The BG T&T-sponsored team of Deryck Gonzalves and Eric Griffith finished with a score of 44 to win the 10th annual Cotton Tree Charity Tournament at the St Andrews Golf Club on Wednesday. The pair shot 22 on the front nine and 22 on the back to edge Southern Wholesale Stores' Wayne Ali and Maurice Mathura, who shot 43 (23+20), and Neal & Massy's Trent Noel and Curtis Moses (42) for the top spot. Rounding out the top five were KPMG's Raoul John and Dushyant Sookram (41) and Blink/bmobile's Deryck Chanardip and Dave Rajkumar (40).
For their efforts, Gonzalves and Griffith won a weekend stay at Magdalena Grand Beach Resort in Tobago, two Callaway Golf Bags autographed by Phil Michelson and return airline tickets to Tobago. Ali and Mathura were presented with a weekend stay at Blue Horizon Resort, Tobago and return airline tickets. This year, five students sponsored by Trinity Chambers and Blink/bmobile participated in the tournament. They included Atiba Charles, Karina Matabadal, Arvin Bhim, Jameel St Rose and Christian Townsend. Bhim went on to win Nearest The Pin Hole No7 at a distance of six feet, nine inches. (NC)
Results
1. BGTT #1 (Deryck Gonsalves & Eric Griffith) - 44 (22+22)
2. Southern Wholesale Stores (Wayne Ali & Maurice Mathura) - 43 (23 + 20)
3. Neal & Massy #1 (Trent Noel & Curtis Moses) - 42 (21 + 21)
4. KPMG (Raoul John & Dushyant Sookram) - 41 (21 + 20)
5. Blink/bmobile #3 (Deryck Chanardip & Dave Rajkumar) - 40 (21 + 19)
6. Building Maintenance Services Ltd. (Errol Jones & Emilie Ramsahai) - 40 (21 + 19)
7. LJ Williams #3 (Haroon Ramkissoon & Hillis Richards) - 40 (21 + 19)
8. Endeavour Holdings (Clinton Jacob & Stephen Ayoung) - 40 (19 + 21)
9. Neal & Massy #2 (Ramesh Rampersad & Kissoon Gannes) - 39 (19 + 20)
Nearest The Pin Hole #7 - Arvin Bhim 6' 9''
Nearest The Pin Hole #11 - Kissoon Gannes 8' 5''
