Jamaica fifth in Hoerman Cup

AFTER a tenacious hold on the lead, the Puerto Rican team has captured the coveted Hoerman Cup with a total of 1,162.

The team had all but one round in the seventies. The Dominican Republic finished second with 1,180, and the OECS third with 1,216. Trinidad and Tobago (1,221) placed fourth.Jamaica’s Hoerman Cup team comprising Christopher Clarke (319), Ian Facey (293), William Knibbs (320), Jonathan Newnham (310), and Paul Thompson (307) finished with a total of 1,226, which gave them a fifth-place finish in the tournament.Sean Morris and first-timer Lindell Bartley bounced back Friday with a final-round score of 73 in the Ramon Beaz competition, however, the two-man team finished the tournament on 291 (68,71, 79, 73), 20 strokes behind the Dominican Republic. Trinidad and Tobago (280) finished second, ahead of the US Virgin Islands (283).The senior team of Greg Chong and Radcliff Knibbs picked up seven strokes more than Thursday’s impressive round of 67. However, Friday’s score of 74 ushered them into third position in the Francis & Steele-Perkins competition.The US Virgin Islands team, on Friday, captured the Francis & Steele-Perkins Championship Cup for the first time with 283 strokes. Puerto Rico finished a strong second on 286.Despite their challenges, Hamar Dayes and Phillip Wilson, who is representing Jamaica at the regional championships for the first time, improved Thursday’s score by three shots and ended the Higgs & Higgs Championship event in sixth position.The experienced Puerto Rican team of Carlos Matos and Israel Ortiz won this segment of the competition with rounds of 71, 69, 69, 69. Trinidad & Tobago were nine strokes behind on 287, and the Bahamian team took third place with 291.All the Jamaican ladies shaved shots off the third round. Rochell Prince improved her round by one shot. Jodi Munn-Barrow took off four shots, and Michele Gabay shot 87, her lowest round of the championship.Their combined total of 704 left them with the same total as the Bahamians. The Trinidadian ladies team copped the George Teale Memorial Trophy, 16 shots ahead of the Puerto Rican team. The US Virgin Islands ladies team placed third.

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Jamaica fifth in Hoerman Cup