Zandre Roye and Dr Mark Newnham were the top Jamaica performers at the Trinidad & Tobago Golf Open which was played at Magdalena Grand Beach & Golf Resort in Trinidad and Tobago March 9-12.

Roye placed 11th in the Championship category while Newnham came second in the Seniors section.

The champion was Christopher Richards Jr of the host country, where he was the most consistent golfer on the course as well as the only one to post an overall single-digit over par score at the end of the four days. His scorecard showed one over par 73 for the first day and two over par 74 for the next three consecutive days, to close the championship at seven over par 295. His countrymen Gabriel Vanososte (12 over par 300) and Zico Coriera (18 over par 306) came second and third, respectively.

The 11th-place Roye posted scores of 80, 83, 76 and 78 for a combined total of 317, which put him at 22 shots off the winner. His 76 on the third day was the best single-round score of the four Jamaicans in the Open. It included an eagle, two birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey.

“My performance this week [last week] wasn’t my best. It was my first time seeing the golf course [and] it was pretty challenging [as] the front nine was gettable [but] the back nine was really hard,” said Roye.

Newnham was the runner-up in the Seniors section as he shot 81, 78, 81 and another 78 for a total score of 318 to be just two shots behind Wayne Baptiste of Trinidad & Tobago who posted 28 over par 316 to win the Seniors section.

The other Jamaican in the Seniors section was Dave Cameron, who placed sixth with scores of 91, 93, 78 and 86 for a total score of 348.