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GOLF NEWS

Earp’s birthday
bonus as
Suffolk take title

Rooke lands Welsh
PGA title after play-off

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ewly crowned Welsh
National PGA
Championship winner
Lee Rooke will savour the
moment but isn’t going to rest on
his laurels as he looks to take his
game to new levels.

The pair played two extra holes
on the par three 18th with
Rooke, who nearly pulled out on
the eve of the tournament due to
a sickness bug, securing the title
with a par after his opponent
had found the bunker for the
second time in the sudden death
Rooke defeated Jon Bevan (Rhos
shootout and could only manage
on Sea) in a play-off to win the
a bogey.
£10,000 tournament at his home
course at Royal St David’s and
Rooke’s victory in the Asbri
also earn a place among Europe’s Golf sponsored event earned
elite at next year’s Wales Open.
him £1,500 and is also a rich
reward for working hard on his
Bevan had surged through the
game under the expert eye of his
field with a superb two-undernew boss, Royal St David’s head
par 67 including two birdies in
professional Gareth Lewis.
the last three holes in the most
testing conditions of the day at
“It’s a great feeling to win having
the north Wales links.
worked hard with Gareth for a
year now and now we will sit
It set a three under total for
down and see where we need to
the 36-hole event which Rooke
improve,” said Rooke who had
matched courtesy of a birdie at
rounds of 64 and 71.
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THEZONE / ISSUE 27

Birthday boy Kevin Earp
(centre) thanked teammate Lawrence Dodd
(right) for giving him
an extra special present
as Suffolk captured the
inaugural SkyCaddie PGA
England & Wales Inter
County Championship
title at the Belfry.
Joining the celebrations
was Peter Latimer (left)
who completed the
three-man squad that
received the brand new
Dave Thomas Memorial
Trophy and the winner’s
cheque of £4,000.
Bury Golf Range pro Earp,
36 today, and Latimer
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