Sunday morning saw the penultimate round for anyone wishing to improve their league position, in particular for Bill to make his move to take top spot or Paul to increase his lead.

On the other hand, could Nigel, Roger or Rob close the gap enough to make a challenge over the remaining week?

At the other end of the tabl,e the fight to avoid the wooden spoon is also being fiercely fought between Richard, Jim, Gavin (The Walrus), and Loz. The embarrassment and stigma, which comes with picking up the wooden spoon in such a prestigious society, will torment that player for years to come. You just need to look at the faces of past recipients and see the fear and/or relief on their faces knowing that they are close to that bottom spot or safe for one more year...why do we do it?

Sunday morning came... the weather perfect... and everyone looking forward to the morning's golf. Such good weather, as we know, is a rarity and with such ideal conditions you would expect half-decent scores being returned.

Sadly this was not to be, and what's more, when all the scores were in, only Loz increased his league position by one position, pushing The Walrus into third from bottom spot.

The winners on the day were the pairing of Paul and Roger with a score of 36 points. In second place were Nigel and Loz, with Bill and newcomer Neil Moffat in third spot with 35 points, and yes Neil hits it just as long as Dad, eh Jim?

Gareth and Gavin came fourth with 33, along with Rick and Viv also with 33. Clive and Jim managed 31 points and the lowest scorers of the day were John and Rob with 30 points.

Don't ask me what the captain's challenge was this week, as it was so difficult that only one of us avoided the £1 fine. So the challenge for the title goes to the wire. With our final outing this weekend, it's do or die for those at the top and on the bottom of the table.

LEAGUE TABLE

P Av Total

Paul James 17 41.2 247

Bill Beynon 12 41.0 246

Nigel Ayers 15 39.7 238

Roger Schooling 13 39.3 236

Rob Hall 15 39.2 235

Viv James 12 39.0 234

Clive Law 11 39.0 234

Gareth Phillips 14 38.0 228

Paul Haley 7 37.8 227

John Stevenson 13 37.8 227

Loz Phillips 9 35.8 215

Gavin Field Thomas 12 35.5 213

Jim Moffat 9 35.0 210

Richard Chapman 9 34.8 209