Josh Hill of Jumeirah Golf Estates showed his golfing prouesse & took victory in the Championship by defeating the best juniors in the UAE in the 9th SGSC Junior Open Golf Championship supported by Ajman Academy and Spectrum Title. After a promising Men’s Open Championship during the previous weekend Josh came back with the bit between his teeth. In the front nine Josh recorded 3 Birdies and 7 Pars giving him a 3 under par score. In the back nine Josh recorded an uncharacteristic double bogy on the 11th hole but in a true champion’s style he bounced back with a birdy on the par 5, 13th Hole to get him back to 2 under par for his round. With a run of five consecutive Pars to close out the round Josh would record a round of 70, 2 under par.
Josh would eventually take the title by a margin of two shots as competitors Arjun Gupta from Emirates Golf Club & William Ang from Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club pushed him as much as they could on the day & posted impressive level par scores of 72. To determine who would claim the runner-up trophy a scorecard playoff was needed to separate the two young guns. With an accumulative five birdies between the two golfers on the back nine it would go down to the last 3 holes to separate the two & Arjun Would come out on top on this occasion.
The net division saw defending Champion Jamie Camero retain the title for another year, a rising star from the Junior Golf Development program here at Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club. Her front nine was slow to start but she remained patience and showed great maturity in the back nine and post an overall score of Net 63. Taking the Runner up spot in the Net division was Jay Mullane from the Els Club Dubai on a net score of 69.
This year’s Girls gross division was won by an impressive gross score of 74, 2 over par by Deborah Chang of Emirates Golf Club, Deborah’s 74 finished fourth overall in the Gross standings. In the Girls Net Division Ailsa Brannock from Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club showed a touch of class as she posted a Net 71 one under par to take the trophy.
