THERE was a near capacity field on show at the Gloucester Golf Course on Saturday 25 January.

The event was sponsored by Graeme Marsh and Dave Boehman of D&B Plumbing

The event, a Four Ball Better Ball Stableford, was played in fine and warm conditiuons although bunkers were still ouit of play as a result of the rain a week or so previously.

The winners were two visitors, Jim Bird and Gary Elsey who turned in a combined score of 47 Stableford points with Gary scoring 40 points in his own right to win the trophy for the top individual score. The runners up were Ryan Yates and Heyden Cornall 46 on a countback. The top team of women golfers were Dale Rabbett and Sally Higgins with their combined 39 points
Balls were won by Gary Elsey and John Bird 47, Ryan Yates and Heyden Cornall, Doug Barron and Steve Burns 46, Dave Robbins and Ben Veitch 45, Paul Coote and Brian Osborne 43, Liam Walmsley and Dennis Walmsley 43, and by Jim Spencer and Kev Arney 41.

The Nearest-to-the-Pin at the 4th and 13th holes was won by Ben Veitch in A grade, Geoff Reynolds in B grade, by Paul Griffiths in C grade; they finished 330 cm, 800 cm and 490 cm from the hole respectively. Dale Rabbett finished 790 cm away to claim the women’s trophy. At the 6th and 15th holes Steve Burns, 192 cm, Glen Wright 998 am, Paul Griffiths, 661 cm, and Gai Falla 447 cm took home the trophies for the men and women players.

The long drive trophies at the 8th and 17th holes were won by Paul Blanch, Brendon Murray and Mark Garner in the men’s grades and by Dale Rabbett in the women’s field.

The Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 24 January was won by Rod Burrows with 17 Stableford points and balls were won by Chris Steele, Bill Murray, Rob Moore and Ken Kelly all scoring 16 points.

On Saturday 1 February the Gloucester Golf Club will be playing the Monthly Medal, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by the Arkwood family. The following week Avon Valley Concreting sponnsor an Individual Stableford.

By Peter WILDBLOOD