AUSTRALIAN BOYS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, LAUNCESTON GOLF CLUB, FINAL ROUND South Australian Anthony Murdaca became the youngest ever winner of the Australian Boys Amateur Championship with a two stroke victory at Launceston Golf Club on Friday. Murdaca fired a third round 4-under par 68 in the morning and became the only player to fire three consecutive sub-par rounds before an afternoon even par 72 handed him the title. NSW Amateur champion Jake Higginbottom finished in second place despite closing rounds of 4-under par 68 and 3-under par 69. Higginbottom finished with a four stroke gap to Queensland s Maverick Antcliff who finished in third place at 2-under par following his final round 71. Ricky Kato (NSW) and Cameron Smith (QLD) finished in a tie for fourth place at 1-over par following their closing rounds of 72 and 73 respectively. Jarrod Freeman (NSW) finished in outright sixth at 2-over par, two strokes ahead of Josh Cabban (NSW) at 4-over for the championship. Sam Daley (QLD) and Luke Turner (WA) finished two strokes further back at 6-over par. AUSTRALIAN GIRLS AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP, ULVERSTONE GOLF CLUB, FINAL ROUND Fourteen year old Korean Annie Choi held off Japan s Saki Suzuki for a two stroke win at the Australian Girls Amateur Championship at Ulverstone Golf Club. Choi, who was in third place overnight, overcame overnight co-leader Suzuki with her final round with a 1-over par round of 74 to finish at 3-over. I m very happy with how I played, Choi said. The course was quite difficult and the greens were very fast so it s great. The Korean said she was nervous in Thursday s second round but managed to compose herself. I was two-over par on the front nine but I had three birdies on the back nine and I felt like that helped me to get back into a good position, Choi said. After a difficult opening round 81, Western Australia s Jayde Panos fought back to finish in a tie for third place with Cathleen Santoso (NSW) at 6-over par for the championship. Overnight co-leader Chantal Hodson (NSW) finished in outright fifth place and three strokes behind Panos and Santoso at 9-over par. Claudia Lim (NSW) and Su-Hyun Oh (KOR) finished tied in sixth place at 10-over for the championship. The action continues with the Australian Boys Interstate Teams Matches held at Launceston Golf Club from 18-21 April and the Australian Girls Interstate Teams Matches held at Ulverstone Golf Club from 18-21 April.