A Royal Colwood golfer will be wrapping up another successful season on the course next week and is aiming for even better results this year.

Seventeen-year-old Nolan Thoroughgood competed in a number of provincial and national tournaments over the past few months, and will end the season with the Junior Players Championship in Florida, competing against 78 players from around the world Sept. 1 to 3.

ItB次元官网网址檚 been a busy summer for the Royal Bay Secondary student. In July, Thoroughgood was one of two local golfers to compete in the 2017 B.C. Junior Boys Championship at the Squamish Valley Golf Club, where he placed fourth. The reigning B.C. Amateur champion, Thoroughgood finished 16th this year at the tournament.

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Nationally, he competed in the Canadian Junior Boys in Ontario, where he placed forth. On the heels of that tournament, he also picked up a gold medal in the individual golf category and bronze in the team category at the B.C. Summer Games earlier this month.

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ThoroughgoodB次元官网网址檚 play is a far cry from when he first started golfing five years ago.

It was during the summer when a friend convinced him to take a junior golf camp together. Shortly after, they committed to playing a nine-hole course, but it quickly became clear they wouldnB次元官网网址檛 be able to finish.

Thoroughgood couldnB次元官网网址檛 make contact with the ball, could barely keep it in play, and after four holes decided to give up. Despite the results, Thoroughgood was determined to get better B次元官网网址� something about the sport hooked him right away.

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And heB次元官网网址檚 only improved since then. Now, heading into his final year of high school, Thoroughgood will continue to practice throughout the off-season at the Royal Colwood Golf Course in preparation for next year.

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kendra.wong@goldstreamgazette.com