MARTYN Cahill saved his best round of the year until the final day of 2014 as he raced up an amazing 51 points on New Year's Eve to take the top spot in the Christmas Open.

This was compiled on temporary greens due to the frosty conditions but it was still a spectacular effort by the Burnham flooring contractor as he relegated Mats Mattsson's 44 point card in second spot.

With the weather conditions changing halfway through the 10 day running stableford it meant the competition had to be split in half with the first part of it contested on the normal greens.

The winner of this part of the event was Richard Triscott with a 41 point card. Runner up to Triscott was Matt Haskins with 38 points.

The January Monthly Medal always sees two extra Trophies being played for in the shape of the New Year's Trophy for the best overall score and the Deacon Cup for the leading Division Three player.

Three players returned nett 67's in tough conditions so a countback was required for the winner of New Year's Trophy.

Steve Jones was declared the winner despite a seven on his final hole, as everyone struggled with the strong winds.

Stewart Garrett was the runner-up to Jones in the Division Two Medal whilst Steve Eley continued his good form with victory in the top flight with the other two 67's.

A level par 70 was the winning number in the Third Division as the fast improving Jeff Read added another award in the shape of the Deacon Cup to the growing list of successes he has enjoyed on the golf course.

The following day was much calmer if a bit colder on the weather front for the Winter League round.

The winner with 42 points was Barrie Tucker as he held a 4 point advantage over Brian Read, who in turn held off a quartet of players on 37.

Murray Parsons was the best of the foursome taking third place to go with his scoring of the only two of the day which bumped his winnings up nicely.

Results

Christmas Open Main

Greens 1, Richard Triscott 41 2, Matt Haskins 38 3, Andrew March 38 Temp Greens 1, Martyn Cahill 51 2, Mats Mattsson 44 3, David Hunter 42 03.01.15

Monthly Medal Div One 1

Steve Eley 79-12-67 2, Pete Barton 80-12-68 3, Roger Vaughan 80-11-69 Div Two 1, Steve Jones 80-13-67 2, Stewart Garrett 85-18-67 3, Ron Vine 83-15-68

Div Three 1

Jeff Read 92-22-70 2, Steve Payne 98-27-71 3, Mark Podbury 103-24-79 04.01.15

Winter League

1 Barrie Tucker 42 2, Brian Read 38 3, Murray Parsons 37