Scott Jamieson birdied the second play-off hole at Prince’s Golf Club to win the PartyPoker.com European Championship on the PGA EuroPro Tour.

The Scotsman battled fellow countryman and overnight leader Elliot Saltman (Aegon) twice down the 18th after Saltman bogeyed the last hole to drop to nine under. Both players parred the hole first time around, but Jamieson knocked his approach to within six foot the second time and knocked in his putt for a birdie and the £10,000 first prize.

“Once you are in the play-off it turns into Matchplay and I’ve always enjoyed that,” said the 25 year-old. “There were definitely nerves on those play-off holes but it would be wrong not to be nervous really.”

Jamieson was seven under par overnight, two shots behind Saltman and co-leader Chris Hanson, but he immediately put pressure on with three birdies on the front nine to move to ten under.

“I knew how bunched up it was and that I would be in contention after my front nine, but I didn’t really think too much about it as the leaders were a few pairings behind me,” said the 25 year-old.

A double bogey on the tenth checked his progress, but that was cancelled out with birdies at the 12th and 15th. Jamieson appeared to hand the initiative to Saltman when he three-putted at 16 for bogey to finish at nine under and faced a nervous wait in the clubhouse to see how Saltman faired.

Saltman was steady throughout his final assault, going out at one under before a bogey at the 11th dropped him back to nine under. He appeared to be heading for victory with a birdie at the 15th, but a bogey at the last meant he was to play-off for the title, and ultimately had to settle for the runners-up cheque, like he did in 2008 at Faithlegg.

“It’s a really pleasing win and it helps me move up the Order of Merit for one of the five Challenge Tour cards,” said Jamieson, a 35/1 shot with Sky Bet before the tournament. “I’ve been working very hard and it’s as much a victory for my family and my sponsor’s, the Haughey family and City Refrigeration.” Jamieson moves up to third in the money list with his win.

Roy Mugglestone (Lindrick) made a real charge with three birdies on the front nine to move to seven under before back to back birdies at 15 and 16 gave him a real chance of posting a formidable target for Saltman and co. But he was unable to pick up another shot in his remaining holes, bogeying the last to finish eight under. Mugglestone shared third spot with Ian Keenan (Royal Liverpool), who moved to eight under with four holes thanks to birdies at 13 and 14 but couldn’t find another birdie in the closing stages.

Following rounds of 69 and 67, Ross Whitelock (Staddon Heights) would have hoped to put pressure on the leaders but four bogeys in his first eleven holes scuppered any realistic chances of victory, although he recovered with birdies at 12 and the last to take fifth spot.

Hanson (Crosland Heath) suffered another final round disappointment to finish in a five-way tie for sixth. Hanson – who was five shots clear in the opening event at Collingtree Park only to finish eighth – was unable to make any headway, remaining level through to the 13th before dropping shots there and on his final two holes to finish on six under.

James Busby (The Shropshire), Duncan Stewart and Phil Worthington (Donnington Grove) were all seven under ahead of the final round but all posted one over rounds of 73 to finish alongside Hanson and Kevin Harper (East Devon), who carded a 71.

The PGA EuroPro Tour moves to Devon next week where the fourth event will take place at Bovey Castle from Tuesday 16 June – visit www.europrotour.com for more information.

FINAL RESULTS – PARTYPOKER.COM EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, PRINCE’S GOLF CLUB
=1 Scott Jamieson -9 67, 70, 70 207 £10,000.00 (won on second play-off hole)
=1 Elliot Saltman -9 66, 69, 72 207 £5,000.00
=3 Roy Mugglestone -8 70, 70, 68 208 £2,100.00
=3 Ian Keenan -8 68, 69, 71 208 £2,100.00
5 Ross Whitelock -7 69, 67, 73 209 £1,400.00
=6 Kevin Harper -6 70, 69, 71 210 £950.00
=6 Duncan Stewart -6 72, 65, 73 210 £950.00
=6 Phil Worthington -6 68, 69, 73 210 £950.00
=6 James Busby -6 67, 70, 73 210 £950.00
=6 Chris Hanson -6 67, 68, 75 210 £950.00
11 Daniel Brooks -5 69, 68, 74 211 £750.00

Day two report
Chris Hanson and Elliot Saltman go into the final round of the PartyPoker.com European Championship at Prince’s Golf Club in Kent tied for the lead at nine under par.

