Graham Marshall (Kirby Muxloe) was crowned champion of the 2026 English Senior Men’s Amateur Championship, after a dramatic comeback against Stefan Priest (Hallowes) at Broadstone Golf Club.
The Leicestershire golfer found himself 3-down with five to play but turned the game on its head to win it on the 18th.
Meanwhile, Richard Latham won the inaugural English Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championship (over 65s) at Broadstone Golf Club, after beating Jon Tyror 6&5 at his home course.
The Leicestershire golfer found himself 3-down with five to play but turned the game on its head to win it on the 18th.
Meanwhile, Richard Latham won the inaugural English Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championship (over 65s) at Broadstone Golf Club, after beating Jon Tyror 6&5 at his home course.
Marshall the comeback king
Marshall, who birdied 14 and 16 with tremendous putts, and composed himself to win 17 and 18, produced a memorable comeback in a 1-up win, admitting: “It’s definitely my best golfing achievement. It’s two levels above anything else I’ve ever done in my career.
“It sounds like you could say it again and I still wouldn’t believe it! It’s magnificent.
“I’d like to congratulate Broadstone – it’s been in fabulous condition all week, and also my opponents in every round who have all been gracious – which is what all us senior golfers are all about. We always play in good spirit and every game has been that way this week.”
On his dramatic comeback, he explained: “I had to dig on past experiences from an event I won 24 years ago! But the memories are still fresh and I just had to believe that if I got the chance, I had to grasp it."
Asked about celebrations, he added: “There’ll be beer, champagne and definitely some cake somewhere!”
Latham secures fourth national title
Latham meanwhile, raced into an early lead thanks to birdies on 1 and 3, before coming close to a brilliant eagle to win the 9th.
He went on to beat the Broadstone Chairman 6&5 without losing a single hole, with Tyror remarking: “He is one of the best players I have ever played against”.
After a long week for the 68-year-old, which included seven rounds of golf, Latham said: “It feels great, I’m over the moon. The weather has been hard on golf courses and we’ve played in temperatures averaging around 30 all week, so it has been challenging.
“This is a lovely course but with the slopes and ground being so hard, it’s been tough to play – so it’s been about concentration and being patient which is an important word in competitive golf – and I’m not always very good at that!
“If you win anything these days, there are so many good players around, it’s a moment, and I love to win, so if you do it, it makes you feel very good – and in relation to everything else, I’ve won four national titles that I’m blessed and fortunate to have achieved.”
After playing and winning the first ever English Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championship, Latham admitted: “The fact that England Golf have given people over the age of 65 the opportunity to compete for longer is fantastic because we’re all not getting any younger, and those of us who still hit lots of balls as I do, are determined to carry on playing and have something to aim for.
“There comes a point in your life where you know you’re not quite good enough anymore to play at certain levels so if you can play at the next level, that’s fantastic – and we’ve been given that chance by England Golf.
“I had to think hard about which event I was going to play in (over 55s or over 65s) but clearly now I’m glad I’ve picked this one! Playing is a really big thing as one day you’ll wake up and know you can’t do it anymore, so it’s really important we have the chance to do this.”
Asked about celebrations, he joked: “I’ll have to speak to the lovely Lisa (wife) and I’m sure she’ll be delighted – and I’ll have list of house chores to do when I get home!”
Marshall, who birdied 14 and 16 with tremendous putts, and composed himself to win 17 and 18, produced a memorable comeback in a 1-up win, admitting: “It’s definitely my best golfing achievement. It’s two levels above anything else I’ve ever done in my career.
“It sounds like you could say it again and I still wouldn’t believe it! It’s magnificent.
“I’d like to congratulate Broadstone – it’s been in fabulous condition all week, and also my opponents in every round who have all been gracious – which is what all us senior golfers are all about. We always play in good spirit and every game has been that way this week.”
On his dramatic comeback, he explained: “I had to dig on past experiences from an event I won 24 years ago! But the memories are still fresh and I just had to believe that if I got the chance, I had to grasp it."
Asked about celebrations, he added: “There’ll be beer, champagne and definitely some cake somewhere!”
Latham secures fourth national title
Latham meanwhile, raced into an early lead thanks to birdies on 1 and 3, before coming close to a brilliant eagle to win the 9th.
He went on to beat the Broadstone Chairman 6&5 without losing a single hole, with Tyror remarking: “He is one of the best players I have ever played against”.
After a long week for the 68-year-old, which included seven rounds of golf, Latham said: “It feels great, I’m over the moon. The weather has been hard on golf courses and we’ve played in temperatures averaging around 30 all week, so it has been challenging.
“This is a lovely course but with the slopes and ground being so hard, it’s been tough to play – so it’s been about concentration and being patient which is an important word in competitive golf – and I’m not always very good at that!
“If you win anything these days, there are so many good players around, it’s a moment, and I love to win, so if you do it, it makes you feel very good – and in relation to everything else, I’ve won four national titles that I’m blessed and fortunate to have achieved.”
After playing and winning the first ever English Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championship, Latham admitted: “The fact that England Golf have given people over the age of 65 the opportunity to compete for longer is fantastic because we’re all not getting any younger, and those of us who still hit lots of balls as I do, are determined to carry on playing and have something to aim for.
“There comes a point in your life where you know you’re not quite good enough anymore to play at certain levels so if you can play at the next level, that’s fantastic – and we’ve been given that chance by England Golf.
“I had to think hard about which event I was going to play in (over 55s or over 65s) but clearly now I’m glad I’ve picked this one! Playing is a really big thing as one day you’ll wake up and know you can’t do it anymore, so it’s really important we have the chance to do this.”
Asked about celebrations, he joked: “I’ll have to speak to the lovely Lisa (wife) and I’m sure she’ll be delighted – and I’ll have list of house chores to do when I get home!”
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Contact details:
Tom Vale, Press & Media Manager
Tel: 07912 240850
Email: tom.vale@englandgolf.org
www.englandgolf.org