Conditions did improve slightly after about 10 holes, with the sun struggling to come through and the wind dropping slightly. Eventually attention was focused on the final group of Bridges, Smith and Wilson as they walked down the final hole: it was proving to be an extremely closely fought contest.

Into the clubhouse for drinks and high tea, while the "Committee", ably assisted by our impartial observer and cameraman, Brian Suttie, carefully tallied the final scores. Many players felt they were in contention, and knew it was going to be a close finish - so close, in fact, that a recount had to be requested.

Player	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Gross	Best Score
Wilson	32	35	35	102	50
Smith	29	41	27	97	49
Bates	18	31	31	48	48
Hardie	36	23	27	86	48
Bridges	36	35	32	103	46
Sparkes	31	30	29	90	45
Harper	17	21	20	58	44
Jennings	25	28	30	83	44
Monaghan	25	26	14	65	41
High	25	20	24	49	37

At the final count Wilson had pipped Smith at the post, by just one point, to become the Dudley Champion a second time! And Bates and Hardie were only two points off the lead at the end of the day. Despite playing out of his skin, Bridges finished in fourth place despite beating the Champ by one point on a gross score basis (103 vs. 102).

Remember golf is a gentleman's sport. Be aware of your conduct and how it affects other players.