JAKE Hibbert showed his class to win the Cheshire County Golf Championship.

The cream of Cheshire golf enjoyed three great days of competition on a pristine course at Eaton Golf Club, where immaculate and challenging greens tested the competitors and there was plenty of punishment for wild shots.

But none coped better than Delamere Forest Golf Club's Hibbert.

The first two qualifying rounds reduced the field to 40 players and Hibbert led in with rounds of 69 and 71 to take the Darlington Trophy.

The first three rounds were won by Joel Cann (Sandiway) 69, Daniel Hayes (Bramhall) 70 and Sam Johnson (Astbury) 67 to set up a dramatic final round, with several players in title contention.

There was no stopping Hibbert, who posted a superb final round of 66 to win the Championship Trophy with a total of 283.

It took him home from Sam Johnson (Winner of the Israel Sidebottom Trophy) by a shot followed by Haminder Matharu 287 and Dan Hayes 288.

Hibbert also picked up the TPT Taylor Trophy as the leading colt, aged 22 or under.

He will go on to represent Cheshire in the English County Champions Tournament at Woodhall Spa on September 17.

Also representing Cheshire will be the Sandiway team of Chris Harrison, Joel Cann and Liam Gobin after winning the County Club Team Championship with a score of 890, beating Warrington by a shot.