Oake Manor Golf Club held their annual Club Championship last weekend over 36 holes, 18 on Saturday in the rain and the second 18 on Sunday on a very windy day, 92 men and 22 ladies took part.

Jamie Short and Jason Brock were tied on gross 140 level par after 36 holes but Jamie won a nail biting 3 hole playoff to become Club Champion for 2024.

Chris Yeates was third gross on 145. David Wheeler won the Nett Championship with a score of nett 134 ahead of Ben Chinn in second place and Thomas Bordier in third place all with nett 134 but the result decided on the second round scores. David Wheeler also won the Barbara Sadler Plate for the lowest nett score on the second day.

Jane Clist was the runaway winner of the Ladies Gross Championship with a score of gross 160, Helen White came second with 178 and Charlotte Bolton was third with 183.

This was the 12th time Jane has been Gross Club Champion and Jane had a clean sweep also winning the over 55 Championship and Nett Champion with nett 142. Ladies Captain Liz How was second nett on 147 and Helen White was third with nett 150.

On Bank Holiday Monday there was the annual Bank Holiday Mixed Greensomes Competition for the Cob and Pen Trophy. Paul and Gill Hadley won the Trophy with a superb score of 48 points, Kevin Gratton and Rosemary Webber came second with a good score of 46 points while Graham and Kathy Salway were third with 42 points. All 48 competitors sat down for a superb Oake Manor meal and prize giving after play.

On Tuesday the Ladies played a stableford competition for the Eileen Scragg Salver, Amanda Mather won division 1 with 40 points, Cathy Sheppard came second with 37 points while Rosemary Webber was third with 32 points. Suzie Pitt was the division 2 winner with 40 points, Jenny Swann came second with 35 points and Judy McKeller was third with 33 points.

In the Wednesday Midweek Stableford Competition William Parkman won division 1 with 36 points, Barry Hardwill was second with 35 points while Robin Trott came third also with 35 points. The first 3 players in division 2 all scored 39 points but on count back Glen Bates came first, Andrew Gent was second and Richard Beesley was third.