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Alfie Plant (Sundridge Park) sets new course record
Panmure is the sixteenth oldest golf club in the world dating back to 1845, and is one of the twenty six clubs that originally helped purchase the AmateurChampionship trophy first played for in 1885. We are delighted in June of this year to host, with Carnoustie, the 120th Amateur Championship. We look forward to welcoming some of the top amateur golfers in the world to our Club.
Plant sets new course record to take the lead in the first round of the 120th Amateur Championship
England’s Alfie Plant stormed to the first round lead in the Amateur Championship today with a course record-breaking seven-under-par 63 at Panmure.
The 22-year-old got off to a great start birdieing his first two holes before watching his seven iron approach to the 405 yard, par four 3rd hole find the bottom of the cup. Remarkably, Plant repeated the feat on the 436 yard, par four 10th where his six iron approach also found the hole.
The Sundridge Park and England national squad golfer also birdied the 7th and 9th holes with his only dropped shot coming at the 6th to shave two shots off the previous course of 65 held by several players.
“It was a bit mental at the start. I birdied the first two and holed out on three for eagle, had a couple of birdies after that and then holed out on ten for eagle again,” he said. “To see them drop was a good feeling. One went in and it was nice but to see the second one go in was a bit bizarre but I will take it.
“I’m really pleased. It’s my first course record and my personal best round as well so it’s been a really good day. Obviously you see it a lot out here, people go low in the first round and find it hard to back it up in the second round. Hopefully I can do the same again tomorrow or, if not, just be nice and steady and get into the match play round.”
The only Bogie came at the 6th after going in "Hogan's Bunker" thanks Ben...
Hogan's favourite hole at Panmure was the sixth and he suggested the cleverly-placed hidden pot bunker to the front right of the green. Over fifty years on, the members still refer to it as "Hogan's Bunker". It is a fitting memorial to a champion.
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