Oake Manor Golf Club raises £23,500 during charity day

Oake Manor Golf Club captain Richard Goodman raised £23,500 for Children's Hospice South West through his captain's charity day <i>(Image: Supplied)</i>
Oake Manor Golf Club captain Richard Goodman raised £23,500 for Children's Hospice South West through his captain's charity day (Image: Supplied)
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Oake Manor Golf Club raised £23,500 for charity during their captain's charity day.

This brings their total for the year to more than £40,000 for Children's Hospice South West.

The event, held on Saturday, September 27, featured 188 golfers competing in a Texas Scramble competition.

The winning team, with a nett score of 50, 20 shots under par, comprised of Michael Bell, Matthew Gardner, Chris Hume, and Robert Urman.

Second place was awarded to Robert Cowburn, Peter Jeanes, Clive Large, and Jonathon Owen, while James Greenhow, Nigel Jackson, Graham Salway, and Roy Sully took third.

The weekend also saw Paul Monday crowned as the winner of the Sunday Stableford competition on September 28 with 38 points.

Ashley Gaines and Neil Hallett followed closely with 37 points each.

The Seniors Stableford competition on Monday, September 29, saw Colin Brown take the top spot in division one with 39 points, while Nigel Haigh won division two with the day's top score of 39 points.

The ladies' Stableford competition on Tuesday, September 30 saw Suzanne Ward win division one with 36 points.

Karen Grabham and Angela Warnes followed in second and third place, respectively.

Pat Snelling emerged victorious in division two, with 31 points.

The week concluded with past England and Somerset cricketer, Ian Blackwell, winning the Wednesday Midweek Stableford on October 1, with a score of 43 points.

Richard Connell and Robin Trott completed the top three, both scoring 39 points.

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