Nick Day is making a belated challenge to win the Gloucestershire County Order of Merit title for the Duchess Salver.

He romped away with the 50th City and County of Bristol Championship on his home Henbury course.

Gloucestershire county player Day is 31 points behind long-time leader Andy Rudge (Bristol & Clifton) after six events.

The final qualifier is the Cotswold Trophy at Chipping Sodbury on October 11 and the best five scores from the seven events count.

As the winner of each event takes 100 points there is plenty to play for.

It has become a two-man challenge but both players face their toughest task since the county championship as the two 17-year-old stars of the future, county champion Chris Lloyd (Kendleshire) and Adam Carson (Long Ashton), have both entered.

Day, 29, who works as a trade manager for an animal foods company at Portbury Docks, has enjoyed another impressive season.

He won the Clifford Burden Salver as the leading points' scorer at South West Counties Week at Broadstone and also equalled the course record at The Kendleshire.

He dominated at Henbury. He started with 64 – six under standard scratch – to lead by six from Dave Wood (Chipping Sodbury), Bradley Selwood (Knowle) and Paul Garland (Lansdown).

He followed with 67 and his total of 131 brought an eight-shot success and a handicap reduction to plus three.

Day became the first home winner since former England player and captain Malcolm Lewis in 1975,

Runner-up Wood added 69 to be three strokes ahead of Paul Ryder (Filton), Tom Workman (Stinchcombe) and Ollie Glaze (Kendleshire).

Rudge finished sixth on 144 after shooting two rounds of 72.

Duchess Salver leaders: 252 Andy Rudge (Bristol and Clifton), 221 Nick Day (Henbury), 167 Tyler Hogarty (Rodway Hill), 155 Ross Langdon, (Minchinhampton), 133 Tom Workman (Stinchcombe Hill), 124 Adam Jenkinson (Knowle).