Leicestershire’s Scott Wormleighton gained the English Mid-Beginner Open Stroke Play Championship after firing a last spherical 69 at Orsett Golf Membership in Essex.
The Rothley Park golfer’s three-under-par complete of 213 over 54 holes the was sufficient to see off final 12 months’s champion David Corben by three photographs.
First performed for in 1988, the English Mid-Beginner Open, also referred to as the Logan Trophy, is open to beginner golfers aged 35 and over.
Wormleighton, who was the one participant within the 129-strong subject to complete beneath par within the moist and windy circumstances, mentioned: “It feels unbelievable. It’s the largest win of my {golfing} profession. I had an excellent begin with birdie-birdie and that i simply tried to hold on from there by hitting a lot of fairways. I simply stored it in play rather well by hitting a lot of 2-irons off the tee to maintain it within the fairway, and it makes it rather a lot simpler from there. After an extended drive residence I believe I’ll be celebrating with a number of beers and a takeaway!”
Wormleighton, who was two photographs behind chief American Joseph Deraney heading into the ultimate day, bought off to the dream begin as he chipped in for birdie on the primary. And issues bought even higher as he birdied three of the primary 5 holes.
Corben didn’t get off to an excellent begin with two bogeys, however battled again with birdies on 4 and eight to maintain him within the hunt, whereas Deraney’s cost fell away on the back-nine as 5 bogeys within the final six noticed him end in tied-4th.
And whereas Corben tried to maintain the strain on Wormleighton, the 36-year-old held his composure brilliantly within the rain to win by three photographs on -3 total, ending as the one participant within the match beneath par.
Corben’s three level-par rounds of 72 earned him second spot, with 2022 champion Stuart Archibald (Check Valley) choosing up third place on +2. Orsett’s personal Shaun Mills had a wonderful final day as 5 birdies helped him to a rating of -1 to complete tied-4th on +4, whereas one other Orsett member, Jason Renton, had a powerful last day as an eagle and 5 birdies helped him shoot level-par.
Elsewhere Andy Grimwood (St Neots) additionally landed 5 birdies in a spherical of -1 to push him as much as tied-Sixth as solely three gamers completed beneath par on day three.
