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Lytham Trophy Success for Alfie

Alfie Plant produced one of the finest performances by a member of Sundridge Park this past weekend when he won the Lytham Trophy at Royal Lytham St Annes, which is classified as a Category A event by the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Alfie defied the tough, testing conditions to emerge as the runaway winner prevailing by seven shots. Over the three days of strokeplay competition, the field of top amateurs had to battle against the elements and he came out on top with a score of 284. 

Alfie set the tone early with a 67 in round one, followed by scores of 73, 74 and 70, for a total of four over par.

Alfie's nearest challengers were Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park), Jamie Savage (Cawdor) and Frenchman Ugo Coussaud, who were all locked together in joint-second place with totals of 11 over par. 

The fact that the leading players did not come close to breaking par underlined just how exacting Royal Lytham could be over the four rounds.

It was the opening 3 under par 67 that proved crucial for Alfie. The merit of that score is underlined by the fact that it was a full 10 strokes better than the first round average score. Despite that fine opening round, Alfie began the final round trailing fellow England international Moore by two shots. 

The turning point came at the par-five, 11th hole in the final round. Alfie birdied the hole while Moore took a double bogey after blocking his tee shot into thick undergrowth to the right of the fairway. More bogeys followed at the next four holes to give Alfie breathing space in the closing stages. Moore's fall from contention was complete when he carded a bogey at 17 and double-bogeyed the final hole. There were 63 scores of 80 or worse over the four rounds.

The win takes Alfie into the top 100 in the World, and to eight in the European rankings. A fine achievement from a great ambassador for Sundridge Park Golf Club.


 

The weather was perfect for the latest edition of the much loved Am-Am competition on Sunday with over a hundred and seventy golfers enjoying the best day of the Bank Holiday weekend. 

It was the team of Paul Jackson, Sam Keevill, Neil Fitzgerald and Andrew James, The Turkish Barbers who took top spot with 82pts. 

The runner up spot was claimed by the Where's Bubba? team of Jason Cooper, John Missen, Lloyd Bialaszewski and Jason Saunders with 79pts

The Partee Bunch team of Maureen Stock, Rose Yazdani, John Collett & Alex Yazdani were third with 78pts.

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A strong French entry at the Trophee Hassan II at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat includes Alex Levy, Gregory Havret, Romain Wattel and Raphael Jacquelin. 

There are a couple of changes for this year's Trophee Hassan II. Firstly, it's been moved in the schedule from March to May. Secondly, it's being held over a different course. The event returns to the layout at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam - a course that hosted the tournament back in 2010 when Welshman Rhys Davies was victorious. 

Although this tournament was first contested back in 1971, this will only be the seventh season it has featured on the European Tour schedule. Rhys Davies of Wales won in 2010, then David Horsey, Michael Hoey and Marcel Siem before Alejandro Canizares took the victory in 2014. 

Last season, Scotland's Richie Ramsay bounced back from a triple bogey six to win by a single shot from Romain Wattel of France. Ramsay took five shots to get down from off the green on the par-3 8th, but was able to put the setback behind him. He birdied three holes consecutively from the 12th then kept things steady on the last four to post a clubhouse total of 10-under-par that wasn't matched. 

Ramsay isn't defending the title this week but some notable players are on the start sheet. Amongst them a selection of the top French players on the European circuit. Alex Levy makes a start, so too do Julien Quesne, Raphael Jacquelin, Gregory Bourdy, Romain Wattel and Gregory Havret. 

Before it became a fixture on the European circuit, the event was won by some notable players, including - Billy Casper, Lee Trevino, Payne Stewart, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els. This is Morocco's longest running sports event. 

Player watch: 

As mentioned above, the French players are out in force at this event, which of them might take the title? 

Alexander Levy - The 25-year-old is already twice a winner on the European Tour and he has shown good recent form on the circuit. He was second in Perth earlier this year and was tied fourth in the Shenzhen International two weeks ago. 

Romain Wattel - After two solid weeks in China, Wattel returns to a tournament where he should have good memories. He was second in this event last year. 

Gregory Bourdy - The experienced Bourdy has been a winner on the European Tour on four occasions. He's been playing steadily in recent weeks without any top-level finishes. He might have done better at Valderrama but for a third round 81, he still finished in a tie for 19th.

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