{"id":43023,"date":"2026-03-19T10:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/?p=43023"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:58:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:28:02","slug":"match-report-junior-div-2-the-grange-vs-kooyonga-at-glenelg-8th-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/03\/match-report-junior-div-2-the-grange-vs-kooyonga-at-glenelg-8th-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Report: Junior Div 2 The Grange vs Kooyonga at Glenelg \u2013 8th March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43024 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Div-2-Team-8th-March-WEB-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Div-2-Team-8th-March-WEB-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Div-2-Team-8th-March-WEB-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Div-2-Team-8th-March-WEB-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Div-2-Team-8th-March-WEB.jpg 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We headed to Glenelg on a chilly morning to play Kooyonga. The weather soon warmed into a beautiful day and the team was in fine form, ready to face a tough opponent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ted \u2013 No. 1<\/strong><br \/>\nTed played in what has become his usual spot at No. 1 and was in fine form, going 4 up with some incredible golf. His opponent wasn\u2019t giving up easily though and fought his way back into the match. Ted dug in, held his nerve, and closed out the match with a solid 3\/2 victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler \u2013 No. 2<\/strong><br \/>\nTyler showed true grit and determination in a hard-fought match. He went 3 down early but battled back valiantly and played the final eight holes only a few over par. He certainly didn\u2019t make it easy for his opponent, eventually going down on the 17th hole, 2\/1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ronnie \u2013 No. 3<\/strong><br \/>\nThis was Ronnie\u2019s debut for Div 2 after coming through the ranks of Mac Shield. He has worked hard on his game and thoroughly deserved the recognition. Playing against an experienced opponent who had to give him eight shots, Ronnie was determined to make the most of the opportunity. Although some nerves were evident towards the end, Ronnie held on to secure a terrific 3\/1 win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire \u2013 No. 4<\/strong><br \/>\nClaire was back in form this week and her determination is always impressive to watch. Focused and consistent, she never entertains the thought of losing. Claire had control of the match from the outset and never gave her opponent a glimmer of hope, winning convincingly 5\/4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kianu \u2013 No. 5<\/strong><br \/>\nKianu played with confidence and produced some outstanding golf. His shot making was excellent and he never wavered throughout the round. He was the only player in the team required to give shots to his opponent, but that never fazed him. Kianu proved his selection was spot on with a resounding 6\/5 victory.<\/p>\n<p>This team continues to evolve and their camaraderie is a pleasure to watch. They show genuine team spirit, with those not selected still coming along to support their teammates. That\u2019s what being part of a true team is all about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grange def Kooyonga 4\/1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Note<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was also pleasing to see Nick McCormack out on Sunday watching the team. He has been sorely missed at Grange. Keep up the good work Nick \u2014 we hope to see more of you around the club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nick-at-Glenelg.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43025 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nick-at-Glenelg-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nick-at-Glenelg-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nick-at-Glenelg.jpeg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sue Hedley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Team Manager<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We headed to Glenelg on a chilly morning to play Kooyonga. The weather soon warmed into a beautiful day and the team was in fine form, ready to face a tough opponent.<span class=\"clearfix\"><a class=\"read_more_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/03\/match-report-junior-div-2-the-grange-vs-kooyonga-at-glenelg-8th-march-2026\/\"> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4427,"featured_media":43024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[30,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-junior-news","category-pennant"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43026,"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43023\/revisions\/43026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grangegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}