Happy Valley for Bawburgh's Charlie Green
Barnham Broom Golf Club's 'Valley' lay-out and soaring heat combined to present a stiff test for the 47-strong field.
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But Green had all angles covered and net scores of 71 and 70 resulted in an emphatic seven-shot victory for the eight-handicapper.
He was on the front foot from the early stages, impressing with his all-round game – particularly around the greens.
Green held the halfway lead at lunchtime and backed it up with more fine play in the afternoon to ensure his second triumph in the tournament he won five years earlier at Eaton.
Green, 21, said: "I managed to birdie the first three holes, just missing an eagle putt on the first – and I chipped in on the third. Although the back nine in the morning was not as good as I had hoped, the afternoon was much more solid and I chipped in again for a bogey on the last hole."
Mundesley's David Clarke took the runner-up spot on a 148 total, one clear of Stuart Olley (King's Lynn), who pipped Olaf Gent (Thetford) on count-back.
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