The Concorde Final was played out across The Mill & The Garden on Sunday in blustery conditions, producing a closely fought match between Peter Gray & Alistair Brown and Brendan Nelson & John Langston. Played throughout in excellent spirit, it was the kind of match that does the competition proud.

Nelson and Langston had a strong start, taking the first hole to go one up. The following seven holes were halved in what was a tight and absorbing opening nine, before Gray and Brown won the 9th to bring the match back to all square at the turn.

The back nine continued in the same vein. Nelson and Langston took the 10th to edge ahead again, only for Gray and Brown to respond with a win on the 13th to level proceedings once more. Both pairs halved the par five 14th before Gray and Brown made their decisive move, winning the 15th to go one up with three to play.

The 16th was halved, leaving Gray and Brown needing a win on the par three 17th to close out the match. They duly delivered, winning the hole and claiming the Concorde title two and one.

Congratulations to Peter Gray and Alistair Brown on a hard-fought victory, and to Brendan Nelson and John Langston on pushing them every step of the way in a match that was in the balance for the vast majority of the 17 holes played.

Rank List

The Concorde Final has dramatically reshaped the Rank List with three events remaining in the season. Peter Gray and Alistair Brown claimed victory in the Concorde Final, each earning 350 points, and the impact on the standings has been seismic.

Peter Gray rockets from sixth to the top of the Rank List on 1,811.17 points, with Alistair Brown making an equally extraordinary leap from eighth to second on 1,777.39 points, just 33.78 behind his Concorde partner at the summit. It is a remarkable turnaround for both players, who between them have transformed the top of the table in a single result.

Neil Sharpe drops from first to third on 1,758 points, 53.17 behind the new leader, with Darren Wills fourth on 1,726.5 points and Daryl Cook fifth on 1,669.03 points. With the top five separated by just 142.14 points, the Rank List title remains entirely open heading into the final straight.