EAST Berkshire raised a fantastic £16,000 at their Charity Weekend, which has proved one of the annual highlights at the Crowthorne club since 1987.

The proceeds were split between Daisy’s Dream and Headway Thames Valley.

“The support we received from generous sponsors, local businesses, our members and their guests was fantastic,” commented club captain Mike Bennett.

The weekend, spread over three days, included a four-ball team event, competitions, dinner, auction and raffles.

With 20 teams competing, the four-ball event was won by Crondon Park from Essex with 90 points on countback from Thames Headway with Reading’s Field Seymour Parkes third on 87 points.

On Saturday morning, 80 members arrived early for a Texas scramble shotgun start. This brought together new and old members, with teams of four playing, each including a lady.

The winners were Carol Leith, Doug Bonnici, Jim May and Wayne Williams with a nett score of 61, followed by Laura Webb, June Davison, Bennett and Jason Kempson on 61.3.

Donna Hunt, Rena Hobbs, John Amor and Carl Johnson were third with 61.4.

Sunday’s four-ball team event, which attracted 128 members, resulted in a victory for John Wright, Richard Kaye, Max Kaye and John Kerr with 89 points.

Runners-up were Josh Edmundson, Tom Potter, Callum Russell and Charlie Edmundson with 87 points, followed by Richard Skilton, Mike Nash, Sue Nash and David Lumsden also on 87.

Club professional Paul Newman spent seven hours on the course with a nearest the pin challenge on the 16th hole, raising £435, which was a great effort considering the hot weather conditions on the day.

On Sunday evening Zoe Ovens, representing Daisy’s Dream, and Jamie Higgins, from Headway Thames Valley, were each presented with a cheque for £8,000, much to their delight.

Headway Thames Valley Chairman Dr Trevor Powell thanked the club for their fund-raising efforts, adding: “Your fantastic donation will help support our ‘Living with Brain Injury’ programme’, which benefits the many brain injured people in the community with a ‘hidden disability’ and our Art Therapy programme run at our resource centre.”