Gosnells’ boys and Royal Fremantle’s girls were the big winners on a frantic final day of the Fuel to Go & Play Junior Pennants season.
As well as taking out the Division 1 crown, Gosnells doubled up to land boys’ Division 2. Royal Fremantle’s girls, meanwhile, secured a memorable Division 1 three-peat and also claimed top spot in Division 4.
The girls’ finals at The Western Australian Golf Club saw Royal Fremantle take on Royal Perth in a straight shoot-out for the title, which proved to be a tight affair between two evenly matched sides.
Fremantle gained the first point of the final as Megan Hill swept to a 7&6 win over Danielle Ray Del Val, before team captain Taehee Woo made it 2-0 with an excellent 4&2 triumph over Isabella Leniartek in the top match.
Showing great spirit, Royal Perth fought back to level the tie at 2-2 after narrow wins for Rose Moorby and Meihui Zhao over Heejoo Cho and Dempsey Brown respectively.
It meant all eyes were on the Zoe Grace Ong vs Chanelle Maxwell clash, which was a thrilling microcosm of the entire match.
Royal Fremantle’s Ong held a one-hole lead over Maxwell on the 18th tee and showed nerves of steel to win the hole and the match to shepherd her team to a nail-biting 3-2 victory.
Royal Fremantle skipper Woo paid generous tribute to her team-mates as they revelled in their third consecutive Division 1 title.
“I’m super-proud of the team and all the effort they put in this season,” she told GolfWA. “We all know we can count on each other and it’s the best team I could ever ask for.
“It means a lot to get our third straight win since this is Megan and Heejoo’s final year of junior golf. We are all stoked about winning again and looking to come back next year with another massive bang.”
Elsewhere in the girls’ finals, Joondalup defeated Mount Lawley 3.5 – 1.5 to win Division 2; WAGC whitewashed Mount Lawley 5 – 0 in Division 3; and Royal Fremantle produced a dominant display to clinch Division 4 with a 4 – 0 win over Lakelands.
Good going for Gosnells
Having not topped the boys’ top flight since 2022, Gosnells’ strong lineup proved too good for defending champions The Vines in the final showdown.
Blake Wager got the first point for Gosnells, winning his head-to-head against Lewis Baker 4&3 to complete his season with a 100% winning record from four matches.
It was much closer in all the other ties, but the Gosnells boys found a way to get the job done with narrow wins for Ty Cleland, Connor Pearson and Connor Roberts making the pennant safe.
Declan Pereira got The Vines’ sole point on the day with a fine 2UP win over Mason Burr in a top match awash with quality golf.
Gosnells’ triumphant teams from Divisions 1 and 2
A good day got better for Gosnells as their second team swept to the Division 2 crown courtesy of a 4 – 1 win over Kwinana, with Isaac Low, Kai Scott, Na-Pha Lloyd and Zachary Sasidharan winning the crucial points.
Elsewhere, Lakelands overpowered Gosnells 4-1 to top Division 3, while Bunbury defeated Mount Lawley 3 – 1 in Division 4.
2026 Junior Pennants divisional winners
Girls Division 1: Royal Fremantle GC
Girls Division 2: Joondalup CC
Girls Division 3: The Western Australian GC
Girls Division 4: Royal Fremantle GC
Boys Division 1: Gosnells GC
Boys Division 2: Gosnells GC
Boys Division 3: Lakelands CC
Boys Division 4: Bunbury GC
View all the results and standings from the Fuel to Go & Play Junior Pennants season here.
Joondalup Country Club’s Girls Division 2 champions
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