Banbury's Gary Boyd qualified for next month’s US Open at Pebble Beach after impressing at Walton Heath.

The 23-year-old Cherwell Edge player finished tied third on eight-under-par after 36 holes at the Surrey course.

Rounds of 67 and 69 earned Boyd his passage to the season’s second major.

While Boyd qualified, newly-crowned BMW PGA champion Simon Khan lost out in a play-off and Ryder Cup stars Colin Montgomeries and Darren Clarke were further adrift.

  • BICESTER are hosting a charity day to raise funds for Oxford Children’s Hospital on Friday, June 11.

Teams of four cost £320, which includes coffee and bacon rolls, 18 holes and a three-course dinner.

Cheques payable to ‘Bicester Golf & Health Club Members Ltd’ should be sent to Jamie Herbert, Bicester Country Club, Akeman Street, Chesterton, Oxon, OX26 1TE.