Dixon cards 12 pars to lift the Goodfellowship Cup
A 10am airhorn blast sent 58 starters teeing off for the curtain-opener and scores were impressive given the strong wind and a Waterfall course offering minimal run.
Playing off 11, Dixon carded 12 pars and a birdie for his five-over-par 77, but he was run close by 20-handicap Martin Lumbard, who blobbed three holes yet still posted an excellent 41 points.
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Hide AdThird, a further point adrift, was Tony Hill whose wife Julie carded 39 points to finish as top lady.
The Trevor Watts Cup for the best junior was claimed by five-handicap Gregor Macintosh with 38 points after a round of two birdies and an eagle.
Saturday’s Stableford was a washout, but the rain relented for the Sunday competition which again yielded several fine scores.
Andy Putnam, off 12, carded ten pars and a birdie for 42 points and a one-shot handicap cut in Division 1.
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Hide AdRunner-up Andy Simmons also saw his allowance trimmed, from nine to eight, after a 41-point haul and a faultless inward half of nine straight pars.
Alan Houliston took the Division 2 honours with 39 points off 22, a point clear of Philip Andrews and two ahead of Martin Lumbard.