VIDEO - Guernsey reclaim trophy after thriller
GUERNSEY overcame the odds – and the handicaps – to regain the Junior Inter-Insular Trophy by the narrowest of margins at L'Ancresse over the weekend.
Every one of the Sarnian 10 contributed at least a point to the 10½-9½ success as the underdogs claimed their first victory over the old enemy at under-18 level since 2010.
'We played some fantastic golf this weekend and fought all the way through,' said Guernsey captain Jeremy Nicolle, who was one of three home players, along with Luke Blondel and Jamie Cotran, to end their junior careers on a high with this win.
RESULTS
Foursomes
Luke Blondel, Jamie Cotran beat Jason Stokes, Adam Trotter 4 and 3; Jacques Ogier, Jake Marshall lost to Jonny Anderson, Harry Gibbon 4 and 3; Jeremy Nicolle, Trystan Perkins beat Flora Keites, Harry Gallichan 6 and 4; Isaac Bate, Steph Ballay lost to Charlie Breese, Stanley Keites 4 and 3; CJ Elmy, Robbie Garner beat Harvey Hill, Kalem Sunter 5 and 4.
Fourballs
Blondel, Cotran lost to Anderson, Breese 6 and 5; Bate, Ogier beat Stokes, Gallichan 3 and 2; Nicolle, Ballay beat S. Keites, Hill 2 and 1; Garner, Perkins lost to Trotter, Sunter 1 down; Elmy, Marshall beat F. Keites, Gibbon 3 and 2.
Singles
Ogier lost to Anderson 6 and 4; Marshall halved with Stokes; Nicolle beat Hill 3 and 1; Garner beat Breese 2 and 1; Cotran lost to Gallichan 6 and 5; Elmy beat F. Keites 2 and 1; Blondel lost to Gibbon 3 and 2; Ballay lost to S. Keites 5 and 3; Bate lost to Sunter 4 and 2; Perkins beat Trotter 6 and 5.
Overall – Guernsey 10½, Jersey 9½
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