THE final Texas Scramble of the calendar year was contested on Sunday in the form of the Christmas scramble for the Grumpy Trophy.

The format is always a popular one with the members and a good sized entry turned out on the last day of Autumn to compete.

The winners were the formidable team of Phil Hodgson, Dave Porter, Simon Baunton and Steven Eley who scored a gross 60 which equated to a nett 55.6.

This was 0.5 of a shot ahead of the nearest challengers who were made up of Brian Read, Tony Groves, Dave Lockwood and Club Captain Paul Jones.

Third place was taken by Murray Parsons, Russell Shaw, Stewart Garrett and Gordy Wheelaghan on 56.3.

The Seniors Christmas Ransome was played on a very damp and cold Tuesday morning.

Despite the weather conditions a good number turned up for the event which sees three different formats used over the round.

For the 15 holes the Seniors played it was 5 holes each for Texas Scramble, Greensomes and Foursomes.

Seniors Captain Elect Bob Hurrell teamed up with Barrie Tucker to post a winning score of 54.4 giving them a healthy margin over the rest.

Runners-up on 55.7 were Ken Ponter and Tony Tissington whilst Charlie Hastie and Barrie Yearsley took third on 57.0.

The same format although over the full 18 holes (six of each) was used by the main club on Saturday as Paul McLanaghan and Martyn Cahill were the winners of a very competitive Christmas Ransome.

The leading seven pairs were only separated by just two shots and a four-way countback was needed to decided the minor placings.

The winners didn't have to worry about that though as their nett 67 was top of the pile as Cahill recorded his second win in the Christmas competitions this year.

Second place went to early starters Roger Vaughan and Kevin Davies on 67.3 as they avoided the quartet which returned 68.3.

The Broom cousins, Dan and Tom, were the best of those scores on the back nine and took the third place prize.

Results 25.11.14 Seniors Christmas Ransome 1, Bob Hurrell & Barrie Tucker 54.4 2, Ken Ponter & Tony Tissington 55.7 3, Charlie Hastie & Barrie Yearsley 57.0 29.11.14 Christmas Ransome 1, Paul McLanaghan & Martyn Cahill 67 2, Roger Vaughan & Kevin Davies 67.3 3, Dan Broom & Tom Broom 68.3 30.11.14 Christmas Scramble - Grumpy Trophy 1, Phil Hodgson, Dave Porter, Simon Baunton & Steven Eley 55.6 2, Brian Read, Tony Groves, Dave Lockwood & Paul Jones 56.1 3, Murray Parsons, Russell Shaw, Stewart Garrett & Gordy Wheelaghan 56.3