Promising trio savour glory at ICS/Cobra Puma Junior Golf Championship

Colin Thompson

Created: Jul 22, 2023 07:57 AM

Dylan Muso, centre, won the boys’ 15-19 division. Also pictured are organising committee member Darrin Lewis, left, and tournament director and Ocean View assistant professional OJ Pitcher (Photograph supplied)

Dylan Muso, Ramsey Soutter and Max Parry captured the titles in their respective age groups in the second annual ICS/Cobra Puma Junior Golf Championship at Ocean View Golf Course yesterday.

Muso (152) won the boys’ 15-19 title by a commanding 16 shots over Jonah Faria (168) with Sa-Qui Robinson (172) rounding off the podium finishers.

Soutter (85) also virtually had things all his way on the way to securing the boys’ 12-14 title by 11 shots over sibling Lachlan Soutter (96) with Charlie Smith (101) claiming the final spot on the podium in the division.

Parry (82) endured a tougher outing on the way to winning the boys’ under-11 title by seven shots over William Leman (89) with Mason Durant (111), the remaining player in the division, taking third.

Ramsey Soutter won the boys’ 12-14 division (Photograph supplied)

With Thursday’s opening round postponed becasue of inclement weather, participants had their work cut out with the boys’ under-11 and 12-14 age groups playing 18 holes and the boys’ 15-19 a gruelling 36 yesterday.

After all was said and done, OJ Pitcher, the tournament director and Ocean View assistant professional, hailed the event as a success.

“Overall it was a great tournament,” he said. “Congratulations to all the participants who all went over and beyond to complete the tournament in this heat.

“We saw some very good golf from some of the youngsters, so we just encourage them to stick with it.”

Pitcher also thanked those who contributed towards making the event successful.

“I’d like to thank sponsors Island Construction and Cobra/Puma, the organising committee for their assistance for making this event as professionally run as it possibly can be,” he added. ”The children really enjoyed themselves.

“Also a big shout-out to the maintenance team who did an excellent job in getting the course ready for this event. The course was in great condition due to them and we greatly appreciate their hard work and dedication.

“I also thank the parents for being there on the day to support the children, which is very important.

“I also have to thank Food Factory for being on board. They provided the lunch for all of the children who thoroughly enjoyed that.”