Riversdale Cup: Ryan Ruffels becomes youngest winner

March 8, 2014 | by

Ryan Ruffels

Teenage golfing sensation Ryan Ruffels, 15, has become the youngest player in its 106-year history to win the Riversdale Cup with a one-stroke victory on Sunday

VICTORIA, Australia (March 9, 2014) -- Teenage golfing sensation Ryan Ruffels, 15, has become the youngest player in its 106-year history to win the Riversdale Cup with a one-stroke victory on Sunday. The son of former Australian Davis Cup tennis player Ray Ruffels beat a 120-strong field of the best amateur golfers from Australia, New Zealand and south-east Asia, finishing at eight-under 280. Ruffels, of Victoria golf club, held off a determined challenge from Metropolitan's Todd Sinnott, who held a six-shot lead after two rounds of the country's premier amateur tournament. Ruffels, a year 11 student at Haileybury College, described it as ''the best win of my career''.

Results: Riversdale Cup

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Ryan Ruffels	, Australia	1000	72-72-66-70=280
2	Todd Sinnott	, Australia	700	68-65-73-75=281
3	Jarrod Freeman	, Australia	500	74-65-71-73=283
T4	Mitchell Smith	, Australia	500	71-71-74-69=285
T4	Taylor MacDonald	, Australia	500	73-67-72-73=285

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About the Riversdale Cup

Riversdale Cup: Ryan Ruffels becomes youngest winner

Australia’ second oldest amateur 72-hole golf tournament is The Riversdale Cup. It is one of the most highly participated events in the Australian amateur golf calendar. More than 250 men and women from around the world compete in the event each year...