Luca Cianchetti wins South of England Amateur

7/23/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Luca Cianchetti

With a 36-hole total of six-under 138 on the final day, Italian golfer Luca Cianchetti earned a one-shot win at Walton Heath

TADWORTH, England — Michael Saunders enjoyed a five-shot lead through two rounds of the South of England Amateur. But, like most European amateur championships, 36 holes remains on the final day. Luca Cianchetti of Italy posted a six-under 66 in the morning before birdieing two of his last three holes in the afternoon to post 72 and win by a stroke over Saunders. Saunders, a 24-year-old Englishman, shot back-to-back 69s in the first two rounds to grab his hefty lead but carded consecutive 73s on Thursday to finish just a stroke behind Cianchetti. Riccardo Michelini, a senior at San Diego State, joined Cianchetti as two Italians inside the top-five in a field mostly comprised of English amateurs. His even-par total of 288 gave him a tied-for-fifth finish with Josh Hilleard. Finsihing two back in third place were Steven Robins and Jake Burnage, both of whom utilized stellar morning rounds of five-under 67 to jump back into contention. The defending champion Adam Chapman shot the second lowest score of the final round — a 69 — to climb into the top-10. He tied for seventh at one-over par 289 in his attempt to repeat.

Results: Walton Heath Trophy

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Luca Cianchetti	, Italy	700	71-74-66-72=283
2	Michael Saunders	, England	500	69-69-73-73=284
T3	Steven Robins	, England	400	73-73-67-72=285
T3	Jake Burnage	, England	400	76-69-67-73=285
T5	Josh Hilleard	, England	400	73-75-68-72=288

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About the Walton Heath Trophy

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...

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