Somerset County star and England International, Craig Adams, was the star player in the English Champion Club Championship, yet he blamed himself for Farrington's failure to win at Stoneham Golf Club, near Southampton.
The Somerset Team Champions were beaten into second place, three shots behind Walsall, from Staffordshire, after leading for much of the second round. They were third in the same event two years ago at Woodbridge.
Adams returned eight-under-par 136 (67, 69) to post the tournament's lowest individual score from 96 players, representing 32 clubs.
Somerset County Champion, Tom Small, was four-under-par after carding 140 (71, 69), while another county player, Stuart Ponfield, weighed in with a steady 152 (78, 74).
But Adams is kicking himself for a poor finish to the second round. He stood at seven-under-par on the sixteenth tee after a flurry of birdies and Farrington's victory seemed assured.
But, amazingly for such a consistent performer, the plus-four handicapper dropped four shots. He took five at the par-three sixteenth and made bogeys at the par-four seventeenth and par-five eighteenth.
The 32-year-old ink technician, from Peasedown St John, who made his international debut in France in the summer, said: "But for that finish we would have won. I was going so well and I can't remember the last time I dropped four shots in a round, let alone three holes."
It was scant consolation that, in his last tournament at Farrington, he broke his own course record by one shot in shooting eight-under-par 64.
Had they won, Farrington would have represented England in the European Champion Club Tournament in the sunshine of Cyprus next month.
Farrington Seniors
A stiffening westerly wind ensured the usual crop of complaints of missed putts or stories of outrageous good fortune from the field of sixty plus competitors in Farrington Seniors' September Medal. The competition was played in three divisions with the usual nearest the pin prizes.
Winners, Nearest the Pin – Fifth Hole: Viv Morris, Eighth Hole: Richard Clarke, Fourteenth Hole: Mike Bradbury, Fifteenth Hole: Geoff Kelly.
Following Scores Net of Handicap – Division 1 Medal: 1st Bob Baker 68, 2nd Mike Bradbury 72, 3rd Bill Sims 73 (countback). Division 2 Medal: 1st Graham Price 64, 2nd Jim Farmer 66, 3rd Tony Russell 69. Division 3 Medal: 1st Terry Beacham 72, 2nd Mo Duery 74 (countback), 3rd Tony Oxford 74.
Farrington Men's results – Saturday Stableford 15/09/12: Division 1: Gary Prater 37*, Chris Shanks 36, Shane Phelps 36. Division 2: Simon Waller 40*, Jordan Spencer 37, Paul Williams 37. *Handicap reductions.