THERE was little notice of what was to come, but despite starting with two double bogeys on the first half, 15-handicapper veteran golfer Karsan 'Dudu' Chudasamy held his nerves to finish with a gross 80, net 65, to win the Barclays Mug last Saturday at the Seychelles Golf Club, Anse Aux Pins.

Dudu won the Mug by two shots from one of our young up-and-coming golfers Jerry Jean-Baptise Jerry, net 67.

Three shots further back, finishing in third place, was lady golfer Marcella Bristol with a net 68.

Bristol, it is to be noted, will be sponsoring her own competition “two clubs and a putter” on Saturday April 6.

Mr Edwin Palmer, representing the sponsors – Barclays Bank (Seychelles) Ltd – presented the prizes to all the winners and the captain of the Golf Club, Mr Sunil Shah, thanked Barclays Bank for its continued support.