PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago’s Chris Martin created historical past when he captured the T&T Golf Open for a seventh time when the event climaxed on the St Andrews Course on Sunday.
Competing within the Skilled division, Martin scored 71 on Sunday’s last day to complete on 284, six strokes away from his nearest challenger, Chris Richards Sr.
Martin overtook Richards Sr for the lead on the penultimate day with a formidable 68 (4 beneath par) and took the crown.
Jamaican Wesley Brown completed in third with a rating of 302.
T&T’s Chris Richards Jr comfortably gained the Championship division (289) forward of American Nikita Gubenko (300) and Puerto Rico’s Amalio Vega (305).
In the meantime, 14-year-old Ethan Collier upstaged his older rivals to safe the First Flight with 321 after pulling away from the primary and second-day chief Dinesh Jackree, who completed second with a rating of 326.
One other 14-year-old, Ben Laughlin, was third (330).
West Indies cricket captain Darren Sammy had a robust exhibiting on the final day to complete fourth on 344.
Nandlal Ramlakhan dominated the Second Flight (353) to complete forward of Jamaican Owen McPherson on 359 and Kisson Gannes (360).
Clint Alfred (307) rallied to win the Seniors division forward of Neil Lutchmansingh (311) and Zeke Percival (323) of St Kitts and Nevis.
