IT’S NOW OR NEVER …

Here we are — down to the wire — with the last three matches to be played to determine the qualifying top eight in each field here in Sao Paulo.    The standings, as they appear now:

BERMUDA BOWL:  NORWAY, ITALY, BULGARIA, RUSSIA, USA 2, NETHERLANDS,   CHINA LONG ZHU OPEN, ARGENTINA

VENICE CUP:   FRANCE, USA 1, CHINA ONG ZHU WOMEN, US2, GERMANY,SPAIN, DENMARK, INDONESIA

D’ORSI SENIORS:  ENGLAND, BELGIUM, POLAND, EGYPT/USA 2, USA 1, SWEDEN, INDONESIA

In the Seniors — Bobby’s team (USA 1) is in 6th place (309) (4 behind USA 2 tied with EGYPT); We hold a small lead over 7th (Sweden with 300) and 8th place Indonesia (286.50).   It looks reasonably comfortable, but in this game, you can’t count your chickens as two of our last three matches are tough — Sweden and  England.   The third is Barbados, in 19th place.