Experienced heads and good deal of quality carried the day for favourites Gloucestershire in the South West EG County Qualifier at Burnham & Berrow yesterday.
On paper the Cotswolds county looked pretty formidable with experienced England internationals Joe Harvey and Haider Hussain in their ranks – both are members of The Kendleshire – but it was a couple of the older boys who led the victory charge.
Gloucestershire retain South West title
And it turned into quite a day for Lansdown’s Edward Butler (pictured). He recorded a pair of 67s to also win the individual SW trophy. He had just four bogeys in 36 holes around the testing and tight links set-up.
Along with the highly-experienced county champion Nick Day – he posted a 70 and 69 – Gloucestershire won by 20 shots from Somerset with Wiltshire a further shot back.
The three-day English final is due to take place at the end of the August where Gloucestershire will take on the winners of the Northern, South East and Midlands qualifying competitions.