Moul and Bechu share Brabazon

For the first time since 1995 the Brabazon Trophy ended in a tie with England international Jamie Moul and Frenchman Romain Bechu sharing the title.

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SANDWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Jamie Moul of England hits a tee shot at the 12th during the semi-final of The Amateur Championship 2006 at Royal St.Georges on June 23, 2006 in Sandwich, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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England's Jamie Moul continued his impressive season with a shared victory in the Brabazon Trophy, one of the biggest amateur events of the year. The four-round event saw Europe?s top amateurs competing at the Forest of Arden.

Moul had given himself a great chance of victory with a 67 in the third round on Sunday morning. But Frenchman Romain Bechu replied in fine style with a bogey-free fourth-round 67 which left Moul needing a birdie on the last for outright victory. His 25ft putt narrowly missed and he tapped in for a share of the trophy.

The win moves Moul even further ahead in the R&A's World Amateur Golf Ranking and he is surely a certainty for the GB&I Walker Cup team.

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Paul O'Hagan
Paul joined Golf Monthly in 2006 in a junior role and has since worked as senior staff writer and now as technical editor. He writes equipment and instruction content and tests the vast majority of golf clubs that are introduced every year.