Merry, Torry book TT junior golf picks

SIMON MERRY and Diana Torry sealed their spots on the national team for the Caribbean Junior Golf Championships in the Bahamas next month when they won the boys and girls 16-18 categories as the Republic Bank-sponsored trials ended yesterday at the St Andrew’s Golf Course, Moka, Maraval. Merry, who led overnight on 154, had a round of eight-over-par 80 to end the three-day contest on 234, while Luke Thompson, who had the best return of 76, was second on 242, followed by Jordan Delaney 243, Shane Costelloe 251, Jesse Boocock 24, Alderray Downes 255 and Kevin Williams 265. And Torry, as she did on Saturday, widened her lead over sisters Nikesha and Nicola Trim by considerable distances, finishing the competition on 245, with Nikesha 340 and Nicola 341 behind.

Ben Martin was the winner in the boys 13-15 age group, carding 230 after three days on the greens, ahead of Robert Llanos 234, Dahomey Kadera 236, Zinski Baggan 240, Stephan Coombs and Kyle Knaggs 247, Adam Montano 252 and Jonathan Low 253. Tracey Clarke easily won the girls 13-15 division with a tally of 233, 16 shots better than Victoria Seenath with Deahana Ramnath 268 and Martine DeGannes 280 trailing. In the boys Under-12 division, Glen Charlett won by a 20-shot margin over Joshua Galt, with Charlett recording 239 and Galt 259, followed by Mikail Roberts and Timothy Martin 274, while Catherine Clarke took the girls version with 146, with Anneke Ward 153, Kelsey Lou Hing 154 and Natalya Rahamatula 155 trailing. The 14-member team will be announced at a press briefing at Republic Bank Park Street branch on Wednesday.