Leicestershire’s Scott Wormleighton gained the English Mid-Newbie Open Stroke Play Championship after firing a remaining 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 yr’s champion David Corben by three pictures.
First performed for in 1988, the English Mid-Newbie Open, also referred to as the Logan Trophy, is open to novice golfers aged 35 and over.
Wormleighton, who was the one participant within the 129-strong discipline to complete underneath par within the moist and windy circumstances, stated: “It feels unimaginable. It’s the largest win of my {golfing} profession. I had an amazing 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 lots simpler from there. After a protracted drive residence I feel I’ll be celebrating with just a few beers and a takeaway!”
Wormleighton, who was two pictures behind chief American Joseph Deraney heading into the ultimate day, obtained off to the dream begin as he chipped in for birdie on the primary. And issues obtained even higher as he birdied three of the primary 5 holes.
Corben didn’t get off to an amazing 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 stress on Wormleighton, the 36-year-old held his composure brilliantly within the rain to win by three pictures on -3 total, ending as the one participant within the match underneath par.
Corben’s three level-par rounds of 72 earned him second spot, with 2022 champion Stuart Archibald (Take a look at Valley) choosing up third place on +2. Orsett’s personal Shaun Mills had a high-quality 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 remaining 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 underneath par on day three.
