MONMOUTHSHIRE, Wales (May 27, 2012) -- Craig Hinton of the Oxfordshire GC shot rounds of 70 and 67 the final day to win the Welch Amateur Open Stroke Play by a margin of seven strokes.
Hinton's tournament total of 7-under par 281 (69-64-70-67) on the par 72 Prestatyn GC was seven ahead of second place finisher, Vaughn McCall of Gore, who finished at even par 288 (72-75-70-71.) McCall is the reigning New Zealand Amateur champion.
Sam Binning of Ranfurly Castle in Scotland finished in third at 1-over par 289 (74-74-70-71) while Scott Crichton of Abverdour in Scotland and Rhys Enoch of Truro in Wales carded 2-over-par 290's.
AmateurGolf.com Rankings
2012 season — official results & points
| Pos | Player | From | Scores | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Hinton | England | 69-75-70-67--281 | 700 |
| T1 | Brian Soutar | Scotland | 73-73-72-80--298 | 200 |
| 2 | Vaughan McCall | New Zeal | 72-75-70-71--288 | 500 |
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