SIMON Rippingale and Roger Wright came out on top to win Centenary Medals at Colchester Golf Club.

The two medals, presented by the Porter family in Colchester GC's Centenary year, are awarded for the best gross score and best nett score in the competition.

Wright, playing off four, won with a gross score of 73.

This continues his run of consistent form stretching back to last September, when he won the Moy Cup.

Wright’s back nine showed signs of nerves when he had three bogeys in the last five holes but a birdie on the 18th allowed him to finish with a flourish.

He was three shots better than Alan Sharrocks (2) who returned a gross 76, with Brendan Booth (5) putting in another sold performance with his 77 gross.

Rippingale (13), winner of the handicap Medal, also finished with a birdie on the 18th to squeeze past David Barnes (14) on countback with a nett score of 68.

Returning nett 69s were Wright and Mike Lapham (12) with Booth and Mark Culley (11) taking the minor spots with nett 72s.

Catherine Chick and Sara Cock won Colchester GC's Ping Women’s Four Ball Better Ball.

The winner’s score is sent to Ping’s headquarters and the top pairings play in the tournament final.

The Chick and Cock duo finished a point ahead of second-placed Laura Ship and Nikki Bryant, who returned 33.

Sheena Nunny and Jan Murray were third on countback against Margaret Carter and Marilyn Wood.

Jim Boyle (18) won the midweek vets’ stableford with 35 points.

Malcolm Easton (14) was runner-up, Len Nieuwenhuis (28) finished third and Stephen Dack (14) was fourth on countback, after all three players finished on 34 points.

Nine pairs played a St George’s Day four-cornered International Match when the winning score was the aggregate of the best eight scores from each team.

Wales finished top with 304 points, ahead of second-placed England (297); Ireland (294) were third, with Scotland (293) fourth.

Leading scorers were Cai James and Steve Wynne for Wales on 42 points, while England’s Steve Sharman and Andy Franklin finished with an impressive 46 points.

Dave Blackmore and Helen Tartellin recorded 41 points, ahead of Scotland's best Paul Smith and Pat Kettle with 43.