THREE-PEAT: Jnr Blues Too Good In The West

New South Wales has made it a three-peat of Australian Junior Interstate Teams Crowns, securing the title with a nail-biting four-match-all tie against hosts Western Australia in the final round-robin contest at Royal Fremantle Golf Club.

The Blues entered the final match knowing that a win or draw would be enough to secure the title for a third straight year. However, there were a few heart-in-mouth moments with the contest looking like it could go either way throughout the morning.

Western Australia knew they needed to win to have any chance of the major trophy, and it looked like a distinct possibility the trophy might stay in the West until Kayan Mududana claimed a 3 /1 result in the final match on course. At that point, the NSW contingent knew they had secured the title.

Much like last year, the NSW team was undefeated for the week, with five wins and just one tie and an imposing 30 1/2 matches won throughout the three days of competition.

With several players from last year’s outfit ineligible due to age, it was a new-look boys team that also claimed team honours for the second time in three starts.

The girls, sadly, didn’t make it a clean sweep after stumbling to the sandgropers, but still walked away in third place on countback for the week with several players in the team richer for the experience.

NSW team Manager Tahnia Stalker was ecstatic with the result and complimented her charges on the maturity and fighting spirit they displayed all week.

by David Tease