The 2015 Bermuda Open Championship concluded at Port Royal Golf Course under bright and sunny skies.
Professional Division
After leading the Professional Division for most of the tournament American Jimmy Lytle finished fourth after shooting a Final Round 7-over par 78, he finished 5-over par. Fellow American Ben Polland shot a Final Round 2-under par 69 to finish as the Champion at Even Par, Englishman Barry Lane finished in second at 2-over par this after his Final Round of 2-under par, Canada’s Michael Gligic finished in third at 4-over par.
Michael Sims finished as the top Bermuda player after his Final Round 6-over par 77 that saw him in 14th at 10-over par, while Camiko Smith finished in 15th one stroke behind Sims after his Final Round of 1-under par. Nicholas Jones finished in 21st after his Final Round of 3-over par 74 to finish 3-over par.
Professional Division Leaderboard
E Ben Polland 2 Barry Lane 4 Michael Gligic 5 Jimmy Lytle 5 Miguel Angel Martin 6 Nick Job 6 Gordon Brand 6 James Hazen 7 Bill Longmuir 7 Patrick Rada 8 John Regan 8 Anders Forsbrand 8 Mark Davis 10 Michael Sims 11 Camiko Smith 11 Nicholas Beddow 13 Kent Fukushima 13 Simon Brown 13 Billy Hemstock 14 Kenny Leech 18 Nicholas Jones 19 Mark Mouland 21 Andrew Trott 23 Andrew Jensen 26 Graham Banister 26 Terry Hatch 34 Danny Mijovic 52 Bob Kurtz DQ Justin Regier
Open Amateur
Mark Phillips was crowned the Champion in the Open Amateur Division, he began the day tied in first with Damian Palanyandi, but Phillips would shoot a steady 3-over par 74 to finish at 16-over par, while Palanyandi shot 8-over par to finish at 21-over par. Joshua Cabrera, shot a Final Round 5-over par 76 to finish in third place at 28-over par.
Open Amateur Leaderboard
16 Mark Phillips 21 Damian Palanyandi 28 Joshua Cabrera 44 Henry Arundale 47 Shannon Trott 47 Dany Bernier 50 Jeff Flindall 51 Scott Barnett 56 Geoffrey Piggott
First Flight
The First Flight was to come down to who can hold their nerve, however Bitt Pitt withdrew leaving Timothy James and Walter Jackson to battle it out, James claimed the title after shooting a Final Round 13-over par 84 to finish at 60-over, Jackson finished second after his Final Round 17-over par 90 to finish at 67-over. Andrew Trott-Francis finished third after a Final Round 13-over par 84 to finish at 69-over par.
First Flight Leaderboard
60 Timothy James 67 Walter Jackson 69 Andrew Trott-Francis 80 Russell Leverock 81 Kavon Trott 84 Mark Waddington 95 Daren Heyliger WD Bill Pitt
