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Australia takes 2011 Nomura Cup home Closing Ceremony and Awards Pictures
Day 4 Pictures
Australia continues its lead Natadola: Thursday 18 August 2011. Day three of the 2011 Nomura Cup ended with Australia still leading on 639, followed by New Zealand on 652 and India 2 strokes further back on 654. Korea, the reigning champions are lying fourth on 663. Fiji still maintains its 11th position on 693 and needs a strong finish tomorrow to oust Thailand who lies 10th on 692. For the team scores on day three, New Zealand came out best with a team gross of 217 and Australia and India returned scores of 220. In the individual competition, Cameron Smith of Australia bogeyed the last hole and returned with a 73 however still maintains his lead on 5 under. He is followed by Ryan Fox of New Zealand on 2 under and Jake Higginbottom of Australia on 1 under par. Fiji's Vikrant Chandra has dropped to 7th placing and is still in the running for the Bonallack Trophy selection. Friday 19 August, will be the final day of the competition and the game moves back to Denarau. Fiji's Vikrant Chandra Scores an Eagle Natadola: Wednesday 17 August 2011. Vikrant Chandra scored an eagle on his last hole on the 9th hole at the Natadola Championship Golf Course returning with 71, one under par. He is one of the leaders in the individual category, tied at fourth with Jae Hyeok Lee of Korea with a score of 142 after two days. Jae Hyeok had the best score for the day with a 68. Cameron Smith of Australia is the current leader at 138, having scored 71, one under par today. Jake Higginbottom also of Australia is currently second with a score of 139 after day two. Ahmed Al Musharrek of UAE is third with a score of 141. In the teams category, Australia continues to lead after day 2 recording a score of 419. Jake Higginbottom scored 70, two under par today. Marika Batibasaga and Cameron Smith scored 71, one under par to take their team ahead. Korea came in second with 431 whilst India is now third with a score of 434.
The weather held up well at Natadola today, and with the wind down in the afternoon, all the players took full full control of the situation to bring in some good scores in the afternoon. Day three continues at Natadola tomorrow, Thursday 18 August. Day Two Pictures
Nomura Cup Players Trial for Bonallack Trophy
Denarau: Tuesday 16 August 2011. The Nomura Cup 2011 currently being played in Fiji will also be the trial and selection of the Asia Pacific Team to participate in the Bonallack Trophy that will be played in Algrave, Portugal in April 2012. The Nomura Cup tournament is a teams competition featuring four players each from the eighteen participating countries. The twelve best individual players in this Nomura Cup will be selected to represent Asia Pacific in Portugal. Cameron Smith | Australia | 67 Li Hao Tong | China | 67 Ahmed Al Musharrekh | UAR | 68 Abhijit Singh Chadha | India | 69 Attachai Jaichalad | Thailand | 69 Chhik Karangappa | India | 69 Jake Higginbottom | Australia | 69 Chien-Po Lee | Chinese Taipei | 70 Jin Daxing | China | 70 Khalin H Joshi | India | 70 Lok Tin Liu | Hong Kong | 70 Mathew Perry | New Zealand | 70 Roperto Zaragosa | Philippines | 70 Ryan Fox | New Zealand | 70 Chien-Yao Hung | Chinese Taipei | 71 Angad Cheema | India | 71 Daniel Bringolf | Australia | 71 Marc Ong | Singapore | 71 Sam An | New Zealand | 71 Taihei Sato | Japan | 71 Vaughan McCall | New Zealand | 71 Vikrant Chandra | Fiji | 71 Zanie Boy Gialon | Philippines | 71 The Bonallack Trophy is the amateur version of the Ryder Cup where an Asia Pacific team opposes a European team. The
Bonallack tournament is held every two years. The 2010 competition in India was canceled as a result of the Iceland volcano
eruption, which prevented the European team from traveling to India to participate. Europe is the defending champions, having
won the event in 2008 in Spain.
2011 Nomura Cup Opening
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