With the late summer weather causing the grass to grow quicker than usual at Mendip, the Greens staff are having to work even harder to keep the course in tip top order; thankfully they are succeeding!

The Men held their Captain’s Trophy event with fifty pairs competing. Scoring was very competitive, with the majority of the field beating par in this 4BBB event. Losing on count back, with a net 64, was the pairing of Nigel Brokenshire and Martin Wilkins. In second place were Tom Lowe and S. Young, but winning with an excellent net 62, were Mark Bowers and S. Morris.

The Ladies Monthly Medal, with competitors playing for the Barbara Jose Trophy, saw some very high scoring with CSS rising to the maximum 79. Division One saw a fine win for Ladies Captain Elect, Patricia Rawlins, with a Par equalling net 75, with Aimee Sawyer second with 76 and Marian Speed third with 81.

The Ladies Alliance A Team had a fine win when entertaining Lansdown, the final result being 11-3, putting them, for the present, top of Division Two. There were fine wins for Gill Brown, (who was returning from playing in the British Seniors Open, held in the Wirral), Aimee Sawyer, Patricia Rawlins, Jan Fukuyama and Linda Brobson, with Vi Hayes gaining a half.

The Mendip Seniors event, the Centenary Trophy, attracted an entry of 62 competitors. Scoring proved tricky for all but a handful. However, at the top of the leader board, in third place after a four-way tie came Paul Smith, with 35 points. Winning, again after countback, with 36 points, came Alan Edwards, just beating Brian Smith, with both of them making birdie on the last hole.

The annual running of the Club Mixed Foursomes saw victory go to Jo Espley and Ian Perkins, with a net 75.5, with Jenny and Paul Merrett in second place with net 78.5. The NatWest Trophy for the best Gross went to Duncan Offer and Anita Butcher with a Gross 90.

Report by Tony Williams