Island teenager wins two trophies at regional junior golf event
Henry Oatley, from Osborne Golf Club, clinched the U16 handicap title and the Willard Trophy at the Hampshire Junior Championships at Hockley Golf Club in Twyford Down.
The 19-handicapper from the Isle of Wight delivered a standout performance with a nett-par 66, putting him five under by lunchtime.
But the competition was interrupted by a thunderstorm, forcing organisers to temporarily halt play and shelter competitors in the clubhouse.
Once play resumed, Henry finished the remaining nine holes in just 31 strokes, two ahead of Romsey's Harrison Yeates.
His round included four birdies in the first five holes, helping him secure the Willard Trophy.
Henry's round also featured six birdies, two nett eagles, three bogeys, and a double bogey on the final hole.
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His performance placed him four shots ahead of Wellow's Tiago Fernandes, the newly crowned U14 Champion.
Stoneham's Jamie Prewitt, who also shot a nett 66 in the first round, finished five strokes behind Henry on the back nine.
He is the first Isle of Wight golfer to win the U16 handicap title since Campbell Laird of Shanklin and Sandown in 2019, and only the third in the competition's history.
The only other Isle of Wight winner was Ryan Harmer in 2013 while at Freshwater.
Henry was the Isle of Wight's sole representative across all five age categories this year.
The Pechell Trophy was claimed by Conor McKenna of Royal Guernsey, who shot two under to beat defending champion Albie Beeston of North Hants.
Shanklin's Conor Richards was the last Isle of Wight player to win the title in 2015, also at Hockley.
The first was R Underwood from Freshwater in 1975.
Jordan Sundborg of Shanklin remains the last Isle of Wight golfer to win the men's county championship, having done so in 2017.
He also won the U14s Championship in 2011, the only Isle of Wight winner in that category since its inception in 1951.
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