Make McFarlane's a treble

GARRY MCFARLANE'S golden summer rolls on. The 34-year-old Scot yesterday beat former pro Paul Le Chevalier 2 and 1 to add the Fortis CI men's matchplay championship to his island title and his new L'Ancresse course record.

'I'm very proud to have won it,' said the L'Ancresse member on the back of the 17th green, having gathered himself from the shock of being kissed by his caddie, burly Duncan Merchant.

'He kissed me in the eye and I couldn't see,' said McFarlane, who momentarily lost his contact lens in the excitement of it all.

McFarlane won by withstanding a much improved post-lunch display by the five-times Jersey title-holder and twice winner of the CI championship.

Two up at lunch, McFarlane, who was never behind, had to survive Le Chevalier upping his game and benefited from a shocking miss by the Caesarean on the 16th the second time around, before settling the issue with a magnificent birdie up the 17th.