JAMES Kear won the Junior Open at Wharton Park Golf Club, Bewdley, by just one nett point from Luke Groves.

Result: Kear 78 gross 17 handicap 61 nett, Groves 78-16-62, Jonathan Bryan (Shirley GC) 89-24-65 (back nine), Ryan Jones (Belmont GC) 775-10-65; gross Chris Lojko 74-9.

Club handicappers (group 29-54): Kris Wedderburn 116-54-62; Little Clubbers (12 hole competition) Jacob Wedderburn 80-36-44.

Ladies' May Stableford: Silver Division - Sue Smart 10 handicap 38 points, Hannah Whibley 35-12.

Bronze Division - Di Owen 37-22, Aita Bishop 30-23; Bronze Division Two - Gay Hartwell 40-29, Pat Pearson 31-32 (back six).

Seniors May Medal: Brian Boynton 77-9-68, David Slade 86-16-70, Nigel Norris 88-17-71 (back nine).

Men's May Stableford: Division One - Adrian Barrier 38-12 (back nine), Kevin Lane 38-9 (back nine), Richard Clarke 37-11; Division Two - Mark Westbury 39-16, Martin Bedwell 39-15, Steve Green 39-19 (back nine); Division Three - Dan Jones 40-22, M Hill 38-27, John Nolan 38-26.

Friendlies: Wharton Park 3.5, Little Lakes 2.5; Bewdley Pines v Wharton Park - match drawn.

Wyre Forest

A Fun Wooden/Iron Lady Stableford competition was held at Wyre Forest Golf Club ladies section when the players used woods for the front nine and irons on the back nine.

Winners were: Jane Palmer 33 points, Sue Giblin 30, Dawn Gregg 29 (countback last nine), Doreen Hart 29.

Marie Curie Stableford: Pat Bowater 37, Gregg 34, Giblin 33, Val Bow 32.

Sue Giblin won the Rosebud Stableford at Wyre Forest Golf Club ladies section.

Top four places were: Giblin 30 points, Val Bow 29, Mary Finn 29, Mary Russell 29.

Cleobury Mortimer

Sylvia Tudor-Hughes, lady captain at Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club, hosted the ladies section to an 18 hole Stableford competition and lunch on her Lady Captain's day.

Despite the atrocious weather conditions, the event was well supported and good scores were returned.

Rosaleen Harrop (11) won the Sara Pain Cup for best score in the Silver Division with 35 points, while Gloria Bullock (33) and Jan Peutherer (23) tied in the Bronze Division with 39 points, but the Lynne Pinner Cup was awarded to Gloria Bullock on count back

The Club Championship, which was held early in May, was won by Nicola Jarman best gross, Anne Breakwell best nett.

Oliver Bytheway won the Men's June Stableford at Cleobury.

Division One: Bytheway 42 points, Steve Best 39, Yoshihiko Oyama 39, Grant Carbines 38, Andrew Price 38, Robbie Burnand 37.

Division Two: Roger Evans 43, Graham Fletcher 37, Tony Willetts 36, James Clifford 35, Alan Hall 33, Stephen Skidmore 33.

Division Three: Adrian Powell 42, Josh Carpenter 37, David Walker 37, Robin Hancox 34, Steven Smith 34, Paul Hannah 32.