Years NSW Junior Champion and the JNJG 13

Years State Age Champion.

Chayse shot scores of 81 (Byron Bay), 73, 70 and 75 (Ocean Shores) to finish on 299, 11 shots behind winner Taj Egea (Wolston Park GC, QLD). Matthew Fullerton (Lynwood) finished in a tie for 16th, Ryan Fletcher (Lynwood) tied 30th, Darcy Mackay (Stonecutters Ridge) tied 43rd and Blake Hodges (Erskine Park / New South Wales GC) tied 53rd.

Significantly, all seven western

Sydney players made the cut in the Boys and Girls divisions respectively. In the Age group results, Chayse finished 3rd in 15 Boys, Matthew 5th and Darcy 11th in 16 Boys, Ryan 14th and Blake 25th in 17 Boys.