Betschart and Muso Conclude at Optimist International Junior Championships

Oliver Betschart finished fifth in the Optimist Junior Golf Championships at the prestigious Trump Doral resort after a final round of 75 on the Blue Monster course left him four shots behind winner Kaden Frierson, of the United States.

Betschart had been tied for the lead overnight and was still in the hunt for a top-three finish when tied for second on the 18th tee but a double-bogey six on the final hole cost him two spots on the leaderboard.

However, scores of 70, 71 and 75 in the 54-hole tournament will have given him tremendous confidence as he prepares to go on the hunt for medals at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay in a couple of weeks.

Muso missed the cut for the championship flight but rebounded with a 2 under par 70 in the Clash of the Challengers flight.  Muso finished tied fourth out of a field of 85 golfers from around the world.