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From Thursday May 22nd to the 24th the prestigious Golf Tournament “Caribbean Golf Classic” was held on Casa de Campo’s three wonderful golf courses; the Teeth of the Dog, Dye Fore and Links, and the overall winners were the Guadeloupe team, who took home the George Noon Trophy.
This tournament was organized by the Caribbean Golf Association and was hosted for the third year in the Dominican Republic with the Dominican Golf Federation (FEDOGOLF) as host. Since the tournament was founded in 1996, it has been celebrated in Casa de Campo 11 times, but has also been made it’s way around the Caribbean, being hosted by other member countries of the Caribbean Golf Association.
This year 10 Caribbean countries took part, all members of the Caribbean Golf Association (CGA), including: Barbados, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, U.S. Virgin Islands, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean Oriental and the Dominican Republic.
The Caribbean Golf Classic started in 1996 and is an individual and team event competed for by teams of unlimited number of players from each participating member country, playing eighteen holes each day. Players are divided into flights based upon handicap and sex and play Modified Stableford competition.
Dominican Team
The men’s teams compete for the Robert Grell Trophy, this year won by United States Virgin Islands, and the ladies for the Jodi Munn Barrow Trophy, this year won by Guadeloupe! Individual prizes were also awarded in each flight, and the team (country) with the most points won the George Noon Trophy – this year claimed by Guadeloupe.
The winning team representing Guadeloupe, was made by Ginny Angus, Diane Burns, Julie Caproni and Mae Menzies. Congratulations on your win ladies! The following collection of photos were taken during Caribbean Golf Classic, the prize-giving ceremony and social activities, from May 22nd to May 24th, in Casa de Campo:
Results – XIX Caribbean Classic Golf Tournament
Men’s 1st Flight: 1st, Doug Menzies (US Virgin Islands) Men’s 2nd Flight: 1st, Dave Allot (Cayman Islands); 2nd, Mick Whitworth (Cayman Islands) and John Henry (Trinidad) Men’s 3rd Flight: 1st, José Carlos Díaz (Puerto Rico); 2nd, Keith Murray (United Kingdom); 3rd, Al Little (USA); 4th, Errol Brown (Bahamas); 5th, Lee Herbert (United Kingdom) Men’s 4th Flight: 1st, David Johnson (Bahamas), 2nd, Harricharan Maharaj (Trinidad); 3rd, Martin Rigg (United Kingdom); 4th, Stephane Volle (Guadeloupe) Men’s 5th Flight: 1st, Hector Valentiner (Dominican Republic); 2nd, Arlington Musgrove (Turks and Caicos) Men’s 6th Flight: 1st, Julio Cesar Bell Bello (Colombia); 2nd, Frederick Lightbourn (Bahamas) Men’s 7th Flight: 1st, Pierre Menager (Guadeloupe) Ladies 2nd Flight: 1st, Margarita Makovec (Dominican Republic) Ladies 3rd Flight: 1st, Diane Brazelton (Cayman Islands) Ladies 4th Flight: 1st, Mary Ledesma (Dominican Republic); 2nd, Gitte Dantzer (Guadeloupe) Ladies 5th Flight: 1st, Catherine Courreges (Guadeloupe) Ladies 6th Flight: 1st, Corinne Dabin (Guadeloupe); 2nd, Nicole Lescalet (Guadeloupe) Ladies 7th Flight: 1st, Catherine Duclos Grenet (Guadeloupe); 2nd, Karen Van Heckman (US Virgin Islands) George Noon Trophy: Guadeloupe Dessie Henry Trophy: The US Virgin Islands Jodi Munn Barrow Trophy: Guadeloupe Robert Grell Trophy: Bahamas