Pennant News
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Cumberland Junior Pennant Report
Sunday 3 November vs Massey Park at Campbelltown
Cumberland 3.5 – Massey Park 2.5
Looking to bounce back from last week’s loss to competition-favourites Campbelltown, the boys travelled to a hot and muggy Campbelltown to take on Massey Park in Round 4 of the Junior Pennant season.
Through 15 holes, the team was up in five of the six matches, prompting a late surge from the Massey Park squad. Fortunately, the early hard work paid off and it was enough to secure a well-deserved victory.
As has been the trend for most of the year, the final result was incredibly close, with Cumberland winning 3.5 to 2.5.
Gabriel, despite being down at the turn, fought back valiantly to secure half a point for the team. Riley, unfortunately, peaked a week early and couldn’t replicate his great 8&7 win against Campbelltown at Pennant Hills.
Kudos to Angus, who displayed great character in his courageous yet dominating win. Edwin played strongly and fought hard all day but regrettably fell victim to the treacherous 18th hole.
Roger was his usual charismatic self, chatting and laughing with his playing partners all day, reminding us all that the objective of the game is to have fun. Harry seized the rare opportunity to play scratch matchplay against his opponent, delivering a commanding win.
Individual results were:
Riley lost 2&1
Harry won 4&3
Roger won 3&2
Angus won 5&4
Gabriel halved match
Edwin lost 1 down
The season has now effectively concluded as this Sunday our team has a Bye. With no points awarded for Bye rounds, the team will finish on 2 points, currently sitting 2nd out of 5 teams.
While they can’t make the finals, the boys should be incredibly proud of their achievements this year. It has been an honour managing such a great squad.
Thank you to all of the parents and supporters who came out to cheer the boys on throughout the season; it is greatly appreciated.
Special thanks also to the Cumberland administration and Board, Joanne Bannerman, and Matt Andrew, for their unwavering support.
Josh Russo
Team Manager