ANDY SULLIVAN WINS NEW SOUTH MEDAL BY FOUR SHOTS

FROM THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOLF ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
All the way from the UK, Andy Sullivan (Nuneaton Golf Club, Warwickshire)) has secured a convincing victory in the 2011 NSW Medal, finishing at 17-under after the four rounds of play, winning the event by four shots at Cumberland Golf Club.
Sullivan, pictured by courtesy of Tom Ward Photography, was 14 under after 36-holes, tied with 17-year-old Jake Higginbottom (The Australian).
However, consistency over the last 36-holes saw the Englishman, who is a live contender for a Walker Cup place for GB and I against the United States at Royal Aberdeen in September, pull away from the field to collect the title.
Higginbottom finished in fifth place on a countback, with 11 under.
Despite being nine shots off the leaders going into the final day’s play, Jack Senior (Heysham, Lancashire) played consistently over the last 36-holes with scores of 68 and 68 to finish with 13-under overall and finish as runner-up on a countback.
Lincoln Tighe (Moore Park) also finished on 13-under, and finished in third place.
The English players really excelled in the event, with four of the top six place getters all from the UK.
Laurie Cantor (Saltford GC, Somerset) and Stiggy Hodgson (Sunningdale) both finished on the 11-under 277 mark.
Former British boys champion Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City, Herts) finished joint seventh on 278.l
The leading 32 players from the NSW Medal are now eligible to compete in the NSW Amateur Championship Match Play, each match played over 18 holes other than the Final which is played over 36 holes. The match play will be seeded, and will be played at New South Wales Golf Club on 31 January - 2 February 2011.

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