GODFREY Andrade emerged victorious in on Saturday's November 23, annual 18-hole stableford Mahek Trophy tournament played at the Seychelles Golf Club, Anse Aux Pins, and which attracted a large field.

Despite the heat, impressive scores were registered on the first nine holes with Lewis Labrosse, Godfrey Andrade, William Weidner, Alex Esparon and Margaret Pragassen among the early leaders.

As usual in golf, the second nine holes, where one has to keep one's concentration and consistency, are the most important as they often decide the winner.
But Lewis Labrosse, who has been playing some very good nine-hole golf of late, squandered too many shots which cost him dearly.

He was playing in the same group as Andrade who scored 20 on the first nine holes and 19 on the back nine for a total of 39.

Slowly, the rest of the field came in with Alix Esparon managing 36. Margaret Pragassen followed Lewis Labrosse and lost too many shots as did the other players.

Then came keen golfers Jayant Mayadas and William Weidner who both had high first nine scores and were in contention for the first prize. But they could only manage to score 36 to leave Andrade, who had not won a competition for a very long time, to clinch the winner’s trophy.
The final results were as follows: first Godfrey Andrade, second William Weidner and third Jayant Mayadas.
The prizes were presented by Mr Umang, manager of Mahek Restaurant and Ms Garema, the restaurant’s chef.