American Mitchell claims maiden title
Jordan Mitchell came from three shots back to capture a maiden Bacardi Par 3 World Championship title at Turtle Hill Golf Club yesterday.The American won the 36-hole event by a single shot after firing a one-under-par 53 that included three birdies and two bogeys in heavy downpours that made his task all the more daunting.The 2011 Bermuda Open winner clung to a one-shot lead heading to the final hole but nearly threw it away when his nine iron tee shot sailed over the flag and landed in a greenside bunker.However, Mitchell’s short game shone through when it mattered most as he got up and down to save par and clinch a maiden Bacardi Par 3 title at the first attempt.“I had a great bunker shot and I’m glad it went as close as it (nine inches) did because I didn’t really want to have a three or four footer to win the tournament,” Mitchell said. “That bunker shot is probably the best I’ve hit in a very long time under pressure.“It was neck and neck and pretty close throughout the day but luckily I made two birdies on ten and 12 which really helped my momentum.”Mitchell, who pocketed $5,000 for his efforts, finished with a two-round total of one- under- par- 107 that lowered the tournament record by three shots. He shot an even par 54 in the first round.Finishing second was American Joe Horowitz (108) who finished the tournament at even par along with Canadians Bill Walsh and Kirk Hanefeld who placed third and fourth respectively.Horowitz shot yesterday’s lowest round of two -under-par 52 that included five birdies and three bogeys.He was four under par for the round after 14 holes before bogeys at 14 and 17 put a dent in his championship hopes.“This is a tough, little golf course,” Horowitz said. “There’s no real gimme holes.”Hanefeld fired a record low three -under- par 51 during the first round to grab a share of the lead with fellow Canadian Ian Doig (111) who also came in a three under for the round.Diog fell out of the thick of contention, though, after carding a six-over-par 60 yesterday.Port Royal head pro Dwayne Pearman (110) topped the local pros and was sixth overall.Bermuda’s Ebonie Burgess (121) won the ladies division by two shots over nearest rival Katrin Burnie (123) who finished runner up at this event for the second straight year.Burgess, who also won the Bacardi Par 3 Championship in 2011, carded a eight-over-par 62 yesterday that included eight bogeys.“I came here to try and win and I did so I’m happy about that,” she said.Bermuda’s Jevon Roberts (119) extended his current hot streak after overcoming a six shot deficit to win the amateur division by two shots over nearest rival Ernest Koury (121).It was the Port Royal player’s second title inside of a week after conquering the amateur field at last week’s Bermuda Open.“It’s really been a fantastic week,” said Roberts, who carded a two -over- par 56 yesterday that included one birdie and three bogeys. “I knew I could shoot a good number and hopefully just give myself a chance.”Bermudian Craig Christensen (119), who equalled yesterday’s lowest round of two-under-par 52, won the senior title at the first attempt by a single shot over defending champion Hav Trott (120).“Two under is my best score up here and to do it in a big tournament is an absolute thrill for me,” said Christensen, whose final round contained six birdies and four bogeys.
