European Tour founder John Jacobs has added to his huge collection of honours after being awarded the Michael Williams Outstanding Services award by the Association of Golf Writers.

Former Ryder Cup player, highly acclaimed teacher and golf course designer Jacobs, who lives in Lyndhurst, earned rich praise from Tiger Woods's coach, Butch Harmon, who said: "There is not one teacher who does not owe something to John. He wrote the book on coaching."

Corhampton professional Ian Roper is making a heartening recovery from the serious foot and leg injuries he sustained in a road accident close to Corhampton Golf Club during the spring. He is just a few weeks away from starting work again, according to colleagues.

Alresford's James Ablett, former Meachers Masters champion and semi-finalist in last week's Hampshire MatchPlay Championship, is to go for his European Tour Card in September when he will attend the first of the qualifying schools.

l Among a strong line-up of Hampshire golfers in next month's Open Championship regional qualifiers will be the current Meachers Masters champion Rob Edwards, who, like Ablett, lost out in the Matchplay semi-finals.

Youngest qualifier in the Hampshire Amateur Championship event at Shanklin and Sandown was 14-year-old Sam Hutsby from Lee-on-the-Solent. He even got through the first round of matchplay, beating Hampshire Colt Tim Cornick, before going out 3&2 to Blackmoor's Mark Burgess.

Most unexpected non-qualifier at the county championship was former Lagonda Trophy winner and England international Martin Young from Brokenhurst Manor, who was up among the leaders with a 68 before crashing out with a 79.

Defending champion Richard Elmes from Stoneham was two shots shy of the cut which came at 144 - four over par at Shanklin & Sandown. Elmes shot rounds of 71 and 75.

Chris Page, beaten finalist in the county championship, at least had the consolation of setting a new amateur course record at Shanklin & Sandown. He fired a five-under-par second round 65 to lead the strokeplay qualifying section. The Hayling Islander had opened up with a 70.

Doug Tewell eagled the 17th hole to help force a play-off and then defeated Irish rookie Eamonn Darcy on the third sudden-death hole to win the Seniors Farmers Charity Classic.

With Darcy in the clubhouse, Tewell highlighted a six-under-par 66 with an eagle at the par-five 17th and parred the 18th to reach 15-under 201, two strokes better than Morris Hatalsky.

After matching bogeys at the 18th hole and pars at the tenth in the play-off, Tewell sank a 13-foot birdie putt at the 18th to claim his first title of the season and seventh of his Champions Tour career.