(The photo shows Darien with his trophy from a year ago)
The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour capped off a tremendously successful season in Saskatchewan at the MJT Golf Saskatchewan Order of Merit (OOM) Championship at The Legends Golf Club in Warman, August 22 and 23.
Operating under new health and safety protocols, Canada’s number one-played Junior Golf Tour managed a Junior Tour event over the two days with a Mini Tour event on the final day, with many happy players and their families ending the golf season on a high note.
High winds affected day one scoring In the six divisions, however the birdie train was on a steam-roll for 14-year old Darien Herlick in the MJT Bantam Boys field. The Weyburn golfer made an event-low 12 birdies over 36 holes to fire 72 and 70 (142), winning the title by a commanding five shots.
“I kept the ball in play all weekend,” commented Herlick, who had no trouble capitalizing on his accuracy and picked up his second win of the 2020 Junior Tour season.
Just prior to the Order of Merit Championship, Herlick was at the Waskesiu Golf Course for the 2020 Coca Cola Junior Men’s Lobstick.
On the consolation finals side of the Championship Flight, Darien Herlick and Brett Leonard needed all 18 holes and two playoff holes to decide the victor. It was Herlick that eventually came away with the victory.
In the Order of Merit standings for 2020, Darien is in first place in the bantam boys division, with 300 points. In the Juvenile boys division, Davin Bourassa of Radville is in 12th with 75 points, and Lucas Hughes of Weyburn is 15th, also with 75 points.
