Wentworth Falls Country Club (WFCC) hosted a US Kids Golf tour event on June 19.
Despite wet weather, 33 young golfers from as far as the Central Coast and Canberra journeyed to Wentworth Falls to play in the event. The tournament was reduced due to the rain but some incredible scores were still posted – none more impressive than seven-year-old Mirabelle Naaman from Fairfield shooting 2 under par.
Wentworth Falls was represented in three of the 12 age groups with great success. Chazz Ritchie won the 13 years boys, Aiden Cullen won the 12 years boys and Harry Daniels was runner-up in the very competitive nine years boys age group.
Aiden Cullen, playing in his first ever US Kids Golf tournament said of the experience: “I really enjoyed playing in the tournament on my home course. I especially enjoyed spending a lot of time under the umbrella while my dad carried my clubs.”
Parents are strongly encouraged to support their children at US Kids Golf and Aiden’s dad (and caddie) David expressed his delight of the day.
“The tournament was very professionally run; the kids were treated like stars. We will definitely be playing in more tournaments in the future. Lang (WFCC club professional) has been doing a fantastic job coaching our kids and these US Kids Golf tournaments are a fantastic way to put the practice in to a game situation.”
Nine-year-old Harry Daniels has been playing US Kids Golf events for nearly a year and he really enjoyed having a game in his own backyard. After the game he said: “I have fun when I play these tournaments because I get to spend time with daddy and play golf with my friends. It’s nice when I get medals too. Today was really fun because my friends came to my course and also mummy caddied for me. It was cool to have my coach Lang watch me play too.”
At the conclusion of the event US Kids Golf Tour Director Leon Faulkner conducted a presentation where the top five competitors in each age group were presented with medals. Eight-year-old Levi Papps from Woy Woy presented WFCC Junior Promotions Officer Tom Daniels with a framed flag signed by all participants which now has pride of place in the pro shop.
WFCC club professional, Lang Doolan, runs a free junior golf clinic at the club every Sunday at 10am. Children aged 4-18 of any ability are encouraged to come and learn some new skills and meet some new friends. Contact the pro shop on 4757 1899 for further details.