Oscar hits home run at Royal Mid Surrey
02/09/2017
A new name has appeared at the top of the PGA South’s leaderboard as Oscar Granstrom-Livesey shot an untouchable three-under par 66 to win the Royal Mid-Surrey 125th Anniversary Pro-Am.
The 23-year-old, who is based at the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, won Saturday’s event by two strokes and took home the top prize of £800.
Granstrom-Livesey fended off one of the leading southern stars, Lee-on-the-Solent’s James Ablett, along with Tilgate Forest’s Lea Cooper and Hayling’s Mark Treleaven, all of whom could do no better than 68, to claim his first professional win.
“I’m so happy about this, especially as the club has done so much to support me in my chosen career with The PGA,” said the young golfer, who is just at the end of this first year of PGA Training.
“I’d also like to thank PGA Head Professional Mathew Paget for all his advice and guidance as well, as he was the one who set me up with the opportunity to become a professional golfer.”
Starting at the 12th, Granstrom-Livesey’s birdie at the 14th was offset by a dropped shot at the first, but he bounced straight back with two on the trot through the second and third, and another on the seventh helped to take him over the finishing line on three-under par.
Of the three runners-up, Treleaven came closest to matching Granstrom-Livesey by shooting five birdies, but four bogeys undid all the good work.
“Obviously I’m very familiar with Royal Mid-Surrey’s Taylor course, and knowing where to play safe and where to have a go may well have made the winning difference,” Granstrom-Livesey added.
“I’ve also been able to play in a dozen or so Euro Pro events this year, and that’s really helped to improve my game.”
The Royal Mid-Surrey result has helped southern star Ablett to close up on his rival, The PGA in England (South) Money List leader Richard Wallis (Canterbury), but September is a busy month and there are plenty of opportunities for the leaderboard to change dramatically.
Picture of Oscar Granstrom-Livesey courtesy of Will Hughes (www.willhughesphotography.co.uk)
