Finch, from Hull, also took the Ian Forbes Memorial Cup for the best qualifying score on 137 following 71 on the New Course and 66 on the Old Course on the first two days of the tournament. His aggregate of 276 matches the lowest score for the Links Trophy, previously achieved by Graham Rankin and Craig Watson, and his performance will undoubtedly earn him a place on the Walker Cup team for the match in September.

Corfield from Burnham & Berrow contented himself with Silver Medal for an aggregate of 281, following final rounds of 72 and 70 on the Old Course. Corfield looked like a strong contender from the start of the tournament, scoring an impressive 67 on the New Course in round one, setting a course record on the new championship length of 6679 yards.

Jack Doherty from Glamorgan, a regular competitor in the Links Trophy, shared third place with Sam Osborne from Wentworth with 284.

Unusually a hole in one was recorded each day of the tournament starting when Keith Hamilton (Whitecraigs) carded an ace during the opening round on the New Course. He used a five iron for the 225yd, 9th hole of the New Course.

On Saturday it was the turn of Eric Ramsay (Carnoustie), who holed his shot with a seven-iron on the 172 yd, 11th hole of the Old Course. The same hole proved lucky for Stuart Wilson (Forfar) 24 hours later, also using a 7-iron.