Young guns dominate team to Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship

THE JAMAICA Golf Association has announced a strong team, dominated by young players, to this year’s Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship.

It is scheduled for the Barbados Golf Course in Barbados from Wednesday, July 2 to Friday, July 4.

The team was selected after the recent national amateur golf trials at the Caymanas Golf Course in St Catherine, where Zandre Roye and junior player Mattea Issa topped the male and female categories.

The six-player male team members are Zandre Roye, Aman Dhiman, Camden Purboo, Trey Williams, Oshae Haye, and Ryan Lue. Sean Morris was named as the reserve player.

Ryan Lue, at 18 years old, is the youngest member of the male team. He was recently crowned the national amateur golf champion. Trey Williams and Aman Dhiman played on the junior team up to last year.

While young, the team still boasts much experience, with most of the members having represented Jamaica at the senior level at least once before, except for debutant Camden Purboo.

Three of the team members are former national golf champions, including reserve player Sean Morris. The other two are Roye and Haye.

Mattea Issa, Emily Mayne, and Kingston Burke will try to take back the female trophy for Jamaica, as well as contribute to earning the overall country trophy. Issa, at 18 years old, is the youngest of the three. She has been having a good season on the golf course. Mayne has also been having a good season at university in the United States. All three female players have represented Jamaica at the senior level previously and should give a good account of themselves.