The tournament started back in November, with the husband and wife couple making it through six tough rounds before reaching the semi-finals and final, which were played on the same day. In the morning semi-final, they were up against local favourites Bruce Anderson (West Sussex) and Jamie Brough (The Dyke Golf Club), just edging a +1 victory.

In the final, the Dysons faced Dave Truman (West Sussex) and David Drew (Crowbrough Golf Club) and confidently confirmed another +1victory to clinch the 2018 title.

Chris, who is a past Goodwood Club Champion said; “This is the first big win for us in the open golf events after a number of near misses – we were second at both Farnham and Royal Ashdown. It was very special to win this event as a married couple and it’s great that we could hold our own against some very strong pairs.

“We had great support from [Golf At Goodwood Honorary President] Eddie Bullock and a number of the Golf at Goodwood Members as we closed out the win.”

PGA Professional and Golf At Goodwood Academy manager, Chris McDonnell, has been working alongside the Dysons over the past few months and said; “This is a fantastic result for both players as they have been working extremely hard on their games throughout the winter at The Academy.

“Foursomes is such a difficult format to play where both players have to trust in their partners’ abilities. Jo, who plays off a handicap of 16 and Chris off 5, can be really proud of their early 2018 success. It goes to show that when you make slight changes to your game, you can expect new results.”