senior divisions of the Bacardi Professional Championships at Port Royal Golf Club as former Bermuda Open winner Bob Mucha and Jimmy Wright came away victorious.

However, the prize money did not change as Mucha shared $3,900 with last year's winner Rick Osberg after both shot one-over-par 72, while Wright and Frank Rennie both finished their 18 holes on 74 to pocket $1,125 each.

The play-offs were only required to determine the winners of the Bacardi Trophies.

On the first hole, Wright recovered from a difficult lie for his second shot -- under a tree on the left of the fairway near the road -- to win the hole with a par four while Rennie missed his putt for par from about eight feet.

Wright's chipped third shot from the right of the green put him about six feet from the pin and he sunk his putt while Rennie faltered after being in a good position with his shot off the tee, which left him in the middle of the fairway. Rennie is the pro at Prestwick Golf club in Prestwick, Scotland. "By all rights he should have won,'' said Wright afterwards. "I couldn't do it again (chip onto the green) if you let me have a whole bag of balls.

Unfortunately both of us couldn't have won, but if it was one or the other I'm glad it was me.'' Wright had plenty of support on the course yesterday in the form of his wife Joyce, Mike Edgecombe, Rod and Margo McGregor and Don and Shirley Green -- from his Oaks Club in Osprey, Florida, there to cheer him on.

"Without their support I couldn't have done it,'' said Wright of his team-mates and their wives. "Actually, I haven't been playing any golf, 15 rounds in the last 13 months. I hadn't played for six weeks when I got here.

These courses are so difficult there is no margin for error.'' Finishing third amongst the seniors was Mike Joyce of Huntington Country Club of New York who shot a 75. Bermuda's Frankie Rabain shot a 76 on his home course to take fourth spot and a cheque for $400.

The juniors also needed a play-off to decide the 1993 champion. But after the first hole failed to break the deadlock when both Mucha and Osberg made par, it was left to Mucha to clinch the title with a birdie putt of over 40 feet on the second hole. Osberg, putting for birdie from the same distance, came up just short as he lost the title he won last year for the fourth time.

"It was all of 45 feet,'' Mucha estimated. "I just tried to hit a solid putt and just wanted to get it close and then go on to the next hole. I didn't think anybody would make it from that distance.

"It kind of makes up for last week in the Belmont when I didn't do too well,'' said the pro of defending champions Shaker Farms, who are leading the net division of the Goodwill which resumes today.

"I'm going to the PGA West Championships in Palm Springs, California, and this will give me a little bit of a boost.'' That his and Osberg's rounds of 72 stood as the best for the day was surprising to both players who picked up cheques of $1,950. Mucha can look back on a bogey six on 17 that denied him the top purse of $2,500.

"I figured with the weather somebody would shoot a two-under-par,'' said Mucha. "It was ideal and it doesn't get much calmer than this.'' Osberg, whose first triumph came in his first atttempt in 1984, was surprised to be in the hunt with his 72. "I thought the same as Bob that someone would shoot 68, 67,'' he said while assessing the scores.

"I was surprised to come in and be tied with Bob for the lead. You never know with one round, but I still thought the course lent itself for a good score from someone. I feel very fortunate to have a chance for the play-off.'' Added Osberg, who plays with Waynesborough Country Club in Pennsylvania: "It's a demanding course, like Mid Ocean, and you have to drive the ball well. There are some scary holes out there.'' Mucha was one under on the front nine, thanks to a birdie three on number five, only to drop two strokes on the back nine. Osberg was two strokes behind Mucha on the front nine but came in on even-par 35 for his 72.

The best back nine belonged to David Kelly of Willow Bend who had a three-under-par 32. However, the damage had already been done with his 42 on the front nine and he had to settle for 74, which placed him sixth overall and earned him a cheque of $416.50 along with Jeff Hadley of Stowe Country Club and Bob Dolan, Jr. of Lakewood.

Three players tied for third on 73, Kevin Morris of Westchester Hills, Bill King of Spring Lake and Bill Dunn of North Adams.

BOB MUCHA -- Won Junior title with lengthy putt on second play-off hole. RICK OSBERG -- Foiled in attempt for fifth title.