Ben Nash, local Professional Tour Golfer, could not have dreamt of a better start to his new sponsorship arrangement with St Leonards Motors Ltd

Just a couple of weeks after the deal with SLM and Ben was sealed, Ben, from Cooden, won his first ever tour event on the TP Tours Series at Knole Park Golf Course in Kent. The result put him inside the top 20 on the Tour prize money list.

Ben, based at Cooden Beach Gold Club, held off a strong challenge from the field to record his first ever professional tournament win. Right until the last moments the leader in the clubhouse was six times winner this year, Francis McGuirk. With only one group left on the course, McGuirk was in the top spot with a score of 67. However with three consecutive birdies on the 15th, 16th and 17th, Ben came in with a 66, four under par and winner by one shot.

“When Ben and his management team came to chat to us we knew that he had talent,” noted SLM Managing Director, Ian Wakeford, also a member of Cooden Beach, “but I guess none of us expected Ben to win quite so quickly. It’s fantastic news and just the springboard he needs to go on to bigger and better things.”

Ben, pictured with his new Vauxhall Astra supplied by SLM, was delighted with his success and is now planning a full season next year where he hopes to add to his early tally.

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