Q Golf - Official online magazine for Golf Queensland Winter 2012 | Page 6

Australian Interstate Series Wrap Up Golf Queensland would like to thank the following clubs and facilities that provided fantastic support for our teams throughout this year’s series. Venues: Bribie Island Golf Club, Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club, Carbrook Golf Club, West Lakes Golf Club (SA), Royal Adelaide Golf Club (SA). Practice venues: Brookwater Golf Club, Indooroopilly Golf Club, Riverlakes Golf Club, Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club, Virginia Golf Club and Mark Gibson’s Exceptional Golf @ Royal Pines. Australian Girls’ Interstate The Queensland Girls’ sealed victory of the Burtta Cheney Cup at Carbrook Golf Club, south of Brisbane. Playing on home soil, the locals needed just one win on the final day of play and despite losing 3-2 to Western Australia, did enough to guarantee victory and successfully defend their 2011 title. Queensland Team Captain Gennai Goodwin said the team was excited with the win. “It’s a great way for a lot of us to finish our junior careers,” Goodwin said. Nadine White (Pacific) and Lauren Mason (Horton Park) were undefeated for the Queenslanders. All players except for Dee Dee Russell (Coolangatta-Tweed) will finish their time in the junior ranks this year. Western Australia finished in second place, 3 ½ matches behind Queensland with Alyssa Keir (The Vines) undefeated. New South Wales finished in third place, one match ahead of Victoria in fourth place. 2011 Australian Junior Champion Cathleen Santoso was undefeated for the NSW side. South Australia finished in fifth place. Queensland Team: Gennai Goodwin - Captain . . . . . . . . . . (Mossman) Lauren Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Horton Park) Tiffany-Claire Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . (Pelican Waters) Victoria Fricot . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Peregian Springs) Dee Dee Russell . . . . . . . . . . (Coolangatta-Tweed) Nadine White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Pacific) Coach: Virginia Irwin Manager: Tricia Harding Australian Boys’ Interstate The Queensland Boys’ Team put in a solid effort against Victoria in the final round of play to finish in second place. South Australia clinched the title for the first time since 2005 at Pacific Harbour Golf Club on Bribie Island. South Australia’s Jack Williams (Grange) was the only player to remain undefeated for the championship. New South Wales moved up to fourth place, leapfrogging Western Australia who finished fifth. The Northern Territory, ACT and Tasmania finished in sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. Queensland Team: Viraat Badhwar - Captain . . . . . . . . . (Indooroopilly) Jackson Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Burleigh) Jack Hulyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Coolangatta-Tweed) Jordan McCarthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Pacific) Jake McLeod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Hills) Blake Proverbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Pacific) Coach: Grant Field Manager: Graeme Mathers 6 Q Golf Online Winter 2012 www.golfqueensland.org.au