IT’S too early to say ‘remember the name David Kang’, but perhaps it is a name to pencil in for the future.
The 11-year-old, who plays off a 13 handicap at Cowra Golf Club in the central west region of NSW, recently won the club’s B grade championship.
He returned rounds of 85-94-85-87 – 351 to finish three shots clear of Michael Skinner and John Jensen.
In 2022, as a 10-year-old, David won the C grade matchplay title after qualifying third in the club championship. In the 36-hole final he accounted for Mark Troth 9&8.
David and his dad Han, who plays off six, won the club Anzac Day event earlier this year. He also won the Cowra junior championships in 2022 and 2023.
“David has played golf since he was just two-and-a-half years old.”
In March, David competed in the Australian Junior Age Division Championships at Royal Pines where he finished a credible 20th in his age division. And he competes in Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG) and US Kids Golf events throughout the country.
This year has been particularly good to David with victories in two US Kids golf events – at Springwood and Howlong golf clubs. And he had a podium finish (third) in the boys’ 11 years division at the US Kids Golf Australian Masters at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley
More success followed when he finished runner-up at the Kew Junior Masters (JNJG) and placed 10th in the overall scratch at last year’s NSW Catholic Primary Schools golf trials. He won the nett event.
Cowra Golf Club’s head professional Tom Perfect is justifiably proud of his young
protégé, who he has coached for the past four years.
“David has played golf since he was just two-and-a-half years old,” he said. “And he started junior clinics at the club when he was in still in kindergarten.”
Perfect said David was passionate about golf and worked hard on his game.
“David plays and practices nearly every day – at least four to five times each week.”
Chief writer David Newbery has been living, breathing and writing and editing golf for more than 30 years. His extensive knowledge of the game comes from covering golf around the world. Hired by Inside Golf in 2009, David previously worked as the editor of The Golfer for 25 years and before that worked for numerous daily newspapers in Australia and overseas. The Brisbane-based journalist describes his golf game as “a work in progress”, but has had the privilege of playing golf with some of the game’s best players including nine-time major winner Gary Player. David enjoys travelling, reading, music, photography and spending time with family and friends – on and off the golf course. 
![Win the golfing experience of a lifetime, at the Hawai‘i International Week of Golf, valued at $6,900 [Winner Announced]](https://www.insidegolf.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Hawaii-Comp-500x294.jpg "Win the golfing experience of a lifetime, at the Hawai‘i International Week of Golf, valued at $6,900 [Winner Announced]")