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2024 Victorian Junior Country Regions Team Selected


We are proud to announce a team of 15 players (including 4 reserve players) to represent Ballarat District Golf at the Golf Australia – 2024 Victorian Junior Country Regions. The competition will be played on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October at the Heathcote Golf Club.

The Victorian Junior Country Regions is a prestigious annual competition featuring teams from up to seven super regions, with most associations joining with others to form teams. However, Ballarat District Golf proudly competes as a standalone association to maximise the opportunities we can offer to our most talented junior players.

Super regions will be represented by boys and girls who will compete over 36 holes for stroke and handicap honours. Invited regions super regions (district associations in brackets) include:

  • Ballarat District Golf
  • Gippsland (East Gippsland, South Gippsland, West Gippsland)
  • Golf Peninsula
  • Golf South West
  • Hume (Goulburn Murray, North Eastern, Dalhousie)
  • North West (Northern, Golf Central Vic, Murray Darling, Karra Kara)
  • Western Vic (Wimmera, Western)

Our Team

Players: Aaliya Puvanendran (Ballarat GC), Dillon Benton (Midlands GC), Harry Cowan (Bacchus Marsh West GC), Jack Cowan (Bacchus Marsh West GC), Josh Nalder (Maryborough GC),

Liam Howlett (Ballarat GC), Mitchell Wells (Bacchus Marsh West GC), Sam Winton (Midlands GC), Sky Adirekchotikul (Midlands GC), Sydney Viktorie Bayerle (Ballarat GC), Xavier Gleeson (Ballarat GC)

Reserve Players: Nyomi Ahmet (Bacchus Marsh West GC), Oscar Burke (Buninyong GC), Pearl Goodwin (Ballarat GC), Rex Hodge (Mt Xavier GC) – Reserve players will compete in the individual events but are ineligible to contribute to the team score unless a player substitution is made between rounds.

Officials: Andrew Milligan (Team Manager), Andrew Cartledge (Team Coach), Bailey Holloway (Junior Coordinator), Jeanette Tocchet (Secretary), Corey Haase (Committee Member)

Congratulations to all the players selected. We look forward to you proudly representing Ballarat District Golf and our 19 affiliated clubs.

Andrew Milligan

On behalf of the Junior Development Committee