120 members and guests celebrated LOOE Golf Club's New Year with an excellent party at the club. Despite a good time being had by all, when the next day dawned the golf was excellent.

Perhaps it was the Christmas washout, a glimpse of the sun or the heavy heads, but whatever it was a revitalised Digger Ebdon found the secret (mind you the previous nights riddle he couldn't solve!) as he took the event with an excellent 44 points, well clear of Andy Allen who kept his form just nipping into second place on countback, from Mike Hollingdale who took a leaf out of his mentors (Alan Goodaire) book, having a few drinks at the previous nights party, then promptly shot a two under par gross for the first nine holes but then the excesses caught up with him!!

New Year Running Stableford - Result - Winner - D Ebdon, 44 pts; A Allen, 41 B9; M Hollingdale, 41; N Haimes, 39; J Todd, 38 B9; P Sleep, 38 B9; B Hodge, 38 B9; A Hamyln, 38; M Tilbrook, 37; B Hodge, 36 B9. Other scores - 36 points - P Shiel, R Keith, C Nicholls. 35 - N Davis, D Edwards. 34 - M Mountford, N Beswetherick, N Hill-Male. 33 - W Voden, S Hobbs, B Shiel, T Taroni, C Hewling, R Brenton. 32 - J Nicholls, P Pond, A Winterson, D Ebdon, J Nicholls. 31 - D Lewis, W Earnshaw, C Ford, P Pascoe, M McLoughlin, C Hough, T Davis.

30 - T Pratt, P Green, C Nicholls, V Bennett. 29 - I Harding. 28 - R Hylands, N Beswetherick, A Trembeth, I Puckey, D Allen, R Peake. 27 - D Bennett, P Windscheffel, T Hunn, R Edwards, R Newman, P Newman, C Fedrick, J Mudd, R Brenton. 26 - D Lewis, C Fedrick, A Beswetherick, R Barribal. 25 - P Mannell, R Jones, M Ebdon, M Mann. 24 - P Hodge. 23 - N Brenton, E Bray, O Hodge. 21 - M Trembeth, S Nicholls. 20 - A Beswetherick. 16 - C Barribal.