GOLF: A TOTAL of 180 members braved a bitterly cold February morning attempting to win Orsett’s Celebration Pairs competition.

The scoring belied the conditions as Dawn and Richard Buttle produced some excellent shots to amass a winning score of 43 points to take the top prize.

They were closely followed by Andrea and Ted Eustace who returned 40 points and Martin Gregory and Jason Mynett with 39 points.

All profits on the day were donated to the Captains Charity, Macmillan Cancer Support.

There was a special prize awarded to the top ladies pairing of Pauline Woolgrove and Michelle Luckin won scored 34 points.

Results: 1st D & R Buttle 43pts; 2nd A & T Eustace 40pts; 3rd M Gregory & J Mynett 39pts; 4th L & L Saunders 38pts; 5th D Clark & P North 38pts; 6th M Francis & D Pearson 38pts.