BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (November 15, 2009)--The South African team of J.G. Claassen and Ryan Dreyer won the 14th annual Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup at Los Lagartos Country Club. With a total of 567 strokes, Claasen and Dreyer finished three shotws ahead of Armando Zarlenga and Tomas Cocha of Argentina. Emiliano Grillo was the best player in the Individual competition with 277 strokes.
The Argentines and South Africans, who at the end of the day yesterday were tied in first position, began play today with the firm intention to take back the title. Argentina had won twice (1996-2004), while the African team did it in 1997.
After a day with ideal weather, which was far from what it was last Friday, it was Claassen and Dreyer who capitalized taking 142 strokes, three less than the Argentine team. Third place went to Peru at 573 strokes, with Portugal fourth at 575.
J.G. Claassen closed by shooting 67, which placed him third in the individual competition. Next week, both he and Dreyer will stay in Argentina to play in the Amateur Championship at Buenos Aires Golf Club.
For his part, Tomas Cocha finished his final round with a 71 and scored a total of 285. His partner, Armando Zarlenga, finished with a 74.
In the Individual competition, Argentina's Emiliano Grillo took the top position with 277 strokes. Grillo, who won the Junior World Championships in San Diego and who has played much of the season in the U.S., shot a fina-round 69 which included a birdie at the 3rd hole and an eagle at the 15th from the bunker. "Competing in the United States helped me psychologically, and I feel that I improved technically", said Grillo, who will return to the U.S. to play in the Polo Junior Golf Championship.
Los Lagartos Country Club established Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup 36 years ago as an Individual competition, and the Argentina Golf Association created the International Team competition years later. England and Australia have four victories in the championship, followed by Argentina, the Netherlands, and now South Africa with two.
Final results of the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup (International Team Competition), played November 12-15, 2009 at Los Lagartos Country Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina:
567
SOUTH AFRICA
144
139
142
142
J. G. CLAASSEN
74
67
71
67
279
RYAN DREYER
70
72
71
75
288
570
ARGENTINA
138
141
146
145
TOMAS COCHA
70
70
74
71
285
ARMANDO ZARLENGA
68
71
72
74
285
573
PERU
140
145
148
140
PATRICIO SALEM
68
70
75
69
282
RAFAEL CLAUX
72
75
73
71
291
575
PORTUGAL
139
147
148
141
JOSE MARIA JOIA
67
70
74
67
278
TIAGO RODRIGUEZ
72
77
74
74
297
576
SPAIN
137
147
153
139
JUAN FRANCISCO SARASTI
70
73
76
69
288
CARLOS PIGEM
67
74
77
70
288
577
FRANCE
143
140
153
141
ROMAIN WATTEL
68
72
76
69
285
JOHANN LOPEZ LAZARO
75
68
77
72
292
578
NORWAY
141
142
148
147
ELIAS BERTHEUSSEN
70
72
72
71
285
ANDERS KRISTIANSEN
71
70
76
76
293
581
GERMANY
145
144
146
146
PHILIPP WESTERMANN
70
74
73
72
289
MARCEL SCHNEIDER
75
70
73
74
292
584
NEW ZEALAND
148
149
145
142
RYAN JAMES FOX
74
74
71
71
290
PETER SPEARMAN BURN
74
75
74
71
294
584
AUSTRALIA
145
146
144
149
BRYDEN MACPHERSON
69
73
73
71
286
DANIEL BECKMANN
76
73
71
78
298
586
VENEZUELA
142
151
150
143
ROBERT DE BIASE
70
75
72
72
289
JOSE DANIEL ORTEGA
72
76
78
71
297
587
NETHERLANDS
150
145
150
142
DYLAN BOSHART
77
73
73
66
289
WILLEN VORK
73
72
77
76
298
589
SCOTLAND
150
146
150
143
ROSS KELLETT
73
73
75
69
290
DAVID LAW
77
73
75
74
299
599
ITALY
147
147
156
149
CLAUDIO VIGANO
72
73
75
73
293
VALENTINO DALL'ARCHE
75
74
81
76
306
600
COLOMBIA
147
149
150
154
JUAN PABLO LUNA TURBAY
73
73
74
75
295
DANIEL ZULUAGA OCAMPO
74
76
76
79
305
607
FINLAND
157
156
148
146
NICKLAS KAIVOLA
75
78
72
75
300
TONI HAKULA
82
78
76
71
307
617
URUGUAY
149
159
156
153
AGUSTIN TARIGO
75
73
73
73
294
JUAN ALVAREZ
74
86
83
80
323
623
MEXICO
154
157
155
157
CARLOS F. ASBUN ANZE
79
76
78
74
307
KENJI HERNANDEZ SASHIDA
75
81
77
83
316
Top finishers in the individual competition appear below.
Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup: Top Finishers
1. 
Southeast