The T&T national junior golf team sponsored by Republic Bank, played much better golf on the second day of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championship at the Carambola Golf Course in the US Virgin Islands, yesterday.
The very dry golf course has caused the T&T juniors some problems, but led by captain Liam Bryden and Sol Joanni who both shot 76 yesterday, came back strongly on overnight leaders Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Varun Singh who led the way with an 80 on Tuesday, faltered today shooting 89.
Zach Correia continued his good play putting together a score of 79 to add to his first day 81 in the boys 14-15 category. Ryan Peters added an 84 to his first day 80, while Brandon Matabadal continued to fight adding a 92 to his first day 87.
In the girls 16-17 Ysabelle Lawrence improved to an 84 to add to her first day 86, but trails both the leader Diana Velez who added a fine 74 to her first day 85 and Dominican Republic player Gabriella Victoria who has shot a pair of 83's. Sabrina Mitchell did not have a good day today adding a 97 to her first round 95.
In the girls 14-15 category, Serena Mackenzie shot an 86 to add to her first round 82, to trail leader Valeria Pacheco from Puerto Rico who has rounds of 78 and 80. Dominican Republic player Yae Eun Kim lies second with 78 and 86. Karina Matabadal shot 93 to add to her first round of 89,
In the girls 13 and under, Zoe Correia shot 95 yesterday to go with her first round 96. Correia (Zoe) trails leader Maria Sanchez from the Dominican Republic who has rounds of 87, 82 and Camila Robles of Puerto Rico, who shot 89 in both rounds. Samantha Juteram improved dramatically shooting 98 to add to her first round 115.
In the boys 13 and under Correia (Zico) added a 98 to his first round 100. Justin Kublasingh who had 97 in the first round had to withdraw in the second round. Unfortunately in this division T&T lies in seventh position.
In the overall team competition, T&T continues to trail the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to lie in third place, but have moved further away from fourth placed Jamaica.