Curtis Luck.
Camera IconCurtis Luck. Credit: Supplied/Andrew Ritchie

WA Sports Awards: Cottesloe golf pair Curtis Luck and Craig Bishop win big

Denise S. CahillStirling Times

Luck, a former Hale School student, won the coveted Sport Star of the Year award, while Bishop was named Coach of the Year, in front of 600 people.

Bishop has coached Luck for the past six years and also mentors Australia’s top junior boy, Churchlands resident Fred Lee.

Lee was among six finalists for the Junior Sport Star award that was won by Carine swimmer Tamsin Cook for the second consecutive year.

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The 17-year-old freestyler, Australia’s youngest swimmer at the Rio Olympics, anchored Australia’s 4x200m relay silver medal success and finished sixth in the final of the 400m freestyle.

Cook was also a finalist in the Sports Star of the Year category.

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Luck beat cyclist Sam Welsford, golfer Minjee Lee and Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo to win the main prize on the night.

The 20-year-old’s victory at the US Amateur Golf Championship stunned the golfing world, but Bishop said he would have been more shocked if he had not won the championship.

“Before Curtis went away, we had long chats about winning the championships, he was ready to go, four months before he went to America,” Bishop said.

“I fully expected him to win.

“The task now is for Curtis to keep on improving and not stagnate like a lot of golfers do who find success at a young age.”

Bishop caddied for Luck at the recent Australian Open where he finished the leading amateur and 11th overall.

Luck plans to travel to the PGA at Augusta in August next year, one of the exemptions Luck earned with his US amateur victory.

Bishop said he was honoured to be named Coach of the Year.

“It’s a good honour to be recognised in this company, but for me it’s just rewarding to see some of the young players you look after do so well,” he said.