Veitch wins July Golf Medal

SATURDAY 5 July saw Ben Veitch taking out the Monthly Medal on a Gloucester Golf Course still playing on the heavy and slow side with players lucky to make their handicap.

The event was an Individual Stroke sponsored by the Arkwood Family with the Medal going to the player across the field with the top net score.

The July Monthly Medal was won by Ben Veitch with a net score of 73 an effort that also won him the top net score in A grade; Paul Blanch’s gross score of 74 was the best in the top grade.

The B grade net and gross scores were won by Wayne Maddalena scoring 76 net and 92 gross.

Dave Robbins had the top net score in C grade with his 79; Bill Murray’s 104 was the top gross score in the grade.

Balls were won by Ben Veitch 73, Paul Blanch and Brian McInnes 74, Wayne Maddalena 76, Geoff Reynolds 78 and by four players on 79: Nathan McInnes, Steve Williams, Mark Stone and Dave Robbins.

Paul Blanch had a great tee shot at the 4th and 13th holes to win the Nearest-to-the-Pin at the hole; he finished a mere 130 cm from the hole with nary a B or C grade player in sight.

At the 6th and 15th holes just the top two grades were represented on the NTP card: Steve Williams, 360 cm, in A grade and Doug Blanch, 250 cm, in B grade.

The long drives at the 8th and 17th holes were turned in by Paul Blanch, Wayne Maddalena and Bill Murray representing the three grades.

The Super Sevens for the week ending Friday 4 July was won by Peter Markey with a great score of 18 points.

Rod Burrows, 14, was the leading ball winner and he was followed by Trevor Sharp and Wayne Maddalena, 13 and Arthur Poynting, 12.

This coming Saturday the Gloucester Golf Club will be hosting the Men’s Foursomes Championships sponsored by Col Laurie and Roy Crichton.

The following week they play the first round of the Men’s Club Championships, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by the Arkwood family.

By Peter WILDBLOOD