More than 30 young golfers aged 14 and under battled it out at the annual Powys ‘Wee Wonders’ Golf Championships at Builth Wells Golf Club yesterday.
The standard of play from every golfer was high, with everyone having already negotiated north and south Powys qualifying rounds.
The Wee Wonders rules are very simple. The youngsters tee off from junior tees closer to each hole, and each golfer is allocated a total of 36 shots. The ‘name of the game’ is to see how far around the 9-hole course they can get.
Every finalist received a certificate and the top two golfers in each age group were awarded trophies by club professional Simon Edwards.
The top 2-3 finishers in each category were as follows:
Years 8 & 9 Boys; 1st Aaron Evans (Builth Wells), 2nd Aled Lewis (Llanidloes), 3rd Steffan Marshman (Llanidloes) Year 8 & 9 Girls; Winner Kathryn Edwards (Llanidloes)
Years 6&7 Boys – 1st Zac Baker (Cefnllys), 2nd Ciaran Price (Builth Wells), 3rd Ceri Jones (Builth Wells)
Years 6&7 Girls – 1st Nicole Greenway (Builth Wells), 2nd Jasmine Lloyd (Builth Wells), 3rd Ellie Probert (Builth Wells)
Years 4&5 Girls – 1st Keisha Lloyd (Builth PS), Saoirse Gaca (Llanidloes CP)
Years 4&5 Boys – 1st Isaac Jones (Penygloddfa – playing up a year group), 2nd Thomas Edwards (Llanelwedd PS), 3rd Joseph Forkings (Newbridge PS)
Years 2&3 Boys – 1st Harry Edwards (Llanelwedd), 2nd Owen Meredith (Talgarth PS), Reuban Baker (Cefnllys PS).
Years 2&3 Girls – 1st Megan Gwilt (Caersws), 2nd Sophie Ashton (Llanidloes PS)
The Wee Wonders Championships is organised by Powys County Council’s Sports Development Unit, and is part of its strategy to increase participation in golf. For more information about golfing opportunities for children please contact either Katie Hamer for North Powys (Email: [email protected] Tel. 01686 614063) or Matt James for South Powys (Email [email protected] Tel. 01874 612335).