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Oake Manor golfers raise more than £5,000 at charity competition
Golfers in Somerset recently raised more than £5,000 for charity at a special competition.
On Saturday, August 2, Oake Manor Golf Club members played for the Pete Littern Trophy, with proceeds benefiting the captains charity, Children's Hospice South West.
The Acorns Golf Society, a group within the club, organised the event in honour of Pete Littern, a member who sadly died from COVID-19.
The competition saw 180 golfers compete in teams of four.
The top three teams all scored 102 points, but after a countback, the winners were Harvey Piper, Francis Barnsley, Bobby Jones, and Robin Koolhoven.
In second place were Mike Bright, Matt Bright, Edward Winter, and Glyn Pearce, while Bernard Reed, George Rollinson, Steve Plowman, and Mark Rollinson secured third place.
The event also featured spot prizes on 16 holes and an auction for complimentary rounds of golf for four at Saltford, Came Down, and Lyme Regis.
Club captain Richard Goodman, Kevin Gratton, and Alan Cleland won these.
Ashley Gains won the raffle for a free four-ball at Exeter Golf and Country Club.
The Acorns Golf Society expressed gratitude to all the competitors, the Pro Shop, Green Staff, and sponsors for their generous contributions.
In other events, the Sunday Stableford Competition on August 3 crowned Ben Gamlin as the winner with 43 points.
Paul Avey also scored 43 points but came in second, while Michael Bell finished third with 41 points.
Shane Bordier claimed victory in the Ladies Sunday Stableford Competition with 37 points, closely followed by Patricia Frazer and Kayleigh Avey, both with 36 points.
The seniors competed for the Past Captains Trophy on Monday, August 4, with Patrick Francis emerging as the victor with 40 points, also winning Division Two.
Division One honours went to Jeffrey Copp, who also scored 40 points.
The ladies faced the challenge of playing a Stableford Competition from the men's yellow tees on Tuesday, August 5.
Tamsin St George won Division One with 40 points, while the overall winner and Division Two champion was Pat Snelling with 43 points.
The week concluded with the annual Fred Land Trophy Competition on Wednesday, August 6.
Teams of three competed, with Antony Keitch, John Ashton, and Tim Gamlin winning with 87 points.
Peter Male, David Male, and Clive Large came second with 86 points, while Mark Tydings, Robert Cornish, and Jonathon White also scored 86 points to secure third place.
