Tournament, occupying first place in the net team division and second in the gross section.

The local women made themselves at home at the sprawling Boca Raton Resort and Golf Club in Florida, finding the conditions much to their liking.

Bermuda carded a combined net 208 to head Ocean Reef by three shots, with South West Florida third on 215.

The order was shuffled among the three teams in the gross division, with South West Florida topping the leaderboard on 249, followed by Bermuda (252) and Ocean Reef (257).

Individually, Bea Williams and Ann Symonds were the top net performers for Bermuda, each carding solid 69s, with Judith Kitson a shot further back on 70.

Kitson's 83 led all in the gross category followed by Susan Holland (84) and Valerie Nearon (85).

Twelve teams are participating in the Kitty Michael event, now in its 22nd year. Teams hail from various locales, including New Jersey, Florida, Canada and the Caribbean.

Last year saw Bermuda finish second and third in the net and gross divisions respectively as hosts Jamaica won both.

Others in the Bermuda team include Carol Hammond, Gilda Furbert, Katyna Rabain, Pat Morgan and captain Shirley James.

CALLING ALL ANGLERS . . .

FSH Calling all anglers...

Anglers are gearing to catch the `Big One', with the Bacardi Rum Angling Tournament just around the corner.

The popular annual event is set to take place on Sunday, June 18, with some 80 boats and 350 anglers expected to be involved. Boats will fish in three classes -- Amateur Class A; Amateur Class B and Class C (professional).

Last year, for the first time, saw limits placed on the number of fish to be weighed in and this will be continued. The Bacardi Rum Trophy will be awarded to the boat with the five heaviest fish in total. This rule applies to each of the three boat categories.

The High Point Angler award and High Point Lady Angler will be decided by the total weight of the heaviest three fish weighed in.

Closing date for entries for the event is June 10, with entry forms available at all branches of Burrows, Lightbourne Ltd.