SIMON Dine played some excellent golf recently at the Anse Aux Pins golf course to claim the British Airways Cup with a nett score 64.

Low scores were always going to be difficult on an almost unplayable course following heavy rainfall. But William Weidner and in-form golfer Patrick Asba soon proved this wrong, both shooting an excellent front nine score of 31.  

Several other players hovered around the lead, including eventual winner Dine, who also won the 2001 edition of the tournament.

Asba tried valiantly to hold on to his first round lead but dropped vital shots on the back nine and settled for second place.

Sanjesh Puri, who has been playing consistently well and finishing around the top of the leader board, finished in third place with William Weidner fourth.

Celina Rahemtulla of British Airways presented the prizes and cups.

The other prize winners were William Weidner (best front nine and longest drive), Catney Laporte (best back nine) and Jocelyn Ah-Yu (closest to the pin on the 6th hole).

British Airways has been sponsoring golf in the Seychelles for a number of years and

much to the delight of the members, it has said that it will continue to do so in the future.