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31st Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf

Championships

Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine, Jamaica

July 3 - 6, 2018

Final Report

Prepared by

Trenton Weekes

CGA Secretary

July 21, 2018

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2018 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships 2

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Our Hosts

The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston Jamaica has an enviable reputation as the Caribbean’s premier business and leisure hotel. The Jamaica Pegasus is in the vicinity of major businesses, attractions and entertainment in Kingston.

Nestled in the foothills of St. Catherine, Caymanas Golf Club is just a twenty minute drive from Kingston. Many of the tees are elevated, providing scenic views of the course and the surrounding landscape. The parkland-style course features an abundance of natural vegetation, including stately Cottonwood and Guango trees that line the fairways and guard the greens. The course is par 72.

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Schedule of Events Monday, July 2 Arrival of teams Tournament registration at Jamaica Pegasus on arrival 7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel Tuesday July 3

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6:00 am Breakfast at hotel – Blue Window Restaurant (Breakfast boxes will be given to the participants) 6:30 am Transfer to Golf Course – Shuttle schedule on notice board 7:15 am Practice range 8:30 am Official practice round by country Tees 1 & 10 (times posted on notice board) 12:00 pm Lunch at the golf course (lunch will be served until 2:00 pm) 2:30 pm Return shuttle service to hotel (shuttle leaves the golf course every 30 minutes, last shuttle will leave at 4:30pm) 5:00 pm Photo session (location will be posted on notice boards) 6:00 pm Opening Ceremony – Jamaica Pegasus Gardens 7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel 9:00 pm Manager’s meeting – Jamaica Pegasus Belisario Suite Wednesday, July 4th 6:00 am Breakfast at hotel – Blue Window Restaurant (Breakfast boxes will be given to the participants) 6:30 am Transfer to Golf Course – Shuttle schedule on notice board 7:15 am Practice range 8:30 am First round tee times – Tees 1 & 10 on notice board 12:00 pm Lunch at the golf course (lunch will be served until 2:00 pm) 2:30 pm Return shuttle service to hotel (shuttle leaves the golf course every 30 minutes, last shuttle will leave at 4:30pm) 2:00 pm Practice range closes 7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel Thursday July 5th 6:00 am Breakfast at hotel – Blue Window Restaurant (Breakfast boxes will be given to the participants) 6:30 am Transfer to Golf Course – Shuttle schedule on notice board 7:15 am Practice range 8:30 am Second round tee times – Tees 1 & 10 on notice board 12:00 pm Lunch at the golf course (lunch will be served until 2:00 pm) 2:30 pm Return shuttle service to hotel (shuttle leaves the golf course every 30 minutes, last shuttle will leave at 4:30pm) 2:00 pm Practice range closes 7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel Friday, July 6th 6:00 am Breakfast at hotel – Blue Window Restaurant (Breakfast boxes will be given to the participants) 6:30 am Transfer to Golf Course – Shuttle schedule on notice board 7:15 am Practice range 8:30 am Third round tee times – Tees 1 & 10 on notice board 12:00 pm Lunch at the golf course (lunch will be served until 2:00 pm) 4:00 pm Return shuttle service to hotel (Times may change depending on end of closing ceremony) Immediately following play - Closing Ceremony and Prize Giving 7:00 pm Dinner at the hotel Saturday, July 7

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6:00 am Breakfast at Blue Window Restaurant followed by departure of teams See hotel notice board for departure information.

