The 24-year-old Leek Wootton man will be in action at The Warwickshire course on the Jamega Pro Golf Tour on Monday and Tuesday.

Kruze, in his first year in the professional ranks, is no stranger to media coverage, having reached the quarter-finals of the Men's English Amateur Championship when only 16 - just missing out on a chance to play Ryder Cup hero Paul Casey in the semi-final.

He will face stiff competition from the likes of European Tour winner Mark Mouland and Wiltshire's Steve Surry, who after two successive top-ten finishes arrives at The Warwickshire as the Jamega Tour's form horse.

The 36-hole stroke-play event is the third counting event towards the 2008 Jamega Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit, the winner of which will have his entry fee to the European Tour School provided by ISM, the golf management company behind Ernie Els and Lee Westwood.

Tony Jones, tour director said: "After two very competitive events to start the season, I'm sure we can expect a high quality tournament at the King's Course.

"We are delighted to be at the superb Karl Litten-designed track, where I'm sure the high quality performances will continue."
Entry to the course, which is located just off the A46 by Leek Wootton, is free for all spectators.

Leamington & County juniors had mixed fortunes in the first three matches of their South Warwickshire League campaign.

The team won 4-2 at home to Rugby on Sunday, with individual success for Joe Owen 2 and 1, Jamie Goode 4 and 3, George Wale 4 and 3 and an emphatic 9 and 8 for Alex Allen. James Mattaru won the reserve game 3 and 1.

Previously the team suffered a disappointing 5-1 defeat at Stratford. With several lower-handicap players unavailable it was always going to be a difficult fixture.

George Wale and James Mattaru each earned half a point in their halved games. There was some consolation when Ryan Billington won the reserve match.

The season had started well with an excellent away win at Coventry by 4.5 to 1.5. Junior captain Joe Owen led by example to win 7 and 5, Jamie Hancox and Josh Bowen both won 3 and 2 victory, George Wale won 3 and 1 and Alex Allen gain a half. James Mattaru won the reserve match.
Golf Lane's ladies played a foursomes competition last week which also doubled as a qualifying round for the 2008 Peugeot Coronation Foursomes.

The winners were Shelagh Price and Chris Lees (36pts) from Liz Murdoch and Diana Phillips (33pts).

There was a tight finish for third spot with three pairs scoring 32: Melanie Clarkson and Pauline Laidler, Angela Eadon and Wendy Lloyd and Tracy Atkin and Gill Thorpe.

Clarkson and Laidler claimed the prizes with better back-nine scores.
Price and Lees will represent the club at the Peugeot area final in August.

The club's senior men (The Nags) held their medal competition where in the 60 -71 year group Mike C Smith won with 87-16-71 from Tony Burgess 86-13-73 and Frank Passantino 80-5-75.

In the 71-plus group Roy Britain produced the lowest score with 90-15-75 from Harry Barber 95-19-76 with Alan Righton 94-18-76 in third place. A total of 54 Nags entered.

Mark Newman won the Newbold Comyn Soans Shield by one shot at the weekend.
The six-handicapper returned a nett round of 71 in the popular event, a Hall of Fame qualifier, to beat Robert Jenkins into second place (78-6-72). Wayne Fish was third (86-14-72), followed by Glenn Harrison 80-7-73 and Simon Grewcock 82-9-73.

The event incorporated the ladies' hidden nine: 1 Liz McNally 52, 2 Sandra Curtis 59.

Newbold Comyn May medal division one (0-12): 1 Mark Woolerton 73-3-70, 2 Jamie Hancox 81-10-71, 3 Chris Brown 78-6-72, 4 Robert Jenkins 79-6-73, 5 Ian Williams 85-12-73.

Division two (13-20): 1 Roger Berry 87-18-69, 2 Gary May 85-15-70, 3 Jon Whitehead 90-19-71, 4 Alec Steele 87-13-74, 5 Colin Nimmo 93-19-74. Division Three (21-28): 1 Geoff Iredale 97-21-76, 2 Stan Sutton 103-25-78, 3 John Butler 102-22-80, 4 Dave Ellis 102-20-82. Ladies: 1 Liz McNally 90-15-75, 2 Sandra Curtis 107-23-84.

Robert Owens was in good form in the May Medal at Kenilworth on Saturday. Owens posted 76, nett 69 to finish top of Division A from Ben Hammond 74, nett 70.

Countback was required to decide the Division B winner with Phil Eades 81, nett 70, edging out Philip Hall 83, nett 70, by virtue of a better back six.

The Division C winner was Everard Peters 84, nett 68, from Darren Watson 90, nett 70. Ben Hammond recorded the best gross score of 74.