ANDY ROSS wore a golden glow after winning the bowls tournament at the British Transplant Games for the third time.

The Longmeadow player (pictaured with his collection of gold medals), who received a new heart eight years ago, followed up his 1994 and 1998 triumphs by walking off with the gold medal again.

Playing at the Charnwood Indoor Club, Loughborough, Ross was in a class of his own. The 50 competitors had three games of two-wood singles over nine ends, the bowler with the highest aggregate being the winner.

Ross chalked up 13-0 and 10-4 victories before clinching gold with a mighty 16-1 win. His total of 39 put him in pole position by nine shots with two bronze medallists tied on 28.

“I played my third game before anyone else and after it I said that if I didn’t win a medal of some colour I would take up tiddlywinks!” said the Edinburgh-born man who is 61 this week.

Ross, from St Huberts Road in Andover, however, is no ordinary bowler.

In 1984 he won the English Indoor BA singles title and became British Isles champion the following year.

He is also a member of Hampshire’s Liberty Trophy side and helped them win the trophy in 1999.