Youth
Impressive debut for Crawford College Sandton at golf championship
Grade 11 pupil Adam Abro from Crawford College Sandton represented his school at the prestigous National College Golf Championship, held at Dainfern Country Club.This is a recognised tournament for ranking players in the National League and featured a number of players who are in the top 10 in South Africa.
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Adam played phenomenal rounds during round 1, scoring 3 over par for the day, which placed him 16th in a field of 78 players. Unfortunately, day two proved extremely challenging for Crawford College Sandton’s players, resulting in the team dropping out of the top 3. But on the third day, Adam and his fellow players placed third with a combined score of 3 over par.
The final day saw the team having an outstanding round and ending in sixth position in the Team Section.
Crawford College Sandton congratulates Adam on an outstanding result in the school’s debut in this tournament, in which 36 teams from 20 schools took part.
Charles Smith, head of sport at Crawford College Sandton, said he believes in the late golfing legend Arnold Palmer words: ‘Success in this game depends less on strength of body than strength of mind and character.”