2012 Trilby Tour Championship Won by Amateur Rookie Carl Powell

The 2012 Trilby Tour Championship was won by amateur rookie Carl Powell at the iconic Stoke Park Golf Club in event which saw Powell come out on top from 1200 competitors.

Taking part in his first Trilby Tour having watched on TV where it is broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports, Carl Powell, a 1 handicap golfer and a member of Ormonde Fields Golf Club in Derbyshire, beat over 120 finalists in the Grand Final .

Powell finished with a score of 36 and then went on to win the the 3 hole 4 player play off.

Powell commented

"I took a look at it on Sky Sports and it didn't take me long to decide I was going to enter. What a great event!"   "This has absolutely broken me...I never want to go through that pressure again!"

Last year's champion James Voce congratulated the new winner:

"He was brilliant all the way through and held his nerve - he totally deserves to win."

The Trilby Tour is a multi event amateur golf tournament event created by William Hunt in 2007 where amateurs compete under professional conditions for the chance to win the top Winner Takes All prize. 

The tournament has had an incredibly enthusiastic response from the Amateur community with players hailing it the closest experience to a Professional event, playing under the pressures of an international televised event.

Die-hard fans return year after year gripped by its fierce competitive format.

Founder William Hunt commented

"A massive well done to Carl Powell - what a game and what a play-off! His standard of play was superb throughout and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

He really did seem to come out of nowhere and what a victory!

I don't think anyone saw it coming but that's the fantastic thing about the Trilby Tour - it really can be anyone's game. It all depends on how you cope on the day in front of the crowds and cameras."

New additions to the Trilby Tour for 2013 will include a single and doubles Matchplay event as well as a Better Ball Pairs competition.

For more information visit: www.williamhunttrilbytour.com