Blistering Sportexcel meet

04/06/2003

A HOLE-IN-ONE, two Eagles, and a three-under 72 set a blistering pace in
the second Leg of the SportExcel-National Sports Council tournament at the
Seri Selangor Golf Club in Petaling Jaya yesterday.
Mohamed Hanafiah Jamil from Rahman Putra GC fired the 69 in the Under-18
category, the hole in-one was achieved by 15-year-old Teo Eu Gene, and the
two Eagles belonged to South Korean Park Jun Seok in the Under-15
category.
Hanafiah, the 2001 and 2002 Under-15 champion, graduated with flying
colours against the big boys with birdies on the sixth, eighth, 11th, 14th
and 18th holes. His only blemish was the bogeys on the second and 12th
holes.
(The tournament was held on a shorter course, by bringing forward the
holes).
"The greens were very dry and fast, but my putter was hot and I managed
to come back with a good score after the two bogeys," said Hanafiah.
In the Under-15 event, Park had Eagles on the fifth (427 metres) and
13th (468 metres), but bogeys on the second, seventh, 12th and 15th marred
his round. His birdie on the 18th took his tally to one-under par 72.
Teo, who returned a score of 84, fired the ace on the 131-metre eighth
hole using an eight iron.
"I was just trying to place the ball on the green, but it overshot and
landed on the fringe, and then rolled downhill into the hole," said Teo.
Selected scores - Boys' Under-18: 69 Mohamed Hanafiah Jamil (Rahman
Putra GC); 73 Haziq Hamizan (Negara Subang); 74 Hilmi Abdul Rahman (Kota
Permai), Victor Gan (Tanjung Emas), Damien Chin (Bukit Jambul).
Under-15: 71 (Bukit Beruntuing); 77 Idzwan Azahar (Octville); 78 Mohamed
Ilya Jamil (Rahman Putra); 79 Ken Wong (Bukit Jambul); 80 Daniel Ng
(KRTU), Ai Boon Chen (Kukup).
Under-12 (Boys' and girls'): 84 Mohamed Hisyam (KGNS); 85 Andreas Khoo
(KLGCC); 86 Calvin Khoo (KGSS); 89 Michale Chua (KLGCC); 90 Ng Choo Teck
(KRTU), Darren Lau (Royal Pahang).
Girls' Under-18: 79 Ainil Johani Abu Bakar (KGNS); 86 Jang Eun Bi (Bukit
Beruntung); 87 Melaine Tham (Ponderosa); 89 Bernie Tan (Staffield); 90
Khairun Hanisah (SIGC).
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