Martin Smith become the third new Open winner in a row when he won the Northants Open at the Cock Inn on Sunday 22nd May.
Sussex dominated the final stages of the competition but it was Martin who overcame a tough draw to make his first Open Final a winner one. After a first-round win over Mark Trafford he proceeded to beat Colin Southouse, Stuart Carruthers, Simon Coleman and Dave Ingram to get to the Final.
The Runner-Up was Martin Cole who had beat West Sussex teammate Chris Cox in the semis to make the Final.
The Plate Winner was also from Sussex as Matthew Knight went one better than last year in winning the final against Matt Jones.