LEE Carey won the Okehampton Golf Club 36 hole Championship on Saturday with a total gross score of 144.
The recent dry weather combined with tricky pin positions and a difficult wind provided one of the toughest challenges in recent years.
The morning round saw some unexpected names topping the leaderboard with Keith Harkness?s excellent 70 leading by two shots from Steven Hill?s 72.
Breathing down their necks were two of the favourites, Lee Carey and Gareth Holt a further shot behind.
The afternoon round provided a sterner test for the early leaders who dropped off the pace with rounds of 80 and 78 respectively.
The lower handicap players mastered the afternoon conditions better and an excellent 70 from defending champion Kevin Cornwall made up for a disappointing morning round and was enough to claim second place.
This was never going to be enough to win as Lee Carey scored a solid 71 in the afternoon to claim a clear five shot victory.
The 36 hole handicap competition for the Hutchings Cup was won by James Hall with a combined net of 129, enough to beat Andrew Smallridge and Keith Harkness by one shot.
Jim Butcher won the Leonard Tankard for the best 36 hole score for ages 55 and over with 153. Results:
Club Championship - 1 Lee Carey 144; 2 K Cornwall 149 (last 9); 3 J Haslem (last 9).
Hutchings Cup: 1 J Hall 129; 2 A Smallridge 130 (last 9); 3 K Harkness 130.
Ladies Club Championship,June 6: Penny Deakin?s two rounds won the Club Championship with a gross score of 166.
Shirley Reddaway won the 18 hole trophy with a net 67 and Cherry James won the net trophy with a two rounds score of 145.
Bader Cup Mixed Greensomes: Fifteen pairs took part in the Bader Cup Mixed Greensomes on Sunday. Ray and Chris Stevens won with an excellent 43 points. Results: 1 R & C Stevens 43 pts; 2 M Hill & L Hazleton 42 pts; 3 A & P Deakin 39 pts.
Junior Section: Okehampton Golf Club Juniors progressed to the semi finals of the EDJL knockout by beating East Devon 4 - 1 on June 17 at Okehampton.
They will meet Fingle Glen in the semi final.