YOUNG Chase Oberle couldn’t cover his disappointment after posting rounds of 73, 73 and 72 within the strokeplay stage of the Queensland Newbie Championship at Bribie Island in early September.
It hadn’t occurred to him that capturing two over par for 54 holes on a decent, powerful golf course, towards a number of the finest amateurs within the nation, wasn’t in any respect a foul effort for a 16-year-old.
He was simply devastated that he’d missed out on qualifying for the matchplay rounds – contested by the highest 16 finishers within the strokeplay occasion.
“I got here so shut,” he informed his mum Brooke, nearly in tears.
Shut certainly! Chase completed tied twenty first after these 54 holes – simply two strokes wanting making the highest 16 and vying for the title of Queensland’s finest newbie. However, to Chase, it was a failure – and that’s one thing the younger man simply isn’t used to.
Only a fortnight earlier, Chase had dominated the Australian Faculty Sports activities Championship in Canberra – successful the 36-hole strokeplay occasion at Royal Canberra, then rollicking by way of 5 unbeaten rounds of matchplay.
Younger Queenslander Chase Oberle has turned in quite a lot of outstanding outcomes and achievements in 2024.
Alongside the best way he notched a course document 64, capturing eight-under on the again 9 of the Westbourne course. It’s a document, nonetheless, that won’t be recognised as a result of all golfers have been taking part in most well-liked lies on the rain-affected course.
What is going to go into the document books is Chase’s 36-hole rating of 72, 64 – ok for a one stroke victory
Then, taking part in Number1 for the Queensland staff within the matchplay element of the nationwide championship, Chase scored 4 wins from his 5 matches, and halved the opposite with gifted Western Australian Spencer Harrison. He completed prime of the factors tally, was chosen within the All-Australian staff, and named captain.
“We’re so pleased with what he has achieved this 12 months,” mentioned mum Brooke. “Chase is a tough employee and is obsessed with golf. He places within the additional infant percenters, and it’s positively making a distinction.”
A 12 months 11 scholar at St Augustine Faculty at Springfield, Chase is a member of Brisbane Golf Membership and has been a part of the membership’s Junior Excessive Efficiency Program since its inception practically three years in the past.
Brisbane’s Director of Golf Joe Janison mentioned: “The mixture of his spectacular talent and dedication to enchancment will, I’ve little question, result in extra success sooner or later. I’ve a sense the most effective is but to return.”
Oberle was a standout on the Australian Faculties Sports activities Championship in Canberra, successful the stroke play and proving to be a dominant power within the interstate matchplay sequence.
Throughout a remarkably profitable 2024, Chase has:
• received the South Australian Junior Masters at Royal Adelaide in January;
• represented Queensland within the Interstate Junior Sequence in Perth in April;
• represented Australia on the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan in June;
• received the Queensland Junior Newbie at Nudgee by seven strokes with a 72-hole rating of 11 underneath;
• been chosen to characterize Australia – as captain – within the inaugural USGA vs GA Junior Workforce, taking part in a Ryder Cup-style format at Sentry World, Wisconsin; and
• been chosen to characterize Australia on the IMG Academy World Junior Championships at Torrey Pines, San Diego.
Chase can be a member of the Brookwater and McLeod Golf Membership’s and is at the moment membership champion of each. He received the Brookwater championship in March for the third successive 12 months and has been McLeod’s champion for the previous 4 years.
He was additionally a member of Brisbane Golf Membership’s Division One staff which received its third Brisbane District Golf Affiliation Pennant.
Chase has been coached by Emerald Lakes-based educating professional Paul Williamson since he first began taking part in the sport on the age of 5 at Brookwater.
