To take the Amateur title in extra-time

University, can now prepare for Birkdale as well as The Masters and the US Open in 2018.

The Hampshire golfer can reflect on good recent omens for English amateurs at the Southport links.

It was the scene of Justin Rose’s famous chip-in at the last as he tied for fourth as a 17-year-old in 1998, and fellow Ryder Cup player Chris Wood finished in a share of fifth in 2008.

JULIAN SURI took a familiar position at the top of the leaderboard yesterday after an excellent third round of 67 gave him a two-shot lead of the Made in Denmark Challenge – presented by Ejner Hessel.

The American has been the dominant player on the Road to Oman this year and he showed his class with a bogey-free performance at a wet and windy Royal Oak Golf Club as four birdies on the back nine took him to 14-under-par.

Behind Suri in second place is his playing partner Dominic Foos, the youngest winner in Challenge Tour history, his 69 put him two shots back.

ON the PGA Tour, Jordan Spieth holds a one shot 54-hole lead at The Travelers on a12under-par total of 198, after firing a third-round four-under 66.

Boo Weekley is his nearest challenger going into today’s final round.

Defending champ, Scotland’s Russell Knox, is nine shots back of Spieth.