MINEHEAD and West Somerset Golf Club managed to raise an impressive £3,000 on its annual Charity Golf Day on Sunday.

Fantastic weather meant ideal playing conditions for the 86 pairs competing for the Arnold Palmer Charity Shield.

The event was sponsored by a number of businesses and individuals, including Nigel Grabham Plumbing, Amhurst & Shapland, Barratt Homes and Gerry Belton.

The sponsors helped to raise the £3,000 which was split between Musgrove Leukaemic Group Society (the captain's chosen charity), Parkinson Disease Society - Minehead Branch Group and West Somerset Talking Newspaper.

At the presentation of prizes in the evening, club captain Denis Compton thanked staff and volunteers for making the day such a success.

BLOB: The overall winners with 49 points were Craig Valentine and Billy Ferris. Ladies prizes: 1st: S Hill & A Oglesby (39), 2nd: S Rigg & N Marshall (36). Men's Prizes: 2nd: B Waites & J Fisher (47), 3rd: D Ryan & D Hillier (47). Overall prizes: 6th: D Singleton & M Singleton (46), 7th: G Hughes & A Phillips (46), 8th:C Knight & M Gilbertson (46), 9th: D Day & R Stevens (45), 10th: G Mason & N Grabham (44), 11th: K Murrell & I Bassett (44), 12th: P Whalley & G Whalley (44), 13th: R Foot & R Whymark (44), 14th: R Green & P Coleman (44), 15th: B Warren & C Peters (43), 16th: G Wells & N White (43), 17th: W Knight & H Kneeshaw (43), 18th: T Bowden & A Townsend (43). Other Prizes: Nearest the Pin on the 4th: M Singleton. Nearest the Pin on the 10th: R Foot. Nearest the Pin on the 14th: M Savage. Nearest the Pin on the 18th: Ladies: A Oglesby, Gents: C Valentine. Target Hole on the 8th Fairway: W Brown. Target Hole on the 13th Fairway: C Parkin. Target Hole on the 17th Fairway: G Yeates. Longest Drive: Ladies: A Oglesby, Gents: K Babb. Putting Prize: J Gunter.