Greg is Tickell-ed pink after lifting matchplay crown

GREG Tickell is the new South Wales Boys Matchplay champion thanks to a 4&2 victory over hot favourite Zack Galliford at Llandrindod Wells.

In winning the trophy, Tickell, who is attached to Hallamshire Golf Club in Sheffield, also denied Borth & Ynyslas ace Galliford the strokeplay and matchplay double.

Galliford qualified for the matchplay tournament as the number one seed having claimed the strokeplay crown on Tuesday while Tickell only just made it into the top 16.

But that counted for nothing yesterday as Tickell first of all overcame Southerndown’s John Luke Williams in the semi-finals 6&5 before going on to complete what was in the end a fairly comfortable win against Galliford.

Earlier in the day, Galliford had beaten Rhys Jones of Mountain Ash 2&1 to progress to the final. Tickell, who also claimed the scalps of Joe du Feu and Max Davies on his way to victory, succeeds Morlais Castle’s Jack Bush as the matchplay champion.