GOOD START IN AUSSIE HEAT BY TEAM GB GOLFERS

REPORT FROM  TEAM GB CAPTAIN TEGWEN MATTHEWS

Team GB were off to a steady start in the first round at Twin Creeks Golf Club today, when play started at 7.30am and temperatures rose to 35 degrees by mid-morning for the first day of the Australian Youth Olympics Festival.

A sizzling round of eight-under-par 64, marred only by a bogey on the last, put  Team GB member Ashton Turner into top spot for the boys' individual event.
China are lying second with a 67, followed closely by New Zealand on 68 and a host of players on 69, including Team GB member Bradley Neil.

Bradley’s score also contributed to the Team event, where together with a level par score of 72, posted by Team GB member Ewan Scott and 71 and 74 by the girls, Georgia Hall and Chloe Williams, gave them a team total of 286 and tied first with Australia.

New Zealand lie eight shots behind on 294, followed closely by China on 296.

The girls also fared well to lead the individual event, with Team GB members Georgia Hall and Gabriella Cowley both posting one under par 71s. China and Australia are hot on their heels  on level par 72

All the players felt they left some shots out there, including Ashton who bogeyed the last in his scintillating 64!

However, with three more rounds to complete, there is plenty of opportunity for them to maximise their performance, and they are just itching to get out there and do just that!

Team GB Individual scores

Par 72

Boys

Ashton Turner    64

Bradley Neil       69

Ewan Scott        72

Harry Ellis          72

Jack Singh Brar 73

Girls

Georgia Hall        71

Gabriella Cowley 71

Chloe Williams    74

Amber Ratcliffe   75

Lauren Whyte      76