The English Schools Championship 2006 & the Finham Bowl. At the English Schools 2006, at Belton Park GC, there was more success for Warwickshire when Rory Kirwan was awarded a second England Cap after finishing in 10th place. Our County had another player at the event and bar one nine holes, it could have been a fantastic 48 hours for Coventry Finham member Ben Bernamont.

Ingon Manor GC - Tuesday 11th April. In appalling conditions - a 30 mph gale, temperatures of 4 deg and heavy showers - only one competitor managed to break 80 gross and only four of the field bettered the SSS of 71. That was defending Schools Champion Rory Kirwan (Princethorpe & Kenilworth). Kirwan won the gross by three shots from a group of four players on 81. The Nett Trophy was much more contested.

This feature includes the Start Sheet for the Warwickshire Schools, to be held at Ingon Manor GC on Tuesday 11th April with tee-times from 11.30am. Defending Champions are Lauren Clark-Hughes for the Girls and Rory Kirwan for the Boys and both are able to play in the 2006 event. There are five titles to win for the 54 (at present) entrants plus qualification for five National events.

Held at Copt Heath GC on Thursday 2nd February. This is an extensive report on the annual Junior Delegates meeting at which the past year is reviewed and plans for 2006 outlined (in some detail). This year, one of the key agenda items was the new format for the Junior Order of Merit (the JoM) which is included in this report but covered fully in a separate feature to be found below this editorial.

Andy Sullivan put aside the dissappointment of finishing poorly in the Carris Trophy to take his place alongside four times winner Steve Webster and three time holder Paul Broadhurst to take the Warwickshire Boys and the U-21's Trophies at Sutton Coldfield GC on Monday 25th July. The win was all due to a course record 65 in the morning.

Warwickshire continued their run of success in the NASUWT English Schools Championships at Trentham GC with second and third places for Ben Bernamont and Rory Kirwan. Rory Kirwan, who won the Warwickshire Schools in the Spring, is aged 17 and is now off scratch after rounds of 69 and then 72. He placed third behind Ben (Pictured), a member at Coventry Finham, on countback, after the Coventry Junior had shot 72 then a 69.

This coming week, notably 1st June, Warwickshire Juniors take centre stage in the County with our team taking part in the County Championship qualifiers at St Neotts Golf Club. Its 36 holes stroke-play with the best five scores (from six) for each round to count to the final totals, from which only the winning team goes through. This weekend, the U16s have been in action (news here) and the Development Squad took on BB&O (see a special feature coming this week).