WEATHER conditions were perfect for the 120 players on the tee for Men's Invitation Day at Evesham last weekend.

Hard work from the greens staff ensured the course was in fine shape after the horrendous storms earlier in the week.

Playing a betterball competition off handicap, the winners with a net 63 were Vale duo D Hartland and J Locke.

Other placings: 2 G Bristow & S Saunders 66; 3 R Minton & L Pithe (Minchin-hampton) 66; 4 B Haines & D Leccese (The Worcestershire) 67; 5 G Insall & B Walton (Creigiau) 68; 6 A Hyde & I Crocker (The Vale). Nearest the Pin (6th): B Claude (Vale). (18th): I Crocker. Longest drive (3rd): A Ormond (Handsworth).

Club results - The Worcestershire 4 , Evesham Seniors 1 : Winners, Owen Gale & Peter Gilbert, half for Ray Smart & Idris Cooper).

Evesham Seniors 5, The Vale 1: Winners, R Smart & Mike Whiteford, Ken Hardacre & Geoff Roberts, P Gilbert & Ken Piddington, I Cooper & Peter Edmunds, Maurice Camm & Doug Bott.

Evesham C 2, The Worcestershire 3: Winners, Norman Hodgetts & Barry Saggers, Ken Hunt & Alan Law, half for Mike Izod & Jim Burton.

Evesham C 3, Droitwich 3: Winners, K Hunt & Nigel Payne, Geoff Burton & Eric Carter, halves for Mike Palmer & John Curtis, David Vincent & M Izod.

BROADWAY junior James Neale scaled new heights with a cracking round of 69, three under par to lead the to eight qualifiers into the knockout stage of the Founders Cup.

Neale's net 64 round left Mick Sandalls two shots adrift in second with Richard Cox in third.

Other qualifiers were Mike Humpston, Mark Stedman, Mike Everitt, Russ Ralph and five-handicapper Les Carter, who trundled round in 75.

Last year's runner-up, Steve Gilks, looked set to qualify with ease but a disastrous final hole proved costly.

After a promising opening 6-0 thrashing of Cleeve Cloud in the North Gloucestershire Four-somes League, Broadway cras-hed to a 4-2 defeat at Stin- chcombe Hill.

Lady members played their qualifying round for the county Kit Kat competition in conjunction with a club stableford competition.

The six qualifiers to play at Naunton Downs were: Pam Hooper 38pts, Julia Ward 37, Jenny Bruton 37, Jenny Foxon 37, Juliet Bourne 37, Sue Carter 36.

Overall winner Jenny Holt (39pts)opted not to enter.