A RELATIVELY small field braved the hot and steamy conditions on Saturday 7 December at the Gloucester Golf Club, with a steady one-under-par net round winning the December Monthly medal for Steve Burns.

The Monthly Medal sponsored each month by the Arkwood Family is an Individual Stroke event with the Medal going to the top net score of the day.

The Medal winner with a net score of 71 was Steve Burns.

The best net score in A grade was Steve Macdonald’s 72 with the top gross score in the grade Paul Blanch’s 77.

In B grade Steve Burns, 71, won the net trophy and his 85 off-the-stick was the best gross score in the grade.

Dave Mann also had a “double” in C grade with the best net score, 75, and the best gross score 97.

Balls were won by Steve Burns 71, Steve Macdonald, Mark Stone and Steve Williams 72, and Trevor Sharp and Doug Blanch 73 just showing how tight the competition was on the day.

The Nearest-to-the-Pin at the 4th and 13th hole was won by Paul Blanch in A grade and Wayne Maddalena in B grade; they finished 197 cm and 282 cm from the hole respectively.

At the 6th and 15th holes it was Ben Veitch, 370 cm, Doug Blanch, 271 cm, and Dave Mann, 170 cm, who represented the three grades.

The long drive trophies for tee shots off the 8th and 17th teeing areas to the fairway were won by Paul Blanch in A grade, Jim Spencer in B grade and Andrew Badham in C grade.

The Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 6 December was won by Peter Markey with 15 Stableford points although only on a count back from two players who led the ball winners, Greg West and Ken Kelly also scoring 15 points.

Balls were also won by Dave Mann and Max Shepherd with 14 points apiece.

On Saturday 14 December the Gloucester Saturday Golfers play the Annual IGA Christmas Cheer Day in the form of an Individual Stableford. The following Saturday they will be playing another Individual Stableford sponsored by Club Gloucester.

By Peter WILDBLOOD