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The Teams

The Trinidad & Tobago Team on parade

Team from host country - Jamaica

Composition of Teams

Country Girls Boys Total Country Girls Boys Total

Bahamas 4 5 9 Puerto Rico 6 8 14

Barbados 2 7 9 Trinidad & Tobago 6 8 14

Cayman Islands 2 5 7 Turks & Caicos 0 1 1

Dominican Republic 6 8 14 U. S. V.I 0 0 0

Jamaica 6 8 14 Individuals -Jamaica 2 2 4

Sub-Total 20 33 53 Sub-Total 14 19 33

Grand-Total 34 52 86

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The Opening Ceremony

Standing: MC Wayne Chai Chong, Treasurer CGA; Sitting: Peter Levy, General Manager BCIC; Asraph Ali, President CGA;

Peter Chin, President JGA; Trenton Weekes, Secretary CGA; Cesar Rivera, Tournament Coordinator CGA

The Opening ceremony commenced at 6:30pm on Tuesday July 3rd in the lush settings of the Gardens at Pegasus, with Mr. Wayne Chai Chong, Treasurer of the Caribbean Golf Association as the Master of Ceremonies. Speakers were introduced individually. Mr. Peter Chin, President of the Jamaica Golf Association, as part of his remarks, welcomed all players and supporters to the Caymanas Golf Club, the Pegasus and Jamaica in general and hoped that they have a wonderful and memorable time in the country. Along with his welcoming remarks, Mr. Asraph Ali, President of the Caribbean Golf Association, thanked all of the contributors to the CAJGC, especially the parents. He implored the players to provide keen competition, make new friends, renew old ones and most of all enjoy the hospitality that Jamaica has to offer. Mr. Peter Levy, General Manager, BCIC and major sponsor of the event, in his remarks, proceeded to give a brief background of his company, the reasons for partnering with golf and extending a warm welcome to all golfers and supporters. He also presented the sponsor’s cheque to the Mr. Peter Chin who took the opportunity to thank Mr. Levy and BCIC for their generous support of the Championships.

The vote of thanks was made by Mr. Wayne Chai Chong, followed by a presentation of gifts to members of the CGA Council. Unfortunately Hon. Olivia Grange, MP, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, who would have presented the main address was unable to attend. A brief presentation was made by Alison Reid on her experiences to-date in organizing the CAJGC event; a cocktail function followed immediately after.

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Course Setup

On arriving at the course for the first time, it was observed that work was already done by the local team lead by John Smith to mark out-of-bounds, hazards and some areas of ground under repair. Secondly, work by Cesar Rivera, Trenton Weekes and David McNulty on July 2nd and 3rd focused on marking the pin positions for the three days of competition and ensuring that teeing grounds were appropriately identified for the various age groups. A thorough walk-through of all eighteen holes was done subsequently to confirm that the course was fully prepared and ready for three days of competition.

The Course

A meeting was held with Wayne Chai Chong, David McNulty, Cesar Rivera and Trenton Weekes to reconfirm the recommendations made earlier on how the Championships would be conducted. Caymanas was fortunate to benefit from a few showers the week prior which enhanced the appearance and conditions through the green. It was generally concluded by the tournament committee that the course was in great shape and ready to undertake the challenges of the competition over the three days. The tee and distance allocations were as follows and are in yards; the course is Par 72.

Age Group (Boys) Tee Boys Age Group (Girls) Tee Girls

18 & Under Blue 6720 18 & Under White 6223

15 & Under White 6223 15 & Under Yellow 5650

11 – 13 Yellow 5650 11 - 13 Red 5502

It was determined that a two-tee start would be deployed commencing at 8:30am on the first two days and at 8:00am on the final day. It was also concluded that players be seeded after the first round.

Facilities Breakfast at the hotel location was well organized and very adequate for all competitors and followers; for those leaving very early, breakfast was also available at the clubhouse. Lunch was also provided for the players at the clubhouse with similar arrangements made for dinner at the hotel.

The transportation system to and from the course was also well organized with the

benefit of police escorts at times; the duration of the trip ranged from 30 to 40 minutes

depending on the time of day.

The tournament office was well appointed with a wi-fi service and equipment to

supplement the scoring and reporting operations. Rules officials were Cesar Rivera,

Trenton Weekes, David McNulty and David Mais.

