Forrest win is just icing on the cake

Scottish champion Grant Forrest celebrated his 20th birthday by reaching the third round of the Amateur Championship at Royal Cinque Ports on the Kent coast yesterday with a 2&1 victory over Australian Callan O’Reilly on a day when thunderstorms caused a three-hour morning delay.

Forrest, from Craigielaw, was two up after ten holes but then lost two in a row to be brought back to level. A winning par three at the short 14th put him one up again and he then took the 17th for the match.

He now takes on Finland’s Toni Hakula, who had to go to the last to dispose of Niclas Carlsson, of Sweden.

Glenbervie’s Graeme Robertson went down 4&2 to Wentworth’s Tom Berry, who was always in command being two up at the turn. He won 10 and 11 to double his advantage and then coasted home.

Aberdeen’s Adam Dunton played what he described as the best shot of his career to steer him to a notable victory.

The 23-year-old from McDonald in Aberdeenshire played a spectacular chip shot out of thick rough at the side of the 16th green to within a foot of the pin to grab a vital lead against the talented Orlando-based Charlie Bull – and Dunton won the next to go through 2&1.