Club glory is at the forefront of the minds of many of WA’s top young golfers with the Junior Pennants finals taking place on Sunday.
Four divisional titles will be decided in each of the girls’ and boys’ competitions, with matches spread across Lake Karrinyup, Joondalup Country Club and The Western Australian Golf Club.
Joondalup’s testing Quarry/Dune Course will play host to the Boys’ Div 1 and 2 finals, which see the respective winners of the Black and Gold qualifying groups face-off for the flags.
In Division 1, The Vines take on Gosnells in an intriguing showdown that guarantees the winner a welcome return to the Pennants Honours Board. Indeed, The Vines will be hoping to land the flag for the first time this millennium having topped Division 1 just once before – way back in 1999.
With their talented line-up including WA state squad members Declan Pereira and Liam Sullivan, The Vines coasted through the Gold Group, winning all three of their matches en route to the final.
Liam Sullivan and Declan Pereira have led The Vines’ charge to the Div 1 final
Competing in the Black Group, Gosnells are also unbeaten so far having won two and halved one of their matches, with team number one Mason Burr contributing some massive individual wins along the way.
Although Gosnells’ talisman Josiah Edwards has yet to play in the 2025 Junior Pennants season, he is set to make a return for the final and his presence could be a decisive factor in determining the title. His club last won the Division 1 crown in 2022.
Elsewhere in the boys’ competition, Gosnells 2 will take on Mount Lawley for the Division 2 title at Joondalup, while Nedlands vs WAGC 2 and The Vines 3 vs Cottesloe make up the respective Division 3 and 4 finals, hosted by Lake Karrinyup.
Royal Freo girls aiming to go back-to-back
After a famous victory over Mount Lawley in last year’s final, Royal Fremantle are aiming to go back-to-back when they take on Royal Perth in the Girls’ Division 1 final at WAGC.
The two teams finished tied on 5 points from their three qualifying matches, which included an inconclusive halved match between them in Round 2. On paper, the final also could be a very close encounter with both teams able to call on some of the most talented girl golfers in the state.
Royal Perth’s team number one Isabella Leniartek has predictably led by example, winning all three of her individual matches against top-close opposition so far.
She has found able support in WA state squad members Lilli Andrew, Meihui Zhao, while Danielle Ray Del Val has won all three of her matches and Rose Moorby two out of three.
Royal Fremantle are hoping to defend their Division 1 Girls’ title
Royal Fremantle have strength-in-depth of their own, however, with +1 handicapper Heejoo Cho playing the best golf of her career and the highly regarded sisters Heather Grace and Zoe Grace Ong well capable of competing against the state’s top talents.
Taehee Woo, Dempsey Brown and Chanelle Maxwell have also all contributed points throughout the qualifying rounds, making it too close to call an overall winner.
Three other girls’ titles will also be decided at WAGC, with all the head-to-head matches listed below.
Divisional Finals – Boys
Div 1: The Vines 1 vs Gosnells 1
Div 2: Gosnells 2 vs Mount Lawley
Div 3: Nedlands vs WAGC 2
Div 4: The Vines 3 vs Cottesloe
Divisional Finals – Girls
Div 1: Royal Fremantle vs Royal Perth
Div 2: Gosnells 2 vs Joondalup 1
Div 3: Royal Fremantle 2 vs Joondalup 2
Div 4: Gosnells 3 vs LCC/LKCC/Vines 2
The results of the junior pennants finals will be posted here on Sunday.
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