Power 18th as Strickland romps to McEvoy Trophy win
Charlie Strickland receives the McEvoy Trophy from Peter McEvoy

Charlie Strickland receives the McEvoy Trophy from Peter McEvoy

Mark Power finished tied for 18th in his defence of the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath.

The Kilkenny player was tied third, five shots behind Nikolai Schaffrath of Germany at halfway.

But after rounds of 71 and 74, he finished 11 strokes behind Charlie Strickland, the recent Duncan Putter winner, on three-over 287

Strickland shot impressive rounds of 68 and 66 on the final day to win by three shots on eight-under-par 276 from Germany's Jannik De Bruyn.

Rosslare's John Brady tied for 27th on six-over with Hilton Templepatrick's Reece Black 36th and Castle's Robert Moran 42nd.

Peter McEvoy Trophy 2017, Copt Heath (Par 71)

Detailed scores

276 Charlie Strickland (Ham Manor Golf Club) 70 72 68 66

279 Jannik De Bruyn (Germany) 69 74 68 68

280 Angus Flanagan (St George's Hill Golf Club) 68 72 69 71

282 Benjamin Jones (Northamptonshire County Golf Club) 70 73 66 73

283 Nick Bachem (Germany) 69 73 73 68, Nicholas Elmey (Frilford Heath Golf Club) 74 74 65 70, Robin Williams (USA) 74 70 65 74

284 Barclay Brown (Hallamshire Golf Club) 74 72 73 65, Tom Cleaton (Rugby Golf Club) 74 71 69 70, David Rauch (Germany) 73 70 70 71, George Clarke (Druids Heath Golf Club) 70 75 67 72

285 Daniel Bradbury (Wakefield Golf Club) 76 73 69 67, Conor Gough (Stoke Park Club) 70 74 72 69

286 George Saunders (Meon Valley Golf & Country Club) 73 75 70 68, Toby Briggs (Dunston Hall Golf Club) 76 71 71 68, Timo Thans (Netherlands) 70 73 73 70, Danny Daniels (Essendon Country Club) 72 71 70 73

287 Leon Acikalin (Turkey) 70 77 70 70, Luke Kelly (Ashton-under-Lyne Golf Club) 76 70 71 70, Mark Power (Kilkenny Golf Club) 72 70 71 74

288 David Li (Germany) 75 73 72 68, Aadam Syed (Foxhills Golf Club) 73 74 70 71, James Swash (Middlesbrough Golf Club) 72 73 72 71

289 George Raitt (Whetstone Golf Club) 77 72 72 68, Jack Cope (Minchinhampton Golf Club) 71 72 75 71, Cedric Otten (Germany) 75 72 70 72

290 Charlie Wilkinson (Cheshunt Park Golf Club) 74 73 73 70, Kristian Tannum Donaldson (Buckinghamshire Golf Club) 77 72 70 71, John Brady (Rosslare Golf Club) 73 73 72 72, Arron Edwards-Hill (Chelmsford Golf Club) 72 71 72 75, Nikolai Schaffrath (Germany) 67 70 75 78

291 Florian Horder (Germany) 73 72 75 71, Harry Goddard (Hanbury Manor Golf Club) 74 74 70 73, Nathan Slater (Bewdley Pines Golf Club) 70 72 74 75

292 Lukas Demant (Germany) 75 74 71 72

294 Harrison Ottley-Woodd (Cotswold Hills Golf Club) 75 71 76 72, Matthew Bell (Lilley Brook Golf Club) 71 75 76 72, Charlie Hilton (Ifield Golf & Country Club) 77 70 71 76, Reece Black (Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club) 75 72 71 76

295 Henry Lai (Netherlands) 76 73 74 72, Tom Stagg (Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club) 74 72 74 75

296 Robert Moran (Castle) 77 71 73 75, Will Dodds (Styal Golf Club) 71 73 73 79

298 Tom Duncalf (Sandiway Golf Club) 80 69 75 74

301 Charlie Daughtrey (Rotherham Golf Club) 74 75 80 72

CUT

153 Cameron Raymond (Newlands Golf Club) 75 78 

156 Jack Doherty (Carton House Golf Club) 81 75