Chesterfield Golf Club duo finish second at Open course

By Community Sport Reporter
Published 13th Jul 2021, 10:51 BST
Updated 13th Jul 2021, 10:56 BST
Bradley Rhodes and Matthew Elks celebrate a tournament to remember.Bradley Rhodes and Matthew Elks celebrate a tournament to remember.
Bradley Rhodes and Matthew Elks celebrate a tournament to remember.
Chesterfield Golf club members Matthew Elks and Bradley Rhodes performed brilliantly to finish second in the R&A 9 Hole Challenge.

The pair represented England at Royal St George’s on Saturday, just five days before the venue hosts the Open Championship, after qualifying via their home club’s own nine-hole competition in April.

And Matt was again in scintillating form carding 23 points across the nine holes. Backed by Brad’s 13 points the pairing’s impressive 36-point haul was enough for second place – just two points off the overall winners.

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With over 40,000 golfers entering the original competition, just qualifying was a huge achievement.

To then go on to achieve a second placed finish against 20 other pairings was a credit to Matt and Brad.

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