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The following document is the latest we have received from Golf Queensland. (Formatting not perfect but this is what we were provided.)
Vaccination and Playing Golf as of December 17, 2021
As the Junior Jug inter-District event approaches, the BDLGA is pleased to announce that we have a publication about the history of women's golf in Queensland, from the 1950s - 2010 on our website.
This has been written by Pam Langford who, along with Gail Corry, was the instigator of the Junior Jug in 1984.
It's a great publication and really worth your (valuable) time to enjoy.
Ladies Golf in Queensland - a Journey through the Decades
The Junior Girls' Championships were played at Brisbane and Oxley, over 36 holes, on 8 and 9 July. There was a great atmosphere over the two-day event as, for the first time, the Boys and Girls' Championships were played together. There were almost 150 young players, including 39 girls, with most of them playing off handicaps under 5.
Congratulations to all players, who made our sport, their families and themselves proud.
The results were:
Open Champion Best Gross Score - Celine Chen from Joondalop, WA who scored 143 gross (On Countback from Hanuhi Nakatani from Surfers Paradise)
Closed Champion (BDLGA members only) Best Gross Score - Grace Rho from Keperra on 153 gross
Overall Best Nett Score - Laura Ward from Pacific on 138 nett
18 and Under Best Nett Score - Hollie Fuller from Grafton on 142 nett
14 and Under Best Nett Score - Seon Kim from Oxley on 142 nett
Best Nett Score at Oxley GC...
Emily Mahar is nervous, she doesn’t mind admitting, as she prepares for the US Women’s Open this week. But the 21-year-old from Brisbane would not be human if the butterflies were not moving a little.
After all, it’s the biggest of stages, and the most significant women’s tournament in the world at an iconic venue, The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Mahar is still an amateur, having just completed her senior year of college at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, but she tried her luck in qualifying at Belle Haven Country Club recently and found her way into the field of 156.
It is her debut in a professional tournament.
She is a perfect advertisement for the Golf Australia mentoring program, which connects experienced and world-wise professional players with the stars of the future.
As part of it, Mahar practised on Monday at Olympic Club with Hannah Green, Australia’s most recent major champion and an LPGA Tour staple, and today she was partnered up for a practice round with...
Entries now open for this 36 Hole event at Brisbane Golf Club on Juy 8/9, 2021.
https://bdlga.com.au/junior-championships