DOWNES Crediton Golf Club held its annual “Senior’s Greenkeeper’s Revenge” last Monday (March 7), where the pin positions were somewhat tricky and on a chilly morning scoring was going to be difficult.

A team who found scoring not so difficult were the threesome of Graham Cox, Mike Hammond and Steve Gidley who scored a superb 66, this was matched by John Essery, John Cann and John Hooper who just lost out on countback.

The ladies played a charity stableford on Thursday, March 10 which saw Liz Mapson as Silver Division and best overall winner with 34 points.

In second place was Doreen Warren with 32 points. Bronze One was won by Ying Wong with 26 points, 2 Rickie Pawsey 24 points.

Bronze Two was won by Sue Barr with 32 points and Viv Jordan was second with 29 points.

Saturday, March 12, saw Downes Members compete in a Three Player Team Yellowball event where the winners of the Yellow ball side were Maurice Curtis, Darren Clifford and Jason Arnold with a nett 64.

In second place with a nett 66 were Frank Sanders, Paul Ezard and Simon Coupe, 3 Gerry Hodder, Alan Willey and Di Botterill nett 68.

In the other side of the event there was a two scores to count medal and the winners of that were the familiar faces of Colin Wheatcroft, John Warren and Dave Woodstock with a superb -17 score of 123.

In second place, again with a fine score of 126, were Tom Berry, Nick Staddon and Jon Cornish, 3 Nick Murch, Barry Tucker and Joe Hull 128.

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