Bude Veterans' away match on March 10 to Royal North Devon saw a close result with the home side winning by 41/2 matches to 31/2.
Captain Barry Sykes and John Manktelow lost 4 and 3, Ron Gilbert and Ken Marriott lost 3 and 2, Jim Ryan and John Ricketts won 5 and 4, Dave Watters and David Patrick nearly pulled it off but lost by one hole, Richard Cragg and John Taylor gained a valuable half, Den Haydon and Neil Wallace lost 4 and 3, Robert Taylor and Wilf Keat won by one hole, and Andy Muir with Bernie Boniface won 3 and 2.
Texas Scramble Friday March 13 —
A fine morning produced some good scores with a winning score of 63.8 by Arthur Mitchell, Ken Everest and John Ricketts, 2nd Den Haydon, Bill Haggas, and John Moxey 64.8, 3rd Robert Taylor, Llew Courtenay, and Alf Flower 65.9 just beating Dave Watters, Peter Turner and Tom Swift also with a score of 65.9.