McRae, playing off a handicap of five, shot a 26-over 322 across the four rounds to finish 12 strokes in front of second placed Tracey Hobbs.

Hobbs, also with a handicap of five, was within touching distance heading into the final round just five strokes behind McRae.

But McRae showed her experience as a 21-time A Grade club champion and was too composed in the final round. Her score of 80 capped off a remarkably consistent four rounds of golf, as she shot between 79-83 in every outing.

McRae said it was a tense final round.

"Golf is one of those games where you can never feel comfortable about it at any stage," McRae said.

"I knew it was going to be a battle and Tracey put a lot of pressure on me."

McRae said it was one of the more nervous final rounds she had played at the event.

"Perhaps in the past I may have gone into the last round with a bigger lead and felt like I had to just play a reasonable round of golf and stay out of trouble," McRae said.

"But that certainly wasn't the case this year. There were a couple of girls in the field who have been playing really good golf.

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"Tracey was playing exceptionally well and she made me dig a lot deeper."

In B Grade, Kathy Strudwick blew away the competition with consistency. Strudwick was the only player in B Grade to shoot four rounds in the 90s as she claimed the win with a gross score of 375, 14 strokes in front of runners-up Donna O'Connor.

In the tightest race of the tournament, Joan Williams claimed victory in C Grade by just two strokes.

Williams held her nerve against the pressure of runners-up Alison Radcliffe. Radcliffe shot 106 in the final round to make matters interesting, but Williams' 112 was enough to hold onto the lead and claim victory with a gross score of 437.

Nett winners were June Crabtree in A Grade with 301, Donna O'Connor in B Grade with 307 and Marj Reinheimer in C Grade with 318.