Mills wins consecutive titles on Celtic Pro Tour

Fresh from his win at the South East Wales Open three weeks ago, Cennydd Mills (Vale-hotel.com) stretched his lead at the top of the Order of Merit following a three shot win at Gower Golf Club last Friday.

Mills receiving West Wales Open Trophy from Adrian Richards of Gower Golf Club

Mills, trailing by a shot overnight from Iwan Griffiths (Aberdare), shot a second successive round of two under par 69 to claim the West Wales Open title on four under par from Griffiths, who was also runner up at the last event at St Mary’s Golf Hotel. As well as the title, Mills also pocketed £700, the unique West Wales Open trophy and 100 order of merit points to increase his lead of rival Griffiths to fifteen points

Third place was shared by local professional Alex Kissick (Gower) and England’s Spencer Vickery (The Kendleshire) whose 75 order of merit points moved him from 15^th place to 3^rd in the rankings after three events in the 20099 season.

The Tour now takes a break until late August when the remaining five events take place towards the end of the season.

The Summer Pro Am is the next event on the calendar on Friday 28^th & Saturday 29^th August with a maximum of 20 professionals in the field, playing with teams of amateurs in a modified stableford competition on the Friday. Prizes and a buffet lunch will be provided for the amateurs with a teams of three costing £140. Professional entry is the normal £100. The Saturday will be a straight professional event with prizes for participants based on longest drive and nearest the pin on many holes