SAMI AND MAX WIN JUNIOR TITLES AT WINDY ANDALUCIA

Sami Giles (left) and Max Orrin, winner of the girls' and boys' titles at the 5th Andalucia Junior Eurpean Open, in association with the Daily Express, at Finca Cortesin GC, Spain. Image by courtesy of Tournament Director Fred Moghadam and golforganiser.com

FROM THE GOLFORGANISER.COM WEBSITE
Saturday's final totals from the 5th Andalucia Junior European Open, in association with the Daily Express, at Finca Cortesin GC, southeast Spain.

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FINAL TOTALS

216 Max Orrin (North Foreland GC, Kent) 75 70 71.
220 Dean Reece-Davis (Abbey GC, Worcestershire) 76 68 76.
225 Joseph Dean (Renishaw Park GC, Yorkshire) 76 76 73.
231 Samuel Lemon (Farnham GC, Surrey) 78 73 80.
232 Anthony Blaney (Liberton GC, Edinburgh) 83 73 76.
237 Jake Vallis (North Wilts GC, Wiltshire) 75 77 85.
238 Harry Wetton (Woburn GC, Bedfordshire) 80 80 78.
238 Cameron Farrell (Cardross GC, Dunbartonshire) 81 76 81
239 Max White (West Kent GC, Kent) 79 79 81.
245 Kurt Yule (Goswick GC, Northumberland) 86 80 79.
246 Michael Dewsbury (Brocton Hall GC, Staffordshire) 81 82 83.
249 Ewen Ferguson (Bearsden GC, Glasgow) 84 81 84.
257 Tiernan Lindsay (Fortwilliam GC, N Ireland) 86 79 92, Rhys Thompson (Boldon GC, Tyne and Wear) 80 84 93.
260 Alistair Cameron (Chorleywood GC, Buckinghamshire) 88 85 87, Connor Haynes (St Neots GC, Cambridgeshire) 86 86 88.
261 Christopher Little (Frilford Heath GC, Oxfordshire) 82 85 94.
294 Charley Crane (East Sussex GC, Sussex) 97 96 101.

GIRLS
238 Samantha Giles (St Mellion GC, Cornwall) 77 84 77, Poppy Finlay (Vicars Cross GC, Cheshire) 81 77 80 (Samantha won play-off at first extra hole).
241 Sarah Bradshaw (Stoneham GC, Hampshire) 80 80 81.
253 Nicola Foster (Pinner Hill GC, Middlesex) 85 81 87.


FROM THE GOLFORGANISER.COM WEBSITE
High drama was the order of the final day at Finca Cortesin GC in Andalucia on the final day of this prestigious event in southeast Spain.
Poppy Finlay, having seen off her closest and playing partner, Sarah Bradshaw, must have been writing her winner’s speech standing on the 18th tee looking comfortable.
Then Poppy drove out of bounds and scored a tear-jerking 8.
Samantha Giles, playing immediately behind her, hit a majestic approach shot on to the green at the par-5 last hole.
She thought she had to sink the 12-footer to win. In fact she had two for the title but Samantha three-putted.
Poppy and Sami, as she would like to be called, then headed for the 10th in the first ever play-off in the history of this event. Sami won the toss and hit the perfect 9-iron at the 10th, thus putting Poppy under pressure. She missed the green right and bogeyed. Sami two-putted. The title went to the very popular West Country lass with the biggest smile.
In the boys' section Max Orrin, the hot pre-tournament favourite, eventually woke up and mounted a serious challenge for the capture of this title at his third attempt.
Having started the final day one stroke behind Abbey GC’s Dean Reece-Davis, Max eventually took the outright lead after birdies on the fourth, fifth and ninth holes.
Having to take a penalty drop, he hit the very long par-5 11th with the next shot, a carbon copy version of Phil Mickleson’s shot from behind the trees on the 13th at Augusta last April, thus saving par.
Another birdie followed on the short 12th. Dean almost drove the 13th with a monster tee-shot to halve the deficit but Max immediately responded on the 14th where his second shot almost went in for an eagle. A two-shot lead with four holes to go. End of story.
Fred Moghadam of golforganiser.com, the Tournament Director, said:
“On and off the course our youngsters were a joy to watch. What a credit to the British golf. Entry forms for 2011 will be sent to all the UK golf clubs next month.”