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England, represented by Seve Benson and Ed Richardson, won the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup by a distance at Los Lagartos Country Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday.
The pair finished with an aggregate of 578, eight strokes ahead of Eisenhower Trophy winners Holland and 11 clear of Australia and the United States in joint third place.
Benson, the 20 year old from Surrey, was England’s leading light with a total of 281, while Kent’s Richardson finished with 297 after an outstanding final day from the pair.
They teed-off in the final round leading only by one shot but a closing 71 from Benson and 72 from Richardson proved too hot for all their pursuers who slipped back.
Holland were represented by Wil Besseling and Floris de Vries, both members of their World Championship winning team in South Africa in October.
The victory, England’s fourth in the event since 2000, capped a successful year for Benson, who won the Russian Open Amateur in August and had top-10 finishes in at least four other major tournaments.
Richardson, 38, has also enjoyed 2006, winning the Midland Open Amateur, finishing fourth in the Tillman Trophy and tied sixth in the Berkshire Trophy. Both players are members of England’s Elite Squad.
England’s previous victories in the Tailhade Cup have been by Nick Dougherty and Gary Wolstenholme in 2000, by Zane Scotland and David Skinns in 2001, while in 2003 Gary Lockerbie and Michael Skelton were triumphant.
FINAL TOTALS
578 England (281 S Benson 70 69 71 71, 297 E Richardson 79 72 74 72).
586 Holland (293 W Besseling 74 70 77 72, 293 F de Vries 72 75 71 75).
589 United States (284 J Mathias 70 70 73 71, 305 J L Bearrie 76 75 77 77).
589 Australia (293 A Dodt 72 74 72 75, 296 J Arnold 70 74 74 78).
Also:
592 Spain. 595 Portugal. 600 Canada. 603 Argentina. 604 Uruguay. 608 Germany.
IN ARGENTINA
England, represented by Seve Benson and Ed Richardson, won the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup by a distance at Los Lagartos Country Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday.
The pair finished with an aggregate of 578, eight strokes ahead of Eisenhower Trophy winners Holland and 11 clear of Australia and the United States in joint third place.
Benson, the 20 year old from Surrey, was England’s leading light with a total of 281, while Kent’s Richardson finished with 297 after an outstanding final day from the pair.
They teed-off in the final round leading only by one shot but a closing 71 from Benson and 72 from Richardson proved too hot for all their pursuers who slipped back.
Holland were represented by Wil Besseling and Floris de Vries, both members of their World Championship winning team in South Africa in October.
The victory, England’s fourth in the event since 2000, capped a successful year for Benson, who won the Russian Open Amateur in August and had top-10 finishes in at least four other major tournaments.
Richardson, 38, has also enjoyed 2006, winning the Midland Open Amateur, finishing fourth in the Tillman Trophy and tied sixth in the Berkshire Trophy. Both players are members of England’s Elite Squad.
England’s previous victories in the Tailhade Cup have been by Nick Dougherty and Gary Wolstenholme in 2000, by Zane Scotland and David Skinns in 2001, while in 2003 Gary Lockerbie and Michael Skelton were triumphant.
FINAL TOTALS
578 England (281 S Benson 70 69 71 71, 297 E Richardson 79 72 74 72).
586 Holland (293 W Besseling 74 70 77 72, 293 F de Vries 72 75 71 75).
589 United States (284 J Mathias 70 70 73 71, 305 J L Bearrie 76 75 77 77).
589 Australia (293 A Dodt 72 74 72 75, 296 J Arnold 70 74 74 78).
Also:
592 Spain. 595 Portugal. 600 Canada. 603 Argentina. 604 Uruguay. 608 Germany.
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