Defending champion Justin Burrowes will compete in this weekend's 24th staging of the Alliance Buccaneer Memorial Golf Tournament at the Caymanas Golf Club in St. Catherine.
Burrowes is currently on a golf scholarship at the Florida Atlantic University.
More than 100 golfers from across the island will tee off at the Caymanas Golf Course between 7 am - 11 am daily.
Some of the amateurs competing include former Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) presidents Gordon Hutchinson and Wayne Chai Chong, Maurice Foster, current president Peter Chin, Rory Jardine, Robert 'Bobby' Chin, Gregg Chong and Tommy Lee.
The tournament will also host a professional section comprising of twelve golfers, after a long absence of professionals. Pro golfer Wesley Brown also returns home to play with the pros. He has been playing professionally in the United States for some time.
Burrowes, who is currently on a golf scholarship at the Florida Atlantic University, is anxious to defend his title at the two-day tournament.
However, to be able to do so he will have to hold off the challenges from a number of local golfers who have been doing very well recently both at home and abroad. They include national champion Sean Morris and Dr Mark Newnham who teamed up to help Jamaica win the country trophy for the Caribbean Golf Association Four-Ball Championship in Florida, and were one-two, respectively, in the Heroes Weekend Golf Classic.
The tournament will feature two different competitions running concurrently.
One will be a two-day – 36-hole Jamaica Golf Association qualifier while the other to be played on Sunday will be a Stableford competition in the form of a charity fundraiser for the Laws Street Trade Training Centre. The objective for this year is to hand over in excess of J$1 million dollars.
The format of play features Saturday and Sunday – Medal Play HCP 1-12, Modified Stableford HCP 13-24, Professional, Men, Seniors, Super Seniors, Ladies and Juniors while on Sunday it will be Modified Stableford HCP 10-12, 13-24, 25-36, Men and Ladies. The Juniors will compete for the Vitoria Marley Trophy.
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Retired Jamaica international McAnuff determined to be more than passenger at Leyton Orient
Retired Jamaica international Jobi McAnuff insists he is not just along for the ride after signing a new one-year contract with England League Two club Leyton Orient.
McANuff the club captain, will be 39 years old later this year and transitioned to a player/coach role last season. He will be in a similar capacity this year but despite being the senior statesman of sorts is determined to be more than just a passenger on the pitch.
“I don’t just want to be a bit part or be here for the ride, I want to contribute, that’s a big, big thing for me,” McAnuff said in an interview with the club’s official website.
“I’m feeling good,” he added.
“Last year, as everyone knows, was frustrating. I worked really hard to get back to playing, and I’ve got a lot of work again to get to the level I want to get to.”
The injury kept McAnuff out of action for almost the entire season, not playing his first match until March. Orient coach Ross Embleton is confident the Jamaica midfielder will be a major contributor both on and off the pitch – and is delighted to see him stay.
“He’s been at the club since I came back, and we all know what an inspiration he is on the pitch,” Embleton said.
McAnuff has made 141 appearances for the O’s in two spells.
DeChambeau claims sixth PGA Tour crown with Rocket Mortgage Classic triumph
Bryson DeChambeau eclipsed Matthew Wolff to win the Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes and claim his sixth PGA Tour title.
Wolff was the player to beat in Sunday's final round, teeing off with a commanding three-shot lead at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan.
However, Wolff faltered and shot a 71 as fellow American DeChambeau rose to the top with a seven-under-par 65 to mark his fourth successive season with a victory.
DeChambeau was almost flawless on day four, holing eight birdies and just one bogey – finishing with an exclamation point after birdieing the last three holes to end on 23 under.
The 26-year-old, who had top-10 finishes in his past six starts heading into the tournament, signed off for four successive rounds in the 60s.
Wolff walked away with the runners-up cheque after mixing five bogeys and six birdies, two strokes ahead of countryman Kevin Kisner (66).
Danny Willett (66) – the 2016 Masters champion, Adam Hadwin (67), Tyrell Hatton (68) and Ryan Armour (72) finished tied for fourth, seven shots behind DeChambeau.
Meanwhile, American star Rickie Fowler climbed 28 places into a tie for 12th on 14 under thanks to his final-round 67.
Wolff surges three clear at Rocket Mortgage Classic
Matthew Wolff carded a second successive eight-under-par 64 to move to the top of the leaderboard after the third round at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Wolff surged to a three-stroke lead through 54 holes thanks to another low round at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan on Saturday.
The 21-year-old is eyeing his second PGA Tour title after winning last year's 3M Open and the American is on track to add the Rocket Mortgage Classic trophy to his collection.
A shot off the pace at the start of day three, Wolff posted six birdies and two bogeys on the front nine to make the turn in 32.
After another bogey at the 10th, Wolff caught fire with two birdies and an eagle before another gain at the 17th moved him to 19 under overall – ahead of countrymen Ryan Armour (67) and Bryson DeChambeau (67).
Troy Merritt (67), Mark Hubbard (69), Seamus Power and Chris Kirk (70) are five strokes behind Wolff heading into the final round.
Kirk shared a one-shot lead with 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson following Friday's second round, but the former saw his advantage evaporate.
Simpson is one stroke further back in a tie for eighth after signing for a one-under-par 71 – his first round in the 70s this week.
Meanwhile, American star Rickie Fowler ended the day 10 strokes off the pace after shooting a third-round 69.
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