Penrith GC’s 2024 Eric Apperly Shield squad. Left-Right: Co-manager Michael Organ, Kyle Armstrong, Zavier Button, Jessica Fog, Will Sherwood, Riley Cleminson, Ryder Jerzyna, Xavier Stamatakis, Aydan Crowe, Brent Gadd, Riley Stasiuk, co-manager Blade Gadd.
Junior teams from two local golf clubs have entered this year’s Eric Apperly Shield Pennant competition, which begins this Sunday – 14th July.
Stonecutters Ridge is drawn in Section 2, alongside Castle Hill, Cumberland, Bankstown and Cammeray, whilst Penrith is drawn in Section 6, alongside Pennant Hills, The Lakes, Avondale, Northbridge and North Ryde.
Stonecutters Ridge begin their season against Castle Hill, with the matches to be played at Cumberland. Penrith begin their season against Pennant Hills, to be played at Pennant Hills.
Stonecutters Ridge will host Round 5, in Section 2, on 11th August, whilst Penrith will host Round 2, in Section 6, on 21st July.
The Penrith GC squad is: Aydan Crowe, Brent Gadd, Jessica Fog, Kyle Armstrong, Riley Cleminson, Riley Stasiuk, Ryder Jerzyna, Will Sherwood, Xavier Stamatakis and Zavier Button, whilst the managers this year are Michael Organ and Blade Gadd.
The Stonecutters Ridge squad is: Ryan Cadle (Captain), Jack Gillett, Annoushka Maikap, Jackson Northey, Sean Sammons, Ayoush Verma, Savannah Webb, Kade Webber, Michelle Yang, mangers Craig Baird and Sue Fairhurst.
There will also be several local juniors playing with Concord in this year’s competition, including Coby Carruthers (Jordan Springs), Chayse Thorpe (Richmond) and Ti Fox (Richmond) playing for Concord Blue, whilst Chaewon Lee (Glenmore Park) is playing for Concord Red.
The Eric Apperly Shield was first contested in 1952 and is an inter-club and district teams’ competition, open to both metropolitan and regional clubs. Played from July to September, the competition is for female and male golfers, who are aged 21 years and under.
Named after one of NSW Golf’s pioneering greats, the Eric Apperly Shield is considered the State’s preeminent inter-club competition for elite junior Golf
The format sees two teams, consisting of six individual matches, compete over 18 holes of match play without the benefit of handicap.
Teams are initially pooled into groups for the home and away phase of the competition. The winners of each pool progress through to the Finals, which are played in a knockout format.
