EAST DEVON
Brian Sansom beat 84 others to win the December medal by four shots with a nett 65.
Sansom also topped division two ahead of David Handford with a nett 69. Charlie Collins just pipped Glen Tucker to third place on a countback as both recorded a nett 71.
Division one was won on a countback by Tony Beck from Andy Pelosi after both had a nett 69. Three players recorded a level par nett 70, with Geoff Walden beating Alan Forte and Mark Lavers on a countback for third.
A nett 72 was enough for club secretary Julian Reynolds to win division three.
David Adamson was second – his better back nine putting him ahead of Alex Bannon as both scored a nett 74. Taff Powell edged junior Sam Corney on a countback with a nett 75 for fourth.
Jan Harvey swept the other 78 competitors aside in the ladies' December stableford, winning the competition with a four-under-par 40 points.
Harvey also topped the bronze division by four points from Annie Dent in second (36). Barbara Middleditch came third with 35 points and Val Humphrey fourth with 34.
Elaine Bright's better back nine was enough to see her top the silver division ahead of Sally Underwood as both scored 36 points. Alison Corney was third two shots behind with 34 points.
Sarah White headed a group of five all on 33 points – her better back nine put her ahead of Sue Owen-Pawson, Sue Fowler, Judy Murray and Jo Goldsworthy.
WOODBURY PARK
Dave Freeman and John Man won the fourball better ball competition with 49 points, with Richard Wallace and Richard Thomason second on 46.
Lyn Playford and Wendy Taylor led the ladies with 36 points, with Kay Foster and Norma Foster (29) the runners-up.
The mid-week competition was won by Robin Dummelow (41), with Steve Newman (39) fending off John Fuller and Steve Jarman for second on a countback.
Peter Stone, Mike Dickens and Roy Barber won the seniors' roll-up with 84 points.
With 36 players taking part in the toadstools and tiddlers-format event – with two scores to count on all holes except the fifth and the 16th where only one counted – Ray Dwan, David Morris and John Man did well to come second on 78.
TIVERTON
Mike Holder and Mike Eastmond fired a bogey score of +5 to win the fourth and final qualifier for the men's winter foursomes on Saturday.
The veterans had already progressed to the knock-out stages by coming fifth in the first qualifying event in November.
Simon Legassick and Les Jones went through as the leading pair on Saturday after also scoring +5.
Russell Jarman and Tony Sykes, Ian Turner and Charlie Durnan plus juniors Bradley Scott and Charlie Sampson all scored +3 to safely reach the last 32.
Also going through were David Jack and Mark Davitt (+2), Mark Griffiths and Mark Woodman (+2), Darren Lowman and Steve Jack (+1) and father-and-son Neville and Ollie Taylor (+1).
Anne Warne and Marg Sampson posted 33 stableford points to win the ladies' nine-hole hidden pairs competition on Wednesday.
PADBROOK PARK
Ashley Pym won the festive spirit challenge after scoring 31 points, and had a very good back nine to thank for his victory.
Results, festive spirit challenge: 1 A Pym 31pts, 2 A Held 30, 3 C Manley 29, 4 M Want 29, 5 S Held 29
Mark Want has the early lead in the order of merit with 15 points after the first three of more than 30 events. Tom Evans and Chris Manley are a point behind.
Order of merit (after three events): 1 M Want 15pts, 2 T Evans, C Manley 14, 4 S Held, P Moore, A Held 13
Winter foursomes, round 1 results: R Broomfield & K Taylor lost to J Smith & C Edwards, S Palmer & N Clift lost to N Cowley & A Pym, P Knight & G Stevenson lost to A Rooker & T Martin, S Vicary & D Silversides lost to R Williams & D Hepburn, P Waters & I Carvell bt J Reed & P Reed, K Curtis & B Colbourne lost to A Gill & R Asson. Round 2 draw: J Palmer & M Perott v M Rawlings & S Vile, J Smith & C Edwards v N Cowley & A Pym, A Rooker & T Martin v R Williams & D Hepburn, P Waters & I Carvell v A Gill & R Asson
FINGLE GLEN
Den Andrews won the Christmas fayre stableford with 42 points, with Keith Lovelock second on 40.
Terry Webster, Brian Ridgeway and Jon Bristowe all shared 39 points, followed by Geoff Baker, Sam Holmes and top-scoring lady Mary Smith on 38.
Roger Haley, Jon Durbin, Luke Burchell and Andrew Vickery were the remaining players shooting under par with 37 points.
Jeff Maynard came first in Tuesday's Christmas spirit medal with a seven-under nett 63.
Colin Durbin and Roger McAndrews were a shot back with 64, followed by club captain David Cardy on 66.
OKEHAMPTON
Alan Stokes and Richard Prouse won division one of the fourball better ball stableford with 54 points.
Johnny Rattenbury and Barry Down claimed second with 51 points, followed by Gareth Holt and Andrew Parry (48), beating Mark Curtis and Evan Rees on count back.
Division two was won by Gerry Lock and Michelle Widdows with 46 points, with Pete Okopski and Bob Barrett a point behind in second.
Third place went to Matthew Parry and Robin Webb with 44 points after a countback, with Bob Collett and Ray Grey fourth.
DOWNES CREDITON
Saturday's three-player team stableford was won by David Woodstock, John Warren and Colin Wheatcroft.
They returned a score of 80 (-8), with David Slee, Andy Frankum and Steve Lay second with a 76 (-4). Gary Price, Alan Lawrence and Tom Long took third place with 73 (-1).
Colin Wheatcroft, Tom Berry and Wally Phillips won the seniors' Texas scramble on Monday with a score of 63 (-7).
In second with a score of 64 (-6) were John Cann, Colin Cole and Richard Burston, with Brian Kelly, David Jones and Stuart Lewis two shots further behind in third.
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