<p>Robert Moran (Castle). Picture by <a href="https://www.cashmanphotography.ie" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Pat Cashman</a></p>
Jack Cope won the St Andrews Links Trophy after a playoff as Robert Moran headed the Irish challenge at the Home of Golf.
English Amateur champion Cope closed with a bogey-free 67 to tie with England’s Robin Williams and Scotland’s George Burns on eight-under-par.
Cope prevailed in the shoot-out at the fourth extra hole as Moran finished 19th on one-under after closing rounds of 73 and 71 on the Old Course.
Malone’s Matthew McClean tied for 28th on three-over while Royal Dublin’s Richard Knightly, who was a shot off the pace at halfway, slipped out of contention with a third-round 83 before falling with a 73 in the final round to tie for 43rd on six-over.
St Andrews Links Trophy 2021, Jubilee and Old Course, St Andrews
1 280 -8 Jack Cope (ENG) 73(J) 70(O) 70(O) 67(O)
2= 280 -8 Robin Williams (ENG) 71(J) 70(O) 69(O) 70(O); George Burns (SCO) Williamwood Golf Club 68(J) 71(O) 71(O) 70(O)
4= 281 -7 Ruben Lindsay (SCO) Turnberry Golf Club 73(J) 73(O) 68(O) 67(O); Sam Bairstow (ENG) 73(J) 68(O) 69(O) 71(O); Callan Barrow (ENG) 74(J) 67(O) 69(O) 71(O); Rory Franssen (SCO) Auchterarder Golf Club 69(J) 70(O) 73(O) 69(O) ; Josh Hill (ENG) 70(J) 68(O) 74(O) 69(O); Charlie Thornton (ENG) 66(J) 71(O) 71(O) 73(O)
10 282 -6 Jack Dyer (ENG) 68(J) 71(O) 72(O) 71(O)
11= 284 -4 Olly Huggins (ENG) 72(J) 71(O) 72(O) 69(O); Joshua Greer (AUS) 70(J) 73(O) 72(O) 69(O); Connor Wilson (SCO) Castle Park Golf Club 70(J) 72(O) 72(O) 70(O); Darren Howie (SCO) Peebles Golf Club 73(J) 67(O) 71(O) 73(O)
15= 285 -3 John Gough (ENG) 74(J) 72(O) 73(O) 66(O); Scott Wormleighton (ENG) 74(J) 68(O) 67(O) 76(O)
17= 286 -2 Jack Broun (SCO) Turnberry Golf Club 74(J) 70(O) 70(O) 72(O); Ben Quinney (ENG) 69(J) 72(O) 70(O) 75(O)
19 287 -1 Robert Moran (IRL) 75(J) 68(O) 73(O) 71(O)
20= 288 Par Jack Brooks (ENG) 73(J) 73(O) 70(O) 72(O); Mason Essam (ENG) 74(J) 70(O) 71(O) 73(O); Ryan Tattan (ENG) 74(J) 68(O) 72(O) 74(O)
23= 289 +1 Liam Waldron (SCO) Royal Aberdeen Golf Club 72(J) 71(O) 69(O) 77(O); Arron Edwards-hill (ENG) 71(J) 71(O) 72(O) 75(O); Dominic Clemons (ENG) 74(J) 68(O) 74(O) 73(O)
26= 290 +2 Hugo Kedzlie (ENG) 70(J) 76(O) 72(O) 72(O); Dan Bradbury (ENG) 71(J) 73(O) 74(O) 72(O)
28= 291 +3 Jamie Van Wyk (ENG) 74(J) 72(O) 77(O) 68(O); Jensen Hull (ENG) 76(J) 70(O) 74(O) 71(O); Gregor Tait (SCO) 74(J) 71(O) 77(O) 69(O); Luke Harries (WAL) 73(J) 72(O) 75(O) 71(O); Calum D Scott (SCO) Nairn Golf Club 73(J) 71(O) 73(O) 74(O); Matthew McClean (NIR) 70(J) 73(O) 73(O) 75(O)
34= 292 +4 Cameron Adam (SCO) Royal Burgess Golfing Society 73(J) 71(O) 75(O) 73(O); Joe Harvey (ENG) 73(J) 71(O) 75(O) 73(O); Matthew Hibbs (ENG) 67(J) 76(O) 72(O) 77(O); Stuart Easton (SCO) Irvine Golf Club 68(J) 75(O) 75(O) 74(O); Haider Hussain (ENG) 74(J) 68(O) 77(O) 73(O); Mark Halliday (SCO) Deeside Golf Club 71(J) 70(O) 76(O) 75(O)
40= 293 +5 Adam Charlton (ENG) 73(J) 73(O) 73(O) 74(O); Conor Gough (ENG) 74(J) 72(O) 74(O) 73(O); Max Berrisford (ENG) 73(J) 72(O) 71(O) 77(O)
43= 294 +6 Aled Greville (WAL) 73(J) 73(O) 74(O) 74(O); Jacob Davies (WAL) 71(J) 72(O) 77(O) 74(O); Richard Knightly (IRL) 67(J) 71(O) 83(O) 73(O)
46 295 +7 George Griffiths (ENG) 67(J) 76(O) 73(O) 79(O)
47= 297 +9 Stephen Roger (SCO) Peebles Golf Club 72(J) 74(O) 79(O) 72(O); Archie Wyatt (SCO) Loretto School 72(J) 73(O) 77(O) 75(O)
49 301 +13 Luke Spooner (ENG) 76(J) 70(O) 72(O) 83(O)
50 302 +14 Monty Scowsill (ENG) 70(J) 75(O) 76(O) 81(O)
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