Euan Scot from St Andrews leads
Reid Trophy field at Coxmoor
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A year ago, Aaron Rai suffered the disappointment of losing the under 13 title on countback in the Reid Trophy at Coxmoor. This year he hopes to home in on the main award after firing a best-of-the-day 67 at The Kendleshire.
It leaves the 14 year old from Wolverhampton in second place on 143, a shot behind the leader Ewan Scott from St Andrews but two ahead of the rest of the field.
“I was very disappointed to lose the Under 13 title last year but I’ve got a chance this time,” he said. “It was more testing today in the wind but I hit a lot of fairways and I putted well. Rai had seven birdies on his card, four coming in a back nine of 34. What also helped were two chip-ins on short holes.
“I holed from around 45 feet on the sixth and from about 65 feet on the 11th,” he added. Rai’s change of fortune was in keeping with the conditions. It was more like a change of season rather than a change in the weather yet, ironically, it made for easier scoring.
Gone was the searing heat of yesterday, to be replaced by a more English pattern - overcast, breezy and fresh. But Scott, a member of the Scottish Under 16 squad, revelled in the conditions. His bogey-free 69 was sufficient to earn him the lead on level par 142.
“I’m used to playing in the wind,” he said. “I struggled in the heat yesterday but this is more akin to what I’m used to in St Andrews.” Back home, Scott has finished second in the Scottish Under 14 Championship and fourth in the Under 16. “I want to go one better this week,” he added.
No one beat par on day one but six players bettered it in the second round, including Hertfordshire’s Nick Ward and Maxwell Martin from Warwickshire. Both shot 70 for equal third spot on 145, Martin’s effort attracting more attention as he only turned 12 last week. More comfortable was the feeling on the course although for some the breeze presented its own problems, especially on the 163-yard 11th where the green is completely surrounded by water. Around 30% of the field found a watery grave there with many a card being wrecked.
One of those to suffer was overnight leader Pavan Sagoo, whose 76 included penalty shots for two balls into water, one at the 11th. It leaves the Ealing lad on 146, four over par, in joint fifth place.
Admission is free to the event, which continues to the 13th August. For those unable to attend, scoring, championship commentary and news updates are availale on the Championships Section of the EGU website, http://www.englishgolfunion.org/.
Reid Trophy field at Coxmoor
NEWS RELEASED ISSUED BY ENGLISH GOLF UNION
A year ago, Aaron Rai suffered the disappointment of losing the under 13 title on countback in the Reid Trophy at Coxmoor. This year he hopes to home in on the main award after firing a best-of-the-day 67 at The Kendleshire.
It leaves the 14 year old from Wolverhampton in second place on 143, a shot behind the leader Ewan Scott from St Andrews but two ahead of the rest of the field.
“I was very disappointed to lose the Under 13 title last year but I’ve got a chance this time,” he said. “It was more testing today in the wind but I hit a lot of fairways and I putted well. Rai had seven birdies on his card, four coming in a back nine of 34. What also helped were two chip-ins on short holes.
“I holed from around 45 feet on the sixth and from about 65 feet on the 11th,” he added. Rai’s change of fortune was in keeping with the conditions. It was more like a change of season rather than a change in the weather yet, ironically, it made for easier scoring.
Gone was the searing heat of yesterday, to be replaced by a more English pattern - overcast, breezy and fresh. But Scott, a member of the Scottish Under 16 squad, revelled in the conditions. His bogey-free 69 was sufficient to earn him the lead on level par 142.
“I’m used to playing in the wind,” he said. “I struggled in the heat yesterday but this is more akin to what I’m used to in St Andrews.” Back home, Scott has finished second in the Scottish Under 14 Championship and fourth in the Under 16. “I want to go one better this week,” he added.
No one beat par on day one but six players bettered it in the second round, including Hertfordshire’s Nick Ward and Maxwell Martin from Warwickshire. Both shot 70 for equal third spot on 145, Martin’s effort attracting more attention as he only turned 12 last week. More comfortable was the feeling on the course although for some the breeze presented its own problems, especially on the 163-yard 11th where the green is completely surrounded by water. Around 30% of the field found a watery grave there with many a card being wrecked.
One of those to suffer was overnight leader Pavan Sagoo, whose 76 included penalty shots for two balls into water, one at the 11th. It leaves the Ealing lad on 146, four over par, in joint fifth place.
Admission is free to the event, which continues to the 13th August. For those unable to attend, scoring, championship commentary and news updates are availale on the Championships Section of the EGU website, http://www.englishgolfunion.org/.
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