Craig McLeod wins golf medal

SATURDAY, 1 November, the Gloucester Golf Club played their Monthly Medal, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by the Arkwood Family with Craig McLeod storming home with a net score six under handicap.

The field was on the modest size and play was disturbed in the later stages of the day when a thunderstorm delayed play for a short while.

The Monthly Medal is awarded to the lowest net score across the field and Craig McLeod’s net 66 was an outstanding win. Craig’s net 66 was also the top net score in A grade and his 74 off the stick was also the top gross score in his grade. In B grade Roy Crichton won the net and gross double with scores on 73 and 87 respectively. In C grade the honours were divided with Dave Robbins, 68, turning in the top net score and Paul Coote, 99, the top gross score.

Balls were won by Craig McLeod 66, Dave Robbins 68, Paul Coote 71, Steve MacDonald and Paul Thibault 72, Roy Crichton and Jeff Graham 73, with Ben Veitch’s 75 earning the last ball on offer.

The Nearest-to-the-Pin trophies at the 4th and 13th holes were won in A and C grades by Craig McLeod, 704 cm, and Dave Robbins, 1300 cm. At the 6th and 15th holes there was a full house with all three grades represented: Steve MacDonald, 236 cm, in A grade; Rob Moore, 182 cm, in B grade and Jeff Graham, 1550 cm, in C grade.

The long drives at the 8th and 17th holes were won in the three grades by Craig McLeod, Geoff Reynolds, and Andrew Badham.

The Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 31 October was won on a countback by Trevor Sharp with a score of 18 points. Ball winners were Clint Churchyard 18, and Jonny Tighe and Rod Borrows 16

This coming Saturday, 8 November, the Gloucester Golf Club will be hosting a Two Person Ambrose sponsored by Gloucester Ceramics. The following Saturday Jason Collins Transport will sponsor an Individual Stableford.

By Peter WILDBLOOD