Day One winner was Keith Horam shooting a very creditable 83-16-67, with Matt Day coming in second (86-17-69) ahead of Phil Clegg (82-13-69) by way of a card play-off.

Ray Standring came in a shot behind with a 77-7-70as last year's winner, Gary Davies (86-13-73), thought he'd thrown it all away when the third and fourth holes saw a handful of shots slip away.

Sunday's second round saw Davies charge back to win the day, but his nett 71 was only good enough for second overall, as Day took the overall win with a combined score of 142, to win the board competition by two strokes.

Mick Walsh, with a 72 took second place on Sunday and third overall. Peter Main took third place on Sunday.

It was tight at the top of the ladies section of the Pharman Cup, with Linda Clegg beating Allison Nuttall on a card play-off, both having carded 38 points. Lady Captain Maureen Board took third, just one point behind.

Success came to Mytton's seniors when their team of Ray Standring, Gary Davies, Ted Bamborough and Frank Hindle played their first round match in the 2009 National Seniors Club Classic against Reddish Vale ' with a winning score of 3½-½.

Mytton's ladies also enjoyed success, as Jean Sanderson and Sue Hughes took the club into the third round of the 2009 Daily Mail Foursomes with a win over Longridge.