ENGLAND’S Bradley Smith tasted victory in his last disability golf tournament before turning professional, winning the Wales G4D Open in Trefloyne, Tenby.

It was the first time the European Disabled Golf Association event had been held as a standalone championship in Wales.

Smith was a convincing winner with a winning score of three under par to leave defending champion Paul Williams, a former professional rugby player from Caernarfon, in second place.

Smith, aged 29, was starting a PGA course when he lost his leg to bone cancer, but has managed to become a better player following the amputation than he was before, with a handicap now of plus one.

Ireland’s Paul Kelly held off the challenge of Bargoed’s Dylan Baines by one shot in the Net category, with Newport’s Richard Willis one shot further back in third.

Aberdare’s Jeremy Evans won the Stableford category with Keith Roberts, St Mellons, in second place, with entrants for the whole competition coming from all over the UK and Ireland.

“It was nice to get it done, I am happy with the way I played today because the course was tricky, it was playing long and it was breezy,” said Royal Cromer’s Smith.

“The greens rolled really nicely and I holed some good putts to get under par. It is lovely coming to Wales to play and to have this event on the circuit.”