In form Nuneaton golfer Andy Sullivan beat a high quality field to add the Kenilworth Classic to his already impressive tally of wins this year.
Some 50 golfers from 30 different clubs across the UK contested the ever popular event and Sullivan, currently playing off a plus 3 handicap, returned gross scores of 66 and 67 for a nine under par total of 133 around a challenging Crewe Lane course.
A member of the England Golf squad for several years and a losing semi-finalist in the 2008 British Amateur Championship at Turnberry, Sullivan has already won several significant events in 2009.
These include the Midlands Closed Championship against the top players from all 10 Midlands Counties, the Warwickshire Amateur Stroke Play Championship (by 3 strokes - which included 29 for the last 9 holes at Olton in the morning round) and, most recently, his successful defence of the Warwickshire Amateur Match Play Championship where his combination of power and finesse were simply too much for any of his opponents.
Sullivan clinched the Kenilworth Classic title by six strokes from Shirley’s Jamie Carney (70 and 69) while John Chamberlain (Cold Ashby) finished third with 140 (71 and 69).
A total of 13 prizes with a total value approaching £1,800 were presented by event sponsor Bob Taylor and Kenilworth club captain David Elbourn.
Sullivan now turns his attention to the Open Championship qualifying event at Coventry Golf Club on June 24.
Classic presentation. From the left - David Elbourn (Kenilworth GC captain), Andy Sullivan, Bob Taylor (sponsor) and Nick Wright (Kenilworth GC match and competitions chairman).
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