Three-peat for Jamaica at CGA 4-Ball Golf Championship in Florida

It was three-peat for Jamaica who placed on a dominant present on the Caribbean Golf Affiliation‘s 4-Ball Championship in Florida to efficiently defend their title from 2019 and 2021 and win in 2022.  There was no championship in 2020 because of the Novel Corona Virus Pandemic.  Jamaica received all six trophies on supply on the championship.  .  The three-day championship was performed on the Golden Palm Golf Course.

Jamaica retained the coveted nation trophy, the Ambrose Gouthro Cup for greatest performing nation with 53 factors.  Runner-up Bahamas was a distant twenty-five factors away on 28 whereas third place Cayman Islands was on 22 factors.  Puerto Rico was additional again in fourth on 16 factors, simply 4 factors forward of fifth place Trinidad & Tobago’s 12.

Philip Prendergast and Owen Samuda efficiently defended their Ramon Baez trophy for males thirty-five advert over with a mixed rating of even par 213 after posting two over par 73, three below par 68, over par 72 through the championship.  the class runner-up was Lynford Miller and Ashley Glinton of the Bahamas who had been seven strokes behind on 220 (74, 70 and 75).

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The group of former president of the Jamaica Golf Affiliation Wayne Chai Chong and companion Rory Jardine had been additionally within the winners circle with their 5 over par 218 on the again of 75, 65 and 78 to maintain the Higgs & Higgs Cup for males 60 and over.  The opposite two Jamaican groups within the class had been positioned third and ninth respectively.  They had been Robert Chin and Dorrel Allen (223) and one other former JGA president Peter Chin and George Hugh (240).

Dr. Mark Nwenhan and Michael Gliechman efficiently defended and introduced again the Francis Steele Perkins Trophy (for males 50 and over), once they topped the class with a three-day whole of 218 (77,71 and 70).  The opposite Jamaican group within the class – Metry Seaga and Dave Cameron (230) positioned fifth.

The women, led by president Jodi Munn-Barrow had been additionally profitable in bringing house two trophies.

The Munn-Barrow and Lisa Gardner (235) group led the Maria Nunes Trophy class for all three days of the championship and introduced house the trophy by a 12 stroke lead over Mara Pagan and Rebeckah Alford (247)of Puerto Rico.  That trophy was for girls 35 and over.

The opposite feminine group of Maggie Lyn and Michelle McCreath bagged the Want Henry Trophy for girls 50 and over.  They posted 251 for the three days and was the one feminine group in that class.

President Munn-Barrow was more than happy with the efficiency of the group, “I’m so happy with the Jamaican group.  We received 5 of 5 classes, repeated in all 5 classes from final yr so the efficiency was spectacular.  (The) golf course was very troublesome.  Course situation was laborious however the group fought very laborious and so they fought for each shot and I can’t be any prouder of them.  I’m actually blissful to deliver house 5 trophies for Jamaica and maintain our flag very excessive.”