The Tribune

THE 2016 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships closed out at the Ocean Club resort, Paradise Island, on Friday with the Bahamas remaining in the same position they occupied all week in both the men’s Hoerman Cup and the ladies’ George Teale Memorial Cup.

But the men’s showdown for the top spot turned out to be a keenly contested one as the Dominican Republic came back on the final day to nip Puerto Rico, denying them in their bid to carry home both titles.

Puerto Rico, however, held onto the ladies’ crown and emerged as the winner of the Arthur Zadie Trophy, which is presented to the overall champions of the two divisions combined.

Out of a field of eight teams in the men’s division, the Bahamas Hoerman Cup team finished seventh with a total of 1,222.

The only team that the Bahamas beat was the US Virgin Islands, who did 1,259 for the final place.

DeVaughn Robinson had the best performance by a Bahamian, shooting 281 with rounds of 73-70-70-68. Steven Kemp did 80-78-71-74 for 303; Peter McIntosh 80-82-83-84 for 329; Richard Gibson 79-78-80-75 for 312; Horace Miller 81-76-79-81 for 317 and George Swann 89-86-86-81 for 342.

The Dominican Republic, behind the top performance from Juan Jose Guerra with 69-69-71-69 for 278, bounced back on the final day of the four-day competition to edge out Puerto Rico 1132-1133 for the top spot. Erick Morales led Puerto Rico with 279 (75-73-66-65).

Trinidad & Tobago came in third with 1162. Sachin Kumar was the leading scorer for Trinidad & Tobago with 69-69-69-78 for 285.

Only seven teams participated in the ladies’ division with the Bahamas finishing sixth with 655. Barbados, with only two players entered, eventually was disqualified.

Taneka Sandiford led the Bahamas with rounds of 88-82-84-76 for her total of 330.

Inecia Rolle followed with 80-82-84-86 for 332; Sheridan Robinson did 86-80-81-92 for 339 and Marlique Hield did 87-82-82-86 for 347.

Puerto Rico picked up the title after they shot a total of 573. Valeria Pacheco (74-69-72-74) and Maria F. Torres (71-72-78-68) both ended up tied with 289.

The USVI came in 2nd with 328 as Amira Alexander topped their list with 70-76-70-72 for 288. The Dominican Republic, with only three players in the team, got third with 614.