by Kevin Redsull

Kent golfer Warren Bennett won £11,000 after finishing tied for 77th place in the Open Championship at Royal Lytham St Annes.

The Broadstairs 40-year, playing in his fifth Open, produced two solid opening rounds of 71 and 70 to make the cut by two shots on one-over-par 141.

But Bennett, who only returned to professional golf last year after giving up the game in 2009 to become a caddie, fell away over the weekend with rounds of 75 and 76 to finish on 12-over-par 292, the same total as American legend Tom Watson and 19 shots behind the winner, South African Ernie Els.

The other Kent player in the field, Steve Tiley from Herne Bay, failed to make the cut by one shot after shooting two-over-par 72 in both of his opening rounds.

Do you think Bennett can build on his solid finish at the Open? Have your say below.