Robbins wins golf medal

THE Gloucester Golf Club played the first round of their Men’s Championships on Saturday 19 July.

Dave Robbins turned in the best net score of the day to win a deferred Monthly Medal and was just one of three players who played inside their handicap.

The event was an Individual Stroke event sponsored by the Arkwood Family and was played in damp and cool conditions on a course still recovering from rain in the previous two months.

The winner of the Monthly Medal deferred from earlier in the year was Dave Robbins with a net score of 70.

This score also gave him the top score in C grade with the best gross score in the grade going to Peter Markey, 98. In A grade Steve William’s net 71 was the top score while Nathan McInnes had the best gross score with his 78. Brian Osborne was the winner in B grade with a net score of 71 after a gross score of 88.

Balls were won by Dave Robbins 70, Steve Williams and Brian Osborne 71, David Maddalena 72, Nathan McInnes 73, Peter Markey, 74, and Brendon Murray 75.

There was only one player on the Nearest-to-the-Pin card at the 4th and 13th holes with that honour going to Nathan McInnes who finished a close 120 cm from the hole. Steve Williams finished the same 120 cm from the hole at the 6th and 15th holes to pick up the NTP trophy in A grade. John Nicholson, 243 cm, in B grade and Paul Coote, 1050 cm, in C grade completes the trophy list at the hole.

The long drives at the 8th and 17th holes were won in the three grades by Paul Blanch, Brendon Murray and Andrew Badham.

The winner of the Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 18 July was Peter Markey with 16 Stableford points.

Ball winners in a small field were Jeff Graham 15 and Chris Steele and Steve Williams 14.

Over the next two weeks, Saturday 26 July and 2 August, the Gloucester Club will be playing Individual Stroke events as the 2nd and final rounds of their Men’s Club Championships.

By Peter WILDBLOOD