Surrey Golf
The Under 16s continue the winning streak!
The annual friendly match between Hertfordshire and Surrey Under 16s took place on Sunday 6th July at Aldwickbury Golf Club amidst the circling thunderstorms.
After a short delay play was able to start and a youthful looking Surrey team let by Teddy Shaw (Walton Heath) took to the course. Due to a few overnight illnesses the Surrey team were reduced to just 8 players in what is normally a 10man singles match. As a result, Teddy and Theo Harris of Coombe Wood led the side out in two triangular matches against players from Hertfordshire. Teddy was able to produce 1 point from his 2 matches and Theo produced 2 fantastic wins due to some tidy work around the greens. A strong start for Surrey.
The following games went the way of the home side with with Alex Morbray of West Byfleet and Emmanuel Paris of Walton Heath succumbing 3&2 and 2down respectively.
With the sides level on points things were getting a little tight and the pressure building. Up stepped Luke Jackson (Sunningdale Heath) who produced the round of the day to win his match 7&6. This clearly inspired his playing partner Connor Taggert (Addington Court) who turned his game around by winning the last 3 holes to win 2 up and secure at least a half match for Surrey.
In the final match, Zhao Yuqian from Royal Mid Surrey struggled to get any momentum going and sadly lost his match 4&3. This left it all on Zach Patel of Burhill who won 2 of his last 3 holes to reach the 18th tee 1down. After a fantastic tee shot into position A from Zach, he watched his opponents ball ran all the way through the fairway into the lake which meant Zach could play a little more conservatively and secure a half match and keep the winning streak going for the U16 team!
Well done to all the players, what a fantastic year it has been so far!
As always, thank you to Herts for a great game and wonderful hospitality. We look forward to welcoming you next year.
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