FROM JOSHUA TAYLOR

The Pepsi Little People’s Championship, USA

I started playing golf when I was four and have entered lots of competitions nationally.  On June 18^th and 19^th 2007 I played my first international competition in Quincy, Illinois, USA (about 230 miles south of Chicago).  The competition was called The Pepsi Little Peoples Golf Championships.  There were about 900 entrants across the age ranges 3 – 19.  There were 62 boys in my age group (under 10  years).  There were entrants from 13 different countries, including South Africa and Mexico.  I had to play two rounds of 9-holes on a main course off the red tees.  The course was 2,500 yards long. The sloping greens were incredibly fast and many were on 2 or 3 levels. I played quite well and came 26^th overall.  As well as golf we did lots of other fun things in America. I had a great time and enjoyed the experience of playing in an international competition and I learnt a lot. 

My playing partners from Mexico and the USA

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