O’Neill sets up CI showdown

Tuesday 2nd June 2009, 3:00PM BST.

Alex Mollin retained her Jersey matchplay championship title last month

THE Channel Islands Amateur Golf Championship finals at Royal Jersey on Sunday week have thrown up two intriguing finals.

Jersey’s Gavin O’Neill will take to the course for his second CI men’s final against first-time finalist Andy Eggo, while the women’s final is between Jersey’s Alex Mollin and Guernsey 13-year-old Aimee Ponte.

The teenager, who was still 12 on the opening day of the Guernsey championship, had an excellent tournament defeating defending champion Jan Chamberlain in the semi-final and then winning the final against multi-Guernsey winner Kay Mapley.

The Guernsey final went to sudden death after Ponte sunk a remarkable 30 foot putt on the 18th hole to level the match. Ponte obviously has a bright future in the game and no doubt she will attract good support for her match on Sunday 14 June.

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