London Club sets up grandstand finish

Four players shared the winnings at The London Golf Club in the eighth event of the 2016-2017 PGA South Winter Series supported by Titleist & FootJoy, but the race for the Battle Bowl is wide open to all those in the overall series lead with one event left to play.

Out of the 84 competitors, LB Golf Academy’s Larry Batchelor, DCGS Poult Wood’s David Copsey, Prince’s Anthony Tarchetti and World of Golf’s Grant Guerin all shot rounds of three-under-par 69 around the International course, each taking home £402.

Next best was a five way split on two-under for Jordan Godwin (Barnehurst), Tom Muchmore (Kingsnorth), Gary Gilligan (Wildernesse), James Ablett (Lee-on-the-Solent) and Adam Wootton (Oxford Golf Centre).

Anthony Tarchetti said: “Last hole, on the tee, three shots to tie and I made the eagle. Not too bad for someone who doesn’t really play that much! Naturally, I had a great day once that final putt dropped, as did everyone else, and the course was in amazing condition for this time of the year.”

The 2016 Virgin Atlantic PGA South Order of Merit champion Adam Wootton’s two-under-par 70 enabled him to claim the Leading Assistant’s ball, glove and shoe contract with Titleist & FootJoy.

Copsey now holds a slender lead over Guerin in the overall 2016-2017 Winter Series standings, but with one event left, the Titleist & FootJoy A&T Betterball Pro-Am at Farnham Golf Club on 12April, a tightly packed leader board and more prize money up for grabs, this series could go anyone’s way.