Za účasti siedmych zástupcov zo Slovenska, medzi ktorými nechýbala Zoey Sophia Pápay, sa v dňoch 25.-27. februára uskutočnil Daily Mail World Junior Championship v golfovom rezorte Villa Padierna Golf Resort, Benahavís, Costa del Sol, Španielsko. Turnaj sa hral na ihriskách Flamingos Course a Alferini Course. Zoey Sophia, hrala v kategórii dievčat 12-13 rokov, na ihrisku Flamingos Course (Par 72) a patrila k najmladším vo svojej kategórii.


Turnaj sa pre Zoey Sophiu nezačal úplne ideálne, keďže len dva dni pred jeho začiatkom musela nečakane meniť driver a mala k dispozícii iba jedno cvičné kolo na zoznámenie sa s novým vybavením. Prvé kolo ukázalo, že adaptácia si ešte vyžaduje čas, čo sa prejavilo najmä na drajvoch a postupne ovplyvnilo aj ďalšie časti hry. Napriek tomu dokázala počas prvého dňa zaznamenať 7 parov a priebežne bola na 6. mieste so skóre +16/88, čo jej dávalo dobrý základ do ďalších kôl.

Do 2. kola nastúpila z odhodlaním zabojovať o podstatne lepší výsledok a agresívnou hrou sa jej to aj podarilo. Zahrala +5/77 (3 birdie, 8 parov, 6 bogey a 1 double bogey), čo bolo tretie najlepšie skóre druhého hracieho dňa a po dvoch kolách sa s výsledkom +21/165 posunula na delené 5. miesto.

V 3. kole Zoey Sophia príkladne zabojovala, zahrala +7/79 (13 parov, 3 bogey, 2 double bogey), čím sa celkovým výsledkom +28 (88-77-79) osamostatnila na 5. mieste. O lepší výsledok a umiestnenie v TOP 3 ju pripravilo 1. kolo, po ktorom to však nevzdala, zaťala zuby a zabojovala.


Zoey Sophii gratulujeme k výbornému výsledku, skvelej reprezentácii slovenského golfu a tešíme sa na ďalšie turnaje.


LINK na oficiálne články:

https://www.skga.sk/aktuality/daily-mail-world-junior-golf-championship-2026

https://www.skga.sk/aktuality/vyborne-vysledky-slovenskej-vypravy-na-daily-mail-world-juni


LINK na oficiálne výsledky:

https://brjgt.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/brjgt25/event/brjgt2537/contest/85/leaderboard.htm



With the participation of seven representatives from Slovakia, including Zoey Sophia Papay, the Daily Mail World Junior Championship took place on February 25-27 at the Villa Padierna Golf Resort, Benahavís, Costa del Sol, Spain. The tournament was played on the Flamingos Course and Alferini Course. Zoey Sophia, playing in the girls' 12-13 category, on the Flamingos Course (Par 72) and was one of the youngest in her category.


The tournament did not start off perfectly for Zoey Sophia, as she had to unexpectedly change her driver just two days before the start and had only one practice round to get used to the new equipment. The first round showed that adaptation still takes time, which was especially evident on her drives and gradually affected other parts of the game. Despite this, she managed to record 7 pars during the first day and was in 6th place with a score of +16/88, which gave her a good basis for the next rounds.

She entered the 2nd round determined to fight for a significantly better result and with aggressive play she succeeded. She played +5/77 (3 birdies, 8 pars, 6 bogeys and 1 double bogey), which was the third best score of the second day of play and after two rounds she moved to a shared 5th place with a score of +21/165.

In the 3rd round, Zoey Sophia fought exemplary, playing +7/79 (13 pars, 3 bogeys, 2 double bogeys), which gave her a total score of +28 (88-77-79) and took 5th place. She was denied a better result and a place in the TOP 3 by the 1st round, but she didn't give up, gritted her teeth and fought on.


Congratulations to Zoey Sophia on an excellent result, a great representation of Slovak golf and we look forward to the next tournaments.


LINK for official articles:

https://www.skga.sk/aktuality/daily-mail-world-junior-golf-championship-2026

https://www.skga.sk/aktuality/vyborne-vysledky-slovenskej-vypravy-na-daily-mail-world-juni


LINK for official results:

https://brjgt.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/brjgt25/event/brjgt2537/contest/85/leaderboard.htm