NEW Year’s Eve saw members of Downes Crediton Golf Club play a three man team (two scores to count) competition and it was the team of John Smale, John Cornish and James Hutchinson who ended the year with the victory as they scored a superb 84 points to finish in top spot.

In second place were the team of Will Cockerham, David Hill and Paul Sandercock who also scored 84 but lost to a better back nine.

Chris Bruce started the year with a bang by winning the New Year’s Day stableford with a fantastic 38 points to pip Jamie McGuigan to the post as he also scored 38 points but lost to a better back nine.

The first of 2019 Saturday competitions was played on January 5 as the pair of Steve Blackmore and Gerald Abdoll took the Canadian Foursomes crown shooting a show-stealing 46 points to be one point clear of the pair of Dave Hill and Paul Sandercock.

Barry Austin