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TRIBUTES are flooding in for a golf professional who died in a road accident at West Wratting.
Simon Mayfield, 40, who taught at Haverhill Golf Club for around 14 years, died when his Peugeot 306 Cabriolet overturned at The Common, West Wratting at the weekend.
Mr Mayfield, of Old Hall, West Wratting, will be missed by the scores of golfers young and old who benefited from his teaching.
He was responsible for bringing teenagers David Quinney and Mark Allen now in their twenties ­up to professional standard and also did much to promote women's golf.
Spencer Tatum, golf club president, who had known Mr Mayfield since the day he joined the club in 1987, said staff were "devastated" by the loss.
He added: "Simon was such a great asset to the club, he's been brilliant with our youngsters, it will be impossible to replace him.
"It was a great shock to us all ­ we can't get over it. He was always smiling, there was never a dull moment with him, which made him a brilliant teacher."
Mr Mayfield was also well known in his home village where, as captain of the crib team at The Chestnut Tree pub, he was looking forward to competing in the captain's final later this year.
Phil Cole, the pub's landlord, said: "He was extremely well known, he was born and bred round here and he had a lot of close friends.
"He was a terrific bloke, always laughing, a bubbly character. He was in here quite a lot and was a good darts and crib player. He will be greatly missed."
Police are investigating the cause of the crash, which happened as Mr Mayfield was driving home from work at around 5.45pm on Saturday.
Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them on (01223) 358966.