The husband and wife pairing of Rob and Debbie Lane comfortably clinched first place in the Royal Golf Club’s annual Christmas Day Cracker golf tournament with a score of 33 points.

The duo of Colin Dear and Stacey Thomas snatched the runners-up place with 31 points in tough and demanding weather conditions.

Heavy rain throughout the morning’s play proved a challenge to all the players who battled it out over the Championship Course and fully deserved their Christmas dinner and mince pies after their round.