Park wins 2009 Queensland Girl's Amateur
BY iseekgolf.com | Junior Golf Tour | 2009 Queensland Girls Amateur | Grand Final | 09 Jan 2009
Jessica Park (Indooroopilly) has defeated Jacki Marshall (Pacific) 3 & 1 in a closely contested final of the 2009 Queensland Girl’s Amateur Championship at Gailes Golf Club.
It was Marshall however who held the early advantage in the 36-hole final, holding a two shot lead over Park after the first 18 holes had been completed.
The second round was a different story however, with Park having squared the match after 9 holes and going 3-up on Marshall after 14 holes. While Marshall won the 15th to reduce the deficit by one, Park held firm in halving the 16th before closing out the match 3 & 1 by winning the 17th.
The victory completed a great week’s golf for Park, who yesterday accounted for reigning Queensland Women’s Amateur champion Ellie Na 2-up in yesterday’s semi-final.
The Championship Flight match between Ali Orchard (Surfers Paradise) and Annie Choi (Gainsborough) proved to be a real nail biter. While Choi made some key saves throughout her round to extend the match to the final hole, it was Orchard who finally emerged triumphant after sinking a two-foot putt for birdie on the last to win 1-up.
The Second Flight match saw Saki Suzuki complete a convincing 6 & 5 victory over Jade Vellacott. Suzuki, the defending Girl’s Amateur Champion, proved too strong for Vellacott who went behind early in the match and failed to recover her momentum.
The Under 14 Years match saw Anna Lim (Gainsborough) beat Anthea Galvin (Pacific) 4 & 2. Lim made some solid saves throughout the round despite finding herself a couple of holes down early in the match.
