A PERFECT late summer’s day greeted Minehead & West Somerset Golf Club Seniors to the first tee on Monday to play a Stableford competition. There were no excuses for a bad round and Peter Young certainly didn’t need any as he proceeded to deliver a master-class.

Playing off a 4 handicap, he made five birdies in his one under gross score and won the competition with 41 points. Mark Ruttley took second place with 39 points while Graham Troman was third on countback from Dave Ball with 37.

The Seniors played a midweek 321 Bowmaker competition that was won by Bob Arthington, Edward Frewin and Trevor Stephens with 80 points ]. Second place went to Peter Young, Tom Gliddon and Sandy Lyons with 79 points while John Burrow, Malcolm Bruce and Nigel Moore came third with 70.

The week concluded with a Texas Scramble won decisively by the team of Tim Evans, Karl Granger and Mike Kelly with 59 points. Second on countback with 61 points were Dave Oatridge, Tony Connolly and Nigel Trevelyan ahead of Roger Green, Rob Poirrier and Nick Garman.

Meanwhile, Enmore Park Golf Club hosted the annual MET (Minehead, Enmore and Tiverton) Golf Clubs) Past Captains Shield, when in better-than-predicted weather, the teams took to the course with six scores from each team to count in a Stableford competition.

The Enmore Past Captains enjoyed some excellent scoring and dominated the opposition to win by a comfortable margin. The final scores were Minehead 151 points, Tiverton 181 points and Enmore on 200 points. Andy Boult of Tiverton played exceptionally well to produce the top individual score of 41points ahead of Enmore’s Rhys Morgan on 37 points.

On a lovely Sunday afternoon, 34 players participated in the Atkins Trophy at Enmore, a mixed 4BBB competition with a draw for partners. It was a keenly contested competition with some high scores, but in the end, the winners were Alistair Wyatt and Anne Elliott-Rose, with 44 points, one ahead of second-placed Jackie Woodman and Steve Martin, who scored 43. Third place went to Michael Taylor and Nicola Thompson with 40 points.

The Ladies Walker Plate Team Bowmaker 18 holes (draw for partners) on Wednesday was won by Angie Bowden, Hilary Cockcroft and Jackie Woodman with 77. Second place was claimed by Jackie Jarvis, Wendy Walker, and Debra Perry, who claimed second place on countback from Karen Flanagan, Nanette Moore and Alison Greenslade after both returned with 69

Ladies Team Bowmaker 9 holes (also drawn for partners) was won by Rosemary Harris, Susan Hockley and Claire Down with 32, three ahead of Carolyn Blackwood, Carol Robinson and Nicole Toller with 29.

Enmore Royals entertained the County Cricketers Golf Society for their annual fixture on a glorious Monday. For the cricketers, openers Max Waller and Ian Blackwell got the team off to a flying start with an early win. In the second match, home pair Ted Murrell and Colin Galbraith were cruising until their opponents, Peter Trego and Somerset newbie Josh Shaw, birdied the last three holes to save the match and earn what would prove to be a critical half point.

Andy Criddle and Paul Martin couldn't match the consistency of Graham Rose and Dennis Breakwell in match three. In contrast, however, Nigel Redman and Rob Chilcott restored some respectability for Enmore in the last game against Mike Burns and Keith Parsons.