Published: June 01, 2011
Downloads: USKIDS 2011.pdf
The Malta Golf Association was invited to send young golf players to Scotland to participate in the prestigious US Kids Golf European Qualifying Championship. The tournament, in its 4th year, attracted children of all abilities aged between 5 and 18 years to compete for a place in the U.S Kids Golf World Championships at Pinehurst Golf Club in California.
This year Luca Caruana (16 years), John Micallef Stafrace and Quint Van Beek (both 14 years) represented Malta and were amongst some 450 of the world’s best junior players that hailed from 30 different nations. This was Quint’s second participation in this tournament but for Luca and John this was their first real experience in multi-day tournament play overseas.
The three young Malta boys are regular playing members at the Royal Malta Golf Club and over the 2010-2011 season faired well in competitions at their home club. John started the golf season by winning the MGA Shield and saw his handicap drop from 26.0 to a current 10.7. Quint also improved his handicap by five shots and now plays off 9.9. Luca dropped 4 strokes to a current 12.3 despite playing lesser rounds due to his academic examinations.
