On Tuesday, in cool condition, just over 60 golfers took part in the August Monthly Medal at the Ga’ash Golf Club.The day before returning to school after enjoying a nice summer break, 15-year-old Itai Gonen, from Ramat Hasharon, took home top prize in the “A” Division with a net 67.
Itai, who represented Israel Juniors during the summer tournaments in Latvia and Hungary, really shot an excellent round.He played the front nine with a birdie, seven pars and a bogie to finish even par 35. On the back nine he had seven pars and two bogies for a 2-over par 37.Finishing in second was Raphy Harroche, on net 72.First place in the “B” Division went to Dani Golan on net 65 with Eli Ziv in second place with a net 67.Leading the “C” Division, on 68 points, were Emanuel Papowich and Guy Banhamou – playing in his first tournament – with Emanuel winning on the count-out. if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("656089") != -1){console.log("hedva connatix");document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";}The Nearest-to-the-Pin prize, sponsored by the Greenfield restaurant at the Ga’ash Golf Club, went to Raphy Harroche.