Saltman (Aegon) was the overnight leader at six under and kicked his round off on the back nine with two birdies in the opening three holes. A double bogey at the par-four 13th checked his progress, but he picked up three further birdies in his round to card a three under round of 69 to take his score to 135 for the opening two rounds.

Hanson (Crosland Heath) joins Saltman out in front after starting one shot behind the Scotsman in second spot, thanks to two birdie-bursts on both nines. The 23 year-old began with a double bogey on the first but birdied the second before a cluster of four birdies from the sixth hole saw him go out at three under par.

A trio of birdies from the 14th further improved his round although the man who let slip a five shot advantage on the final day of the opening event a Collingtree Park will be a touch frustrated with a bogey at the last that denied him sole possession of the lead.

Ross Whitelock (Staddon Heights) stands alone in third place going into the final round after an impressive back nine charge. The 28 year-old – three under after his first round – went out in level par but blitzed down the home stretch with three birdies and an eagle for a 67.

Duncan Stewart shot the round of the day to fire himself into contention, with six birdies and an eagle contributing to his seven under round of 65 – placing him alongside Daniel Brooks (Mill Hill), Ian Keenan (Royal Liverpool), James Busby (The Shropshire), Scott Jamieson, Phil Worthington (Donnington Grove) and Sam Hufton (Copt Heath) two shots behind the leading duo.

The high quality scoring from the opening two rounds at the Sandwich course saw the cut set at one under – Ben Kerr (Saffron Walden) will be the first player out at 8am on Friday, with Saltman and Hanson teeing off at 12.03pm. To follow the final round of the PartyPoker.com European Championship from Prince’s Golf Club, click on the Score Updates link at www.europrotour.com .

Day Two report

Elliot Saltman picked up three birdies in his last four holes to lead the PartyPoker.com European Championship at Prince’s Golf Club in Kent at six under. The imposing Scotsman began his round with four birdies in his first five holes to go out at four under par. He was five under after 12 but double bogeyed 14 to drop to three under.

That blip did not throw Saltman (Aegon) and he composed himself to finish birdie-birdie-par-birdie and claim the lead by one stroke after a fine round of 66.

Saltman was the 22/1 third favourite with official bookmakers Sky Bet, and he will go out as the leader in the second round with a quartet of quality players a stroke behind him.

James Busby (The Shropshire, 35/1) heads that group with a three-hole blitz on the back nine seeing him pressure Saltman, with birdies at 13 and 15 sandwiched an eagle at the 14th for a round of 67.

Scott Jamieson (25/1) will be keen to build on his run at the Green17 Faithlegg Championship in Ireland where a final round 77 scuppered his chances of victory after going into the last day with a share of the overnight lead. He finds himself in good shape after the opening day in Sandwich, starting on the back nine and picking up three birdies, then doing the same on the front nine but dropping a shot at the first.

Chris Hanson (Crosland Heath, 33/1) was the front-runner in the opening event at Collingtree Park and again finds himself in the mix thanks to a birdie at the last, while Nicky Harris (Whitefield GC, 60/1) finished with three birdies on the trot for his 67. The final player of the five at five under is Thomas Hobbs (Bramshott Hill GC, 400/1) who began on the back nine and has a trio of birdies at five, six and seven to thank for his position.

Phil Worthington (Donnington Grove), Craig Smith, Sam Hufton (Copt Heath), Ian Keenan (Royal Liverpool) and Daniel Gaunt (Burhill GC) shot four under rounds of 68 are hot on the tails of the those at four under going in Wednesday’s second round, while a host of players sit at three and two under par.

The full scores for the first round and live scoring for the rest of the tournament is available on the new online scoring system for the PGA EuroPro Tour.

This can be accessed by clicking on the Schedule link on the homepage – www.europrotour.com – and clicking on Leaderboard next to the PartyPoker.com European Championship entry, or via the following link – http://europro.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/europro9/event/europro911/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

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