Gloucester Golf, Benson, Murray win Four Ball Golf

IT was a warm, fine day on Saturday 24 January for Gloucester Golf, for the Graeme Marsh, D&B Plumbing sponsored event with Steve Benson and Brendon Murray leading the field home.

The event was a Four Ball Better Ball Stableford with an additional trophy for the top Individual score. The event attracted a good-sized field and the winners were Steve Benson and Brendon Murray whose combined 46 points was one point ahead of second place getters Ken Kelly and Steve Macdonald, 45, with Darrel Wisemantel and Randall Buckley, 43, in third place. The three place-getting pairs also headed the ball competition with balls also won by three teams all scoring 42 points: Jamie Andrews and Mitch Andrews, Bruce McKechnie and Paul Coote and Andrew Lenehan and Dave Saunders.

The best Individual score was that of Steve Macdonald, 40, although he needed a count back to claim that honour.

The three grades were represented in the Nearest-to-the-Pin trophies at the 4^th and 13^th holes by Craig McLeod, 342 cm, Geoff Reynolds, 617 cm,  and Paul Coote, 370 cm. At the 6^th and 15^th holes it was Craig McLeod, 170 cm, in A grade and Hayden Cornall, 427 cm in C grade together with Dale Rabbett, 782 cm, the top woman competitor off the tee.

The long drive trophies at the 8^th and 17^th holes were won by Ken Kelly, Zed Van der Velte, John Nicholson and Gai Falla.

The Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 23 January was won by Peter Markey with 19 points. Ball winners were Paul Thibault 18, Derek Wand, Matt Yates and Steve Yates 17, with Sally Higgins, 16, taking home the last ball.

On Saturday next, 31 January the Gloucester Golf Club will be playing an Individual Stableford sponsored by Gloucester Auto Brokers & Detailers; the following Saturday, 7 February, there will be the Monthly Medal, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by Arkwood Organic Recycling.

By  Peter WILDBLOOD