TYLER WEAVER RUNNER UP AT ENGLISH AMATEUR
The Final
Tyler Weaver and Ben Brown started strongly, halving the first with birdies but the in-form Tyler won the third with par before going two-up with a birdie on four. Ben pulled one back after birdieing the par-5 seventh before an extraordinary eighth hole.
Ben reached the front edge of the 302-yard par-4 while Weaver’s tee shot was pulled towards spectators. Remarkably, the ball looked to be heading out of bounds but fortunately hit a buggy, rolling down the path and onto some grass. Tyler remained composed in front of the many onlookers to produce a tough chip onto the green, before holing a stunning 25-footer for birdie. Ben knocked his birdie in for the half.
The pair were soon level after Ben’s par beat Tyler’s bogey on 11 and the Romanby member shot birdie and par through 13 and 14 to go two-up. Tyler birdied 15 and then won 17 with par to send them all-square down the last.
A sublime up-and-down from Ben meant Tyler needed a 10-footer for the win but it slid by to send them into a play-off. Pars on the first play-off took them down the second as the rain came down once again, but Tyler delivered a super tee shot to give him a 12-foot putt before Ben hit the trees right, dropping into the rough.
He knew he needed an up-and-down for a chance to keep the game going, but he went one better, hitting the edge of the green and watching the ball roll into the cup for birdie. Tyler’s putt was just short as the Men’s Amateur Championship ended in dramatic style.
