Twenty-one Ayr Juniors competed in this year’s Ayr Junior Open on Sunday, following straight on from the Home Hill Junior Open the day before. With 69 players taking to the course, it was a strong turnout and a successful day all round.
Local junior Amaya Mahoney claimed the overall Girls 18-Hole Championship with a score of 82, while Levi Holmes from Proserpine Golf Club took the Boys 18-Hole Championship with 81.
Other standout results for Ayr included Micah Kemp, gross winner for 3-Hole Boys, and Harvey Mauro, nett winner for 3 holes. Oscar Watson received an encouragement award for his first ever golf competition, finishing with a strong 25 gross for 3 holes. In the 3-Hole Girls, River Oar was nett winner, taking home a new tiger club head cover as her prize.
In the 6-Hole competition, Tyler Smith and Maxx Tannock represented Ayr, with Tyler also winning nearest the pin on hole 3. In 6-Hole Girls, Pia Mauro was nett runner-up, while Ivy Land claimed the least putts award.
Ayr had seven players in the 9-Hole Boys field, which saw 18 boys compete overall. Notable results were Riley Dobe, gross runner-up, and Angus Watson, nett winner. In the 9-Hole Girls, three Ayr juniors competed, with Evelyn Mahoney finishing gross runner-up and Teagan Saxby nett runner-up.
The 18-Hole Boys competition featured Oscar Mahoney, who posted a competitive 89 off the stick, while overall winner Levi Holmes secured victory with 81. In the Girls 18-Hole, Phoebe Moffat and Ayr’s Amaya Mahoney tied on 82 gross, forcing a play-off on hole 9. Mahoney sealed the win with a par, edging Moffat by a single shot.
Ayr Golf Club thanked sponsors KJ’s Mining, Oar and Horan Dentists, Sanco Produce, Wilmar, and B & M Drilling for their support.
Attention now turns to the Karrie Webb Junior Open, set for 25–26 October, the next major junior competition to be hosted at Ayr Golf Club.
Contributed with thanks to Laura Mahoney
Below, Amaya Mahoney, Girls Open Champion.
Levi Holmes, Boys Open Champion.
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