22 September 2026 · 2026/27 Swifts Schools Golf Tour
Harry Jacks and Theresa Rothkeppel won the U18 individual titles at Elmwood, while Mwathi Gicheru and Bailey Lockyer took the U15 honours over two rounds. St Leonards and Loretto won the school team divisions.
Round one: Tuohy, Runzheimer, Brown and Pennycook lead
Jackson Tuohy’s 71 led the U18 boys, one ahead of Harry Jacks and Rocco Shelton on 72. Philippa Runzheimer set the U18 girls’ pace with 72, followed by Rothkeppel on 74.
Douglas Brown led the U15 boys on 75, one ahead of Gicheru. Annie Pennycook opened with 76 to lead the U15 girls by two shots from Lockyer. St Leonards’ first U18 team returned 215, while Loretto’s first U15 team opened with 236.
Round two: a 67 and a close finish
Niclas Pross recorded the lowest boys’ round of the day with 67, lifting him to 144, alongside Shelton. Jacks closed with 70 to join Tuohy on 142; the Swifts winner artwork confirms Jacks as the U18 boys’ winner on countback.
Glenfinnan Patterson’s 72 was the best U15 boys’ closing round. Gicheru’s 74 secured victory on 150, four ahead of Patterson and Brown on 154.
Rothkeppel and Lockyer both returned 72, the joint-lowest girls’ score in round two. Rothkeppel won the U18 division on 146, three ahead of Amy Blackadder and Runzheimer. Lockyer overturned the first-round deficit to win the U15 division on 150, two clear of Pennycook.
Team titles for St Leonards and Loretto
St Leonards’ first U18 team finished on a published five-under-par total, ahead of the school’s second team on +18. Loretto’s first U15 team won on +20, followed by St Leonards on +54.
Division winners
U18 boys: Harry Jacks — 72, 70; 142. Jackson Tuohy also totalled 142.
U18 girls: Theresa Rothkeppel — 74, 72; 146.
U15 boys: Mwathi Gicheru — 76, 74; 150.
U15 girls: Bailey Lockyer — 78, 72; 150.
U18 school team: St Leonards first team — published total −5.
U15 school team: Loretto first team — published total +20.
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who represented their school. Thank you to the host club and the school staff who supported the event.