Brampton-based Matty Lamb lifted the Coca-Cola PGA Assistants’ Championship trophy – and collected the £5,000 winner’s cheque, a spot in the 2025 PGA Play-Offs, and a years’ supply of Coca-Cola products.
Matty – who has just completed his second year of PGA training – shot rounds of 66, 70 and 64 at Farleigh Golf Club to lead the field by five shots on 16 under-par as Weston Super Mare’s Alister Balcombe finished second.
“It feels really good – I was happy with my week, all week,” said Matty – who joins a list of winners including Peter Alliss, Tony Jacklin and Barry Lane as well as Matty Webb, Jonathan Lupton and Craig Goodfellow.
“I wanted to win when I came and I achieved my goal, so it feels good. Shooting eight under-par in the final round was really good. I didn’t expect it when I arrived in the morning with how windy it was, but I got off to a really good start. I was five under through nine, and then birdied 10 and 11. After that, I was quite far ahead so I felt like I could play with a bit of freedom and enjoy it coming in. I felt like I didn’t play as well yesterday, so it was nice to bounce back.
“Winning the tournament is going to help my confidence and I’ve got a lot more events to play this season. It was my first time at Farleigh and hopefully it won’t be my last – I’d love to come back and play, though maybe on a calmer and sunnier day. Not only have the members made us feel really welcome, I think they’ve saved me a few shots looking for a ball in the rough as well. I can’t thank the club enough.”
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