THE course at Oake Manor Golf Club is drying out nicely after the wettest start to the year for over 40 years.

The Seniors Section held their first competition this year on Monday; they played a Bowmaker competition, 2 scores from 3 to count.

The winning team were Mark Lecompte, Tony Staple and Rob Davies with an excellent 72 points. In second place with 70 points were Jeff Copp, Colin Shepherd and Kevin Court while Andy Stevenson, Nigel Haigh and Phil Marsh were third with 67 points.

The Ladies played a 9 hole Stableford on Tuesday for the Fran Thompson Trophy. The clear winner was Pat Snelling with 17 points. The results: Division 1 first Suzanne Ward with 14 points, Angela Warnes second with 12 points and Kathryn Salway third with 10 points.

Pat Snelling came first in division 2 with 17 points, Sue Corlett was second with 13 points and Karen Potter third with 12 points.

PETER SWANN