Justin Partridge won the Sussex PGU Riseborough Memorial at Littlehampton for the first time in a career in which he has cleaned-up most of the premier trophies.

A five under par 135 (68, 67) in perfect conditions was sufficient for a two-stroke victory.

Partridge stormed in from the back of the field to dash the hopes of Alan Harrison and Dave Mills, who shared second place.

Equally disappointed was Darren Cook, third on 138 after shooting 65, the lowest round of the tournament that gave him the halfway lead.

Partridge was three shots adrift at that stage but nobody ruled him out of the equation, knowing full well that the ability to come from behind is one of his specialities.

With the £500 first prize from the £2,500 pot going to the Piltdown professional, that left some good scores rewarded on a sliding scale. But surely the most unprofitable visit to a course in superb condition was made by Joel O'Hara, who came unstuck in his defence of the trophy.

The Tilgate assistant arrived at the 18th on his opening round already short of balls and lost his remaining two at the last which meant a no return after going out in an untidy 40.

For the most part the Riseborough was about low scoring and the sort of consistency that wins tournaments. In this respect Partridge was a worthy winner, picking up five birdies in his opening 68 and three second time round. At the 381-yd seventh in the afternoon he nearly had an eagle when his wedge lipped-out. A monster birdie putt went down from the back of the third green while he sank a 20 footer in the morning, turning the 17th into a tasty four.

Darren Cook's 65 included five birdies. Then Alan Harrison came in one better with eight birdies all day. He had more than his fair share of lip-outs and was full of praise for the greens. He duffed a couple of chips in the morning but drove straight as a dye all day.

This was also the case with David Mills, who equalled the score and played just ahead of Partridge, so he knew a relentless pursuer was at his heels.

Simon Wood of West Malling won the professional prize at the two-day Willingdon pro-am with a 36-hole aggregate of 133 (68, 65).