MANDY Rix has been crowned Colchester Golf Club’s Ladies champion for 2017.

Earning the right in the Ladies Championship, she beat a strong field putting in two rounds of 80 and 84 gross to take the title.

In the morning round, Rix fought off a strong challenge from Cassie Cunningham who carded an 82 gross against the ladies course standard scratch of 73 and playing every inch of it.

But Cunningham fell away in the afternoon, allowing Philippa Deman to take second spot with two consistent rounds of 84 each.

Louisa Storey, who finished third, had been slightly ahead of Deman throughout the last round.

It was not until the final three holes that Deman sneaked ahead with a three, four, seven finish as opposed to Storey’s five, five, six.

Scott Vass won the Hospice Cup by two clear shots, following the Pro-Am.

With the course at its summer best and the greens like closely mown carpets, Vass’s win from his 15 handicap was well earned.

The backbone of his round were his eight pars, along with a birdie on the eighth.

Josh Coleman (four) took second spot and the lowest gross of the day of 71.

His card was a model of consistency with four birdies, five bogeys and nine pars, giving his 39 points.

Ollie Wilson (14) was placed third with a stableford point score of 38.

There were four players breathing down his neck, just one point further back on 37.

They were led by Glen Clark (6) followed by Bill Eke (5), Mike Sutton (8) and Jon Jaggs (14).

Run concurrently with the Hospice Cup is the St Helena Bowl for handicaps of above 18.

Colin Brodie (19) returned 34 points to claim the trophy from Joan Cotterill (24), who had 31.

Robin Tucker (20) took third spot on 31 points.

The ladies also ran a Support Stableford to the Club Championship, which Gill Crayston (24) won with 41 points.

Second place was Sheila Dornan (29) with 36 and two 35 points returned by Prim Britton (27) and Hayley Joel (28).

Romy Bozier, playing off 26 returned an impressive score of 44 points in Saturday's Junior Stableford.

Theo Baker (17) was second with 42 points and Nico Barnes (22) third on 40.

Oliver Baker (24) returned 38 points to claim fourth spot and Oliver Allison (8), 37, was placed fifth.