The best of Ashton O’Kola was on display in Miami, Florida as the young Barbadian golfer performed outstandingly and emerged victorious with a low par of 34 in the 2023 First Tee – Doral Jr Classic Golf Tournament.
The two-day competition held on Monday and Tuesday was sponsored by the Orange Bowl and attracted over 600 young golfers from 45 international countries with participants ranging from ages 14 and Under.
“It feels good to shoot such a low score at Doral because it’s a very tricky course and this was a really big tournament,” O’Kola said following his success.
This is the first time O’Kola has won the event and it meant a lot to him given that last year he did not play very well in the tournament. It was a competitive field that included silver medallist Dacio Diaz of Florida (36) and bronze medallist Edouard Marchand of Canada (38).
The pint-sized seven-year-old O’Kola, who attends Providence Elementary School, admitted the competition was very difficult. (ML)