Saturday, March 05, 2011

CANTER v HODGSON ALL-ENGLAND FINAL IN SPANISH AMATEUR

It will be an all-England final over 36 holes tomorrow in the Spanish international men's amateur championship at El Prat Golf Club.
Walker Cup team candidates Laurie Canter (Saltford Golf Club, Somerset), 29th of the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages, will play Stiggy Hodgson (Sunningdale Golf Club, Surrey), the 15th qualifier. Hodgson, pictured by courtesy of Tom Ward Photography, played for GB and I in the 2009 Walker Cup match.
Canter, who has a handicap of +5, is 21 years old; Hodgson, who plays off +2.8, is 20.
England's Eddie Pepperell won the first big Continental championship of 2010, the Portuguese international men's amateur championship which is decider over four rounds of stroke-play.
Today's results:
QUARTER-FINALS
Arnaud Abras (France) bt Gary Stal (France) 1 hole.
Laurie Canter (England) bt Adrian Otaegui (Spain) 3 and 2.
Robin Kind (Netherlands) bt Adria Arnaus (Spain) 3 and 1.
Stiggy Hodgson (England) bt Goncalo Pinto (Portugal) 6 and  4.
SEMI-FINALS
Canter (29th qualifier) bt Abras (No 9 qualifier) 6 and 4.
Hodgson (15th qualifier) bt Kind (22nd qualifier) 3 and 2.

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