ALAN Sykes has won the Scratch Knockout for the West End Garage Cup at Cleobury Mortimer for the third year in succession.

The trophy was presented to the club by professional Jon Jones and Matt Nixon in 1998 when the winner was Joe Ferguson.

P Carpenter was runner-up in the event which is played over 36 holes.

November was a busy month for the club with two Stableford competitions, a Better Ball Stableford, men's scratch and handicap singles and the Junior Doubles Knockout.

The Handicap Singles knockout was won by Ian Duncan with a handicap of 17.

Runner-up was Mark Williams, playing off a handicap of 11.

Honours for the Junior Doubles Knockout went to Dan Clarke and Dave Pain.

First November Stableford (77 entries), Division One: Mark Sutton 4 handicap 40 points, Ian Pringle 11-38, Mark Foster 7-37; Division Two: Steve Lau 13-40, Steve Young 15-38, Roger Evans 17-37; Division Three: Brian Payne Linington 20-37, John King 19-35, Roy Clifford 24-31.

Second November Stableford (81), Division One: Ray Preston 9-42, Steve Skidmore 12-37, Jim Pearce 4-37; Division Two: Lau 13-37, Dave J Morris 18-35, Phil Hulland 13-34; Division Three: Tony Yates 22-36, Steve O'Keefe 25-34, Kev Hughes 27-33.

November Betterball Stableford: Andy Greenhalgh (handicap 4) and Bob Butcher (18) 45 points, Phil (6) and S Lau (13) 44, Jim Pearce (4) and Charles Jordon (16) 42 (on countback nine - 21), Kevin Hughes (27) and Phil Gunster (20) 42 (on countback nine - 20), Ben Wilcock (8) and Mark Foster (7) 42 (on countback nine - 19).