Rising star Nicky Harris won the Stoke by Nayland Championship last weekend, less than six months after turning professional.
The 25-year-old from Whitefield, Manchester, who plays on the Euro pro tour, the third biggest tour in Europe washed cars to fund his game during his amateur career.
He won a pulsating final-round battle with Jamie Nevill at the Suffolk club. The pair were tied at seven-under-par going down the 17th when Harris chipped home from 10 feet off the back of the green for a birdie to edge in front. It gave him a closing round of 67 to scoop the prize money. Harris, said: “I feel ecstatic to have won the tournament so quickly after turning Pro.
“It was nip and tuck all the way around, but we had so much fun playing – I can honestly say I’ve never enjoyed playing with someone as much as I did with Jamie. It was a close climax and I just can’t believe that I won it.”
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