He could not keep up that low scoring golf but birdied the 18th to post his 74 to be one ahead of Thomas Jones (Walmley), Thomas playing his second nine in level for a 75, to be tied with home club member Daanyal Spalding.

Daanyal has been down at Celtic Manor, and returned having won a competition over the new Ryder Cup course. This was his last year at U14 level, as it would be for Lane and for the Defending Champion Rhys Lawrence. He had opened with a birdie at North Warks toughest hole, it long par four 1st, courtesy of 'bashing in' a 30ft putt.

Over the day, this length wasn't a problem and Daanyal made a couple of 'bombs'. He would though miss a number of short putts, two for important birdies, and his challenge ended up five shots shy, having gone for the pin on his 27th hole to try and take second.

Having taken the very early lead from Daanyal - through holing his approach to the 2nd in the morning (for an eagle) - last year's winner gave shots back before finishing on 76.

+4 became +3 when Rhys birdied the second after Daniel had three putted the first. A bogey would follow. Max was playing par golf through to the 4th bar making three at the uphill 3rd, when the 'mother' of all hail storms hit the course and delayed play for an hour.

At this point, Thomas was on the 7th tee and +8 (he would finish on this number). Rhys was through the 5th in three and like Daniel (who had visited two lots of trees on his way to the green) facing a virtually impossible shot to save par - and stay at +6.

Daanyal had to mark a five footer for birdie which would take him back to +5 if he made it when the storm passed. Max was the leader at +4 and had a tap-in to stay at the one under for that nine.

Once the rain had passed (see the pictures), Rhys played a miracle pitch, Daniel could only manage a six and Daanyal missed. On the next, Max seized his chance.

All his playing partners watched as Max drifted a rescue back to 12 ft from the pin at the tough par three. There was a little fist pump as Max then drilled the birdie put into the hole. He would make one mistake when he three putted the seventh but two hours later, Max was not only receiving the North Warks Salver for the U14s (joining an illustrious list of past champions), he also is the first winner of the John Jewsbury Cup for the U12s.

Max will lead this crop of very very talented golfers into the coming few years. He knows, however, that he will have to get better to stay as the junior to beat because there was so much talent on show, talent that will make this the Championship to come and watch for several years to come.

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