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Tournament Office

The adjacent polo field was used as a driving range with a very adequate supply of balls, refreshments and transportation from and to the clubhouse. A practice putting and chipping green adjacent to the 18th hole was available throughout the Championships. A large scoreboard was also mounted and manned at the back of the 9th green. The

volunteer efforts were very noticeable on and off the course, they must be commended

for a job well done to ensure that all tasks are complete and facilities are in place. A

number of sponsors implanted their banners around the course and in the vicinity of the

clubhouse.

Excellent elevated bleacher spaces were available at finishing holes.

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The Championships A shotgun practice round was organized for all teams for 9:00am on July 3rd followed by a photo session at the hotel and opening ceremony.

The competition started on July 4th with an 8:30am start on the 1st and 10th tees; the last tee time was 10:50am for the first two days. Starters were provided at each tee area to ensure prompt time-management of players throughout the morning period.

The progression of competitors throughout the day went well with some degree of marshaling from time to time. Our biggest challenge with slow play was in the 11 – 13 age groups, understandably so. Final groups came in around 3:30pm. Some 86 players faced the starters, 52 boys and 34 girls from 8 CGA member countries. Unfortunately, hurricane-ravaged USVI could not field a team this year; we take this opportunity on behalf of the entire CGA family to wish them well during their recovery.

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Live Scoring

Live scoring was established and manned by volunteers every three holes and in the

vicinity of the club house. The control center was housed in the tournament office and

scored related by radio.

Tournament News

Click Here for Hank James Trophy Standings

Leaderboard

Division: Boys 18 and Under

Pos Total Player Country

Today Thru R1 R2 R3 Strokes

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1 +7 Burrowes, Justin Jamaica -1 F 76 76 71 223

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2 +11 Delgado, Juan Dominican Republic -5 F 76 84 67 227

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3 +12 Stein, Jack Jamaica +4 F 81 71 76 228

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4 +13 Morales, Melvin Puerto Rico +6 F 76 75 78 229

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5 +14 Morales, Antonio Puerto Rico +2 F 76 80 74 230

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6 +16 Betances, Gustavo Dominican Republic +6 F 76 78 78 232

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7 +18 Walker, Jr., Sebert Jamaica +10 F 72 80 82 234

Tournament Management The GHIN TPP was used throughout to record the names and countries of players, gender and age, produce the draw and print score cards for each day. It was also used to capture hole by hole scores for each player, provide individual reports and generate course and player statistics. Separate spreadsheets were used to calculate team totals for the Hank James Trophy. Trenton Weekes, Wayne Chai Chong, Julia Vaz, David McNulty and local volunteers combined their efforts to enter and check individual scores into the TPP and ensure that draws, team and individual scores were distributed to coaches/managers, tournament officials, member countries, the press and other interested parties in a timely manner.

The scoring tent was also well managed and controlled to ensure that players followed the procedures and checks before they handed in their scorecards. Crosschecks between live scoring, the scoring tent and the TPP were done to ensure the integrity of results being distributed to all points.

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Awards Ceremony

The lawn adjacent to the Clubhouse served as the venue for the ceremony which

started at approximately 4:30pm; David Mais was MC.

Opening remarks were made by Wayne Chai Chong, CGA Treasurer which included his

great satisfaction on how the Championships were executed, the competitive scores

generated, the great weather, excellent volunteer activity and the sustained condition

of the course.

The Hon. Alando Terrelonge, MP. State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender,

Entertainment and Sport also made remarks articulating his pleasure with hosting the

various countries in Jamaica, the great camaraderie of young up-and-coming golfers and

the excitement that there is about the sport of golf. He hoped that they would have

experienced the great hospitality that Jamaica has to offer, wished them a safe trip back

home and that they would visit again soon.

Awards table

Trenton Weekes, CGA Secretary announced the prize winners and called on the persons

from the award-providers to present the trophies.

