 Champion Tracy Burgess IslandStats.com Bermuda's amateur golfers concluded their impressive campaign at the 2025 World Amateur Handicap Championships in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with a stellar final-day performance that saw the contingent bring home two division titles and a total of five top-ten finishes.
Burgess and Marriott Crowned Champions
The standout performance came from Tracy Burgess, who was crowned the winner of the Women’s Gross Division. A superb final round of 75 saw her maintain her lead from the previous day, claiming sole possession of first place in Flight #54 with a total score of 313. Her teammate, Morgan Lightbourne, also finished strong, securing a ninth-place finish in the same division with a score of 335.
On the men's side, Richard Marriott was crowned the Senior Men’s (50-59) Division Champion. A final-round Net score of 69 was enough for him to secure the title in Flight #10, finishing with a total score of 291. Anthony Than finished tied for 37th in the same division with a score of 330.
Top Finishes in Senior Divisions
The success continued in the senior women's events. Ann Symonds, who had led her division on day one, finished in a respectable fourth place in Flight #57, the Senior Women 60 & Above Division, after a final-round Net score of 76, for a total of 305. Ann Mitchell also had a strong finish, securing a fifth-place finish in Flight #58 with a final-round score of 76 and a total of 313.
In the Super Senior Men’s (70-79) Division, Frank Morgan finished tied for 19th in Flight 49 with a score of 333, and Gary Venning finished 33rd in Flight 47 with a score of 336.
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