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They won all four of the divisions in the public primary schools
Simba FrenchSend an emailApril 20, 2023 80 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The 2023 Interschool Golf Championships continued yesterday with the public primary schools getting on the course at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) Nine-Hole Golf Facility at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre. Eva Hilton Primary School swept the competition by winning all four divisions.
Eva Hilton easily took care of Palmdale Primary School with a score of 135 to 179 to win the upper primary boys division. The team was made up of Antonio Hernandez, Yelisey Smith and Kymani Rolle.
Hernandez put on a dominant performance in the individual round, turning in a score of 34 strokes. Smith was tied with T.G. Glover Primary School’s Deandreay Poitier, 11 strokes behind Hernandez with a 45. Smith secured the second-place finish on a countback.
In the upper primary girls division, Eva Hilton took care of Garvin Tynes Primary and C.W. Sawyer Primary. Eva Hilton scored 156 while Garvin Tynes was second with 184. C.W. Sawyer placed third with 198.
Securing the upper primary girls’ individual top award was Aiyanna Hernandez. She finished at 43 strokes. Garvin Tynes’ Janae Philips was her closest competitor with a score of 55. Maddison Culmer from C.W. Sawyer was third when she ended the day at 56.
Eva Hilton’s team of Daniel Ramsay, Treilon Stuart and Andrew Roberts was the only team that competed in the lower primary boys division. They finished with a total team score of 172.
Playing against six Eva Hilton Primary School golfers in the lower primary boys division, Sandilands Primary School’s Liam Stubbs stood out and came out victorious with a score of 47 strokes in that division. He held off Eva Hilton’s Ramsay who finished with a score of 28. Ramsay held off Stuart who was one stroke behind him at 29.
Eva Hilton was also the only team that entered the lower primary girls division. The team of Jamiah Miller, Kazmyn Rolle and Denira Moxey combined for a score of 199.
Winning that division’s individual award was Zohalle Smith from St. Andrew’s School out of Exuma. She ended the day with 56 strokes. Miller was six strokes behind with a score of 62. Finishing third was Palmdale Primary’s Marlee Poitier who had 66 strokes.
Today is the final day of competition.