Max Maynard’s superb opening round paved the way for him to become Gosfield Lake Golf Club’s new junior champion.

With a two over par first round, Maynard took an eight-stroke lead into the second round, with his nearest challenger being junior captain Louis Brown.

For 13 holes of the second round, Brown played well to reduce the deficit to four but a dropped shot at the 14th left a gap that was too much to overcome on the remaining holes.

In the handicap section, the winner was Harry Rayner, a 12-handicapper who shot consistent rounds of 84 and 83 to finish with a cumulative nett total of 143.