WARRINGTON Golf Club’s Jake Hibbert peaked at the right time to retain his Cheshire County Championship title.

And his efforts alongside those of clubmates Jon Beesley and Paul McFerran helped Warrington to the team prize at the event at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which hosted last year’s Open Championship.

Hibbert hit a nerveless final round of 70 to overhaul the two-shot lead held by Wallasey’s Joe Sephton and take home the trophy with a final score of 290.

In doing so, he became the first player to retain the title since Cheshire golfing legend David Horsey did so back in 2006.

He will now represent Cheshire at the English County Champions tournament at Woodhall Spa in September while in the same month, he will team up with Beesley and McFerran again at the English Champion Club tournament at Stanton on the Wolds under the county banner.

McFerran led the way after the first round with a tournament-best round of 68, which helped him scoop the prize for the best over 35s player as he went on to record a total score of 303.