Mark Budd was understandably pleased to win his first Club Championship, Runner-Up in 2011, held off challenges from a strong field to record his maiden win.

90 players were competing for the gross & handicap prizes with most finding the lightning-fast greens too difficult to mount a challenge.

Mark backed up his opening round of 72 on the West with another 72 on the East. He could easily have thought his opportunity had gone yesterday when at -5 for the round, he hit his 3-wood tee shot over 370 yards on the par 5 twelfth hole into the cross hazard at the end of the fairway, taking a quadruple bogey 9, but he maintained his composure and closed with a level par 72.

Jo Smuts matched that score with past Champions Ash Rees & Dean Plant in close pursuit.

Mark’s long game proved to good for the field, reducing many holes to drive & pitch whilst many are hitting mid-irons.

The scoring in round 2 on the East was harder, but a -2 under par back nine was good enough for a 4-shot victory over Ash Rees with Lee Drew in 3rd.

Congratulations to Mark, a very worthy & popular Champion.