
© Sonia Reyes
Enthusiasm, sacrifice, courage and passion for golf is what we witnessed this weekend at the Kikuoka Country Golf Club.
For 36 holes over two days, juniors from all over the country and aged from 12 to 18, gave it their all to become the new champions in Luxembourg.
They not only battled the elements, sun, rain and wind but also the tough competition. All of them played to the best of their abilities, putting aside stress, frustration and happiness... this is what golf is about.
Spectators and fans felt overwhelming admiration for the juniors taking to the fairways, as they showed not only a range of skills but also great fitness and mind control.
After a very close competition for the Boys and Girls age bracket, the overall National Champions 2021 are Stefan Rojas with an amazing score of +6. Very closely followed by his twin brother Andrew Rojas +9 who gave one of the best performances throughout the second day as he earned second place. Lenny Mines was third.
For the girls group, Caroline Point became the National Champion with a score of +21, followed by three amazing girls with a very narrow margin of one stroke, taking second place was Maud Forcy and Marie Baertz in third.
All of the young golfers strengthen their position from last year with a very solid performance to become the new National Champions.
The Results board finished as follows:
Overal National Champions:
Boys
First Place: Stefan Rojas +6
Second place: Andrew Rojas +9
Third place: Lenny Mines +11
Girls
First place: Caroline Point +21
Second place: Maud Forcy +22
Third place: Marie Baertz +22
Federal Front Tees Champion:
Browne Charlie +16.
Girls U15
First place: Emma Lahaije +35
Boys U15
First place: Charel Mayer +62
Boys U13
First place: Maxime Morn +32
Second place: Daniel Morn +72
Families and friends enjoyed the weekend at Kikuoka Golf Club and even toddlers had the opportunity to showcase their early golf skills at the golf course.
The future of the sport is in the young generations and these children are the best example that the Grand Duchy has strong players to keep the sport alive.