Matthew Jordan dominates, wins Lytham Trophy

May 6, 2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Lytham Trophy winner Matthew Jordan <br>(Irish Golf Desk)

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.

Results: Lytham Trophy

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Matthew Jordan	, England	1200	67-69-70-66=272
2	Mitch Waite	, England	900	72-66-70-73=281
T3	Sam Locke	, Scotland	700	68-75-74-67=284
T3	David Nyfjall	, Sweden	700	69-69-70-76=284
5	Thomas Plumb	, England	700	73-71-74-67=285

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About the Lytham Trophy

Matthew Jordan dominates, wins Lytham Trophy

In the early 1960s some of the senior Members of the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club felt that there was a gap in the amateur golfing calendar and the need for a major 72 hole scratch competition. Help was given by the English Golf Union to launch...