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2009 Barrett Amateur Championship Sports Release
Australian Wins Barrett Amateur Championship in Exciting Finale
Jordan Sherratt of Morphett Vale, South Australia
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. 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.
Frittelli earned a spot in the playoff by firing a -1 (70) on Saturday.
Frittelli made 1 bogey at the 2nd hole, followed birdies on holes
3, 5 & 9 (-2 thru 9). On the back, Frittelli made 1 bogey at
the 16th for a +1 (36) and 18-hole score of -1 (70). In the sudden
victory playoff, Frittelli made par to finish in 2nd position in
the 76 player field.
In a 2-way tie for third place were Corey Conners of Listowel, ON
& JG Claassen of Johannesburg, South Africa. Conners fired a
-2 (69) in the final round, while Claassen shot a -1 (70) for a
tournament score of -4 (279).
Mathieu Gingras of Moncton, NB finished as the top New Brunswick
player in the event. Gingras finished the 4th round with a +1 (73),
(72-hole score of +4, 288).
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.
For more information: www.nbga.nb.ca
Barrett Amateur Championship 29-Jul - 1-Aug-2009
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