Sleaford golfer Hopkins lands Midlands title on return from US
The former Carre’s Grammar School pupil was back in the UK having finished the first year of a four-year golfing scholarship at Kansas State University in the United States.
Hopkins, from Silk Willoughby, destroyed a high-quality field of 100 to finish six shots clear after three rounds at Trentham Golf Club, in Staffordshire.
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Hide AdThe 19-year-old, who plays off a handicap of plus-one, raced into a two-shot lead as he opened with six birdies in a scorching first round five-under par 67.
He again broke 70 in round two with a 69, mixing five birdies with two bogeys, to maintain a two-shot lead over the field from nearest rival George Clarke, a team-mate from Kansas.
Hopkins, who reached the final of the national Telegraph Junior Golf Championship in 2017, finishing tied-fourth, dropped five shots in his final round.
But he countered with five more birdies and an eagle three to card 70 for a 10-under-par total, four shots clear of nearest challenger Clarke.