ANDY Samuels and Graham Haworth are through to tonight's final of the Derek Chadwick Trophy at Burnley Golf Club.

The final is identical to that of last year -- which Haworth won -- but this year Samuels feels his name is on the trophy.

"Graham has beaten me twice in the final of this competition but I'll beat him this year," said the 46-year-old.

"I am going to have a good go at him."

Samuels, who said yesterday he felt teenagers Michael Hunt and Anthony Keenan would be the ones to contest the final, beat Keenan on the 18th.

Haworth beat Harold Ryden champion Hunt four and three.

"The old heads came through in the end but both myself and Anthony played poorly," said Samuels. "The conditions were difficult, it was very windy but I birdied the 17th to go one up and then he hit it out of bounds on the 18th.

"I'll speak to him about it another time but I am sure he will be a better player for it.

"I am looking forward to the final. I am sure it will be a good match and I am sure the members will be out in force to support us.

"There were quite a few up here for the semi and I'm sure there will be a few here for the final as well, especially if the weather holds up."

Samuels, who is from Burnley, has been beaten in the final of this competition five times but there is another reason why the it would be special to win this year.

"Derek Chadwick was a great friend of my father's so it would be even more special to win it," he said.

"Both myself and Graham knew Derek when we were very young. He was a long-standing member of the club and probably the first to donate a trophy for scratch players.

"I know all the members love playing in it.

"Graham and I go back a long way and we have a lot of friends here. I always get the gremlins coming in but I think I am going to manage it this year."

Samuels had to rush off immediately after the semi-final last night -- to start his nightshift as a toolmaker -- and says he won't have the best of pre-match build up.

"I'll have to rush home from work, sleep, and then go and play golf. It's not the way I'd prefer to do it. I don't like playing golf in the evening. My body clock isn't set for it."