LAURA Eastwood and Belinda McSherry, of Yelverton Golf Club, competed in the eight counties South West Ladies' Championships at the Cotswold Hills Golf Club, near Cheltenham, last week.

Laura was in second place after 36 holes of stroke play. She then won the first of the match-play rounds 7 up and 6 to play, but lost in the quarter finals 2 up and 1 to play.

Belinda reached the first round of match play for the second group of 16 competitors.

On June 27 the ladies played the June extra medal competition. Silver division winner was Jean James with a net 72, second was Gilly Jarvis with a net 73 and third was Marie Watson with a net 76.

The bronze division was won by Pat Gove with a net 73, second was Penny Hunter with a net 74 and third was Helen Harris with a net 76.

On July 4 the Yelverton ladies played the July medal and Warren Crocus qualifying competition. The silver division was won by Shirley Trevena with a net 70, second was Marie Watson with a net 72 and third was Dawn Bolt with a net 74.

The bronze division was won by Penny Hunter with a remarkable net 66, second was Angie Howard with a net 80 and third was Pat Chambers with a net 82.

Shirley Trevena and Angie Howard both qualified to play in the Warren Crocus final competition, which will be held later this autumn.

The ladies' three-ball better ball open competition was held at Yelverton on Monday July 1. The excellent organisation by Pat Gove and her committee, the wonderful prizes and the superb greens, all made this a popular event, and this year there were 50 teams competing.

The winning team with 78 points was Maggie Flanagan, Gilly Jarvis and Dawn Bolt from Yelverton, second was D Peak, J Reed and K Milne from St Mellion and Bude, and third was S Eames, R Cirin and K Field from Churston. MORE than 100 ladies entered the three-ball better ball stableford competition held at Tavistock Golf Club last week.

Results 1 Anita Coyle, Muriel Haywood, Eileen Pearce (Holsworthy) 74 points; 2 Alison Tebbitt, Verena Richardson, Sue Persey (Exeter ) 71; 3 Sonia Sandford, Julie Barber, Marlene Carder (Staddon) 70 countback; 4 June Smalley, Bunty Salz, Di Friend (Yelverton) 70; 180+ prize Wendy Hanwell, Judy Harris, Sue Gowing (Tavistock) 68; 5 Leslie Moore, Rosemary Cook, Penny Deakin (Tavistock) 69; 6 Chris Colwill, Gill Down, Jill Daily (Bude/Holsworthy) 68 countback; 8 Chris Cooper, Lynne Atkinson, Jane Howe (Staddon) 67 countback; 9 Norma Baker, Trudy Luke, Ann Russell (Tavistock) 67.

Results of the June medal and jubilee qualifier: silver Elaine Cooper nett 74; runner-up Wendy Hanwell nett 75; bronze Kerry Gawman nett 69, runner-up June Kendall nett 72.

Mrs Cooper and Miss

Gawman go through to play in the jubilee finals which take place at Tavistock Golf Club on July 25.

Men's results — one club one putter individual stableford competition: div 1, M Kitchenham 30 points; div 2 M Clarke 36; ladies: M Hillman 26.

June stableford: div 1 J Gynne 41 points; div 2 B Mannering 42; div 3 D Walls 39.

In round five of the Mail on Sunday competition Tavistock beat Yeovil 4-0.

Tavistock, Wrangaton, Whitsand Bay and Elfordleigh clubs took part in the Harold Sloggett Memorial Trophy four ball better ball competition 18-hole medal last month.

1 Alan Gawman and Simon Gilder (Tavistock) nett 63; 2 John Hirst and Chris Bryant (Tav) nett 63; 3 Mark Rawles and Alan Greening (Tav) 64; 4 Maurice Craze and Chris Higgins (Tav) 64.

Daniel Lowe won the W G Westlake Medal Trophy in the junior section.