Shropshire Star

Gidney out in final 16

Shropshire's Jonathan Gidney saw his Portuguese Amateur Open hopes ended by a scintillating display from a home player. Shropshire's Jonathan Gidney saw his Portuguese Amateur Open hopes ended by a scintillating display from a home player. The promising Church Stretton teenager was defeated 4 & 3 by Antonio Rosado in the last 16 at the Quinta De Cima club on the Algarve. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star

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But that only told half of the story with Rosado five-under par when the match ended.

Gidney, who qualified for the final 32 after finishing 10th after two days of strokeplay qualifying, won his first round of matchplay by defeating French hope Julian Brun 2 & 1.

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