{"id":26051,"date":"2015-10-04T21:55:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T11:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/?p=9820"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:44:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T06:14:14","slug":"lachlan-barker-claims-sa-amateur-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glenelggolf.com\/cms\/2015\/10\/lachlan-barker-claims-sa-amateur-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Lachlan Barker claims SA Amateur title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Story courtesy of Golf SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Glenelg’s Lachlan Barker has defeated fellow clubman Sam Earl on the 35th hole to win the South Australian Amateur Championship 2&1.<\/p>\n

The win was Barker’s first state title and being only 16 years old, it\u2019s likely it won\u2019t be his last.<\/p>\n

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Hosted by Kooyonga, the morning round was played in sunny conditions with a light breeze and after 18 holes Barker was 3up.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the start of the day, there weren\u2019t many people around and it was very quiet; it was actually a good environment to start the round.” Barker said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first nine I got off to a good start, I was bogey free and made a couple of putts and I was 4 up after nine, so it was the perfect start.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen on the back nine, Sam started playing some better golf and I let a couple go and it got back to one shot at one stage, but then I finished the round off strong winning 16 and 17 and ended up 3 up at the turn\u201d.<\/p>\n

After a short lunch break the players continued along in prefect conditions.<\/p>\n

I tried to stick to my game plan for the whole week, which was to play the percentage shots and hit greens in regulation and I knew if I did that, the putts would fall eventually so I stuck to it and it worked for me.<\/p>\n

The score got back to square after 31 holes with Earl starting to make his move.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly in the second round Sam was solid, he only had one bogey so he was 2 or 3 under and I wasn\u2019t keeping up and it was back to square on 13, but then I answered back on 14 and put one stiff, which was a good feeling\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was feeling nervous on the 16th tee (34th) but when I hit my approach into the green it calmed me down and I knew I could hole the putt, which I did, which was good\u201d<\/p>\n

Barker moved to 2 up with two to play and won when both players agreed to pick up with short par putts on the 17th green.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts good to win my first ever ranking event. I\u2019m very pleased with that. I\u2019ve played this event the last two years and missed the cut both times, so its my first made cut\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver winter I haven\u2019t really been playing a lot of golf, it\u2019s sort of being building up, working in the gym, doing physio with the Golf SA High Performance Team and I was lucky enough to go to a Golf Australian camp in August, where I gained access to some great people to build up my game to where it is now, ready for tournament golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a big day for Glenelg Golf Club represented by both finalists and Jenny Lee in the women\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

Three of the four finalists were from Glenelg, that was really special. Playing Sam it was good to see two Glenelg players in the final. Of course I wanted to win, but I wouldn\u2019t have been that disappointed to see Sam go on and win. And it was great to see the support from the Glenelg people, there were a lot of Glenelg members out walking around\u201d. Barker said<\/p>\n

Those thoughts were echoed by Glenelg Golf Club General Manger David Brand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Club is very happy for Lachy and Sam and Jenny for making the final. It\u2019s another indication of how strong our golfing program is progressing. \u00a0We have spent a lot of time over the past few years putting together a world\u2019s best practice program for our members through our Golf Operations team led by Shane Robinson and Gareth Jones\u201d. Brand said.<\/p>\n

Barker has performed exceptionally well in the match play format in recent times, only losing one match for Glenelg during the Pennant season.\u00a0 He won his last five matches of the junior interstate series and won two from four in the senior series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so appreciative of everyone who has been involved with my golf lately. Golf SA, Glenelg Golf Club, Willunga. There were a few Willunga people out supporting today as well which was good to see. I\u2019m still a member out there, I have dual membership. I would like to especially thank my parents driving from Willunga four to five times a week and that\u2019s two trips, there and back. My family have been a huge help\u201d.<\/p>\n

Barker has a solid schedule over the next few months up until the Australian Amateur in January.<\/p>\n

Hopefully this can kick off a big summer of golf for me. I\u2019ve got Keperra Bowl coming up, followed by the Aaron Baddeley Australian final and then after that I\u2019m probably going to focus on school a bit with year 11 exams. If all is well I will hopefully play the Dunes at the end of November and the Greg Norman Junior Masters before Christmas.<\/p>\n

Barker is coached by Glenelg’s Head Teaching Professional and SA State Coach, Gareth Jones, who has been offering his support to his pupil.<\/p>\n

\u201cGareth is over in Japan at the moment and has sent me a couple of messages over the week to rev me up, it\u2019s been great working with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barker is the first Glenelg member to win the South Australian Men\u2019s Amateur Championship since Ben Tuohy in 2003.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE<\/a> for the tournament event page on the Golf SA website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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