Maria Taylor-Vassall won Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Ladies’ Championship title with a narrow one-shot victory after 36 exciting holes.
A score of net 174 (94+80) on rounds over successive weekends was enough for Taylor-Vassall to edge Lorraine Gaille into second after her net 175 (89+86) and lift the Scratch Cup.
Lin Walker was the winner of the Handicap Cup with a net 153 (89-20=79 and 94-20=74), beating runner-up Christine Burton by one stroke (96-18=71 and 94-18=76=net 154).
- Good company, sunshine and celebratory drinks and cake softened the blow for the ladies’ section, who lost the bi-annual match against the seniors’ section 3.5-1.5.
- Ladies’ Stableford – 1st Jackie Maton 31pts; 2nd Lorraine Gaille 27pts (ocb); 3rd Christine Burton 27pts.
- The Twilight Trophy, donated by past captain Maggie Semper, was won by Liz Miller with a score 19 points played over nine holes.
- Tydd St Giles’ Daily Mail Foursomes event was won by Val Sambridge and Sylvia Illsey – on countback – with 25 points.
- Men’s section: Men’s September Stableford: Division One – winner Alan Quinn 40pts; 2nd Ady Bills 39pts; 3rd Paul Hunt 35pts.
Division Two – 1st David Pluck 36pts (ocb); 2nd Paul Brown 36pts; 3rd Steve Gray 35pts.
Division Three – 1st Anthony Metcalfe 37pts (ocb); 2nd Malcolm Pack 37pts (ocb); 3rd Mark Freear 37pts.
