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Five net birdies in a seven hole stretch either side of the turn helped Marcel Aarts (Kettering) and Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough) win the NGL Mixed Fourball Betterball crown at Northampton.
The duo grabbed 42 points to finish one ahead of Staverton Park’s Barry Harding and Samantha Harding, with two pairings a further point adrift.
MacLaren went into the event in winning touch after claiming the gross prize in the NGL Ladies Seniors Championship at Farthingstone.
The Ireland international nudged one stroke ahead of Overstone’s Gill Hodgson, who enjoyed a convincing victory in the net category after posting a net 72.
Lorraine Gilder, Sue Pawson and Gill Snelson finished in the prizes, while the Tazza Trophy went to Rosie Cullis (Kingsthorpe) with 33 points.