WA’s Josiah Edwards recorded the most significant win of his career to date at the Jack Newton International Junior Classic in NSW.
In contention throughout the week at the 72-hole stroke play championship, the 17-year-old Gosnells member saved the best for last as he blitzed around Cypress Lakes Golf & Country Club in just 66 strokes on the final day.
His best-of-the-day, six-under-par round catapulted Edwards to the top of the leaderboard at -9 for the championship. It was a score that proved just too good for the opposition, leaving Edwards a two-stroke victor ahead of Alfie Ward (QLD) and Kiwi Ryan Xie.
“This was my last year (playing in this competition), so all I wanted to do was win,” Edwards said .”It’s the best feeling. I don’t know how to explain it. Definitely at the top (of my career achievements) right now.”
It was also a good week for Joondalup Country Club’s Nate Johnson, who finished T6th overall at -3 for the championship and claimed the 15-and-under age group title. Elsewhere, Royal Perth’s Spencer Harrison finished T18th, with Declan Pereira (The Vines) T26th.
Nate Johnson also enjoyed a strong week to finish T6th
The girls’ championship was won by South Australian Reagan Denton, with Isabella Leniartek (Mount Lawley) the top WA golfer in T21st.
View the final leaderboards here.
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