Josh Bristow shot his worst round of the week, a three over par 74, but still finished tied for 10th place in the highly prestigious Brabazon Trophy, the English Men’s Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship, at the par 71 Sherwood Forest GC on Friday.

Club champion Bristow ended the tournament, which had a quality starting field of 144, at four under par, six shots behind the winner, Frenchman David Ravetto (66,72,66,70), who beat Norway’s Christoffer Bring (67,70,65,72) at the second hole of a sudden death play-off.

Bristow looked in great shape when he was one under par after seven in the final round, only to stumble to a triple bogey eight at the 534 yards par five 8th, the hole he eagled in Tuesday’s opening round on his way to a sizzling 66 and the joint lead.

He slipped to 21st after a rain-soaked second round 73 but repaired the damage with a superb 67 on Thursday to move up to a tie for sixth place heading into the final round but the 8th hole cost him dearly in a round that also saw two birdies and two bogeys.

Bristow said: ''It was tough on Friday, physically and mentally. It was extremely windy with gusts of 40 to 50 mph and the wind was a constant battle.

''The 8th was the only bad moment of the day, which just happened in a flash from not a bad position but that's golf and I'm pleased with the tournament.''

The result also put Bristow in great heart before his biggest test of the season, the British Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale , which starts today (Tuesday) with another high-class field, of 120.

He added: ''Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. A few little tweaks and I'll be ready.''

The first Amateur Championship was held at Hoylake in 1885 and former winners include Bobby Jones, Sergio Garcia and José María Olazábal.

Now the championship is one of the biggest and most prized amateur events in the world, with players competing in a mixed stroke play and match play format over six days.

The winner secures exemptions to The Open Championship and the US Open and, by tradition, an invitation to play in the US Masters at Augusta.

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