Golf at the 2015 Island Games took place between 30 June and 3 July at La Moye Golf Club and Royal Jersey Golf Club, Jersey. [1]
Source: [2]
* Host nation (Jersey)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Isle of Man | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Jersey* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Guernsey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Source: [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Individual | Tom Harris (IOM) | 280 | Gavin O'Neill (JEY) | 282 | Robert Eggo (GGY) | 289 |
Ladies Individual | Aimee Ponte (GGY) | 303 | Flora Keites (JEY) | 312 | Jennifer Deeley (JEY) | 314 |
Men's Team Event | Isle of Man Daryl Callister Tom Gandy Tom Harris Kevin Moore | 862 | Guernsey Daniel Blondel Andrew Eggo Robert Eggo Steve Mahy | 872 | Bermuda Jarryd Dillas Will Haddrell Damian Palanyandi Mark Phillips | 878 |
Ladies' Team Event | Jersey Jennifer Deeley Flora Keites Hannah Scriven Frances Shaw | 953 | Isle of Man Ana Dawson Kayleigh Dawson Emma Harris Christina Skelly | 981 | Guernsey Di Aitchison Veronica Bougourd Kay Mapley Aimee Ponte | 995 |
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