The Showering Cup Men’s event attracted 80 entrants, who encountered poor weather conditions, with heavy rain and high winds. This led to a number of players abandoning their rounds.
Winning score in Division Three, was from Paul Wood, with 72, and he was followed by Mark Colbourne, 73, and Stephen Pearson, who was third, on 74, after a four-way count back. Division Two went to Stephen Cox, with 70, on count back from Selwyn Rees, with Stephen Davis, third, with 71. Division One went to Wayne Black, with 72, with Martin Myers second, with 73, beating Ryan Sainsbury on count back. However, the Cup Winner came from Division Two, with a fine round by Andrew Thatcher of 68, four under CSS.
The Ladies’ Medal saw a win in Silver Division for Jenny Merrett, with 76, Chris Atkinson was second, with 78 and Liz Rose, third after count back, with 80. Bronze Division went to Sandie Roper, with 76, Marilyn Andrews was second, with 78 and Andrea Williams third, with 81. Copper Division was won by Dee Garnsworthy, with 75, Eileen Masters was second, with 78 and Val Dixon third, with 80. The Ladies’ Optimists Cup, a KO Competition for the higher handicap players, saw a win for Eileen Masters, who beat Julia Phillips in the Final.
The Ladies’ Friendly Team entertained Taunton & Pickeridge and gained a 3-1 victory. Wins for June Page/Gina Howard, Mary Ainsworth/Pauline Williams and Diana Stevenson/Carol Mosley.
The Seniors, when visiting Saltford, went down 2½-4½, with wins recorded for Nick Inskip/Stephen Smith and Colin Davies/Selwyn Rees. Henry Banks/Kevin Carmody gained a half. A second away fixture saw a further defeat at Taunton & Pickeridge, 2½-3½. Wins this time came from Dick Ransley/Tony Taylor and Mike Sharp/Chris Bennett, with Philip Moores/Norman Squire gaining a half.
Mendip’s Senior Mixed Open event went ahead, with the dire weather predictions leading to a number of late withdrawals. However, the weather was not as bad as predicted and the 94 contestants, from 21 different clubs, enjoyed a ‘an excellent days golf. Mendip winners were Martin Wilkins/Ann Hopkins, with 41 points, with Nichola Croft/Rod Dyson second, with 40, and Ann and David Collins third, with 36. A Mendip Spring couple won the visitors’ first prize, with 38 points, after a four-way tie. Couples from Chippenham, Weston and Long Sutton took the remaining prizes, all with 38 points.
The Mendip Mixed Team visited Enmore and lost a very close match, 3½-4½. Winning couples for Mendip were Rob and Sue Needham, Terry and Cora Pavey and Carol and Geoff Mosley, with Team Captain Margaret Allen and Bob Smallcombe gaining a half.
The Latest Nearest the pin results saw wins for Liz Rose and Ellen Reakes, Matt Bendall and John Ellis and Chris Jackson and Robert Earney.
Sue Needham, although fairly new to the game, achieved her second Hole In One this season, when playing for the Ladies against the Seniors, in their recent match. At the other end of the experience spectrum, 77 year-old Bryon Osborne, achieved his first Hole In One when playing in the Wednesday Flag event. Not to be outdone, Clive Down achieved his Hole In One on the Par four 18th hole.
The well-known Brian Francis, competing in the Showering Cup, had a rather difficult round, with six eights and a double figure score on the eighteenth. However, apart from the pleasure of seeing his handicap go up 0.1, he achieved two two spots, worth £11 each. A good day after all at the office!
Tony Williams