Klotz walks away with MGA Shield at Marsa

Julia Klotz and Kerstin Schwinghammer walked away with a return ticket for two to Cyprus each, courtesy of Emirates, as the airline sponsored the third Malta Golf Association Shield, hosted recently at the Royal Malta Golf Club, Marsa.

One hundred men, 31 women and five juniors signed up for the competition based on a two-day aggregate medal.

The ladies took full advantage of the fine weather and a two-shot allowance courtesy of the course rating and set the pace for the competition with Klotz carding a net 61, followed by Schwinghammer, 65.

The first-day play in the men's competition was characterised by a near gale force wind that resulted in high scores, pushing the cut to 79 strokes at the end of play. The least affected were Charles Robson, who posted a net 66, followed by Sean Bradshaw and Patrick Brown, both on a net 67.

All five juniors, Chris Bergedahl, Danny Holland, Luca Caruana, Quint Van Beek and Bernard Abele, managed to make the cut.

The second 18 holes were played in calmer conditions. David Urpani, Lew Collins and Caruana obtained the best net scores (65) for the day while Joanne Cassar and Schwinghammer had the best scores for the ladies with a net 67.

Day One leader Klotz registered a net 69 on the second day for an aggregate score 130. She finished two shots ahead of Schwinghammer and four ahead of third-placed Brown to claim the MGA Shield.

Paul Fleri Soler, Emirates manager Malta and Cyprus, in the presence of Guy Chamberlian, RMGC Captain, and Eileen O'Brien, Lady Captain, presented the prizes to the winners.