KGK's juniors were at Hammel Golf Club on Sunday 28/9 to fight for maximum honors in DGU's Team Tournament. In the national final, the U16M (aka the "Boys' Team") faced off against the western champions from Hedensted, while the U25 (aka the "Girls' Team") had to compete against the ditto champions from Viborg. After 18 close final holes, the result was a nice silver medal for the U16M and another victory and gold medals for the U25!
This means that KGK can claim Eastern Denmark's best and Denmark's second-best U16 team two years in a row! That in itself is a tremendous achievement, but this year KGK topped that achievement by ALSO taking the title of Denmark's best U25 team! Nothing less than exceptionally well done by the young people. Well played – HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE!!!
Match details:
The U16M boys started the fun in brilliant sunshine against four strong Hedensted boys with worryingly low handicaps and sharp shots. The 1st single quickly found themselves behind a well-playing Mid-Jydje team, who made the conditions extremely difficult both in terms of scoring and mentally – because the game wasn’t that bad! To put things in perspective, Hedensted’s 1st single chose to end the fun on the 14th and 15th with two birdies in a row, and even though KGK bounced with a 270-degree hole-edge birdie on the 14th, it was too much of a mouthful this day – 4&3 was the result. That’s what you call an “OK” defeat, if you analyze it thoroughly.
The 2nd single was now under pressure, because a lost match would mean over and out for the entire match. But this match also started out difficult for KGK, who were 3 down at the start of the match. But a heroic fight back culminated in a fine KGK birdie on the par-3 hole 15, which now gave KGK 1up! But the momentum did not go any further, because on the next hole it was disrupted by an incomprehensible lost ball in a small grove. And on the 17th, KGK found OB on the left (perhaps because the fore-caddie chose to drive across the course in the middle of the swing). After the 17th, KGK found themselves down by one hole, and it looked bad, because at least a split match was needed. KGK hammered a drive into the fairway while Hedensted perhaps felt the pressure and got plenty on the left, from which it could only be put up. KGK found himself short of the green and simply managed to win the hole with a swing and a swing, pulling the foursome into the picture for the decider. Talk about performing when the pressure is on.
The foursome match was also quite even throughout with a small advantage to KGK, who went into the game unimpressed. Around and on the 16th green, however, nerves were noticeable, and a three-putt sent Hedensted 1up. Hedensted then smashed a drive into the fairway and KGK really felt the pressure. The KGK drive was sent dangerously directly towards OB on the left, to hit a branch and bounce, short, back onto the fairway – phew, lucky! From here, however, it was only possible to lay up, while Hedensted sent the short-sided right around the green. The pin was completely at the back with an unpleasant slope down and a bunker behind the green. KGK's 3rd shot was too far into the tailwind and found an almost impossible downward slope at the very back of the bunker, for a short pin and drop away from the back edge of the green. Hedensted played sensibly onto the green 5m from the flag and awaited the impossible shot. KGK then hit an out-of-this-world god bunker shot, which inexplicably fell short of the flag and thus a good opportunity to save a vital halving of the hole. Hedensted had the opportunity to close and close, but now putted 3m too far down the hill and still had the honor. HORROR. KGK was perhaps not completely put off after all? But, in the tense situation, Hedensted kept a cool head and holed the next putt – and KGK could now at most get a draw in the foursome. Hedensted had won; there was nothing more to bet on. That's how quickly things can go in match play. The foursome then played the 18th hole anyway, because it was right on the way in. 1up to Hedensted was the formal result and 6-1 overall to Hedensted.
In 2024, KGK had a putt to win the National Final in U16 with a hole in the end. Again this year, the National Final was the final stop after a heroic effort of the big and very small fluctuations. It's hard to be right and almost two years in a row. So the disappointment was of course palpable for the boys. It's just super cool TO BE RIGHT THERE, where the finals are to be decided. And in addition, once again be Eastern Denmark's best bet to beat Jutland in the National Final. We are super proud of you, boys! WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE DM-SILVER!
The – despite the defeat – proud Boys' Team/U16M. From left: Victor Holstein Arnesen, Frederik Hove-Andersen, (Henrik Hove-Andersen, Team Captain), Philip Tiger Hamilton, Herman Ravnholt Frandsen and August Mønsted (absent Johannes Noye Ostenfeld, Piet Saunte):
The U25 girls were the last in action to face four hard-hitting boys (again again – what else). Here too, the two singles quickly found themselves some gaps early in the match. The first single was down through almost the entire match, without being completely put down. In the 16th, however, the knife was carried, and the defeat at 4&2 was a reality. The opponent was simply too stable for there to be anything to do.
The other way around was the second single, which instead brought the game under control and balanced the score on the 8th hole. By the 12th hole, the match had turned to 2up in KGK's favor - what a development! That position held until the very same 16th hole, where KGK, after a "textbook pair" (fairway, green in regulation and two safe putts), emerged victorious with 3&2. It was a tie at 2-2 after the singles and the foursome became decisive.
In the foursome, on the other hand, there was momentum from the start again via stable play from KGK and a slightly nervous start from Viborg. KGK quickly got 3-up. The match wavered a bit around the 3-up, but after a bit of fumbling on the 13th and 14th, the match was suddenly A/S. On the 15th, a tap-in par was enough to get 1-up again for KGK after a big wild shot from Viborg. The team captain could then see a class drive thrown into the fairway from his crew on the 16th. Viborg went into the green bunker, KGK just short of the green. A medium bunker shot and missed putt later gave KGK an opportunity from about two meters to become a lovely dormie 2-up. The putt crept around nervously. On the 17th, Viborg cannoned a drive into the fairway, while KGK found some small trees on the right, from which a branch was taken, and they only got about 20 meters forward. The advantage then definitely went to Viborg. Viborg were perhaps pumped here, because the approach shot was thrown into the bunker behind the green (yes, the “boring” one again), while KGK chose to throw the 3rd shot in 5m from the club a little uphill. Viborg had to see the bunker shot furnished with an all-too-familiar “flap” from the difficult lie. Viborg played a little too far in again, and made do with the difficult downhill putt, which we also knew in advance. KGK breathed the morning air and cleverly putted towards a given (it was not given, however). Then, on the contrary, there was some putting rubber arm in it for Viborg, and KGK was able to "tap" in for a narrow 2&1 victory and scenes of jubilation on the 17th green. The dream was fulfilled. No team managed to beat the girls in the 2025 season, and then they can deservedly adorn themselves with the title of BEST U25 TEAM IN DENMARK! WOW! The DGU representative thought that there should be more "pure" girls' teams. It was quickly agreed that in 2026 there will be a "girls' team" from KGK again. It has really been "only" the goal that the girls should go out and have fun. It can be said that it has been fun for us to witness. THANK YOU SO MUCH for an unforgettable season and HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GOLDEN MEDALS!!!
The girls' team/U25 – in the company of Viborg and proud families. Throughout the season, the team has consisted of Signe Widlund, Carolina von Holstein, Cecilie Brandt Krenk, Ella Vittrup-Bertheussen, Sofia von Holstein and Antonia Noye Ostenfeld:
