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The quartet are all members of the Bendigo Academy of Sport golf program, a training squad which gets together once a month under the guidance of former Bendigo-based professional and Neangar Park golf operations manager Kris Mueck.<\/p>\n
Hopeful of a big tournament, Niall identified good mate Alston, also 17, as a player to watch during the state amateur championship.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a more than handy golfer and has competed pretty well in some of these types of tournaments before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as I beat him I\u2019ll be happy,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in all seriousness, Archie is a great golfer and he has taught me a lot.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no doubt he will do well. I\u2019d love to see all four of us Neangar boys right up there.<\/p>\n
\u201cTommy (Boucher) is a little jet. He is out here all the time and works at it and is highly dedicated.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe obviously has a lot of talent to work with.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsidering he plays off 13 and keeps up with us boys, he\u2019s doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Niall himself is in the midst of a consistent season, highlighted by wins at the Heritage Golf and Country Club, the Neangar Park men\u2019s club championship, the Bendigo Junior Open and the District Champion of Champions at Belvoir Park just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Following this week\u2019s event, he will contest next week\u2019s Peninsula Masters at Moonah Links and The Dunes, followed by the Portsea Open Amateur later in the month.<\/p>\n
He estimates he will play in 20 events between now and the end of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo better way to fun,\u201d Niall said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou get to go out and play a bunch of nice courses and there\u2019s always a good bunch of boys that play them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m kind of living the life at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neangar Park Golf Club membership\/marketing coordinator Renae Boucher said it was a feather in the cap of all four youngsters to have earned their place in the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have four Neangar Park juniors competing against some of the best young golfers in Victoria is a tremendous achievement and a testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment each of these young men has shown.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe forecast was looking a little wet this week, so the conditions are sure to test every player.<\/p>\n
\u201cFortunately, our boys were well prepared, with their wet weather gear packed and ready to take on whatever Mother Nature threw at them.\u201d More sport from page 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEANGAR Park Golf Club is being strongly represented this week as the state\u2019s best young golfers battle it out at the Victorian Junior Amateur Championship on the state\u2019s border. Four of the club\u2019s most talented junior members \u2013 Frankie Niall, Archie Alston, Ryder Comer and Thomas Boucher \u2013 all qualified for the championship, which is […]<\/p>\n