Keith Graham, President St. Maarten Golf Association (r) hands over the Trophie Concordia Cup 2022 to Jean Paul Clerc, President Les Tamarins.
MULLET BAY--For the fourth year in a row St. Martin has won the Concordia Cup Golf Tournament. The annual Concordia Cup golf tournament was held November 13 and 14 at the Mullet Bay Golf Course.
Started in 2005, this tournament is based on golfs “Ryder Cup“ and pits Dutch side St. Maarten Golf Association (SMGA) players against French side Saint Martin ( Les Tamarins ) players. The Cup features 18 players per team.
Scoring is 1 point for a win , ½ point for a draw, 0 point for a loss.
Due to the lack of golf carts the format was changed so that the players would only have to complete 18 holes in total instead of 36 holes.
On Saturday morning 36 players started play at Mullet Bay Course in teams of “2 against 2“ for 9 holes. The lowest score of the 2 being the one that counts against the opponent’s lowest score. Les Tamarins players team managed to go ahead with a score of 5 and a half vs 3 and a half.
Following on, all players went straight on to play the remainder of the course with a different format. In teams of 2, the players had to hit the same ball alternately until the end of the hole. This time the Dutch players fought back gaining 5 points over 4 points. So after the first day the competition remained close with the French team leading with 9 and a half points vs 8 and a half for the Dutch..
Sunday morning the format was 18 individual matches. SMGA players had to win 10 out of the 18 matches to win back the cup. A daunting task and one that sadly did not come to fruition, with Les Tamarins gaining a successful 11 wins against 7. Thus Les Tamarins golfers retained the Concordia Cup 2022 with a 20 and a half to 15 and a half point win.
The Dutch side has won 10 times and the French side 8. The French side has won the cup for the last 4 years.
The Concordia Cup tournament, although very competitive, is played based on friendship and in good spirits and all players look forward to continuing this prestigious tournament for many more years.
