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Simba FrenchSend an emailJuly 13, 2023 65 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
The golf portion of the sixth Bahamas Games got underway yesterday at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island and the Andros Chickcharnies are leading the way.
The Chichcharnies ended the first of three rounds with a score of 186 Stableford points. Sitting in a close second is the Grand Bahama Lucayans with 183 points. Sitting one point behind the Lucayans is the New Providence Buccaneers with 182 points.
In the senior men’s division, the Chickcharnies lead with 54 points after the first round. Richard Gibson and Kelsey Rolle represented the Chickcharnies and Gibson scored 54 Stableford points as he had six birdies and six bogeys.
The Abaco Survivors and the Lucayans are tied for second in that division with 48 points.
The senior ladies division had a very strong showing from the Lucayans as they lead with 39 points. That team includes Michelean Poitier and Nordaina Martin. Poitier scored 39 points for the team.
The Buccaneers sit 14 points behind the Lucayans with 25 points and the Long Island Sheep Runners are a close third with 24 points.
In the junior boys division, the Lucayans lead the way with 53 Stableford points. The team is represented by Atrian Stan-Busuioc and Tomeco Knowles. Stan-Busuioc had a good showing, coming away with three birdies.
The Eleuthera Adventurers are second with 47 points and the Buccaneers are right behind them with 46 points for third.
In the final division, the junior girls division, the Buccaneers lead the way with 51 points. Tyesha Tynes is the only player for the Buccaneers. She finished with five birdies and four bogeys.
The Chickcharnies are second in that division with 46 points. The MICAL (Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins and Long Cay) Flamingos are third with 41 points.
The standings can shake up with two more rounds remaining. The second round gets underway at 10 a.m. today at the Ocean Club Golf Course.
In each case, the highest aggregate points over the competition will determine the winning team.
In the Stableford scoring system, a double bogey is one point, a bogey is two points, a par shot is three points, a birdie is four points, and eagle is five points, a double eagle is six points, a triple eagle or better is seven points and a hole in one is eight points.
Action continues today.