A nett 66 off his handicap of 13 gave Russell Hedges victory in the Saturday Medal at Braintree Golf Club.

He finished two strokes better than 12-handicapper Craig Bowles with Andrew Marsay third on nett 69 off 15.

It was the single-figure handicaps that mostly held sway in the Sunday Medal although a countback was required to decide the winner.

James Bussell, off six, edged out Paul Bragg, off 17, after both returned nett 67s while another six-handicapper, Sean Kelley, was third on 69.