BELMONT Ladies' club championship produced a close finish with Hilary Hall recording a gross score of 93 to pip Kerry Welding by one shot.

The Joan Skyrme Claret Jug for the best nett score went to Margaret Middle with 76.

n Host club member Vicky Howells had the best gross of 29 stableford points at Burghill Valley Ladies' Open.

Results, best gross: Vicky Howell (Burghill) 29 pts; silver division: 1 Sheila Pursey (Monmouth) 26, 2 Tilly Hare (Burghill) 35, 3 Kath Watkins (Burghill) 34, 4 Christine Baldwin (Burghill) 33, 5 Marilyn Howard (Burghill) 32, 6 P McGill (Raglan Park) 32; bronze division: 1 Rita Morris (Burghill) 36, 2 Mandy Preece (Burghill), 3 Sue Coakley (Upavon) 34, 4 Linda Bayliss (Burghill) 33, 5 Dorothy Rees (Ross-on-Wye 33, 6 Ann Dixon (Burghill) 33; nearest the pins: Kath Watkins (Burghill), Sue Coakley (Upavon).

Burghill Valley staged a mixed Texas Scramble in which teams consisted of one senior, one woman, one man and a junior.

Results: 1 John Oldman, Vicky Howell, Mike Buffey and Gareth Hardesty 52.75, 2 Nigel Howard, Ann Oldman, Mike Fletcher and Mark Wells 53.5, 3 Eddie Powell, Anne Price, Neil Powell and Sam Charles 53.75.

n Pat Creighton completed a family weekend double at Herefordshire GC when she won Chris Crisall's lady captain's day at Wormsley.

Pat's husband, Alan, had won the men's Cornewall Cup the previous day and she followed up with the best gross score on captain's day, although it needed a countback before Jo Hawes was relegated to runners-up spot.

The weather was perfect for Chris Crisall's day and another family occasion was completed when her sister, Enid, flew in from Australia to help her celebrate.

Results, best gross: 1 Pat Creighton 22 pts, 2 Jo Hawes 22; silver division: 1 Ann Goodwin 41 pts, 2 Julia Young 35, 3 Ros Eaton 35; bronze division: 1 Jackie Barr 39, 2 Bridget Wood 38, 3 Marion Howe 37; golden putter: 1 Pat Creighton 28 putts, 2 Margaret Hyland 30; nearest the pins: Margaret Price, Margaret Hyland, Ann Evans, Ann Goodwin.

n Leominster Ladies' July medal, division one: 1 Barbara Perrin 98-19-79, 2 Joan Hunt 100-19-81; division two: 1 Jane Powles 95-24-71, 2 Wendy Lane 108-26-82, 3 Jean Crum 108-25-83; division three: 1 Jane Bayliss 115-36-79, 2 Caroline Charles 115-36-79, 3 Carol Rudd 123-36-87.

n There was contrasting weather for Ross-on-Wye Ladies' Silver and Bronze Open days with rain and drizzle for the silver and warm sunshine for the bronze.

Players from 24 other clubs joined the ladies on the silver day when the best gross score for a Ross member was won by Lin Bennett with 87 on countback from last year's winner Helen Palmer, with Ellie Peake also on 87 in third spot.

Other results, best gross: 1 Helen Joyce (Long Ashton) 83, 2 Sandra Collin (Cottrell Park) 86; visitors prize: 1 Elizabeth Freeman (Fulford Heath) 40 pts, 2 Hilary Allan (long Ashton) 36; stableford: 1 Ellie Peake (Ross) 39, 2 Judi Pickard (Cottrell Park) 36, 3 Penny Caves (Ross) 36, 4 Amanda Marshall (Ross) 35; nearest the pin: Patti Smith; longest drive: Lesley Moore (Stockwood Vale).

The prizes covered a wide area when 30 clubs took part in the bronze day.

Results: 1 Christine Dooley (Brickhampton) 43 pts, 2 Janet Warburton (Dewstow) 35, 3 Dot Pritchard (Coventry Hearsall) 35, 4 Julie Rendell (Gloucester) 35; nearest the pin: Pam Duke (Ross); longest drive: Lalley Knight (Royal Porthcawl),

Ladies' nine holes at men's captain's day: 1 Mabel Day 20 pts, 2 Pat Beamon.

n Brockington Hall Ladies' club championship was played over 27 holes.

Results, gross: 1 Janet Jones, 2 Betty Manning, 3 Isobel Crawford, 4 Dorothy Parker; nett: 1 Isobel Crawford, 2 Betty Manning, 3 Janet Jones, 4 Margaret Keyte.

The ladies' team gained a home win over their Herefordshire counterparts.

n Hereford Municipal Ladies defeated Summerhill 3-1 at home in a friendly match.

n Teresa Godbert won by two points and second place needed a three-way countback when Kington Ladies staged the Sheila Morris Trophy.

Results: 1 Teresa Godbert 40 pts, 2 Anita Dart 38, 3 Marion Weaver 38, 4 Barbara Passey 38.

The weather was dire for Kington Ladies' July medal, resulting in only one qualifying scorer, Roma Watkins, who defied the conditions to win the bronze division with 93-21-72.

Mixed Haylings Trophy: 1 David and Lyn Herman 84-20-63, 2 David and Barbie Radbourne 87-20-67; best gross: Rob Pritchard and Angela Wilkes 82.