Melton Golf Club ladies enjoy home advantage

But the course recovered well and a successful day went ahead spearheaded by lady captain Yvette Joyce. The weather was fine but the wind grew stronger which was reflected in the scores returned.

Melton GC members took the first two prizes with the Lady Captain’s team, Beig Agus More, winning with 78 points from runners-up 3 plus One who scored 77 points.

Other results: 3 Clangers 72, 4 Southwold 70, 5 Lutterworth Lassies 69ocb. Nearest the Pin (5th): G. Ivens (Elton Furze), (14th): Carol Conwell (Aston Wood). Longest drive: Alison Seymour-Mead (Kenilworth).

l The seniors and ladies played a mixed greensome stableford for the Jack Wildman Trophy.

The weather was mixed but didn’t deter 40 competing. John Squires and Cheryl Osborne won with 40 points, five points clear of senior captain Owen Cook and lady captain Yvette Joyce. Tom Eadon and Barbara Hamston were third with 34 points.

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Melton winning pairs: John Squires/Peter Keast 6 and 5; Tom Eadon/Kevin Selby 5 and 3; Brian Grommet/Denis Dayman halved; Bill Robson/George Hoskins halved.

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Melton winning pairs: senior captain Owen Cook/Denis Dayman 5 and 4; John Webb/Malcolm Bryson 4 and 2.

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Melton winning pairs: John Squires/Bill Robson won 3 and 2; Bob Luke/Frank Williams 3 and 2; Tom Eadon/Ray Stone 5 and 4; Nev Lenton/Peter Branch 3 and 1; Kevin Selby/Alan Terzza halved; John Webb/Malcolm Bryson halved.

l The par/bogey men’s Ludlow Bowl was won by Adrian Stokes with +3 on countback from Rob Smith, while Brian Geeson (+2) was third.

The second round of the Compton Cup was won by Declan McAuley on +3. Runner-up Paul Hodgkinsion finished level, and Vic Cooper was third on -1.

l The midweek medal was won by Jon Baxter with a superb nett 64, three shots better off than second-placed Dave Moss.

Gavin Baxter was third with nett 70 and fourth place went to Bill Hurrell (nett 71ocb). Best gross score was Colin Mitchell’s 73, while Eddie Cham, Andrew Dul and Haydn Snow shared the two’s sweep.

l The foursome medal Clarke Cup on Saturday was won by Jon Baxter and Rob Smith with a nett 71.5, two shots ahead of runners-up Peter and Dave Poolan. Brian Haines and Doug Woolley (nett 75) were third.

l The ladies’ Jol Calder Salver went to Elaine Shelton (nett 71), finishing five shots clear of runner-up Leah Radford. Fay Hutton was third, one further shot adrift.