AFTER the disappointment of losing the final of The West of England Winter Foursomes, Troy Crandon bounced back to win the Stableford at Burnham & Berrow Golf Club with 41 points.

Playing in more favourable conditions than the previous week, a level par front nine included one birdie and one bogey. collected 21 points. 

An equally steady back nine, which included one birdie and two bogeys for 20 points gave him a two point margin of victory over this years’ Club Captain Adrian Deakins, who succeeded in fulfilling a lifetime ambition in achieving a scratch handicap after returning a gross score of 69 for 39 points.

Adrian birdied both par five’s on the front nine with a solitary bogey at the par three fifth hole to turn in one under a par.

A birdie at the tenth followed by eight pars for a one under back nine gave him a two under par total of 69 and reduced his handicap to scratch for the first time after coming agonisingly close on a couple of occasions last year.

Division two also saw a return to form for Roger Brafield whose 37 points gave him a one point victory over Richard Lane and Stuart Norton-Collins who scored 36 points to finish second and third respectively.

Dave Pearce took the honours in division one of this weeks’ Stableford with 38 points two ahead of Mat Houghton, Tim Blood and Phil Coggins who all scored 36.

Division two was won by Bryan Gunning with 37. Highlight of the day went to Clive Collins who scored his first ever hole in one at the 158 yard ninth hole.

Jackie Richards scored 39 points to win the ladies stableford from up and coming junior Maddie Richardson with 38.

A strong finish for Jackie who birdied the last two holes to give a her one point margin of victory and at the same time reduce her handicap down to eight over 12 year old Maddie Richardson, who is a pupil at Hugh Sexey’s Middle School in Blackford.