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Spurgeon
shows his mettle to become worthy winner of the first MCB
Open |
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England’s
Kevin Spurgeon is the first-ever Mauritius Commercial Bank
Open champion.
The 54-year-old claimed the title over the Legend course at
Constance Belle Mare Plage on Sunday with a final round performance
that was full of character and determination
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Spurgeon
loses maiden tag with victory in first-ever MCB Open |
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England’s
Kevin Spurgeon has become the first-ever Mauritius
Commercial Bank Open champion after a resolute performance
in the final round on the Legend course at the Constance Belle
Mare Plage resort on Sunday.
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Spurgeon
faces test of character as he pursues maiden victory |
England’s
Kevin Spurgeon took a giant stride towards securing
his maiden European Senior Tour title with a sparkling five-under-par
67 in the second round of the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open
on the Legend course at Constance Belle Mare Plage.
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Grahau
sets a stiff pace in Air Mauritius Championship |
Italian
Marcello Grahau carded an excellent two-under-par
69 on the Links course at the Constance Belle Mare Plage to
take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Air Mauritius
Amateur Championship (Gross event).
Grahau’s nearest challengers in Category 1, for handicaps
0-9, are Marcus Ferguson Jones, who enjoyed success in the
Pro-Am, and Stephane Binazet.
Four players head the field in the Category 1 (Net), among
them Grahau, who plays off scratch.
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First
mauritian professional to compete on the PGA European Tour. |
Govinden Palanyandi will create golfing history on Friday
when he becomes the first Mauritian professional to compete
on the PGA European Tour. The 52-year-old from Phoenix, a
town in the centre of the island, will have the honour of
teeing off first in the Mauritius Commercial Bank Open on
the Legend course at the Constance Belle Mare Plage resort.
"This will be the biggest moment in
my career," said Palanyandi, who is teaching professional
at the Gymkhana Golf Club at Vocoas. "I am not nervous
but I am excited and proud to be the first Mauritian to play
in a European Tour event." Palanyandi has been practising
regularly over the Legend course in preparation for his Senior
Tour debut. "I played the course about four times a week
during November,” he said. “It is the best course in Mauritius
and the best course I have ever played. "You do not have
to drive long but you do need to be straight. To make a good
score you must stay on the fairway."
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Palanyandi,
who started his golfing career as a caddy and has been a professional
for 20 years, warmed up for the tournament with a three-over-par
75 in the first round of the Constance Hotels Pro-Am on Tuesday.
He has set himself a target of a top 20 finish, which will
be a tough task when one considers the strength and experience
of his rivals. But wherever he finishes, Govinden Panayandi
will have earned himself a place in the history books.
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Sam’s
the main man for Ferguson Jones team |
Ryder Cup
veteran Sam Torrance found himself in a familiar position
on Wednesday after the second and final round of the Constance
Hotels Pro-Am at the Belle Mare Plage resort.
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Referee
Hunt has the answer to thieving crab |
Tuesday 8th December 2009
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After more than
40 years as a professional golfer and administrator, Guy Hunt
must have thought he had seen everything...
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MCB
Open 2009 inaugural cocktail |
Monday 7th December 2009
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Open
favourite Torrance so pleased to be back in paradise |
“Paradise with
a golf course,” is how the 56-year-old Scot describes
the Belle Mare Plage Hotel which is hosting
the inaugural MCB Open.
“I have been to the Belle Mare Plage four times on holiday
and it is simply stunning,” says Torrance. “And the people
there are wonderful.
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David
Frost, the top South African player who is entered for the
MCB Open |
Fifty-year-old Frost qualified
to join the ranks of the seniors in September this year and,
before the end of the season, he had managed to squeeze in
five starts in six weeks on the Champions Tour in the United
States.
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MCB
Open 2009 - The story so far . . . |
When the first ball is
struck at The Mauritius Commercial Bank Open,
it will mark the culmination of seven months of intense planning,
organising and preparation.
Although the announcement that the Constance Belle
Mare Plage Hotel was to host the tournament came
in early May, a great deal of work had already been carried
out and much more lay ahead. |
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