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Joshua shoots record 23 in Dubai Golf Junior Series

Joshua Hill shot a tournament record 23 (4 under par) to win on the day and open up a 75-point lead in the Order of merit going into the last event.

Joshua Hill took the title in style in the Black division as the Dubai Golf hosted the seventh event of this seasons Dubai Golf Par 3 Series on Friday at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club’s 9 hole Academy Course. In the Purple Division, Hoshi Yadav took the top spot while in the Blue Division it was Aarnav Nath. Sadie Brannock took the top spot in Yellow Division while Mirwais Arghanidawal emerged best in the White Divsion.

Joshua Hill shot a tournament record 23 (4 under par) to win on the day and open up a 75-point lead in the Order of merit going into the last event.

The event, which saw a strong field of 50 budding future stars, was the seventh of an eight tournament series and is part of an initiative by the Dubai Golf Academy Professionals to encourage junior golfers to move from the driving range to the golf course. Between the two Dubai Golf Academies at Emirates Golf Club and Dubai Creek and Yacht Club, over 500 juniors participate in regular weekly lessons as part of the Dubai Golf Junior Development Programme sponsored by Jumeirah and Wild Wadi Waterpark.

Juniors from five levels of the Dubai Golf Junior programme ( Black, Purple, Blue, Yellow and white) competed against one another with each level being highly contested. Winners received vouchers for Wild Wadi Waterpark, trophies and a host of other prizes. Each score was awarded with some valuable order of merit points which will be added together for all the events throughout the year.

As the competitors are fastly approaching the season ending final event this was a great opportunity for some to give themselves a much needed boost on the order of merit table. Organising golf professional Kenny Monaghan added “It was an excellent day and we are privileged to have some of the finest talent in the UAE. The score today from Joshua was first class. I wouldn’t have fancied taking him on myself today. Congratulations to all the players today we had some playing on the course for the first time, this is valuable experience and hopefully great fun for everyone.”