Harry Casey confirmed his status as a star of the East with his first Order of Merit victory.
The in-form Shire London professional extended his golden July by clinching a smooth success at Three Rivers Golf and Country Club.
It was a third triumph in seven days for Casey, who also clinched top spot in the pro-am that ran parallel with the second day of the Order of Merit tournament at the Essex venue.
He fired rounds of 69 and 66 to end up at nine-under-par, three shots clear of joint runners-up Sam Forgan and Mark Talbott.
Forgan led by a stroke at the end of the opening day before the leading 35 players and ties returned for a shotgun start.
Casey began quietly enough, opening up with a couple of pars after getting underway from the 17th tee,
His initial gain arrived at the first – his third hole – before he traded another birdie for a bogey at the back-to-back par-5s on the front nine.
But it was from the par-4 seventh hole that Casey began to make a surge for the winner’s circle. He recorded five birdies in eight holes, including a hat-trick of gains from 10 through 12.
Casey coolly closed out with a couple of pars to break through in Order of Merit company.
He said: “It was nice to get the win – really pleasing. It feels really good because I’ve won a number of pro-ams, but never quite won an Order of Merit. It was definitely something that I aimed to do at the start of the year. so I’m pleased to win this one.”
It follows on from victories earlier this month in pro-am company at South Herts and King’s Lynn.
The hot streak comes as a reward for the 31-year-old’s close-season time spent grooving his putting.
Casey added: “There’s not much change in the swing but the big difference has come on the greens. I worked over the winter on the putting and I’ve seen improvement on it so far compared to previous years. I’d say the work’s paying off. I’m holing out a lot better inside eight to 10 feet – converting those chances and saving the pars, it makes a huge difference.”
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