CHAMPIONS: Shown (l-r) are Ashley Michel, Nyah Singh and Richard Gibson with their awards at Bahamas Golf Federation Royal Fidelity National Amateur Championships.
RICHARD Gibson Jr successfully defended his title and once again emerged as the Bahamas Golf Federation's national amateur male champion in the Royal Fidelity National Amateur Championships recently held over a four-day period.
The new female champion is Ashley Michel, a junior whose game has shown significant improvement in the last 12 months.
The results were announced by BGF's president Lynford Miller, who congratulated both winners for their great play in windy and rainy conditions which were a challenge for most golfers. The field, which was slightly larger than last year, is growing in popularity.
Miller was very pleased that both champions are very young, which indicates that the future of golf in the Bahamas is in good hands. He also expressed his thanks to Royal Fidelity for once again sponsoring the premier event on the BGF's calendar.
Cherilyn Bethel, Royal Fidelity's marketing coordinator, was on hand to assist with the presentation of prizes. She said that they were happy to promote the development of golf in the Bahamas.
Gibson got off to a slow start in the 1st round and was in second place after two rounds at Albany with scores of 79 and 74. However, he turned it on with a score of 70 on his home course at Royal Blue and finished with a 77 at Ocean Club for a 4-day total of 300.
Oren Butler, who just returned to golf after knee surgery, led after the first two rounds and finished second with a total of 306. Pablo Nahmias finished third with 317.
In the ladies' championship, Ashley Michel led from day one and never looked back. She had four rounds in the 70s to finish with a total of 310.
She was followed by Adriane Von Echardstein and Nyah Singh in second and third with scores of 328 and 393 respectively.
Competition in the Presidents Cup, a 2-day Net Event, was also fierce with twin sisters Nyah and Tia Singh ending up tied with 135 points each. However, Nyah won on a count back to repeat as champion this year. Tia got second and Riya Miller was third with 139.
Other division winners were:
Mid Amateur - Peter McIntosh (champion); Simon Fielder (runner-up) and Lynford Miller (third place)
Seniors
John McIntosh (champion), Ulrich Filser (runner-up) and George Swann (third place)
Super seniors
Kevin Marche (champion); Vernon Wells (runners-up) and Ray Gibson (third place)
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