JILL Oates and Joan Malim fought out an exciting dual for the Ross-on-Wye GC Club Championship.

Oates was in the ascendancy for much of the contest but had to wait until the final hole of the 36-hole scratch competition before finally clinching the crown by one hole.

Malim trailed by three holes at the turnaround, but fought back to level by the 31st. The next hole proved crucial. With Malim poised to take the lead, her opponent held her nerve to get a half, and this finally broke the spirited fight-back as she lost the lead at the next.

The Bronze Scratch Cup was an even tighter finish. The 18-hole event between Debbie Woods and Margaret Reeves finished all square but Woods, who had been ahead for much of the contest, finally came through to win at the first extra hole.

Reeves fought back from one down after nine to level on the 12th, and then went two holes behind, only to take the 17th and 18th to force the sudden-death play-off.

Amanda Marshall used her greater local experience to win the final of the Summer Knockout as she defeated relative newcomer Di Honey, an overall more experienced player.

Results: Ladies Invitation Day, stableford (Ross players names first): 1 Dawn Ross and Lesley Vessey (Monmouth) 43 pts, 2 Wynne Pearson and Carol Hayes (Monmouth) 41, 3 Julia Wilde and Scarlett Knipe (Belmont) 40, 4 Ellie Peake and Dot Pritchard (Coventry Hearsall) 39, 5 Jane Morris and Suzanne Simms (Frilford) 38.

n Kington held their Mixed Foursomes Open Invitation for the Coronation Cup. The competition for the gross scores ended in a blanket finish with the first four recording 88s and being separated by countback.

Results, gross scores: 1 Nigel Scott and Claire Burton (Kington) 88, 2 Dan Jarman and Joan Dukes (Burghill Valley) 88, 3 Cecil Wheatstone and Jackie Peck (Hereford) 88, 4 Robert Pritchard and Angela Wilkes (Kington) 88, 5 Geoff and Doreen Cumdley (Monmouth) 91; nett: 1 John Thomas and Carolyn Jones (Kington) 86-15-71 (also Coronation Cup winners), 2 John and Sue Turslow (Kington) 96-24-72, 3 Ben Birch and Joan Byrne (Gay Hill) 91-18-72, 4 Doug and Marie Parry (Hereford) 90-16-73, 5 Nigel Hewitt and Carol Wildman (Gay Hill) 94-20-74.

Claire Burton landed top prize at a rain-affected Kington Ladies' Captain's Day played over 12 holes.

Results, silver: 1 Claire Burton, 2 Carolyn Jones; bronze: 1 Barbara Radbourne, 2 Diana Kemp; bronze 2: 1 Priscilla Scott, 2 Enid Crowe; longest drive: Barbara Radbourne; nearest the pin: Carolyn Jones; captain's prize: Vera Howells.

Ladies Invitation results: 1 Kate Block and Sarah Parker nett 68, 2 Claire Burton and Janet Roberts 69, 3 Priscilla Scott and Mary Crockett nett 69; longest drive: Claire Burton; nearest the pin: Chris Thomas.