Sundridge Park Golf Club
Alfie Plant wins European Amateur Championship
Sundridge Park's Alfie Plant won a dramatic three way play-off with a birdie on the fifth extra hole to become the European Amateur Champion at Walton Heath Golf Club – and book his place in The Open.
Alfie produced two crucial birdies to secure his victory. The first was on the 18th in regulation play, and he set it up with an eight iron approach which finished 3ft from the hole. The birdie three took his score to 15-under and, after Italians, Lorenzo Scalise and Luca Cianchetti (defending champion) both finished with bogeys, it put him in the play-off.
The trio set off on a circuit of holes one, two and 18 which left Plant and Scalise deadlocked on level par, while Cianchetti, who was one over, was eliminated.
The pair returned to the first and Plant almost snatched the win when his 25ft birdie attempt popped in and out of the hole. But his par was matched by Scalise and they marched on to the second – where the Englishman scored that other crucial birdie, rolling in a 12ft putt for victory.
Re-live Alfie's win here.
Full details can be found on the European Golf Association website
Alfie’s victory earns him a place in The Open at Royal Birkdale from July 20-23 – and saves him an early outing at final qualifying on Tuesday where he had a start time of 6.45am.
From 11 to 15 July Alfie, with the England team, will be playing in the European Amateur Team Championship at the Diamond Country Club in Austria.
Sundridge Park are all very proud of Alfie's achievements and wish him all the best in his next tournaments.
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