Courtesy of Torin Chen – North Shore Times North Shore Times Online Castlecove golf club is teeing off on an initiative to promote junior golf on the north shore. The club is hosting the inaugural Willoughby Junior Classic on September 9. The event is open to boys and girls under the age 16 with a golflink or Jack Newtown Junior Golf handicap. Classic organiser Lerida Grant said the event was an opportunity for children to test their golfing skills in either a 9-hole or 18-hole competition. “We are trying to regenerate interest in golf particularly for the youngsters in the community,” she said. “The club itself hasn&apost had a junior program in years so we want to provide some golf for the kids. “It&aposs not a serious competition, it&aposs all about participation and getting out there and having a go and getting kids involved in sport.” Castlecove juniors Oliver Fleming, 13, Geena Grant, 11, and Hamish Grant, 10, were three of 14 juniors who recently took part in the MYGolf junior program. The other participants included Eden McKnight, 12, Joshua Donkin, 9, Gus Barassi, 9, Finn Barassi, 7, Aidan Roost, 8, Will Black, 13, Pearce Watson, 11, Celine Soo, 10, Hamish Wood, 10, Finn Le Moenic, 11, and Jarrod McCabe, 8. Geena, a Year 6 Castle Cove Public School pupil, said she couldn&apost wait to hit the greens. “I like putting,” she said. The juniors will be playing off special children&aposs tees.
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