Jake Burnage Wins the South of England at Walton Heath

July 27, 2017 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Jake Burnage, the 2017 South of England Open Amateur champion<br>(Golf Bible photo)

Jake Burnage outduels fellow Englishman Jack Yule to win by one shot at 11 under

TADWORTH, ENGLAND (July 27, 2017) - Jake Burnage held off fellow Englishman Jack Yule to win the South of England Open Amateur at Walton Heath Golf Club. The two golfers were neck and neck the entire tournament. They shot identical rounds of 68-70 to separate themselves from the field at the halfway point, before Burnage's 68 in round three put him one ahead of Yule with one round to play. Yule pulled even at the fourth hole on Thursday, but immediately bogeyed the long par-four fifth to fall one behind again. The big swing occurred at the par-5 eighth, with Burnage's birdie producing a two-shot swing and a three-shot lead. Burnage maintained that lead all the way to the eighteenth tee but found trouble on the 479-yard par four while Yule was on his way to making birdie. Suddenly it looked like all might be lost as Burnage faced a four-foot bogey putt for the win, but he smoothly rolled it in to clinch the title. Burnage has had a good amateur season with several top finishes but not a breakthrough win until this week. He finished runner-up in the English Amateur (Brabazon Trophy), third in the Lytham Trophy and fourth in the Duncan Putter. His record at Walton Heath is excellent, finishing third and fourth in the South of England the last two years before becoming the champion on Thursday.

.@jake_burnage safely bogeys the last to win The South of England Open Amateur @SEOACGolf on -11. Results: https://t.co/vQKwjXW5sZ pic.twitter.com/ggZQBJxshI
— Golf Bible (@GolfBible) July 27, 2017

Results: Walton Heath Trophy

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Jake Burnage	, England	700	68-70-68-71=277
2	Jack Yule	, England	500	68-70-69-71=278
3	Philip Geerts	, Italy	400	69-74-68-71=282
4	Max Martin	, England	400	70-72-68-73=283
T5	Thomas Robson	, England	400	70-74-70-70=284

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About the Walton Heath Trophy

Jake Burnage Wins the South of England at Walton Heath

The Walton Heath Trophy each year attracts a top- class field of amateur golfers from across the world. The 72 hole stroke play event takes place over both the Old and New courses at the famed Walton Heath Golf Club in Tadworth, Surrey and consists o...