RSL senior vice-president John James said the Donnybrook club had been running the event for 66 years and was the only club left still holding the event.

Both golf and bowls were played on the day.

Mr James said all prizes and donations came from local businesses, and thanked all of the sponsors.

DONNYBROOK MEN’S GOLF

DONNYBROOK Country Club golf results for the past week follow.

Tuesday, October 20: GOD Squad – stableford: R Kitney, R Peck 17, M Gillett 15. NAGA R Browning.

Thursday, October 22: Scroungers – stableford: D Hartnett, G Howlett, P Wright 39, N Kalaf, B Power 37. NAGA W Rees.

Saturday, October 24: RSL Cup – stableford: L Dykstra 42, W Rees 39, P Welsh, T Kirkpatrick, G Howlett, B Hamlet 38, G Stewart, M Watkins 37, A Grant 36. Nearest the pins: 1, L Dykstra. Longest putts: 9, W Rees, 18, P Welsh. NAGA D Butler.

For the week before:

Tuesday, October 13: G.O.D Squad – Stableford: B Hamlet 20, J Campbell 20, W Rees 18. NAGA: R Peck.

Thursday, October 15: Scroungers – Stableford: N Welsh 46, R Gansberg 43, N Wilmot 41, B Power, N Kalaf 40. Nearest the Pins: 1 – D Bishop, 10 – B Hamlet, 13 – N Kalaf. Longest Putts: 9 – D Bishop, 18 – W Rees. NAGA: L Bruyn.

Saturday, October 17 : AMP Peter Hannagan and Murray Basset Trophy – 4BBB Stableford: J Heath and C Van Uden 47, H Lane and B Dowley, W Rees and K House, M Watkins and B Power, L Dykstra and S Carnaby 45, M Walker and G Giudici 44, N Clifford and T Scaffidi 41. Nearest the Pins: 1 – P Wright, 6 – A Grant, 10 – A Grant, 13 – W Rees. Longest Putts: 9 – R Kitney, 18 – M Cooke. NAGA: K Patterson and J Leach.

Sunday, October 18: Auto Pro Trophy – Stableford: R Gansberg 38, S Carnaby 35, W Rees 34, N Wilmot 33. Nearest the Pins: 1 – G Williams.

DONNYBROOK WOMEN’S GOLF

DONNYBROOK women golfers played for the Joan Bedford Trophy Wednesday, October 21.

Winner was M Silcock, 41 points; from M Brown, 38; K Carnaby, J Jones and G Vivers, all 35.

Nearest the pin: one, K Carnaby; six, G Vivers; 13, M Silcock.

Longest putt: nine, M Silcock; 18, A Keall.

Donnybrook’s club champion Kerry Carnaby won the South West Championships, played at Walpole over October 17 and 18. She carded scores of 82 and 81 and winning by eight strokes.