The Dominican team won the most important trophy during the Caribbean Amateur Championships that took place over the weekend in Casa de Campo. Puerto Rico was the runner up and Trinidad placed third. Robert Smith, the national golf champion, was the best player of the event. Fellow team members were Jonas Fernández, Antonio Olivo, Michael Gil, Carlos Arias and Alfredo Campechano. Arturo Pellerano was the team captain, and Miguel Subero, coach. This is the second time the DR wins in the event. Last year, in Grand Cayman, the Dominican men’s team won the trophy, a first in the 42 years of the event. Puerto Rican golfers returned home with the remaining three trophies – the George Teale Cup for women, the Higgs and Higgs Cup for seniors, and the Francis Steele Perkins Cup for super seniors. One hundred sixty players from 10 regional nations competed over sometimes adverse conditions of on and off rains and winds over the four days of competition. The event, held at the Teeth of the Dog championship course of Casa de Campo, was transmitted by the Golf Channel of the United States.
