FLYING FINN WILLBERG WINS EUROPEAN MID-AMATEUR TITLE

Finland's Marco Willberg is the new European men's mid-amateur champion.
With a closing round of one-under-par 71, he swept past the faltering overnight leader, Jacobo Cestino, to post a final total of five-over-par 221 for the three rounds at Sola Golf Club, Norway today.
Willberg, out in 34 in his final round, could afford the luxury of a double bogey 6 at the 16th and still head Cestino who followed up a pair of 71s, which put him well clear of the field, with an 80 for 222 - to lose out by one shot to Willberg.
No Scots entered the tournament for over-35s.
The highest-placed English finisher was Philip Meadows in a tie for sixth place on 226 with steady scores of 75, 70 and 75.
Roger Roper from Leeds, well-known on the mid-amateur circuit for years, was the next best from England, finishing 11th in the big field  with scores of 77, 78 and 74 for 229.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72). CSS +1, +1, +2
221 Marco Willberg (Finland) 75 75 71.
222 Jacobo Cestino (Spain) 71 71 80.
223 Niklas Rosenkvist (Sweden) 77 73 73, Morten Findsen Schou (Denmark) 71 76 76 Jani Michelsson (Finland) 72 74 77.
226 Philip Meadows (England) 75 70 75, Thomas Kruger (Germany) 79 71 76.
Selected totalS
229 Roger Roper (England) 77 78 74 (11th).
236 Paul Le Chevalier (England) 78 77 81 (T31).
249 Mark Stokes (England) 77 86 86 (T64).
256 Roger Butler (England) 88 84 84 (T77).