with assistance from BarrettAmateur.com Golf Australia National Squad member Jordan Sherratt (SA) came out on top in an exciting playoff on Saturday in the final round of the 2009 Barrett Amateur Championship. Sherratt shot 72 in the final round to go with his opening round of 71, 2nd round of 67, & 3rd round of 69. The South Australian and National Squad team mate Daniel Beckmann were the first Australians to play in the Barrett Amateur. Saturday s finish came down to the wire as Sherratt missed his opportunity to win the championship on the 72nd hole of play, which then forced a playoff with 2008 Barrett Amateur Champion Dylan Frittelli of Preotoria, South Africa. Sherratt, is currently ranked in the top 100 amateurs in the world according to the World Amateur. Sherratt started the day with 2 double bogeys at holes 1 & 2, followed by a birdie at the 3rd. He then made another birdie on the fifth hole & finished the front nine with a bogey at the 9th, to go out in 39 (+3). On the back nine, Sherratt made one bogey on the back at the par 3, 12th hole, but made birdies at 11, 13, & 17 to finish with a 33 (-2), and an 18-hole score of +1 (72), 72 hole score of -5 (270). In the sudden victory playoff, Sherratt stuck his 2nd shot close on the par 4, 1st hole to make birdie & to claim the championship. With his victory, Sherratt earned an exemption into the 2009 Canadian Amateur Championship, scheduled for Le Club de Golf le Blainvillier, at Blainville, PQ. The top 20 finishers have earned points on the RCGA s National Order of Merit, whereas the top 25 competitors earning an automatic exemption into next year s Barrett Amateur Championship.
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