EDEN TOURNAMENT FINALE

OLIVER FARR WINS EDEN TROPHY BUT
EDEN TANKARD STAYS IN SCOTLAND

Oliver Farr (Ludlow) won the Eden Trophy - the five-day men's open tournament organised by the St Andrews Links Trust - by beating fellow-Englishman Steven Clarke (Kidderminster) 4 and 3 in the final.
Clarke had knocked out the leading qualifier, Roberto Laino (Bedford & Co) , in the last 16.
Farr was the 47th of the 64 qualifiers for the match-play stages and Clarke was the 16th.
The Eden Tankard will stay in Scotland. Thomas Robertson (East Kilbride) won the handicap tournament by beating Michael McGuigan (Clober) 4 and 2 in an all-Scottish final.
Robertson, who plays off four, was the 31st of the 32 match-play qualifiers while McGuigan, a nine-handicapper, qualified in eighth position.

Last-day results

EDEN TROPHY
Semi-finals
Steven Clarke bt Martin Betts (Vicars Cross) 5 and 3.
Oliver Farr (Ludlow) bt Neil Raymond (Corhampton) 3 and 2.
Final
Farr bt Clarke 4 and 3.
EDEN TANKARD
Semi-finals
TMichael McGuigan (Clober) (9) bt Andy Graham (Uttoxeter) (7) 1 hole.
Thomas Robertson (East Kilbride) bt Andrew Woodward (Appleby) (5) 2 and 1.
Final
Robertson bt McGuigan 4 and 2.

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