PHIL Lockett's final putt on the par four 18th hole captured the top prize at Hereford Lions Club's annual golf tournament at Herefordshire Golf Club.
His shot was enough to give his team a one point lead over the two teams already in the clubhouse at Wormsley with matching scores of 99.
Playing with Lockett were Sabato Demattia, Stuart Sheehan and Dave Francis.
“It was a tantalising putt by Phil, teetering on the edge of the hole before dropping in,” said Sheehan, who had already scored two points himself on the final hole to help put the team on a match winning 100 points.
Knocked into the runner-up spot, with the better score on the back nine, were Angus Craig, Peter Rulton, Tony Young and Neil Walters, relegating the other 99 point scorers John Oldman , Steve Tanner, John Mc’Quillan and John Lucas to third place and giving the 38 team tournament a nail biting finish.
Said John von Anrep, one of the organisers, “It was yet another great day’s golf in perfect conditions on the Wormsley course and, together with the outstanding support of all our sponsors allowing the Lions Club to present £5,000 to Midlands Air Ambulance.”
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