MEN
74 players entered Saturday’s Petfood’s Trophy and the results were as follows:
Winner: Kris Owen 65 net
Second: Mick Curtis 66 net
Third: Brian Geeson 67 net
Fourth: Toby Earl 69 net ocb
Fifth: Mezz Watchorn 69 net ocb
A further 26 players entered Round 3 of the Compton Cup and the results were as follows:
Winner: Matthew Kerr 71 net
Second: Alex Thom 72 ocb
Third: Bill Crichton 72
Two’s Sweep
4 shares : L Robson, J Orridge, D Raven, J Thorn
2 shares : J Inguanta
In the latest Compton Cup standings Alex Thorn leads with 32 points followed by Matthew Kerr on 30 and Andrew Corcoran on 27.There are two rounds to go. The winner will be the golfer with the best aggregate from 4 out of 5 rounds.
39 players entered Tuesday’s 9 Hole Medal and the results are as follows:
Winner: Ray Catton 28 net
Second: Jay Knipe 31 net
Third: Dale Radford 32 ocb
Fourth: Darren Mackie 32 ocb
Best Gross: Dale Radford 35
In the Two’s Sweep : there were 2 x two’s but one player who got a two did not participate in sweep so the whole pot went to Steve Burton.
LADIES
The Ladies played for Christine Lord Trophy with a high handicap player being paired with a lower handicap player. In 1st place were Jane Berry and Elaine Howarth with 43 points closely followed by Jean Moulds and Sue Millward with 42 points.
SENIORS
Matchday Stableford Tuesday 28th. There was a closely fought competition with the first 3 players all tied on 37 points. On countback the positions were David Bailey first, Steven Tagg second and John Bourne third.
The Seniors at Melton Mowbray Golf Club hosted the Seniors from Birstall Golf Club last Tuesday. The weather was quite pleasant with a bit of late wind but a lovely day of golf was enjoyed by all. However, the men from Birstall enjoyed it more as they prevailed over the home club 5 1/2 to 2 1/2. Congratulations to the Don Benzie and Brian Wray for getting a 1/2 point for a tie match. Victorious for MMGC were the teams of Ken Longbottom and Neil Farish as well as P. Steve Harrison and Peter Middleton.
Next match for our Seniors Team is Tuesday at Melton against Ruddington Grange.