TAUNTON & Pickeridge golfer Tom Sloman led a great one-two-three for England when he won the Dutch Junior Open by a shot at Toxandria Golf Club, near Molenschot.

He was 13-under for 72 holes, beating Bailey Gill by a shot and finishing two ahead of third-placed Ben Firth, who both come from Yorkshire. The trio also won the Nations Cup for England.

Sloman’s success earns him a place in the KLM Open on the European Tour from September 14-17.

The 20-year-old led the Under-21s championship from start to finish, opening with a five under 67 before adding 68, 71 and 69.

Gill, 20, (Lindrick) joined him in the lead after 54 holes, having scored 70, 68 and 68, and the final round turned into a great battle between the two, who were part of a four-strong England Golf squad for the event.

They were still tied as they turned for home, having reached the turn in level par, but Gill slipped back on the 10th with a double bogey and Sloman’s lead stretched to three when he birdied the 12th.

Gill narrowed the gap with an eagle on the long 14th, which Sloman birdied, and both birdied the par five 17th.

On the last, Gill threw down a challenge with a closing birdie for two-under 70, while Sloman left his own birdie attempt well short, but he holed out for par to take the title.

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IT was a fantastic weekend for the Sloman family, with Tom's older brother Sam being crowned Taunton & Pickeridge club champion.

He won both the Hart Trophy (Gross) and the Cole Cup (Nett), after recording two rounds of 67 (134) (gross) - and 136 (68 and 68) (nett).

Elsewhere at the club, 52 ladies took part in Jenny Bevan’s Ladies’ Captain’s Day, playing a PowerPlay Bowmaker Stableford.

The winners were Ali McGown, Marion Mittermaier and Margaret Nation, who totalled 106 points.

Charlie Hooper, with 39 points, was the winner of the T&P Junior Section Monday evening competition.

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Somerset County Gazette:

TRIUMPHANT: (from left) Fred Chapman, John Blissitt and Nigel Griffin, winners of the Brian Dyer Trophy at Vivary Golf Club.

ON a good July day, in fine playing conditions, the seniors at Vivary Golf Club played for the Brian Dyer Trophy.

The Bowmaker format involves teams of three, where the two best scores count, and the 89 points accumulated by John Blissitt, Nigel Griffin and Fred Chapman was enough for them to claim first prize.

A few days later, in the Ray Hawkins Stableford, Nigel Griffin played a steady round to score 44 points and win a high-scoring competition.

A three-man Texas Scramble produced a tight finish, where Peter Bond, Robert Clayden and Keith Parker compiled 43 nett to win, just 0.3 ahead of Rod Hobson, Colin Woodford and Ken Tomlinson.

Octogenarian Richard Brown took the July Medal in fine style with a nett 60, two shots in front of Steven Baker and Brian Davey on 62.

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GORDON Gosney sunk a hole in one on the 167-yard, par three, fourth hole at Oake Manor Golf Club.

He was playing in the Marie Curie Trophy Stableford.

Gary Tillet won the Trophy and Division 1 by scoring 40 points, with John Beer in second and Tim Gamlin third (both also scoring 40 points).

Guy Backhouse won Division 2 with 40 points, ahead of Andrew Cleland (39 points) and Graham Pitt (38 points).