THE Turkey Trot season has got under way at Mendip Golf Club with 93 men playing in the 3 Clubs + Putter event.

Div 1 went to Ben Park with 38 points proving that 4 Clubs are just as good as a bag full of 14 Clubs! Second was Justin Barrow with 37 and Kevin Keene was 3rd with 36. Div 2 was won by Danny Durbin with 37, Cameron Elliott was 2nd with 34 after count back from David Golledge and Div 3 saw a win for Craig Drew with 32 points with Clive Down 2nd with 30 and Kevin York was 3rd with 29.

Forty-four Ladies competed in the Texas Scramble which saw a win for Dee Garnsworthy/Sue Needham/Penny Oliver/Diane Stanton with a net 59. Two points behind were Rosemary Brown/Lena Warren/Ros Withers/Min Woodward with 61 and in 3rd place came Kay Clarke/Wendy Collins/Pat Roscow/Lesley Stone with 62 after count back from Anne Collins/Fran Davies/Debbie Godwin/Lynne Vowles.

The annual match between the Ladies Alliance A & B teams, played off handicap, turned out to be a competitive affair ending 3½-3½. Wins for the A team came from Aimee Sawyer, Libbie Dezis and Marion Speed and for the B team Rosemary Brown, Anita Butcher and Louise Scott with a halved match between Connie Cox and Lally Gibson.

Here are further results from the Summer KO Competitions. The Hospital Plate, being a KO Competition for those who were knocked out in the first round of the Hospital Cup, was won by Jeremy Lawrence who beat Chris Betenson in the final.

The Duffers Cup is open to all players who have a handicap of 15.7 or higher and is then played on handicap. This year’s winner is club chairman Alan Edwards who beat Colin Davies in the final. The Anderson Goblet is played for by players with handicaps of 11.0 or higher and is played off scratch. This year’s winner is Ken Webster playing off 12.7 who beat Jeremy Lawrence, HI 11.6 in the final.

A total of 105 seniors competed in the Ian Hall Memorial Trophy which saw a win for Kelvin Lum, playing off 20, who scored an outstanding 43 points. Div 1 went to Simon Wynn with 39, Jeremy Lawrence was 2nd with 37 and the ever consistent Brian Smith was 3rd with 35 after count back from Steven Heal. Div 2 went to Chis Jackson with 38 with John Fisher 2nd with 37 after count back from Paul Cains. Div 3 saw a win for John Scott with 36 with Charles Roberts 2nd with 35 after count back from Andy Parfitt.

Tom Snelling, the latest member of the Pro Team, continues to impress with his coaching work, especially with the Juniors. One of his latest ventures is working with Welton Primary School who have written a glowing report for the Press on his work with Year 5 students over a 7 week course. The school is intending to expand the initiative to ensure the children from Reception to Year 6 will have the opportunity to experience golf through the academic year. The school are delighted with Tom and Mendip Golf Club who have provided these opportunities.

Some of the children have joined, or about to, Mendip’s Saturday Junior Coaching.

Tony Williams