Peter Chin, the JGA President, on delivering the vote of thanks gave high praise to the

many volunteers who contributed significantly to the success of the Championship. He

lauded the partnership with his major as well as the other minor sponsors. In general,

he thanked all persons and companies who in any way contributed to the 2018 CAJGC.

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Champions Page

Valeria Pacheco of Puerto Rico and Justin Burrowes of Jamaica received the

Championship awards in the 18 & under Girls and Boys age-groups respectively.

Girls Champion Valeria Pacheco receiving her trophy from The Hon. Alando Terrelonge, MP. State Minister in the

Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport.

Boys Champion Justin Burrowes receives his trophy from Vikram Dhiman, Chairman BCIC, while The Hon. Alando

Terrelonge, MP. State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Wayne Chai Chong,

CGA Treasurer share the moment.

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Winning Teams

The Puerto Rico Team, winners of the Hank James Trophy amassing 143 points share the spotlight with The Hon.

Alando Terrelonge, MP. State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and

VikramDhiman, Chairman, BCIC

Runners-up, the Jamaica team with 136 points also share the moments with The Hon. Alando Terrelonge, MP. State

Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports and Vikram Dhiman, Chairman, BCIC

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Hank James Trophy Results

Special Mention The Puerto Team must be highly commended on winning the Hank James Trophy once again, having just recovered from two horrific hurricanes during the late summer of 2017. At some stage during the past year, courses were unplayable, access to various venues difficult and priorities were set in areas other than golf. We congratulate the golf team, the management

and the Association in preparing the winning team. The CGA President in his welcoming remarks at the Opening Ceremony also lauded the effort of the Puerto Rico management to field a team despite the several setbacks from the ravages of the most recent hurricanes.

ROUND 3

Boys Division

Flight Bahamas Barbados Cayman Dom. Rep. Jamaica P. R. T&C T & T USVI

11 to 13 2 3 5 6 8 8 4 10 0

15 and Under 4 3 8 7 6 10 0 5 0

18 and Under 4 7 0 10 8 7 0 5 0

Total 10 13 13 23 22 25 4 20 0

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Girls Division

Flight Bahamas Barbados Cayman Dom. Rep. Jamaica P. R. T&C T & T USVI

11 to 13 3 4 8 7 10 6 0 5 0

15 and Under 6 10 0 8 5 5 0 7 0

18 and Under 6 0 0 7 8 10 0 5 0

Total 15 14 8 22 23 21 0 17 0

Daily Total 25 27 21 45 45 46 4 37 0

Grand Total 81 73 68 131 136 143 15 106 0

Ranking 5 6 7 3 2 1 8 4 9

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Conclusion

David Mais and Cesar River took the opportunity to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable trip

back home and look forward to seeing them at CAJGC 2019, Bahamas.

Peter Chin, JGA President, presents the CGA flag to Alena Hutcheson of Bahamas, the 2019 host; Cesar Rivera, CGA

Tournament Coordinator observes the procedure

Cesar Rivera- CGA Tournament Coordinator takes custody of the CGA flag

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Sponsors

JGA President Peter Chin, receives the sponsorship cheques from Mr. Peter Levy, General Manager – BCIC

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THANK YOU

The Caribbean Golf Association expresses sincere thanks to:

CGA Member Associations & Federations

Club House Restaurant and Bar

Competing teams

Entertainment Providers

Followers/Supporters

Government of Jamaica

The Pegasus Hotel

Managers/Coaches/Officials

Photographers/Press

Presenters/Speakers

Sponsors

Management and Staff - Caymanas Golf Club

Transportation Team

Jamaica Constabulary Force

Jamaica Golf Association

Volunteers/Caddies

and all other persons or companies who contributed in any way to the success of

The 31st Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.

