Young golfers put on show at Omeya junior open
Junior Golf
Kyle Johnson leads the pack with another impressive win
Last weekend, the Omeya Golf Course hosted the Omeya Junior Open, a two-day event that saw young golfers set the stage. According to Namibia Junior Golf secretary, Jessica van Schalkwyk, the event went very well. "The players braved the cold, early mornings to tee off, but luckily warmed up later on," she said.Sponsored by the Namibia Junior Golf Foundation, the event featured 23 juniors competing in Divisions A through E. Van Schalkwyk was impressed with the talent on display. "We saw a lot of talent shine this weekend and the NJGF committee is striving to develop this potential to represent Namibia at the highest level," she noted.
Sixteen-year-old Kyle Johnson of Walvis Bay Golf Club put his talent on display once again, coming into the competition with high confidence after winning the Bank Windhoek Tsumeb Open two weeks ago.
The winners and runners-up were as follows:
Overall Gross Winner - Kyle Johnson
Overall Net Winner - Samuel Nel
A/B Division:
Gross Winner - Charles Lohmann
Gross Runner-up - Connor Gibson
Nett Winner - Rudi Auseb
Nett Runner-up - Justin Naobeb
C Division:
Gross Winner - Regardt Kruger
Gross Runner-up - AJ Louw
Nett Winner - Declan Renton
Nett Runner-up - Prince-Robert Kahimise
D Division:
1st Place - Ethan Johnson
Non-Handicap Division (E Division):
1st Place - Matthias Nel
2nd Place - Jo-Ann Auses
3rd Place - Evan De Vos
Van Schalkwyk highlighted the efforts of the Namibia Junior Golf Foundation in producing young talent. "The committee is in the final stages of creating a new development program for junior golf in Namibia, which will hopefully be ready to be released towards the end of August," she added.