The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

The 2017 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at The Links Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas remains in fifth place in the race for the Arthur Zadie Trophy.

After three rounds the Bahamas has posted a total of 1,419. The men's team is tied for fifth with a total score of 913 in the Hoerman Cup and the ladies team is also fifth with 506 in the George Teale Cup.

On the ladies' side Tankea Sandiford shot an 85 for the second consecutive day and fell to 13th place with a total score of 250 (+37).

Inecia Rolle had her worst round so far with an 87 for a total score of 256 (+43) for 17th place.

Puerto Rico leads the field with a score of 1,314, the Dominican Republic is close behind at 1,316, Trinidad and Tobago are fourth with 1,399 and Barbados is fourth at 1,404.

On the Hoerman's Cup side, Devaughn Robinson shot the best round of any Bahamian player with his round three performance.

He shot a 71 yesterday and moved up five spots into the sixth position. He shot identical rounds of 75 in the first two rounds for a total of 221 (+8). Oren Butler shot 78 after opening rounds of 75 and 77 for a total score of 230 (+17) for 23rd place.

After he shot a 73 on day one, Richard Gibson Jr continues to fall in the standings after his 81 in round three yesterday. His total score of 232 has him in 26th place. Paul Tsavoussis also struggled in round three with a score of 82 for a score of 238 (+25). Steven Kemp also shot his best round of the championships and the second best effort of any Bahamian player on day three with a 75. His score of 238 (+25) is also ranked no. 36 in the field with Tsavoussis. Lynford Miller also had his lowest score of any round thus far with an 82 for a score of 253 (+40).

It sets the stage for another close finish between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico - the two teams went down to the final day in the 2016 event hosted in the Bahamas at the Ocean Club Resort.

It was also a close finish between the two countries for the top spot 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.

In that edition, 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. Only seven teams participated in the ladies' division with the Bahamas finished sixth with 655.