Sunday, 5th July 2009

Sport from the Jersey Evening Post

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Silver lining for Olivia

Olivia Jordan-Higgins playing the 16th on the Kings Course (00732986)

OLIVIA Jordan-Higgins has made the best of a bad start for Jersey’s golfers in Aland – finishing yesterday’s final round one over par to secure a silver medal.

Golfer Jordan-Higgins in silver position

Olivia Jordan-Higgins on the 15th

GOLFER Olivia Jordan-Higgins was lying in silver medal position on the ladies’ leader board with one round to play this morning.

Mixed fortunes on golf courses

Elaine Pushman on the ninth hole at the Slottsbanan Castle course (00731851)

LADIES’ golf team manager Lynne Cottignies thinks the girls could be looking at an overall fourth or fifth placing after a tentative start on the course.

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It’s tight at the top

JERSEY have made a solid start on the golf course – but problems on the back nine have meant that the men face stiff competition for the gold medal.

O’Neill in form for Aland

GAVIN O’NEILL continued his preparations for next week’s NatWest Island Games with the best gross score in the Les Mielles Ford Open golf tournament.

Jersey at the double

JERSEY golfers won the men’s and women’s HSBC Channel Islands Matchplay championship titles at the Royal Jersey on Sunday as Gavin O’Neill and Alex Mollin defeated their Guernsey counterparts.

Fifth senior title for Cambridge

DELROY CAMBRIDGE of Jamaica captured his fifth European Senior Tour title after a three hole play-off in the Jersey Seniors Classic at La Moye.

Clayton on fire at La Moye

AUSTRALIAN Mike Clayton upstaged Jersey resident Ian Woosnam with a blistering eight under par 64 to lead the field by three strokes after the opening round of the Jersey Seniors Classic at La Moye Golf Club.

Seven-up test for Woosnam

NO fewer than seven former winners of the Jersey Seniors Classic are back on the Island for the 14th edition of the tournament, including defending champion Tony Johnstone of Zimbabwe, who won his maiden Senior Tour title there 12 months ago.

Torrance forced out

SAM TORRANCE has been forced to pull out of the Jersey Seniors Classic due to the recurrence of a long standing hand injury.