All photographs compliments The Jamaica Golf Association

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Tournament Summaries Course Statistics

Scorecard

Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships 2018

Caymanas Golf Club

Round 1 - Round 3 -- July 4-6, 2018

Hole # Yardage Par Stroke Hole Rank Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys D. Others

Avg Bogeys

18 370-430 4 5.17 1 0 7 62 117 46 26

7 210-313 4 5.09 2 0 # 76 95 49 26

11 315-431 4 5.08 3 0 8 83 94 43 30

9 325-410 4 4.98 4 0 8 93 97 35 25

10 136-182 3 3.97 5 0 # 70 111 40 23

16 356-400 4 4.96 6 0 # 85 98 48 16

5 352-422 4 4.93 7 0 # 83 101 41 18

4 350-405 4 4.88 8 0 # 100 94 36 18

14 345-443 4 4.76 9 0 # 98 108 26 14

1 323-392 4 4.72 10 0 # 105 102 31 10

8 136-188 3 3.69 11 0 9 120 92 30 7

17 121-155 3 3.67 12 0 # 124 77 37 6

13 284-368 4 4.63 13 0 # 113 76 32 14

3 155-200 3 3.54 14 0 # 128 88 18 9

2 420-505 5 5.54 15 3 # 103 77 25 17

12 469-492 5 5.48 16 3 # 90 64 30 18

6 419-491 5 5.45 17 1 # 107 72 16 16

15 416-525 5 5.21 18 7 # 100 57 27 3

Statistics derived from the # of Rounds Played = 258

Holes Yardage Par Stroke Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys D. Bogeys Others

Out 2690-3326 36 42.802 4 158 915 818 281 146

In 2812-3426 36 42.922 10 206 825 802 329 150

Total 5502-6752 72 85.725 14 364 1740 1620 610 296

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Player Results

Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships 2018Caymanas Golf Club, Jamaica, July 4 - 6

Gross Scores for Girls 18 & Under

Rank Player Name Overall Rnd Rnd Rnd Total

1 2 3

1 Valeria Pacheco (PR) +10 75 79 72 226

2 Kei Harris (JAM) +14 76 80 74 230

3 Maria Sanchez (DR) +23 76 85 78 239

4 Tiana Cruz (JAM) +27 83 78 82 243

5 Haylie Turnquest (BAH) +33 82 87 80 249

T6 Karina Matabadal (T&T) +40 86 88 82 256

T6 Serena MacKenzie (T&T) +40 85 82 89 256

8 Laura Perez (DR) +64 93 99 88 280

9 Faviola Gonzalez (PR) +107 85 WD 90 WD

Gross Scores for Girls 15 & Under


1 2 3

1 Emily Odwin (BAR) +19 76 84 75 235

2 Yae Eun Kim (DR) +25 78 79 84 241

T3 Ashley Michel (BAH) +31 79 82 86 247

T3 Yeji Lee (T&T) +31 83 82 82 247

5 Sophie Anand (BAH) +32 79 86 83 248

6 Andrea Balaguer (PR) +34 86 80 84 250

7 Eryn Blakeley (JAM) +39 83 88 84 255

8 Lisbeth Espinal (DR) +46 94 87 81 262

9 Karina Colomba (PR) +50 91 89 86 266

10 Azariah Joseph (T&T) +68 98 94 92 284

11 Evelyn Lai (JAM) +81 97 100 100 297

12 Justine McKenzie (IND) +112 111 108 109 328

Gross Scores for Girls 11 - 13


1 2 3

1 Holly McLean (CI) +30 83 81 82 246

2 Emily Mayne (JAM) +39 85 89 81 255

T3 Angelis Rivera (PR) +47 90 86 87 263

T3 Camila Yoo (DR) +47 89 88 86 263

5 Lauren Needham (CI) +55 87 97 87 271

6 Stefania Mosyagina (DR) +63 98 94 87 279

7 Mattea Issa (JAM) +68 98 90 96 284

8 Winni Lau (IND) +76 103 94 95 292

9 Tyesha Tynes (BAH) +86 95 102 105 302

10 Caylynn Hosein (T&T) +89 104 101 100 305

11 Chloe Ajodha (T&T) +92 101 109 98 308

12 Brianna Prescod (BAR) +107 108 113 102 323

13 Darianys Guzman (PR) +119 78 90 WD WD

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Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships 2018Caymanas Golf Club, Jamaica, July 4-6

