His final round soon became one of under par when he drove within 40 yards of the par four 14th and then holed his very short approach.

A birdie putt lipped out on the 15th then rob faced an uphill 10ft birdie putt at the now very difficult 16th. Rob rushed his first attempt past and ended up three putting, then found a tricky lie just off the fairway at the 18th and took five, adding up to a 73.

The championship was decided between Eddie Pepperell, Jamie Brittain (from Shifnal) and Stiggy Hodgson. Pepperell took over the lead after the third round with a 74, leaving Hodgson and Brittain five shots back.

Brittain made five birdies early on before three putting the 10th, then on the 16th, making an incredible bogey. Stuck in tree roots, he chipped the ball just 3 ft to be able to swing a 5 wood.

The shot left was 190 yards but needed fifty yards of fade, which Brittain managed then two putted He could not find a birdie in the last two to beat the score of 250 posted by Hodgson, after a 68.

'I was going pretty solid,' said Hodgson, 'I thought 'I will win this.'

'My caddy was great and it was rare but I just made three birdies, up and downing it when I needed.

'The birdie on 7 was crucial, a turning point. You think that if you don't make it you start churning,' finished Hodgson after a delicate chip gave him the momentum he wanted.

As for Pepperell, he was philosophical about his finish, hitting his approach fat to the 16th in the normal play, a shot which cost him a bogey the damage only repaired by a great birdie putt at the 18th to force a play-off.

That didn't last long as when Pepperell found the new fairway bunker on the 16th, he had to go for the green and unfortunately saw his approach fly the OOB fence.

'It was so up and down all day,' he said, 'and I holed no putts bar that at the last.'