Still busy with his Captain's duties at Nuneaton, this was a day for David Miller to enjoy himself. Warwickshire was blessed (in some sort of way) by finding itself at the centre of the anticyclone which was drowning every other golfer in the UK. Kenilworth golf course has itself been drowned repeatedly over the last couple of weeks and their greens staff worked a miracle to get the course playable, actually in superb condition, not that David saw much of it on the first.

He blocked his first tee shot and hacked out back onto the fairway from where he then shanked his third onto the 5th green, 80 yards right of the green he was trying to hit. Out came the trusty Miller wedge and the next shot was just a foot from the hole.

That was an opening bogey, the only dropped shot until the 9th when David found a dodgy lie just off the fairway. In between were three birdies. When David bogied the 12th, he was back to level par.

Meanwhile Geoff was hitting trees and bouncing back onto the fairway (twice) and chipping in. He was two over par on the 16th tee and proceeded to miss that fairway by a mile. The only problem for Geoff was believing that, when he found his ball, half buried in a thicket of rubbish, that he was in a Conservation area and entitled to a free drop. Eventually on the back of the green in three, Geoff chipped in again.

Two holes back David Miller had missed the 15th green by just a few feet. He was in a bit of trouble as his chip shot needed to be played with his head in the branches of an overhanging tree. David did not make the usual mistake of fatting his chip, like most would in that situation. He actually hit it well, just a little bit too well and it rolled over the green into a bunker from where he took 6.

Geoff was then on the 17th, coming up short with not the best 7 iron approach. The putt was more than 25 ft, lots of right to left but in it went. Missing the last, Geoff chipped very close then had a 'crafty' moment (can't remember a flipping thing) and missed. That was a 72 so David would need a birdie in the last three. He could not manage it.

Winner of the Best Nett Salver was Anthony Blackburn from Ingon Manor with a Nett 66

Winner of the Best Gross for the 65-69s was Albert McKay (Kenilworth) and in the over 70s, just back to golf after a six week break - guess who - none other than John Lawton with a 76!

In the nett prizes, senior management John Jewsbury (Chairman of Junior Golf) pipped his Boys team manger John Simpson on the back nine.

This year saw one special medal - the 'I'm 60 today' commemorative award to your President John Stubbings, dismayed that as he was sure he was born late this day six decades ago, and that he should have still been in the U60s classification for this championship.

Scores will be posted on the web site as soon as they are available and a large selection of photos added to the gallery for this Championship to be found in County men | Championships | Seniors | Pictures.