Wootton stays in top form

Adam Wootton (Oxford Golf Centre) shot a five-under-par 67 to take the Bletchingley Pro-Am title by one stroke from Andy Raitt (St. George’s Hill).

Collecting a cool £875 for his winning performance, the 2016 Virgin Atlantic PGA South Order of Merit champion enjoyed a continued run of good form, having won the Oxfordshire and the Sonning Pro-Ams in the past two weeks. 

Delighted with his third victory in just over two weeks, Wootton commented: “I thought 67 was going to be in with a decent chance, but that birdie up the 18^th proved even more valuable than I’d reckoned, as it proved just enough to keep me in front of Andy!

“I started the 2017 season well with an early win at the Golf Escapes El Rompido PGA Pro-Am, and I’ve had some good placings and rounds since then, but it’s great to be putting some winning scores together and grab that elusive pole position."

Wootton hopes to extend his run of good form by defending his PGA Kent Open Championship title at Prince’s on August 21. He currently sits just outside of the top 10 in the Virgin Atlantic PGA South Order of Merit, but another good performance could well help him to close the gap on current leader Richard Wallis (Canterbury).