Q Golf - Official online magazine for Golf Queensland QGolf - Winter 2017 | Page 12

QUEENSLAND YOUNG GUNS
HEAD OVERSEAS TO TACKLE
WORLD’S TOP AMATEUR
TOURNAMENTS
By Bernie Pramberg
Karis Davidson
S unshine Coast young guns Charlie Dann and Shae
Wools-Cobb were the early starters as a number of elite
Queensland amateurs launched their 2017 international
campaigns.
Shae Wools-Cobb
Dann, ranked in the world’s top-50 amateurs, and Wools-
Cobb opened their schedule in a One Asia Tour event in
Korea during the first week of May. “They have both been playing
well this year and are really good mates,’’
he said. “I think that brings out an edge of
competitiveness between the two which is beneficial.’’
After their outing against the pros in Korea, where Wools-
Cobb finished 61st and Dann failed to make the cut, the
duo will be overseas for three months with the British and
US Amateur Championships their prime focus. Meyer confirmed a number of other Golf Queensland
squad members including Louis Dobbelaar, Karis Davidson,
Becky Kay, DeeDee Russell and Gennai Goodwin were
committed to play in the UK and America.
Golf Queensland’s High Performance manager Tony
Meyer expects both players to perform strongly in the
international tournaments. “After Charlie and Shae finish in Britain they will play three
or four events leading up to the US Amateur at Riviera,’’ he
said. “During their time in the States they will also spend
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