BACARDI PAR 3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPFinal scores at Turtle Hill GCProfessionalIndividual Stroke Play1 Jordan Mitchell 54-53--107 -12 Joe Horowitz 56-52--108 EBill Walsh 55-53--108 EKirk Hanefeld 51-57--108 E5 Nick Taylor 55-54--109 +16 Dwayne Pearman 56-54--110 +27 Delroy Cambridge 56-55--111 +3Camiko Smith 56-55--111 +3Claude Grenier 56-55--111 +3Jean Laforce 54-57--111 +3Ian Doig 51-60--111 +312 Keir Smith 56-56--112 +4Eric West 55-57--112 +414 Chris Baryla 56-58--114 +6Chip Kelly 56-58--114 +616 John Denney 59-56--115 +7Peter Hong 57-58--115 +718 Brian McCann 56-60--116 +8Nick Jones 57-59--116 +820 Daniel Augustus 59-58--117 +9Scott Roy 58-59--117 +9Tony Jacklin 59-58--117 +923 Justin Wood 64-54--118 +1024 Karl Ableidinger 63-56--119 +11Bob Kurtz 58-61--119 +1126 Chris Smith 62-58--120 +1227 Charlie Rymer 60-61--121 +1328 Nathan Swan 61-61--122 +1429 Cornell Bean Jr. 64-59--123 +15Brian Morris 62-61--123 +15Brian Hutton 61-62--123 +1532 Chris Grantier 65-59--124 +1633 Jim Salinetti 64-62--126 +1834 Tom O'Connor 64-64--128 +2035 Bobby MacRonald 72-33--105 +2436 Scott Foster 65-69--134 +2637 Greg Wright 66-71--137 +2938 Andrew Bissell 60-78--138 +3039 Steve Young 72-67--139 +3140 Gary Bernard 75-68--143 +35
SeniorsIndividual Stroke Play1 Craig Christensen 67-52--119 +112 Hav Trott 61-59--120 +123 Jeffrey Lindo 62-59--121 +134 Winston Trott 61-61--122 +145 Terry Mullan 61-63--124 +166 Donovan Livingston 65-61--126 +187 Frank Morris 67-61--128 +20Winston Robinson 65-63--128 +20Max Atherden 61-67--128 +2010 Steven Hickmott 66-64--130 +2211 Ross Ballantyne 67-64--131 +23Alan Desilva 65-66--131 +2313 Eldon Raynor 66-66--132 +2414 Edward Gilbert 66-68--134 +2615 Renalda Bean 67-70--137 +2916 Levy Rodrigues 69-69--138 +3017 Ron Anderson 72-69--141 +3318 Bill Black 70-72--142 +3419 Doug Hines 74-69--143 +3520 Stanley Bradshaw 75-74--149 +4121 David Roberts 75-76--151 +4322 Thomas Csernohorszky 77-75--152 +4423 Yves Chambaz 79-74--153 +45Bo Lindgren 76-77--153 +4525 Jim McNamara 78-77--155 +47Fred Anderson 74-81--155 +4727 Jay Taylor 78-80--158 +5028 Ernest McCreight 93-89--182 +74
LadiesIndividual Stroke Play1 Ebonie Burgess 59-62--121 +132 Katrin Burnie 62-61--123 +153 Zoe Allen 61-63--124 +164 Wendy Salvia 61-68--129 +215 Katyna Rabain 66-64--130 +226 Melinda Frith 62-69--131 +237 Tracy Nash 68-68--136 +288 Betty-Anne Sudbury 63-74--137 +299 Linda Down 76-68--144 +3610 Elizabeth Carpio 74-72--146 +3811 Elaine Stevens 71-79--150 +4212 Gladys Chambaz 73-80--153 +4513 Shirley Higgins 78-80--158 +5014 Kathy Anderson 85-74--159 +5115 Ann-Charlotte Lindgren 80-81--161 +5316 Gursharn Harvey 79-85--164 +5617 Liz Hickmott 84-88--172 +6418 Linda Perry 81-92--173 +6519 Shirley Brown 89-87--176 +6820 Tracy Burgess 74-WD
MenIndividual Stroke Play1 Jevon Roberts 63-56--119 +112 Ernest Koury 57-64--121 +133 Alex Hunter 61-62--123 +15Sergio Edness 59-64--123 +155 Paul McManus 64-60--124 +16Paul Hayward 59-65--124 +167 Justin Nagy 65-60--125 +178 Tomasz Tabor 67-60--127 +199 Bob Jeffrey 66-62--128 +20Wayne Macphee 65-63--128 +20Jordon Dueck 66-62--128 +20Gary Burnet 62-66--128 +2013 Kyle Lightbourne 66-63--129 +2114 Josh Breda 70-61--131 +23Rich Marriott 68-63--131 +23Nick Mansell 66-65--131 +23Timothy Simons 60-71--131 +2318 Martin Daly 68-64--132 +2419 Zane Desilva 64-69--133 +2520 Gareth Tavares 66-68--134 +2621 Steven DeSilva 71-64--135 +27Philip James 71-64--135 +27Elliott Meachem 69-66--135 +27Azeem Pitcher 68-67--135 +2725 Clem Lamarre 69-67--136 +28Julian Brassington 72-64--136 +2827 Quinton Burch 70-67--137 +29Dervin Wright 66-71--137 +2929 Stuart Matthews 70-68--138 +30Jim Goossens 68-70--138 +30Glen Jones 66-72--138 +3032 Jason Aggarwal 72-68--140 +32William Tucker 67-73--140 +3234 Daren Heyliger 64-77--141 +3335 Collin Dill 72-71--143 +35Mike Kelly 72-71--143 +3537 Kevin Cullivan 70-74--144 +3638 Wes Waters 71-76--147 +3939 Robert Belliveau 74-77--151 +43Mike Fisher 76-75--151 +4341 Terry Ward 72-80--152 +44
