Our MCGC Junior Pennant team played the second round of 2012 against Nambour at Horton Park in very good conditions. The weather was great and the course was terrific.

 TJ King lost 6/5 after being only 5 over after 13 holes. He struck a player in hot form.

 Zac Quirk (Match Captain) chipped in from greenside rough on 17 to win 3/2. Zac again kept the ball in play with good straight golf.

 Lochie Coleburn played his normal “target” golf to win 5/4. A very good comeback from last week.

 Leighton Martin won on the 18^th 1 up. It was a steady game and he won with the help of Ryan Edwards as his caddie.

 Ryan Stephenson won 2/1 in an epic see-saw match.

 This is a great effort from the lads.

 All the results can be found on the Zone website at www.sunshinecoastgolf.org

The boys on the 18th after their win

Round 1 Junior Pennant Results – 29 Jan 2012

Our team played Peregian Springs. We didn’t expect to play at Peregian Springs after all the wet weather, but they got the course into very good condition, albeit wet and soggy.

The Peregian Springs boys outplayed our team on the day and came away with the win 4 & 1. Our boys were disappointed but they all played with vigor and style. 

Zac Quirk won 4 &2 with a very solid round of consistent straight golf. TJ King went to the 18^th but lost 1 down.

Leighton Martin was struggling until Ryan Eddie started caddying and he then won back some holes to finish on 18 just 2 down. Ryan Stephenson , playing in his first pennant match lost 3 & 2 but showed great potential by fighting back from 5 down.

Lochie Coleborn put up a great effort against a bigger player but lost 7 & 5. Lochie, whose great skill is his accuracy and short game, was severely handicapped by the wet and soft conditions. He will play better as the conditions dry.

The team looked great in their uniform and looked very professional, thanks to the Vets and to Steve Jenkins. The attitude and commitment of the boys was fantastic and they were the only team that stayed on the course to support those players not yet finished. The whole team then walked back to the clubhouse as a group.

 We look forward to our match at Horton Park next week where we play Nambour.

 Barry Degenhardt

Junior Co-ordinator

Click to see the 2012 Junior Pennant Schedule

Mt Coolum Junior 2012 Pennant Squad

 The team is as listed. If some of our other young golfers become available they may be added to the squad. We have suffered the effects of schooling, other sports and family relocation. However, we have a good bunch of juniors to represent our club and they will do well.

 It is a big season for the juniors who have 10 matches plus the finals – more than the Senior grades. Our first game is against Peregian Springs at Peregian Springs on Sunday 29 January @ 9:15am. Supporters most welcome.

 The junior squad would like to recognise and thank our supporters – The Mt Coolum Vets – for providing our team uniforms of shirts and caps, and a contribution towards the black pants & white belt. Todd Foster will provide drinks for the players on course. Steve from the Pro Shop, who is providing Mt Coolum logoed bags for pennant, and Shaun & Ben who are continuously helping these young golfer improve their games.

Click here to see the 2012 Pennant Schedule – JUNIORS

Greg Norman Foundation Titleist Summer Classic

This is the 10th year the Summer Classic has been held at Mt Coolum. The event was played over 36 holes in very wet conditions, so much so that some greens had to be squeegee dried so that play could continue. The full results will be posted on the GNF web site www.gngf.org.au. The invincible Tour also runs events on the day and their results will be on theinvinciblestour.org.

These events are not run by Mt Coolum Golf Club, so players must be members of these junior golf organisations to play in the tournament. It was a strong field of about 130 players that struggled under the poor conditions. Mind you, the course was in very good condition.

Two of our players did well. Zac Quirk won Best Gross Divison 2 and Lochie Coleborn was second to Zac. Lochie also qualified to play in the Gold Cup of Cups event run by the Invincibles Tour at the end of the year.

Sunday saw the 1^st Round of the Invincibles Tour Matchplay Championships held here at Mt Coolum. Four of our juniors, Zac Quirk, Lockie Coleborn  and Wade Stockill & Shae Wools-Cobb (both shared with Horton Park) competed in this major junior event.

Wade defeated Zac 2&1. A great effort by Zac as Wade is our 2010 Club Champion and won our 2011 Club Matchplay Championship. Lochie staged a massive comeback from 3 down with 3 to play and won his match on the 19^th hole.  Shae, our current Club Champion, played solid golf to win 6&5.

Zac & Lochie are in our Junior Pennant team, which gives us hope of a good performance this year.

Wade & Shae will do well at Horton, I’m sure. They are most welcome here at Mt Coolum as they bring good golf to the club to share with our juniors.

Barry Degenhardt

(Junior Co-ordinator)