Schmidt, 16, sets age record in winning Brabazon Trophy
6/2/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for Brabazon Trophy, Camberley Heath Golf Club
Ben Schmidt became the youngest winner in the history of the prestigious event as he edged Harry Hall.
Schmidt was under par in all four days of the championship, logging rounds of 69-64-69-69.
“Being the youngest makes it even more special,” he told England Golf. “I’m just so pleased I got over the line, it takes a very long time to play the back nine when you’re in the lead!”
This marks the first time that Schmidt has played the event. He won the English Boys County Champion of Champions in 2018. He came into the event just wanting to make the cut, and did that easily after a second-round 64.
Hall had two birdies in his opening three holes to overtake Schmidt, but the teenager took the lead again when he holed a 25-footer for birdie on the fifth. Hall bogeyed the hole.
The players were tied again after Schmidt bogeyed the short ninth with an uncharacteristic three-putt. He played the difficult back nine in 2-under par, however, while Hall dropped three shots over the closing holes.
Schmidt had a four-shot cushion as he played the last hole and his winning margin was extended when Hall’s par putt horseshoed out of the hole.
“I played the back nine really well,” said Schmidt. “Those last five or six holes are really tough and I didn’t do any damage, I hit the centre of the greens and gave myself chances with the putts.”
Information from England Golf used in this report
Results: Brabazon Trophy
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , England | 1200 | 69-64-69-69=271 | |
| 2 | , England | 900 | 68-72-63-73=276 | |
| 3 | , Scotland | 700 | 75-66-70-66=277 | |
| 4 | , England | 700 | 73-66-72-69=280 | |
| T5 | , South Africa | 700 | 75-71-67-68=281 |
About the Brabazon Trophy
The Brabazon Trophy is the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship and is open to male amateur golfers of all nationalities. The Championship is played by 72 holes of stroke play over four days and will be contested by 144 competitors, co...
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