University of Technology (UTech) golfer Kemar Brown, who recently captured the Jamaica Golf Association/2009 University of the West Indies (UWI) Golf Classic at the Caymanas Golf Course, says his coach Jason Lopez was the reason for his success.

A third-year architecture student, Brown, who is a former national junior player, said Lopez, with whom he has been working for just over a month, made some crucial adjustments to his game, and this allowed him to claim the main 7-13 handicap category.

Pay off

"I have been working with my coach and it have been paying off," said Brown, who in winning took home the Vice-Chancellor's Trophy.

"I have learnt so much from him and we have been working for just over a month, and the minor changes that he has made to my game made a big contribution to me winning," he added.

Brown, who is a past student of York Castle High, in the meantime, said he was pleasantly surprised at the victory, and that he was happy to be part of the event.

"I was surprised. I knew I played well, but I didn't know I would have won," said Brown, who plans to work in the construction industry in the future and, if possible, pursue a career as a golf professional.

Impressive winners

Other winners at the tournament, which attracted an impressive 81 players, included Dr Tommy Lee (0-6), Jordon Wong (13-18) and Ketoa Akwanza (19-24) in the men's category, and Jodi Barrow (0-18) and Yvonne Munn (19-30) in the female category.

Meanwhile, 20-year-old UWI first-year medical sciences student, Xavier Brown, who was the recipient of this year's event scholarship, and whose team finished second to UTech in the collegiate team category, said he was grateful of the scholarship and planned to make the best use of it.

"When I heard that I was chosen, I was happy and glad, as because of my course of study and the recession, it is well appreciated and needed," said Kemar, who is also a former national junior representative and currently plays off a handicap of 4.