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Chart Hills amateur Mark Collins through to final qualifying for The Open Championship

08:00, 23 June 2015

updated: 08:13, 23 June 2015

Mark Collins is through to final qualifying Picture: Nick Butcher/Leaderboard Photography
Mark Collins is through to final qualifying Picture: Nick Butcher/Leaderboard Photography

Chart Hill amateur Mark Collins was among the eight golfers who came through regional qualifying for The Open on Monday.

Collins finished in a four-way tie for fifth place at Wildernesse Golf Club in Sevenoaks after a level-par round of 72.

Dartford's Daniel Byrne tees off on the first. Picture: Matthew Walker
Dartford's Daniel Byrne tees off on the first. Picture: Matthew Walker

Richard Tinworth topped the leaderboard with a three-under 69.

He was followed by Michael Day (The London, 70), with amateurs Thomas Jordan (Langley Park) and Claudio Consul (Germany) joint-third on 71.

Andrew Butterfield (Knole Park), Javier San Felix (Spain) and Tom Sherreard (Chart Hills) joined Collins on 72.

They go through to final qualifying ahead of next month's Open at St Andrews.

Ronan McGuirk from Princes on the second. Picture: Matthew Walker
Ronan McGuirk from Princes on the second. Picture: Matthew Walker
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