Africa-Press – Mauritius. After two long years of cancellations and near starts, the MCB Tour Championship got underway in Mauritius on Friday 1 April. A mere hour and 10 minutes later, play was suspended due to heavy rain, this was to set the tone for the next 24 hours.
Some players only managed four holes on day one and most of the field did not manage to play nine holes. Heavy rains overnight kept the water table high on the Legend course at Constance Belle Mare Plage and when play resumed at 08h15 on Saturday, it was in the knowledge that any further rain would wreak havoc.
When the skies once again opened at 09h00, players were called off for the third and final time in the tournament. Incessant rain continued throughout the day and at 16h00, a very tough decision was made by the Legends Tour committee to call the event off.
“When you can’t find a dry spot on the fairway, then the course becomes unplayable,” remarked Chris Williams.
“In the end, the guys are playing for money and trying to make a living, so the course needs to be playable.
” The order of merit still had to be decided, with Stephen Dodd closely followed by Thomas Levet, Markus Brier and James Kingston.
With the cancellation and no further changes, Dodd from Whales took the honours. At the end of the day, the title sponsor Mauritius Commercial Bank were hugely generous in paying each player 4000 Euros.
The weather made the final call on the season-ending finale, causing huge disappointment. The good news is it will return in December to the beautiful Constance Belle Mare Plage in Mauritius.
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