Young Barbadian Golfers Making Strides
Read below the stories of two young golfers from the Barbados Golf Club.
4-Year Old Ashton O’Kola is an Up and Coming Golf Star.
The youngest golfer in the David Marshall Youth Golf Academy is full of potential with a promising golf future ahead. Ashton O’Kola trains at the Barbados Golf Club every week and we can all see how much he loves the game.
This past week, Ashton traveled to Illinois to compete in the 2021 Pepsi Little People’s Golf Championships, representing Barbados well.
A very big Congratulations to him for placing 2nd!
Ashton competed in the division 1, age 3-5 category, which comprised of 5 holes totaling 463 yards over 2 days.
His Results:
Playing well on day one, but making a disappointing triple putt on one hole sent his score up. However, he recovered well on day two.
Day 1: Par on hole 1, Bogey on hole 2, Par on hole 3, Triple Bogey on 4, and Bogey on 5. Totaling 25.
Day 2: Par on hole 1, Birdie on hole 2, Par on hole 3, Double Bogey on 4, and Double on 5. Totaling 20.
Ashton has now qualified for the IMG World Junior Championship in San Diego to represent Barbados.
WELL DONE!
Emily Odwin Continues to Rise in the Golf World
Local golf star Emily has become the first Barbadian female to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships.
She made the cut after placing 2nd in the New York state sectional qualifying event, which was played at the Sunningdale Country Club. Her five under par score of 66 was one shot behind the USA winner.
Odwin agreed that the difficult Sunningdale course, which measures a 6,150 par 71, was really tough to play but she tried to hit as many fairways as possible. The 17-year old golfer hit 17 greens in regulation and made six birdies.
Odwin will continue to take on the best female amateur golfers from around the world in the next few months. She will compete in the 72nd U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships in July, followed by the 121st U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships in august.
Congratulations to both of these young golfers!
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