There was a distinctive seasonal feel to the Christmas Medal event in the Seniors’ section of Fosseway Golf Club with victory for the appropriately named Noel Chatfield.

His nett total of 62 saw him finish three shots clear of the field with Gerry Rowell second on 65 and Alan White third with 67.

The qualifying round of the Guerwyn Thomas Cup saw eight pairings go through to the Quarter-Finals which are to be held in January. Leading the pack were Mike Ricketts and Malcolm Tucker with a nett 62, followed by Chris Appleton and Cyril Blacker and Alan Jones and Alan Locke, who both recorded 64. In the Quarter-Finals Tucker and Ricketts will meet Pat Cray and George Thurston, Appleton and Blacker face Doug Lane and Howard Nowell, while Jones and Locke compete against Bill Lester and Brian Phelps. In the final match Chris Shellard and Richard Dancey will vie with Rowell and Terry Button for a Semi-Final place.

Malcolm Tucker