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Mark Stokes (Bishop’s Stortford) birdied his final two holes to pip Jason Levermore (Little Channels Golf Centre)) for the Ingrebourne Links Par-3 Championship.

Stokes made a two at the 97-yard penultimate hole and another at the last, playing 66 yards.

The birdie brace lifted him to four-under-par, one clear of Levermore.   

At the halfway point Stoke was two adrift of Glen Portelli (Old Fold Manor) and Ian Dudman (Golfband). They were three-under for their opening nine.

But neither was able to break par for their second loop of the exciting nine-hole lay-out, while Stokes advanced with a three-under tally.

There was a four-way tie for third place with Portelli, Scott Hudson (Warren), Darren Turner (Ingrebourne Links Golf Complex) and James Webber (The Rayleigh Club) all at two-under.

Picture caption: Ingrebourne Links Par-3 Championship winner Mark Stokes is congratulated by Dominic Eagle (left, Ingrebourne Links general manager) and John Pryor (Ingrebourne Links chairman).