GORLESTON GOLF CLUB: Club president Bryan Watts could not have ordered better weather for the full entry of 87 who entered the President’s Putter competition.

There were some excellent scores with the winner Dave Wooden returning 38 Stableford points and securing victory on countback over Bob Cooper and Ian Utting.

In his thank you speech Dave brought attention to the fact there was a full turnout and hoped this level of support for competitions continues in the manner it has done so all year.

A mixed greensome competition was held in the afternoon with Mark Dyball and Maureen Dark being the deserved winners with a return of 42 points Mel and Jackie Walsh with Angus and Sue Smith both recorded 40 points.

The club and all the competitors thanked Bryan for his generous support of a very successful day.

Three players who were unavailable for the event were Stephen Crosby, John Maddock and David James who were playing in the English Mid-Amateur Championship at Purdis Heath Golf Club on the outskirts of Ipswich. Both David and John failed to make the cut for the third and final round but Stephen managed to finish the championship in 10th place in a field of 132.

The ladies’ team, ably led by Ccaptain Anne Amos, recorded a superb victory at Bungay & Waveney Valley in the Stearn Trophy second round and are drawn away to Woodbridge in the third round.

In the ladies’ section competitions, Lesley Court captured the Peggy Norton Trophy with an excellent Stableford score of 37 points. This evening Danny Perring and Danny Western play their fifth round match in the Daily Mail Foursomes and welcome the representatives of Royal Cromer to Gorleston.

The club stages the Sir John Drughorn Trophy competition over 36 holes of medal play on Sunday. This open event and also the Gorleston Club Championship, comprises part of the Suffolk Order of Merit has attracted visitors from 11 clubs competing alongside a very good home field.