Birdies galore for RG Group at Kingswood

Mark James from Pyecombe outclassed the opposition around Kingswood, shooting an eight-under-par 64 to win the RG Group Charity Pro-Am by two strokes and take home £550.

James said: “It’s been an up and down sort of season in terms of results, but this was easily my best performance this year. It’s great to mark the close of the season with a win and a really low score. It gives me the kind of inspiration I need to practice harder and play like this more often.

James made nine threes for his 64. Starting at the sixth, his first birdie came at the 11th followed by an eagle at the 14th.

Another birdie up the 18th put him on four-under, but with only five holes left to make a score James went into overdrive, birdying the first, second, fourth and fifth to post his winning 64 and his second victory in 2018.

With six birdies, Oscar Granstrom-Livesey claimed second spot to edge out no less than nine other players into third place.

In his first event as a PGA Trainee, The RAC’s Thomas Neve led his Capital amateurs to a two point victory in the team event.