Throughout this week, we will be reporting on the successes of Warwickshire Amateurs in the 2004 British Amateur Championships. Qualifying is being held over the Old and the Jubilee Courses with the top 64 going through top the Matchplay over the Old. This feature will be updated each day as long as there is Warwickshire representation - hopefully through to Saturday and the Final.

Over a very well set-up and prepared Ladbrook Park golf course, a field of 80 of Warwickshire’s best contested the 2004 Amateur Championship trying to win the most prestigious title the County has …. and one Matt Cryer (Coventry) had been waiting for (and wanting) for a long time. As the best handicap in the County (and part of the England Teams set-up), Matt was the favourite and after an opening 68 he was in great position to take his first Amateur.

From Ladbrook Park Golf Club – Monday 24th May To go to Live Scoring CLICK HERE – this is scores from players as they finish either finish the 10th or the 18th (after playing their first 10 or 8 holes respectively) and when they have finished the morning 18. This will be repeated for the pm play and the leaderboard will update as each player’s scores are entered.

This is the draw for the Amateur Championship for 2004, to be held at Ladbrook Park on Monday 24th May. The Amateur is sponsored by Jaguar Cars Ltd. For the draw CLICK HERE. For detail on players and starting times, please click the 'More' button.

Over the weekend three of our Country Seniors and Juniors were involved in major golf events, notably the Brabazon (the English Strokeplay Championship) and the Beau Desert Stag. It was Rob Browning, Boys Trials Champion, who came home with the Silverwear.

As you can see from the Team Sheet, we lost our annual match against Smoerset. However it was a very good work-out and highlighted the importance of short game and putting in general

The professionals have been and gone and on Monday 24th, our best amateurs will try to follow in the footsteps of our past Champions who have had so much success in all parts of the game. They will be playing 36 holes at Ladbrook Park and the defending Champion Rob Steele (Kenilworth) will be all out to defend his title against one of the strongest fields for years.