Eduard and Singh take NSW Amateur titles
Shyla Singh and Abel Eduard – photo Golf NSW
The New South Wales Amateur titles have been completed at the Pennant Hills Golf Club in Sydney with Kingston Heath member Abel Eduard proving to be somewhat of a giant killer when he accounted for Australia’s current hottest amateur golfer, Harrison Crowe, in the men’s event and Southport Golf Club (Gold Coast) member Shyla Singh defeating her fellow Gold Coaster Godiva Kim to win the women’s title.
Defending champion Crowe, who had been the current NSW Open and Amateur Champion along with the Asia Pacific Amateur title, was up early in his match when he moved two ahead through 13 holes but Eduard fought back to square the match at lunch and then took a 4 up lead within six holes of the resumption in their 36 hole match.
The match would eventually end at the 35th hole with Eduard winning 3&1.
The women’s encounter was a roller coaster affair with both Singh and Kim leading at various stages although Singh would win seven of 13 holes in the latter stages of her match after she too was all square at the halfway mark of the 36 hole final.
Singh would win 4 &3 and achieved some level of atonement for her loss to Sarah Hammett in the final of this very event last year.
