It wasn’t favourable conditions for young golfers Cole Bergheim and Jayla Kucy at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort on August 23rd for the McLennan Ross Alberta Junior Tour. The two golfers battled 20-kilometer winds on the course but still managed to prevail on top despite the weather.

16-year-old, Cole Bergheim from Red Deer shot a 71 at the course despite unfavorable conditions but his success didn’t go without a bit of a rough patch in the beginning of the season.

“Yeah I had a rough start and then kind of brought it back together and then I shot some good rounds lately,” explained Bergheim.

Bergheim admitted that his hard luck came from being a little rusty after Alberta’s long winter.

As for his approach to the course, he kept his gameplay relatively straightforward.

“I just thought where the tee shots were going if they are in the fairway then they are fine so I just made sure I got them going straight.”

The young golfer has taken on quite a successful summer in the world of golf by becoming Western Summer Games Champion, claiming a number of other tournament victories, and now becoming the 2019 Junior Tour Champion.

“It feels good. I didn’t decide to play in the tournament until like a week and a half ago and I decided I had nothing else to do. It’s always a fun tournament and good turnout.” 

13-year-old Jayla Kucy from Camrose shot an 80 becoming a junior tour champion for the second year in a row. Kucy claimed that the windy weather may have affected her game, but she tried to remain calm throughout the round.

“I didn’t start off that well but I knew I had a long round ahead of me. I knew that there was a lot of holes that other people could mess up on so I was trying to stay calm and I parred those holes,” said Kucy.

She noted that conditions affected the game of many others golfing alongside her.

“It feels pretty good but I didn’t play the best I don’t think any of us did. I don’t think any of us played the best we could do but it’s a hard course. So, I am happy.”

Both Bergheim and Kucy were grinning ear to ear, after a long and thoughtful game against the wind. Judging by both of their current successes, it may not be their last tournament win heading forward.