National Squad member Jordan Sherratt held his nerve in a play off to win the NEC Master of the Amateurs tournament at Yarra Yarra Golf Club on Thursday. Sherratt, who won the Barrett Amateur in Canada and the 2009 Riversdale Cup, defeated American Bud Cauley on the first play-off hole after Cauley&aposs drive found sand. Sherratt and Cauley finished tied at 4-under par (284) after four rounds. Victorian Kieran Pratt finished in outright third and two strokes behind Cauley at 2-under. Western Australian and AIS/National Squad member Matt Jager finished at 1-under par and three shots ahead of France&aposs Victor Dubisson who is ranked #2 on the R&A World Amateur Rankings. National Squad member Daniel Beckmann fired the low round of the day with a 4-under par 68 to move into seventh place. The win secures Sherratt starts in key overseas amateur tournaments including the British Amateur, US Porter Cup, the Players Amateur, the Dogwood Invitational and the Canadian Men’sAmateur. FINAL LEADERBOARD (Top 15) 1. Sherratt, Jordan (AUS) 66 74 70 74 284 **won on first play-off hole 2. Cauley, Bud (USA) 76 65 74 69 284 3. Pratt, Kieran (AUS) 67 72 73 74 286 4. Jager, Matt (AUS) 74 72 71 70 287 T5. Dubuisson, Victor (FRA) 72 70 72 76 290 T5. Haines, Matt (ENG) 72 73 75 70 290 T7. Beckmann, Daniel (AUS) 73 71 79 68 291 T7. Campbell, Ben (NZL) 78 69 71 73 291 T7.Hoffmann, Morgan (USA) 73 73 74 71 291 10. McCarthy, Ryan (AUS) 72 72 77 73 294 T11. Jeong, Jin (KOR) 69 71 79 76 295 T11. MacManus,Tarquin (AUS) 72 73 72 78 295 T11. Williams, Michael (AUS) 71 72 76 76 295 T14. Fleetwood, Tommy (ENG) 83 71 71 71 296 T14. Stewart, Andrew (NZL) 75 70 75 76 296