The Brabazon Trophy, a prestigious English tournament founded in 1947 that saw the return of Spanish players after an eleven-year absence, was held on Saturday at Hollinwell – Notts Golf Club in the north of the country. Álvaro Pastor and Marcel Fonseca both missed the cut.
Both finished the week at +1 overall, just one stroke shy of qualifying. Marcel Fonseca's finish was particularly painful: a double bogey on the 18th to close the day with a 73. As things stand, Ignacio Garrido from Madrid will remain, at least for another year, the only Spanish player on the winner's list.
The start of the competition was far from what the Spanish team had hoped for, as they woke up on Friday to the last-minute withdrawal of Asturian sailor Pablo Alperi. Hours later, Jorge Hao from Madrid was disqualified at the clubhouse for an error in signing his scorecard, which he himself reported.
The start of the tournament was postponed by a day due to heavy rain in the days leading up to the event. As a result, the 180 participants played on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday reserved for the top 36 players and ties. The rules initially stipulated that 36 holes should be played on this final day, but the adverse weather conditions led the tournament committee to take emergency measures: twelve holes were played. The winner was the Scot Gregor Graham.
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