Two Epping golfers are in a celebratory mood after qualifying for the mixed pair’s grand final of the 2016 Morocco Matchplay.

Leah and Peter Fitzgerald will join 32 amateur golfers from the two regional finals for an all-expenses paid five-night trip to the five-star Palmeraie Palace, in Marrakech.

The Theydon Bois Golf Club members finished first in the field at the southern regional mixed pairs final which took place at Devon’s Woodbury Park.

The husband and wife duo explained how they rely on each other to keep the partnership strong and on track.

She said: "We dovetailed really well. Peter blew out on a hole and I managed to par it. Then immediately afterwards I blew out and he parred it."

They will play four rounds of championship golf on the Robert Trent Jones course and there will also be a prize presentation at the end of the tournament.

Peter added: "It's something you think is never going to happen. While you're out there, playing well, you're thinking ‘great, another two points.'

"And that was all we kept saying to ourselves - keep on racking up the two points."