Gross Scores for Boys 18 & Under


1 2 3

1 Justin Burrowes (JAM) +7 76 76 71 223

2 Juan Delgado (DR) +11 76 84 67 227

3 Jack Stein (JAM) +12 81 71 76 228

4 Melvin Morales (PR) +13 76 75 78 229

5 Antonio Morales (PR) +14 76 80 74 230

6 Gustavo Betances (DR) +16 76 78 78 232

7 Sebert Walker Jr. (JAM) +18 72 80 82 234

8 Hector Rivera (PR) +19 77 79 79 235

T9 Iz Hustler (BAR) +21 84 75 78 237

T9 Ryan Peters (T&T) +21 81 79 77 237

11 Xzavier Wiggins (BAR) +22 82 82 74 238

12 Cameron Riley (BAH) +26 81 77 84 242

13 Nicolas Caimari (DR) +28 82 83 79 244

14 Luke Lindo (IND) +32 81 83 84 248

15 Xavier Robinson (BAH) +45 86 90 85 261

16 Brandon Matabadal (T&T) +51 88 91 88 267

17 Oaziah Layne (BAR) +56 86 91 95 272

18 Reyaz Rambarran (T&T) +74 89 95 106 290

Gross Scores for Boys 15 & Under


1 2 3

T1 Aaron Jarvis (CI) +5 70 79 72 221

T1 Diego Saavedra (PR) +5 71 78 72 221

3 Julio Rios (DR) +9 74 80 71 225

4 Kevin Rodriguez (DR) +12 77 70 81 228

5 Justin Hasting (CI) +13 79 74 76 229

6 Michael Lowe (JAM) +14 75 82 73 230

7 Gustavo Rangel (PR) +16 83 75 74 232

8 Hojin Kang (DR) +24 78 80 82 240

9 Dravid Bhim (T&T) +26 82 81 79 242

10 Saketh Hegde (BAH) +30 79 84 83 246

11 Gustavo Belardo (PR) +33 83 77 89 249

12 Thomas Dickens (CI) +45 85 95 81 261

13 Jean Marc Chevrotierre (T +46 80 90 92 262

14 Dominic Greives (BAH) +49 84 89 92 265

15 Radino Lobban (JAM) +50 86 85 95 266

16 Justin Kublalsingh (T&T) +55 92 86 93 271

17 Luke Wright (JAM) +58 86 100 88 274

18 Nathan Chee-A-Tow (BAR +61 87 94 96 277

19 Dominic Jordan (BAR) +71 98 96 93 287

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Gross Scores for Boys 11- 13


1 2 3

1 Rocco Lopez (JAM) +14 76 77 77 230

2 Chris Richards Jr. (T&T) +15 75 80 76 231

3 Kelvin Hernandez (PR) +20 82 77 77 236

4 Darrell Santiago (PR) +23 76 79 84 239

T5 Andrew Hasting (CI) +29 83 78 84 245

T5 Zico Correia (T&T) +29 80 85 80 245

7 Carlos Heinsen Jr. (DR) +34 83 85 82 250

T8 Kurt Rivers (T&C) +36 81 83 88 252

T8 Matthew Grant (JAM) +36 82 82 88 252

T10 Justin Rodriguez (DR) +49 87 88 90 265

T10 Todd Purton (CI) +49 89 86 90 265

12 Aman Dhiman (IND) +51 95 87 85 267

13 Nicholas Phillips (Bar) +58 94 89 91 274

14 Quinton Heljenek (BAR) +64 93 95 92 280

15 Matthew Deveaux (BAH) +82 107 99 92 298

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