This article contains the entrants so far for the 2005 Amateur to be held at Robin Hood GC on Thursday 26th May. The list is those entered as of 8th May and there are only three more days for entries to be accepted. Already playing are the 2004 and the 2003 Champions Matt Cryer and Rob Steele.

Below this introduction is a report on the first European tour win for an ex Warwickshire Amateur Champion Steve Webster. Having been told by none other than Ernie Els that he should be a winner and a regular one at that, Steve has put behind him five second place finishes and is now the Italian Open Champion. For Andy Sullivan, Junior Boys Captain, yesterday (6th May) was such a learning process when he lost in a play-off for the Midland Closed.

Warwickshire’s Steve Webster ended a ten-year wait for his first European Tour title when he won the Telecom Italia Open at Castello di Tolcinasco Golf Club near Milan by three strokes. After five second places since turning professional in 1995, Webster broke his duck with a closing four under par 68 for an 18 under par total of 270, three clear of Welshman Bradley Dredge, England’s Richard Finch and Denmark's Anders Hansen.

Sunday 1st May 2005 - Away at Hagley, Warwickshire Juniors were impressive 9.5 to 5.5 winners against Worcestershire. There was no come down after the record success in the 4 Counties the weekend before although the morning foursomes were halved and Boys Captain Andy Sullivan continued his winnings singles run with another point by a big margin.

Two of the best-known names in golf, Sir Michael Bonallack OBE and Bernard Gallacher OBE, are encouraging golf clubs to respond to the Golf Foundation's Annual Appeal for 2005, which is being supported by Club Car. Through the recently launched appeal, golf clubs are being asked for a range of donations to help fund the Golf Foundation's development work in schools, golf facilities and through local authorities all over Britain. All money raised is hugely beneficial for junior golf and gives many more youngsters a chance to experience the sport and its values.

To win three times in this annual team competition between Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Gloucestershire has only been accomplished by two teams. In the first four years of the competition, Gloucs won four years in succession. 2005 saw Warwickshire with a chance to set a record that may never be beaten and watched by many of the people who have developed our successful juniors sides of the past five years, and beyond, that fifth win in a row was taken.

The Warwickshire GC – Saturday 23rd April 2005. If the final was made by the fantastic support that Stratford-on-Avon GC brought along for their first appearance in a Warwickshire Championship final for over a decade, Stratford Captain John Pitts was very magnanimous in defeat saying ‘The better team won’ as his team, a mixture of youth and experience went down 3-0 to Maxstoke in the Warwickshire Cup final. For Maxstoke, missing three of their best juniors who were at Moor Hall for the 4 Counties, the win was very satisfying.