A TOTAL of 127 players competed for the final Order of Merit of 2026, the Showering Cup, at Mendip Golf Club, and the winner, with a fabulous nett 64, was Mark Wintersgill, closely followed by Paul Lewis, Ethan Bendall and Zak Wheeler on 65.
The Men’s Gross Order of Merit was won by Jack Vowell with 591 points from George Morgan with 584.
The Men’s Nett Order of Merit was won by Kevin Brimble with 454 points from Rob Edney with 449.
It was a hotly contested October Midweek Stableford with no less than six players tied on 38 points. Division 1 (0-10) 1st Brad Pike - 38 (bk9), 2nd Miles Hackett - 38 (bk9), 3rd Martin Thatcher - 38. Division 2 (11-18) 1st Steve Cox - 38 (bk9), 2nd Clayton Merrett - 38 (bk9) 3rd Gary Lenihan - 38. Division 3 (19+) 1st Richard Baillon - 37 (bk9), 2nd Martyn Russell - 3, 3rd Andy Griffiths - 35.
Ladies competition results: The final event in the Ladies Order of Merit was played and won with Anita Butcher with 38 points, beating Elaine P Richardson on countback.
The Ladies Order of Merit winner for 2026 is Anita Butcher with 132 points, runner up was Sarah James with 121 points.
The ladies 9-hole Stableford was won by Caroline Simper 19 points, closely followed by Libby Bellew with 18 points.
The October Midweek Stableford was won by Sandra Hares.
Seniors competition results: A total of 106 seniors played for the Seniors Autumn Salver on a wonderful autumnal day. The winning score, on countback, with 40 points was Richard Evans. Division One was won by Darrin Vowell with 36 points, Division Two went to Andy Frampton with 38 points and Division Three went to David Jackson with 40 points.
Meanwhile, the annual Mendip Cyder Cup was hosted by Golf Club Manager Stuart Disney. This event is where the Club Captains select five other players to represent their section, with the men, ladies, seniors and juniors all playing in groups together - a truly inclusive event, where new friends and memories are made.
The defending champions and going for a record 4th successive win were the men’s team. In a closely fought contest, going down to the final game, the seniors team managed to edge out the men’s team and claim their first ever victory in the Mendip Cyder Cup! Congratulations to Paul Godwin and his ‘green and white army’ who have had a wonderful year.
Autumn had well and truly arrived when the Mendip Seniors welcomed Bath Seniors for a rearranged game, which was postponed during the searing heat of the summer. And conditions could not have been different with a hot sunny day being replaced by a miserable, drizzly, windy and chilly afternoon.
The Bath Seniors arrived with a commanding 5.5-0.5 lead from the first leg, and in challenging conditions, "Godwin's Green and White Warriors" put up a valiant effort, securing a 4-2 win on the day which was, alas, not enough to avoid an aggregate defeat of 7.5-4.5.
This was The Mendip Seniors 38th and final Friendly Match of the 2026 season and 59 different Seniors represented the club. Eighteen matches were won, 14 matches were lost (only one of which was at home) and six were halved. On aggregate, 10 matches were won, 6 were lost and 3 were halved.