Steve Rolley and Adam Henty came within a whisker of winning Europe's biggest pro-am.

They carded a final round best of the day 63 to push the eventual winners all the way.

It was a gripping climax to the PGA National pro-am championship at Antalya's Sultan course in Turkey.

After starting the last day seven shots behind the overnight leaders, Rolley, 55, and Henty, 33, came within a putt apiece of taking the championship into a play-off, only to see birdie chances lip-out on the final hole.

The Worthing pair, who shared second place at ten under par, played outstanding golf as they surged through the field aided by Rolley's stunning start.

"The front nine was the best I've ever played. I had six birdies and didn't miss a shot," said Rolley who earned £3,925 of the £30,000 pot on offer.

"It was the best competitive nine I have played although I got a bit scratchy on the back nine.

"I didn't look at the scores as we went round and I asked Adam not to look at the leaderboard. I just wanted to get on with the game.

"I knew we were doing well but not how well. I knew we were in with a chance at that stage.

"We talked about what we needed to do at dinner the night before and said it might be a two-horse race for second place but you never know, if we could shoot 62 like the leaders, we'll have a chance.

"We got within one of that, especially at the last hole where we had birdies to draw level. We both hit great putts on 18 but both lipped out.

"After that I felt we came up one light, and so it proved, but Adam held it together really well with a couple of nice putts including a 40-yarder on the 13th to keep us in the hunt."

Henty revealed a bit of extra coaching after their opening round of 69 proved invaluable in chasing the leaders.

He said: "Steve gave me a lesson after the first round and that helped tremendously.

"I still wasn't at the top of my game but Steve had a fantastic front nine and I got it together on the back nine to help out. The whole event has been great and though we finished one shot light, you can't have everything."

Rolley's game was sharpened by a visit the previous week to the Titleist Performance Institute in San Diego. He was one of four EGU coaches invited and it proved a revelation.

"It put 20 yards on my shots. We were there for only half a day but it had a major impact on my swing.

"It's all bio-mechanics and is about stability and flexibility. I wish I'd done it about 20 years ago given the impact it had on my game. I played three rounds out there and the difference was very noticeable."

In Turkey, 16 teams from the regional finals were involved and Worthing made it on countback after a bogey free nine under par at Royal Ashdown Forest in the qualifier.

West Hove, in the shape of professional Darren Cook and amateur partner Kevin Woolley, who plays off ten, were tied 11th on one over par.

Tournament winners were John Peters, the professional and 18-year-old four handicapper Adam Curtin, from Machynys Peninsula, who held an overnight lead of five shots.

Peters, 42, won top prize of £5,000 and tieing with Worthing for runners-up spot were West Berkshire, represented by pro John Simpson and two handicapper Mark Kendal.