Gale blows away with Seniors golf title

TERRY GALE blew around the Tobago Plantations and Country Club Golf Course, Lowlands, carding a seven-under-par 65 to pocket the ?18,750 winners’ cheque in the 54-hole Seniors Classic 2003 which ended yesterday.

And after receiving his trophy from Tobago House of Assembly’s Chief Secretary Orville London and cheque from Tourism Secretary’s Neil Wilson, the pint-sized Australian said: “Of course I am happy. I have had a wonderful weekend in Barbados and again here in Tobago.” “I look forward to coming back again next year,” he said. Gale, who won the Barbados leg of this three-part European Seniors Tour, fired six birdies and had an eagle on the ninth hole yesterday, completing the front nine in 32 strokes. He completed the 54-hole course in 13-under-par 203. Second day leader John Chillas of Scotland pushed Gale throughout but faltered to finish on 10-under-par 206.

And, for the second year in a row, the Scot had to settle for the runner-up cheque of ?12,000. Jamaican Delroy Cambridge, who was always in the top bracket throughout the tournament, played steadily again yesterday to card a round of 71 and shared third place with Guillermo Encinas of Chile, who was around in 70. Both men finished on seven-under-par 209. Trinidadian Allan Mew fared badly yesterday, hitting four bogeys to end the round with a 75 and a final score of two-under-par 214 to share eighth place with six other golfers. First round leader David Creamer (England) fired an even-par 72 yesterday for a final score of 212, four-under-par to be sixth overall. But last year’s champion Steve Stull ended on 214, two-under-par and was in the seven man bunch in eighth place.

Final Scores:
203 - T Gale; 206 - J Chillas; 209 - D Cambridge, G Encinas; 211 - Bob Cameron (England); 212 - D Creamer; 213 - Guiseppi Cali (Italy); 214 - A Mew, Mike Miller (Scotland), John Mashego (South Africa), Steve Stull (USA), Barry Vivian (New Zealand), Horacio Carbonetti (Argentina).