OKEHAMPTON Golf Club ladies had a resounding victory in the Mail on Sunday Championship. Penny Deakin, Marcia Holwill, Dawn Philott and Cherry James all produced fine performances to beat Exeter at home 4-0 and now wait to find out who their opponents will be in the third round.

At the annual Okehampton Golf Club lady captain's tea and presentation of trophies Marcia Holwill walked away with an armful of trophies.

She won the club championship net, the club, county and LGU medals silver, the Jarman Bowl, the Eclectic cups net and gross and the Rees Baker cup.

Other prizewinners were Penny Deakin (club championship gross and the Rees Baker cup), Eileen Piper (18-hole club championship), Jenni Hutchinson (President's Day salver and the club and county medals bronze), Amanda Clifford (Rose Bowl), Pam Jarman (Peacock Salver silver), Janet Hatch (Peacock Salver bronze), Lin Atkinson (LGU medal bronze) and Cherry James and Doris Jewell (Molly Grant Salver).

Despite appalling weather there was a good turnout for the greensomes stableford held before the tea. The wet winners were Janet Hatch and Lin Atkinson.

The weather was kinder for the enjoyable Valentine's Day competition. The ladies were asked to invite a man to play in a four-ball betterball, and a total of 18 pairs played.

The winners were Janet Hatch and John Spry with 48 stableford points, Jenni Hutchinson and Jim Morey were runners-up with 45 points.

The 2002 qualifiers are now in full swing. March winners were: Medal, 1 Mary Kier (67) 2 Lin Atkinson (70). Par, 1 Mary Kier (level par), 2 Jenni Hutchinson. Stableford, 1 Jenni Hutchinson (37), 2 Pat Kirby (34).

l The coffee morning and rummage sale held in the Charter Hall in February raised the excellent sum of £420. Half the proceeds were donated to the Okehampton Hospital Fund.