Enfield golfer Harry Casey has earned a place on the 2016 European Challenge Tour after finishing fourth in the Alps Tour standings.

With the final round at the Edmond de Rothschild Israel Masters washed out by torrential rain and high wind, Team Jenahura’s Casey’s tie for 39th place helped secure his spot on the Challenge Tour.

Two wins and three other top-five finishes earlier in the season secured enough points for the 22-year-old to claim one of only five Challenge Tour spots available.

The golfer said: “I can’t quite believe it. The last few weeks have been pretty nerve racking for everyone in contention and the delay this morning just added to the tension.

“I am absolutely buzzing. I really appreciate the support of all my sponsors and of course my family, I’m not sure I would’ve made it without them."

It has been a superb year for Harry who only turned professional last September. Having qualified for the Alps Tour in December, he bagged two early career wins on the Jamega Tour and then set a clear goal to finish in the top-five of the Alps Tour.

He won once in Austria and then chalked up a second victory in France. Next stop for Casey is Q-School where he will attempt to earn one of only 25 European Tour cards.

The standard of talent on satellite professional golf tours has never been higher and the Alps Tour is widely regarded as the best European feeder tour for aspiring players from all over the world. Over the last nine months the Alps Tour has visited North Africa, Central and Western Europe and concluded in the Middle East.