It was more a day for waterproofs and gritted teeth, rather than sun cream and smiles, for the brave members of Falmouth Golf Cub who took to the course last Saturday.

The competitions were split into four, which was a headache for the secretary Graham Buck. They included the Hext and Trevena Cups for members with a handicap of 12 and below.

The format for the Hext is 36-hole scratch and the Trevena is a 36-hole, handicapped, medal competition. The Gibbons Cup is an 18-hole medal for 13 to 18 handicappers and the Evans Cup is an 18-hole Stableford, for 19 and above. The Evans is always keenly contested and this year was no exception. In third place, with a very steady 36 points, was Ross Taylor. With the same score, but beating him on countback, was Steve Entwistle, but coming out of the pack and winning by a magnificent 10 clear points, with a score of 46 points was local plumber, Pete Chambers.

The Gibbons is traditionally the stepping stone for greater things, so the results are always eagerly awaited. It was extremely close, with the top eight players separated by just five shots. The stand out player was Andrew Kemp, who put together the round of his life to score a net 67. This left him one shot ahead of second placed Scott Pedlar. Kempy was so delighted when he found out the result, that he changed his Facebook status to “apart from the birth of my son and oh yes, my wedding day, this is the happiest day of my life.”

The Trevena Salver was battled out over 36 holes, with rain in the morning which was replaced with a strong wind in the afternoon. In third place, with a total of 141 was taxi driver Mark Butland. Second on countback was Ritchie Perrin, but just in front with a score of 140 was David Holland.

The main event for many was the 36-hole scratch competition, the coveted Hext. It was cut and thrust throughout and a number of challengers came and went throughout a long day. In the end third place went to David Holland with a gross 10 over, par 152. Also on 152, but with a better back 18, was the ever reliable Colin Ross. But this year’s Champion, with a score of 151 was the Happy Fryer, Ritchie Perrin, who is rumoured to have once been head hunted by Harry Ramsden.

He scored steadily in the morning and had a fantastic afternoon round, where he shot level par, in very difficult windy conditions. It is a great result for Ritchie and is the second time he has won the trophy.