KATH Hudders and Joyce Byrne battled through the poor weather conditions to seal victory at the Vale Golf Club ladies’ invitational day.

The winning duo go back a long time, having met 40 years ago when making cricket teas.

Competition organiser Janice Brown did a great job running the event with the help of Margaret Henson.

The ladies who took partplayed through the rain and returned good scores despite the weather.

Vale ladies’ open greensomes stableford: 1 Tina Jukes and April Wilding (The Worcestershire, 39pts on count-back); 2 Bet Sadler and Sue Macfarlane (Ladbrook Park, 39); 3 Pauline Laight and Sally Smith (The Vale, 37 on count-back); 4 Stephanie Nixon and Pat Kent (The Worcestershire/The Vale, 37).

Best front nine: Viv Wright and Anne Brown (The Vale, 22).

Best back nine: Lyn Robinson and Deb Langham (The Vale, 20).

Longest drive, silver: Belinda Rouse (Redditch).

Longest drive, bronze: Maggie Evans (The Vale).

Nearest the pin, silver: Wendy Towers (The Vale).

Nearest the pin, bronze: Janet Slade (Droitwich).

Twos: 2 Wendy Towers and Janet Slade; 1 Cheryl Wileman and Sue Galliard; Shelagh Inglis and Deb Smith; Hilary Hall and Jennifer Gladwin.