WAYNE Maddalena turned in a handy one-under-handicap round in the Arkwood Family sponsored November Monthly Medal, although he did need a favourable countback to edge ahead of Dave Mann.

It was a fine early summer day with the course still in fabulous condition after the club’s staging of the Gloucester Open the previous weekend.

The event was an Individual Stroke event with Wayne Maddalena turning in a card showing 71 net which was good enough after a count back to give him the Medal for November.

Waye also turned in the winning net and gross scores in B grade with scores of 71 and 86 respectively.

In A grade Criag McLeod’s net 72 was the top net score in the grade while Steve Macdonald produced the winning gross score of 79.

In C grade Dave Mann’s net 71 and gross 92 gave him the double win in his grade.

Winning a ball in the ball competition reflected the tight finish across the field; balls went to Wayne Maddalena and Dave Mann 71, Craig McLeod, Dave Robbins and Bill Murray 72, Ben Veitch 73 and Steve Benson and Steve Macdonald 74.

The Nearest-to-the-Pin at the 4th and 13th hole was won by Stacey Groves in A grade and Steve Benson in C grade. Stacey Groves had a double in A grade in winning the Nearest-to-the-Pin at the 6th and 15th holes; Wayne Maddalena in B grade and Bill Murray in C grade also put in handy tee shots to claim the NTP trophy at the hole.

Long drives at the 8th and 17th holes were won in the three grades by Rob Parich, John Parish and Doug Barron.

The Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 1 November was won by Ken Kelly with a score of 17 points; he was followed by ball winners Dave Mann 16 and Bill Murray and Mark Stone 15.

On Saturday next 9 November the Gloucester Club will be playing a Valley Motors sponsored Four Person Ambrose and the following Saturday there will be an Individual Stableford sponsored by Jack Collins Transport.

By Peter WILDBLOOD