Boy, 6, beats elders to be world golf champion
A SIX-year-old British boy has been crowned world golf champion after beating older children at a US event.
Jaxson Perry, of Bristol, won the title, as well as two other trophies, in the space of four days. The schoolboy first picked up a club while on a family holiday in 2014 and now has a handicap of 30.
At the US Kids 2016 World Golf, Jaxson was crowned world champion in the under-8s pairs competition and in the under-7s putting event. He was also the topranking European player across all age categories in the individual competitions, which took place in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Around 1,450 players from 84 countries attend the event, seen as the pinnacle of junior golf. Jaxson’s best score is 90 at his home course, the par 70 Kendleshire in Bristol.
His father, Andrew Perry, 44, said his son was “a natural” with a bright future.