Bahamas News

The reigning national champion on Sunday past captured the BPGA Matchplay Championship at the Cable Beach Resort Golf Course.

Turnquest defeated Chris Lewis 2 and 1 on Sunday to earn the title. His championship performance followed up his top medal qualifying round of 67 on Thursday. He shot a high quality 33 on the front nine and came home in 34 to beat Glenn Pratt (69) by two shots.

Lewis was third at 35-35-70, followed by Mario Roberts at 35-39-74, Jimmy Delancy at 37-38-78 and Jermaine Russell 36-42, also at 78.

Matchplay action began on Friday. Delancey topped Mario Roberts 6 and 4 while Lewis ousted Russell 5 and 3. On Saturday, Turnquest eliminated Delancy 6 and 5 and lewis beat Pratt 3 and 2 to set up the Sunday finale.

The event added luster to the professional golf programme in the country. Not as active as their amateur counterparts in the Bahamas Golf Federation, the pro golfers took full advantage of the spotlight.

Those within the island’s golf family are of the view that if the pros stepped up their activities, the entire programme in The Bahamas will be quite vibrant.

Pratt, the BPGA President expressed satisfaction with the tournament. He said it was exciting and thanked the players for participating.

The event was sponsored by the Roy Bowe Scholarship Fund.

Source: Bahama Journal