Toby Hunt (St Mellons) has become the
West Region PGA Assistants’ Champion after winning a play-off against Joe
Ferguson (Celtic Manor) in the Marston’s West Region PGA Championship at The
Players Club, near Bristol.
The 21-year-old Cardiff player made a
par three on the first extra hole while Ferguson’s tee-shot ended in the trees
and he could only make four.
Both players carded one-under-par 143
after identical rounds of 73 and 70. This left Cennydd Mills (Pyle and Kenfig)
one shot behind as he took par 72s both days.
Hunt, who won the Junior Wales Open at
Celtic Manor during his final year as an amateur to claim the prize of a year’s
free membership of the 2010 course, has just completed his first year of PGA
training under Barry Thomas at St Mellons.
He said: “I have had a couple of top
tens this year but this was a really good result for me. I was solid over the
two days.”
Kelvin Aitken (Chippenham Golf Centre)
followed 79 with a perfect 70 to beat Newport’s Welsh legend Paul Mayo by two
shots and take the Seniors’ title. Mayo followed 77 with 74.
In the main event, won by former European
Tour winner David Dixon (Enmore Park) by one shot over Order of Merit winner
Michael Watson (Wessex Golf Centre, Weymouth).
The pair will be joined in Turkey by
Richard Dinsdale (Parc Golf Academy) who claimed third spot despite finishing a
disappointing 27th.
James Lee (Caerphilly, 73 68), Sion
Bebb (Morlais Castle, 73 68), Matt Dearden (Llantrisant & Pontyclun, 73 68)
were the leading Welsh players on 141, sharing eighth place.
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