COLCHESTER Golf Club's Finals Day produced three tight matches and some excellent golf.

John Waterson won the Braiswick Cup, beating Steve Bozier one up on the last.

Waterson gave four shots to Bozier’s 12-handicap and quickly went two up.

But Bozier pegged him back by the halfway stage and was two up by the 15th.

However, Waterson’s impressive finish of birdie, birdie, par was more than enough to claim the trophy.

Back in April, more than 130 members from all of the club's sections started the knockout matches in the competition, first played for 90 years ago.

Brendan Booth (five) claimed the honours over Mark Culley (12), in the Braiswick Plate.

Holes were regularly exchanged on the first nine, with Culley’s highlight being a 40-foot putt on the second which hung over the hole for what seemed an eternity before dropping.

However, Booth was one up at the turn and was two up going down the 17th, following another period of hole trading.

Culley, using his shot well, saw Booth lip out with the lead now reduced to one.

But after two good drives both got their pars on the 18th, giving Booth the match one-up.

In the Victory Cup final, Stuart MacAulay (five) took on Adam Lock (seven).

MacAulay’s eventual victory was hard won, although he held onto a slender lead throughout.

A front nine saw MacAulay demonstrate some class recovery shots, contrasting with Lock's game that was solid throughout.

Both players demonstrated their putting proficiency early on, before a birdie down the 11th and a win on the 12th put MacAulay in a commanding position.

Lock secured a couple of wins to put the pressure on but errant tee shots on the 16th resulted in a half followed by another on the 17th.

That gave MacAulay the cup, two and one.

Catherine Chick (22) had a good win in the Ladies Bogie Final Cup.

Her countback victory over Patricia Walker (26) was built on steady golf from an ever improving golfer.

Linda Freeman (20) and Gill Crayston (25) returned scores of 34 points, to secure third and fourth places.

In the support stableford, Philippa Deman (nine) took the plaudits with 37 points, followed in by Hannah Butcher (23) and Gill Minns (17) both on handicap-equalling 36 points.

In the Vets Stableford, Mel Barker (17) returned 40 points to win the day from Gerry Woodruff on 39.

Greg Pye (11) put in a steady round returning 38 points, followed by Tim Roger (nine) and Peter Manby (13) on 37 points.

In their final home match of the year, Colchester GC's Vets had a comfortable 7&1 win over Burnham on Crouch.