There was a very close finish to the First President's Cup at Turton with a card play-off for the leading three players.

The weather was ideal for good scoring in the first round with soft, true, medium paced greens and accessible pin placements resulting in no less than 37 players being under par. Ian Wilbur lead with 62, despite an out-of-bounds which was to prove critical at the end, with Andrew Pollitt also on this total. The President (John Powell) had found some tricky pin positions for the second round which ensured that the scoring would not be as low. Many of the players who had returned good scores in the first round found they were unable to repeat their achievements. Seventeen handicapper Paul Gandy, after a 66 in the first round, played the first eight holes in level par gross before disaster overtook him. Jonathan Duxbury also came to grief when he played an iron for safety from the 18th tee only to put the ball out of bounds and this cost him the trophy. In the end it was long standing member David Stuart with the best round of the day (66) who came through to triumph from Ken Williams with Ian Wilbur, still regretting his first round indiscretion, third.

FIRST PRESIDENT'S CUP (36 hole Medal)

131 - D.W.Stuart; K.H.Williams; I.A.Wilbur

133 - J.Duxbury

135 - M.Burtonwood

136 - M.Bamping; C.Hulmes; C.M.Kay; N.J.Holliday; A.D.Pollitt

137 - N.P.Wood; R.S.Pettit; S.Horrocks; M.J.Duxbury

138 - M.J.Rothwell; A.Jones; P.Gandy

139 - P.A.Whittaker; M.J.Wareing; C.P.Hounslea