Lucas Martin successfully defends the North of England Amateur

Rotherham-based Lucas Martin successfully defended the North of England Amateur trophy as he led the field at Seaton Carew.

Lucas, who won the event last season at Selby, topped the leaderboard with a nine under-par total – which included a course record 64 (seven under-par) on the morning of the final day on the Micklem layout at Seaton. That 64 followed his back-to-back rounds of 70 on the opening two days, and Lucas completed the victory with a level-par 71 as Hunstanton-based Ben Willis finished four shots back in second place.

The County Plate, which is played for over the first 36 holes by counties represented by two or more players in the field, was won by Hertfordshire – represented by Max Hopkins and George Durkan.

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