THE ladies of The Vale hosted their final open of the season for the Valerie Gittings Trophy.

Despite inclement weather for the four-ball better-ball mixed event some good scores were posted.

Four teams finished the round with 46 points.

After the countback calculations first place was awarded to The Vale player Fee Mitchell with her brother Colin Nicol from the Sicklehome club in Derbyshire.

Runners-up were Roger and Terri Hawes (The Vale) with Derek and Bridget Lewis (Royal Wimbledon) in third and Ian Crocker (The Vale) and Jackie Marks (The Worcestershire) fourth.

A raffle raised £372 for Breast Cancer Research.