Schmidt wins an all-England final in the NSW Amateur
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Yorkshire’s Ben Schmidt has underlined his reputation as one of England’s finest prospects with a dominant display of golf in the final of the NSW Amateur.
The 17-year-old from Barnsley was never headed in the final against countryman Callam Farr, easily winning 7 & 5.
Schmidt was a very pleased man after the win saying he stuck to his game plan all day.
“Me and Sean, my caddy had a great game plan and we stuck to it all week.”
“I hit some great golf shots and didn’t make many mistakes, and the result shows what happened out there.”
“You’ve got to hit it i the right places out here.”
Coming off an impressive 2019 where he recorded wins in the Brabazon and Carris Trophies, Schmidt said the the NSW Amateur win should set his year up nicely.
“I did all right last year,” he smiled. “It’s good to get my first win for this season under my belt.”
“It’s a massive confidence boost.”
ABOUT THE NSW Men's Amateur
The NSW Medal is played over two courses. It is
two rounds of 18-holes stroke play and then match
play.
The field is evenly divided between the two
venues for the first day’s play with players
changing venues for their second round. The winner
of
the 36 holes stroke play
section of the Championship is the winner of the
NSW Medal.
The leading 32 players from the NSW Medal
(who have nominated to play in the NSW
Amateur) will be eligible to compete in the NSW
Amateur Championship Match Play, with each
match played over 18-holes other than the Final
which is played over 36-holes. The match play is
seeded with ties determined by lot.
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