Bahamas junior golf team headed to championships in DR

Bahamas junior golf team headed to championships in DR
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Golf Federation will send its junior national team to the Dominican Republic Thursday, July 29 through August 4. The team will compete in the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships with hopes of bringing home the Hank James trophy, the overall team trophy.

Team Coach Georgette Rolle-Harris.

The other member countries of the Caribbean Golf Association are Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and the US Virgin Islands.

There are three boys age divisions and three girls age divisions for this championship. There will be three days of competition. The format and divisions are:

  • Boys 18U consists of three players. The best two of three scores daily count towards the team’s total scores and points. Team Bahamas has three players and one alternate for this division.
  • Boys 15U consists of three players. The best two of three scores daily count towards the team’s total scores and points. Team Bahamas has three players for this division.
  • Boys 11-13 consists of two players. The best two of three scores daily count towards the team’s total scores and points. Team Bahamas has two players for this division.
  • Girls 18U consists of two players. The best score daily counts towards the team’s total score and points. Team Bahamas has two players for this division.
  • Girl 15U consists of two players. The best score daily counts towards the team’s total score and points. Team Bahamas has one player for this division.
  • Girl 11-13 consists of two players. The best score daily counts towards the team’s total score and points. Team Bahamas has one player for this division.

The boys 18U players are Heathcliffe Kane, Zion Taylor and Alex Dupuch; and the alternate player is Judah Lloyd. The girls 18U players are Nyah Singh and A’marie Smith.

The boys 15U players are Rhan Miller, Patrick Farquharson and Jackson Mactaggart; and Tyesha Tynes is one of the girls 15U players.

The boys 11-13 players are Aidan Gorospe and Kerrington Rolle; and Chemari Pratt is one of the girls 11-13 players.

The 2021 Junior National team will be coached by Georgette Rolle-Harris, a former member of the Bahamas National golf teams, and will be managed by Gina Gonzalez-Rolle, who also serves as chairperson of the junior division for The Bahamas Golf Federation.