GLORIOUS weather greeted the 350 golfers from all over the south west who took part in the Mid Devon Foursomes last weekend at Downes Crediton and Okehampton.

There was some excellent scoring in what is one of the hardest formats in golf.

Equal success for home and visiting golfers was achieved with J Brooks and M Butcher from Torquay winning the 36-hole scratch and G Price and J Ponsford from Crediton winning the 36-hole handicap.

Sylvia Caunter and Darren Prouse, the Okehampton Ladies/Juniorcaptains won the 36-hole mixed where all three positions were decided on count back.

The Okehampton clubhouse was packed on Sunday evening where the captain, Brian Jeffery, presented the trophies for the separate divisions.

Scratch (36 holes): 1, J Brooks and M Butcher (Torquay) 63; 2, D Owen and M Soby (Oke) 62; 3, K Lacey and G Sims (Windwhistle) 59.

Handicap (36 holes): 1, G Price and J Ponsford (Crediton) 74; 2, K Peckham and G Holt (Oke) 72; 3, C Hurley and M Cox (Oke) 69.

Mixed (36 holes): 1, D Prouse and Mrs S Caunter (Oke) 65; 2, P Jones and Miss B Dowell (Enmore/Long Sutton) 65; 3, L Chapman and Mrs S Stunnel (Oke) 65.

Single sex (36 holes): 1, J Dowell and R Hatcher (Bude) 68; 2, P and J Rattenbury (Oke) 67; 3, K and C Cornwall (Oke) 66.

Scratch (18 holes Crediton): 1, A Stubbs and M Jeffery (Torquay) 29; 2, D and M Wells (Crediton/Stover) 27; 3, R Slee and T Collins (Oke/Launceston) 27;

Handicap (18 holes Crediton): 1, T Cockayne and C Baker (Crediton) 37; 2, Mr and Mrs Gostlin (Clevedon) 35; 3, D Willey and A Phillips (Crediton) 35.

Scratch (18 holes Okehampton ): 1, M and S Hill 31; 2, R Crook and D Relph (Torquay) 31; 3, J Leonard and J Butcher (Oke) 28.

Handicap (18 holes Okehampton): 1, A Hawking and G Pengelly (Oke) 39; 2, Mr and Mrs D Hutchings (Windwhistle) 37; 3, D Fricker and S Whyte (Crediton) 37.

Ladies? section ? Excellent course conditions and perfect weather made for a successful ladies? three-ball open on Wednesday week.

The event was well supported and it was good for players to meet up with old friends and to make new ones.

In the visitors? section: 1, C Hicks, H Dawson, L Slee (Launceston);

2, C Harvey, J Dix, E Mc Bride (Camedown); 3, A Smith, M Christie, H Greenaway (East Devon).

Home/visitor section: 1, M Jones, P Vick, (Oke) C Skryzpczak (Holsworthy); 2, S Caunter (Oke), J Smalley, M Greening (Tavistock);

3, S Reddaway, V Roberts (Oke), B Viner (Exeter).

The Okehampton Sheelah Creasey team fared badly at Woodbury on May 10, losing their match 1/6 .

They hope to redress the balance when they meet at Okehampton later in the season.

The Okehampton DCLGA scratch competition team played Tiverton on May 7 and won handsomely, 14 points to 3.

At the County Bronze Open at Holsworthy on May 7, P Kirby and J Hatch came fifth and sixth respectively with 33 and 32 stableford points.