GOLF

FLINDERS Golf Club has again hosted the Eric Lucas Shield for junior golfers.

Played in partnership with Golf Australia and awarding Order of Merit points the event drew many of the best junior players from Victoria.

Keenly contested, the boys event was won by Cody Brenner (Moonah Links and Heidelberg Golf Clubs). Cody fired a scorching four under par and as an eligible member of a Golf Peninsula Victoria club also won the prized shield. Girls winner Jessica Zhu (Victoria Golf Club). Boys nett winner was William Pettitt (Keysborough Golf Club). and the Girls nett winner Arena Tran (Riversdale Golf Club). Thanks go to the Management and Members of Flinders Golf Club for their continued support of junior golf on the peninsula.

The next major junior event will be the Junior Masters, July 4th at The Dunes and finishing up the following day at Rosebud Country Club. Last year this event attracted more than eighty players and continues to showcase the very best young golfers in Australia.

Spectators are welcome with free entry on both days.

First published in the Mornington News – 26 April 2022