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Matthew Jordan dominates, wins Lytham Trophy

Matthew Jordan's win at Royal Lytham & St Annes solidified his spot in the top-20 of the Golfweek/AGC Rankings

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (May 6, 2018) - With three subpar rounds, including a final round 4-under 66 that matched the low round of the tournament Matthew Jordan blitzed the field to win the Lytham Trophy.

Playing at Royal Lytham & St Annes, a member of the Open Championship rota, Jordan completed play 8-under and as the only play under-par for the week. In the final round Jordan got his round off to a perfect start with a birdie on the first and never looked back carding five birdies overall against just one blemish on the par-4 15th. Jordan, ranked No. 13 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com Rankings, carded his additional birdies on the 8th, 13th, 14th and 16th holes.

The final day of the Lytham Trophy includes the third and fourth rounds which follows single rounds of play on Friday and Saturday. Jordan began the 36-hole final day with an even-par 70 that came on the heels of 67-69 tallies on Friday and Saturday.

Two-strokes off the pace following the first round, Jordan played his best golf throughout the week on the front side birdieing six-times while bogeying just once to play the side in 5-under.

For Jordan the win was his second career Golfweek/AGC Rankings victory after he claimed the St. Andrews Links Trophy in 2017.

Mitch Waite was a distant second at 1-over, Sam Locke and David Nyfjall shared third iwth a 4-over tally while Thomas Plumb took fifth at 5-over.
AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2018 season — official results & points
PosPlayerFromScoresPoints
1Matthew JordanEngland67-69-70-66=2721,200
2Mitch WaiteEngland72-66-70-73=281900
T3Sam LockeScotland68-75-74-67=284700
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