RALSTON'S SHAUN CONNOR SHARES

FOURTH PLACE IN ENGLISH EVENT

Stanislas Gautier from France became the first overseas player to win the English Under-14 boys' championship when he collected the Reid Trophy at Porters Park.
A final round of 68, the only sub-70 return on the day, for 212, saw the 14-year-old from Paris achieve a three-stroke victory from Rhys Pugh from Wales, who closed with 71.
Pugh, 13, a member of the Welsh team in the recent boys' home internationals, led for the first two rounds but Gautier, who is also the French Under-14 champion, turned on the power over the final circuit.
The pair, playing together, were neck-and-neck over the front nine but when Gautier secured an eagle and followed it with further birdies, he was heading for the title. The best English player was Patrick Horsting from Kent, who finished in fourth place on 224 after a closing 71 which also earned him the Under-13s prize.

Shaun Connor (Ralston), picture above by courtesy of TOM WARD, did well to finish joint fourth on 224 with scores of 73, 75 and 76.

TOP TEN FINISHERS
Stanislas Gautier, France 72 72 68 - 212.
Rhys Pugh, Vale of Glamorgan 71 72 72 - 215.
Javier Sainz, Spain 73 76 71 - 220.
Patrick Horsting, Royal Cinque Ports 78 75 71 - 224.
Shaun Connor, Ralston 73 75 76 - 224.
Raphael Higuet, Belgium 77 76 74 - 227
Harry Whittle, Woburn 75 77 75 - 227
Thomas Detry, Belgium 75 77 75 - 227
Nathan Ray, Maxstoke Park 81 73 74 - 228.
Oliver Carr, Heswall 76 76 76 - 228.