Dyfed title for Ashburnham juniors

By Robert Lloyd

The Ashburnham Junior Team were crowned Dyfed champions following the 36-hole Junior County Championships in Glyn Abbey in the Gwendraeth Valley.

Jake Griffiths clinched the season-long Individual Order of Merit title after shooting two gross scores of 71 & 73.

Edward Beynon Davies narrowly missed out on the Net Trophy and had to settle for runners-up spot following rounds of 67 & 68.

Ashburnham Junior Captain Oliver Rumble, who shot a 71 gross in the afternoon round, collected the trophy on behalf of the team.

Welsh Boys international Zac Galliford, from Borth and Ynyslas won the County Title with two brilliant sub-par rounds of 65 & 67.

The Ashburnham junior team will now represent Dyfed in the all Wales Finals.

The finals will be held at Builth Wells Golf Club in October.

Ashburnham junior golf organiser Richard Brice said he was delighted with the team’s success.

He added: “The boys were a credit to the Ashburnham Golf Club. Developing young talent is very important to us here at ‘The Ash’ and we always take great pride in their success.”