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et another successful Golf season has ended for the MIS Golf Team. The two highlights of the season were SCIS; held in Vienna, Austria and ISSTs; held in Cobham, England. Both major tournaments ended on a positive note. The SCIS was played out on one of the most renowned courses in Austria, Wien-Süssenbrunn GC. The golf course was set on the outskirts of Vienna with a view of the Alps. Not only scenic, the golf course also set a challenge for our golfers. The course was in excellent condition and all participants seemed to enjoy the opportunity. Maximilian Thomson assisted the team greatly to score a high number of points and tied for second place in individual competition. Overall we were very satisfied by the performance of a very young MIS team and will be seeking to regain the trophy in Frankfurt next year. ISSTs this year, held at Burhill GC, London, was also a fantastic experience for the golf team. Even though we only competed with a team consisting of four players, it meant that every player’s score had to count for both days! We succeeded in securing the third position overall out of all eleven schools competing. Beforehand we had the terrific experience of watching the final practice day for the European PGA at Wentworth. Thank you to Mr. Rayment for getting us guest tickets to allow us to see all the top European golfers.
greens in London, because they were much faster than the ones we are accustomed to in Bavaria. Added to the speed, the greens were very undulating making even a short putt a challenge. Julian Rippert secured individual second place (for the second successive year) for our School giving us a high overall average and allowing us to climb to third place. Thanks to Jennifer Blütling, who holed a long distance putt on the 18th hole, we were able to pip TASIS by one point to overall 3rd place. We were not at full strength for ISSTs but those who did participate were fully committed to the cause. We hope that next year with a few new faces joining our ranks that we can once more appear at full strength and get yet another good result. We all look forward to next year where we hope to participate and succeed in Frankfurt and Vienna. Big thanks must go to our sponsors Bogner who once again supplied us with polo shirts this year. Participants: ISST Julian Rippert, Joachim Starup-Hansen, Maximilian Thomson, Jennifer Blütling SCIS Maximilian Thomson, Richard Meinardus, Michael Morey, Joshua Pieper-Setlin, Anna Rippert, Daniel Courtney Maximilian Thomson
The Burhill course was not only picturesque, but also challenging. For the most part our team seemed to have difficulties with the
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