A King’s Ely golfer was on top form recently at the prestigious Dubai Hills Golf Club.
Paul Collington, 13, competed in Global Junior Golf Ranking’s Round 3 of the Junior Masters Open Tour in between Christmas and New Year. He shot a solid round of 77, finishing third overall in the Under 15 scratch and he won Longest Drive and Nearest the Pin from all age groups of Under 18 and below.
Paul, who has been a student at King’s Ely since joining King’s Ely Junior in Year 7, is a member of the school’s Golf Academy and outside of school he plays at Gog Magog Golf Club, Ely City Golf Club, Links Golf Club in Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds Golf Club.
He usually practices or plays golf every day, having first started lessons when he was 6 years old and his current handicap is 8. He has enjoyed numerous successes out on the course recently, including last spring when he won the Wellington College Silver Salver Team Nett Prize.
Jim Thompson, director of sport at King’s Ely, said: “It was of no surprise to hear how Paul had performed over in Dubai during the Christmas holidays. Paul is a very talented young golfer and is someone we have high hopes for. He has a huge amount of potential in the sport and is always working hard through the King’s Ely Golf Academy to improve his game. Well done to him on these fantastic results.”