MORE than 100 golfers took part in Newton Abbot Rotary Club’s annual spring golf competition.

Now in its 23rd year, the popular competition was held at Stover Golf Club.

Prizes were presented at the end of the day covering the various events with the main prizes going to the overall winning team Tinly B and the winning individual Matthew Scott-Tucker.

The competition is also run to raise funds for Rotary charities, and this year two were chosen to receive a cheque for £1,000 each.

One beneficiary was Home Start Newton Abbot, part of one of the UK’s family support charities especially aimed at the support of young families.

The second was Andy’s Man Club which was set up to support young men and is aimed at halving the number of suicides in men aged 45 and under.

Receiving the cheques, the representatives of the two charities thanked the Rotary club and all the golfers present for such a generous donation.

The club also held a raffle for the golfers, and the £500 raised was given to Newton Crisis Aid, which provides relief for refugees and those suffering as a result of natural or other disasters.

Club president, Richard Morgan, said: ‘These charities provided valuable support in our community and running such a golf day was the perfect win-win situation.

‘The golfers had a great day and the charities gained so much in order to help fund their important work.’