R & A Boys Amateur Championship

Habebul Islam (Ipswich) finished 3rd of 252 competitors in the R & A Boys Amateur Championship held at Saunton Golf Club. As a result he was seeded through to round 2 of the Match play stage,however, he was unable to progress despite being 2 up with 2 to play against Lancashire’s John Wilding who finished with birdies on 17 and 18 to level the match. Wilding also holed a long putt on the 1st extra hole for a halve before taking the match at the 20th hole.