ALAN Sharrocks and Cassie Cunningham proved they were up to scratch at Colchester Golf Club.

On a difficult day weather-wise, one-handicapper Sharrocks returned the lowest gross score of 73 to take the scratch Centenary Medal.

And Cunningham was victorious in the ladies competition.

Sharrocks had a topsy-turvy start with three bogies and a birdie in the first six holes.

But he steadied himself superbly with 11 pars and a bogey in his last 12 holes.

Cunningham, in contrast, began well with a birdie at the fifth leaving her level par before doubles at nine, 15 and 18 rather spoiled her card.

But her gross 84 was still enough to win.

The men’s Handicap Medal was won by Daniel Harness playing off 16, who fired a nett 67 to squeeze out Christopher Monk (ten) on countback.

Harness had three key pars in the last five holes to secure victory while Monk was left to rue double bogies at holes three, eight and 11.

Chris Carlin (20) and Robin Tucker (21) took third and fourth spots after being separated after a countback, with both returning nett 69s.

Martin Webb (nine), Keith Newnham (five), Matthew Michael (10), Brendan Booth (five), Bill Eke (five) and Marl Westall all shot nett 70s to complete the top ten.

Julie Nieuwenhuis secured the ladies Handicap Medal with a nett 72, from her 35 handicap.

She used her shots well to close off this competition and put herself one shot clear of Beverley Parker (21), who returned a nett 73.

Sara Cock (30) and Bridget Whitworth (17) both carded 75s to take third and fourth, while Maureen Devenish (17), Cath Birchell (10) and Margaret Carter (24 all shot 76s.

The men’s Foursomes Cup was won by Barrie Minns and Paul Nunny.

First presented to Colchester GC in 1941 and played in the unforgiving format of foursomes bogey their score of plus three was particularly impressive on such a cold day.

Completing the first nine two holes up Minns and Nunny, claiming 13 shots, attacked the back nine with wins on the 12th, 14th and 17th.

They lost out on the tenth and the last to give them plus one and a plus three score overall.

That was too hot for the rest of the field though, with runners-up John Redden and Mickey Potter finishing two holes back.

Receiving nine shots, they had a strong back nine of plus three.

Malcolm Easton and Stephen English received 11 shots to edge past Steve Freeman and Stuart Macaulay who got nine on countback, after both pairs finished on level.

Renate Clark’s Bronze Shield team suffered a 4-3 loss at home to Upminster.

Colchester’s winners were Vicky Frost, Bev Parker and Claire Croger.