Ryan Ruffels wins Australian Junior title

April 11, 2014 | by

Ryan Ruffels

Ryan Ruffels capped his performance with a 72nd hole birdie to win the Australian Boys' Amateur Championship by three strokes

VICTORIA, Austalia (April 11, 2014) -- Victorian Ryan Ruffels capped his performance with a 72nd hole birdie to win the Australian Boys' Amateur Championship by three strokes on the St.John Course at The Heritage Golf and Country Club.Ruffels fired rounds of 70-69-68-70 to finish at 11-under par on a rain-soaked course, three clear of New South Welshman Blake Windred who closed with a 4-under par 68. Victorian Brett Coletta finished third, three strokes further back. "Blake and Brett are both really good players and better than that, they're really good guys. We had a lot of fun out there today," Ruffels said. "For me the first two rounds, I just kept the ball in front of me. The fairways are nice and wide so you've just got to be able to hit the fairways and with the greens this soft, you're able to get aggressive with the second shot. I was able to hit it close enough to take a bit of stress off the putting and ended up playing pretty stress-free golf for most the four rounds which was great." Ruffels continued on his recent good form which included victory at the recent Riversdale Cup in Melbourne. "I think there were four or five guys that came in this week as pretty strong favourites and there are a lot guys in state squads that are really good. To be able to beat those guys this week - I knew I had the ability to win it - but it's just about doing it and I'm very relieved," Ruffels added. The 15 year-old's exemption into the Emirates Australian Open in November will be his second consecutive appearance."I had so much fun playing at the Aussie Open last year, got to play with some really cool guys and obviously having a good tournament as well. It's good to have secured that spot," Ruffels said. The Boys’ Interstate Teams Matches will be played from 13-16 April will all Australian states and territories represented.

About the Australian Junior Amateur

Ryan Ruffels wins Australian Junior title

The Australian Junior Amateur Championship is open to players aged under 18 years on the first day of play. The initial field size is 156 players (105 boys and 51 girls), and it is contested over 72-holes stroke play (with a cut after 54-holes).

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