Surrey Golf
Surrey U15s win the Triangular Shield against Hampshire and Sussex
On Sunday 13th October, the Surrey U15 team took to the road to play for the Triangular Shield against Sussex and Hampshire at Test Valley GC.
It was a cold but calm day, and despite it being the first time to the course for all the Surrey team, it was to be a successful day for the squad.
The team for the match was as follows:
- Hannarah Choi (Walton Heath)
- Finlay Fergusson (Burhill)
- Will Mannering (Sunningdale Heath)
- Aaron Moody (Burhill)
- Teddy Shaw (Walton Heath)
- Yakov Vorobyev (Wentworth)
- Harry Weatherhead (Burhill)
- Yuqian Zhao (Royal-Mid Surrey)
Yuqian was out first and got some points on the board early, winning both matches 3&2. He was followed in quick succession by Hannarah Choi with a 3&2 win over Hampshire and a 2&1 victory over Sussex.
By the time Finlay Fergusson had also delivered maximum points with a 3&2 win over Hampshire and a 2up win over Sussex, it was clear Surrey were in a commanding position in both matches.
Unfortunately, Teddy Shaw succumbed to both his opponents, however Yakov Vorobyev delivered 2 resounding 6&5 victories - after birdies on holes 1, 2 and 3, he never looked back.
Will Mannering lost out to a strong Sussex opponent 3&2, but managed to deliver a half point from the Hampshire match, with a good par on 18.
Harry Weatherhead delivered a comfortable 3&2 win over Hampshire in match 7, and in a very high quality match with Sussex, both players shook hands on 18 and delivered a half point to their respective teams.
In the final match, the in-form Aaron Moody was too strong for his opponents on the day, winning 4&3 and 3&2 respectively.
This meant the final scores were:
Surrey 5.5 - 2.5 Sussex, Surrey 6.5 - 1.5 Hampshire. Please click here to view the full results.
Overall, this was an excellent day for Surrey, with the team showing a real readiness to step up to the U16 League in 2025.
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