SMYTH WINS NSW AMATEUR UNDER WHITTLE'S GUIDENCE

BOLAND WINS NATIONAL TITLE

Golf Australia/AIS National Squad member Julia Boland has secured a wire-to-wire win in the Australian Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Brisbane Golf Club.

Boland who has been working with her coach Glenn Whittle for three years shot rounds of 70-73-72-75 to finish at 2-over par and three strokes ahead of South Australia’s Ebony Heard who also finished with a final round 75 and 5-over for the championship.

It was a sweet victory for the Tamworth Golf Club local who has already claimed the Lake Macquarie Amateur and Victorian Stroke Play Championship in 2009.

Boland said she was delighted with her win.

“I’m very pumped- it’s an honour to get my name alongside the other names on this trophy,” Boland said.

She also thanked her caddy who missed her own club championships to be on Boland’s bag.

Earlier in the week, Boland said the course layout was the type that “makes little mistakes look like big errors” but she held firm for the wire-to-wire victory.

“I think I showed good mental strength when things went a pear-shaped and was generally very patient throughout the four rounds.”

Boland now joins an honour roll which includes Karrie Webb and Sarah Kemp.

Address and Impact are not the same

Hi all

I thought this image might help you to see the difference between your set up and impact position for a iron shot

Notice the bent "right wrist and flat left wrist", commonly seen on the swing model I teach "hands inside the clubhead" below the hips both in the backswing and follow through

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Congratulations to Julia Boland who today won the Riversdale Cup in Victoria. Only one month ago Julia won the Lake Macquarie Amateur Championship. Both tournaments are national ranking events which depict Julia's current level of golf

Julia and I have worked hard on her game over the past 18 months, to be honest even the last two weeks, but her greatest strentgh as with any successful sports person is her attitute and determination.

Julia is studying Exercise Science at the Sydney University and graduated from the New South Wales Institute of Sport Golf Program after a three year scholarship in 2007.

Congratulations Jules!

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