Mocklow makes most of local knowledge
Anthony Mocklow had a triumphant homecoming this weekend, winning the tournament that he brought to Bermuda.
Until recently, Mocklow was running The Fairmont Southampton’s Turtle Hill Golf Course and he made every inch of that local knowledge count as he won the Bacardi National Par 3 Championship yesterday.
Mocklow started the final round a shot behind defending champion Daniel Augustus, and finished it a shot ahead of Dwayne Pearman and Nick Jones after a four-over-par 58 left him eight over for the tournament.
Augustus, meanwhile, had an awful day shooting a 13-over 67 to finish 16 over for the two days and in sixth place, which means he also misses out on an invitation to the Grey Goose World Par 3 Championship in March.
The top five in each division are due to get an invite, and Camiko Smith, Robert Holland and Chris Smith, all secured their spots in the professional competition.
Steven DeCosta won the men’s amateur event finishing at nine over for the tournament, his second-round 58 left him three shots ahead of Spencer Wideman, with Jevon Roberts in third a shot further back at 13 over.
Matt Gorrell, who began the day in second, shot a final-round six over and finished fourth, with Shawn Knight a shot behind on 14 over.
Ross Ballantyne, of Canada, won the seniors event with a final round of 60 leaving him at 14 over for the tournament, eight shots ahead of Zane DeSilva, with four golfers all on 23 over and only separated on retrogression. Allan Bradshaw’s 62 was enough to earn him third place.
In the women’s division, Ebonie Burgess overcame a seven-stroke deficit to take the title by three shots over Katrin Burnie.
Burnie blew up yesterday and her 13-over 67 was seven shots worse than her first round and left her 19 over for the tournament.
Burgess, meanwhile, shot a 57, ten shots better than on the first day, and finished 16 over for the tournament.
• Jarryd Dillas finished his first Latin American Amateur Championship with a six-over-par 78 yesterday.
The score left Dillas in a four-way tie for 50th on 13 over.
Matias Dominguez, of Chile, who finished at 11 under for the tournament, won the event by one shot, making him the first player from his country to earn a spot at the Masters in more than 50 years. Alejandro Tosti, of Argentina, finished second.