Wells’ Seniors met Farrington in the final of the Seniors’ Somerset Bowl, and won!

This was a repeat of the 2018 final, amazingly, at the same venue – Mendip Golf Club. Farrington were keen to avenge a hefty defeat in 2018, and played much better golf this year.

The weather was atrocious initially, SGU doing well to get the match started with such heavy overnight and morning rainfall. Fortunately for all concerned, including the significant number of supporters from both clubs, the rain eased and the day was generally brighter.

In the first out match, Steve Clark and Colin Mantle prevailed, 2&1, having been down early on. The second match was an exciting affair, with Andy Williams and Steve Rowse losing one-down on the 18th. Nick Carter and Martin Barnes struggled in the third match, losing 2&1.

Nick Wilson and Bill McCollum regained their early season form to post a 4&3 win. This left the match all-square, with just the fifth match to play.

Team Captain, Glen Crocker, and Mike Metcalfe felt no pressure strolling to a five-up position and completing the front-nine in level par-gross. However, the Farrington pairing fought back to two-down with some excellent golf of their own. The experienced Wells duo closed the match out on the 16th, winning 3&2 and maintaining their unbeaten Rose Bowl record. Thus, Wells won the match 3-2 and retained the Bowl.

The weather was unkind for the prestigious Tweedale Final, with a blustery wind and frequent, heavy showers. Despite this, there were some useful scores from the fifteen players who were qualified to play in this Final, having won one of the monthly Tweedale medal competitions throughout the summer.

Heavy rain overnight had slowed the greens a little, but the course was still in excellent condition and rewarded good shots. Nick Carter came in third place with a net-71, just one-over-par. Martyn Pugh was runner-up with a net-70. Pascal Norman came first, also with a net-70, but won by virtue of a better back-nine.

Elsewhere, Adam Holliday won the Burnside Cup, defeating Phil Spring in a confident manner in the Final, while the Ladies’ Past Captains enjoyed a convivial afternoon, with Cath Levell winning the Ann Dyson Trophy and Sandy Heath a worthy runner-up.

Janice White