Perth,
Western Australia
May 10, 2008
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FreddieÕs a little tiger on the golf course
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He has just won his first trophy at a competition in Sydney for players under 12 years old. Last year he won eight competitions at Nedlands, Lakelands, Gosnells, Wanneroo and Melville and was awarded certificates. And he picked up two certificates when he played in his first two competitions in 2006. Freddie, from Churchlands, said: "I have been playing for four-and-a-half years. "I started when I was four. I had plastic golf clubs when I was two." Now he has a coach and plays at the Wembley Golf Complex - "When my putting is not very good." And he practises every day at home with his dad David. He said his mum Jenny owned a shop and his dad worked there sometimes. "But he likes to spend lots of time with me," he said. "We have a garden but play upstairs. "We have a putting mat and there is a net to catch the balls. "Sometimes I just practise posture and grip. "When I started playing I used to hold it like that," he said, demonstrating with his right hand in front of his left. "Then I changed it to this (left hand over right). "But now I hold it like this because you have to have a V-shape up to your shoulder." Freddie came second from 53 players in the Jack Newton under-12s championships at Sefton Golf Course when he visited Sydney during the school holidays. He said his 20-year-old brother Jimmy was studying computers in Sydney. "He plays golf, too, and has lots of trophies." Freddie said that when he finished school he wanted to be a professional golfer. He said his parents named him after PGA golfer Fred Couples. "I play football and soccer, too," he said. "I like golf because I talk to my friends. "My best friend, Adam, used to play golf but he has given up now. "My other best friend, Owen, has started playing too." |
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