It used to be a gathering of the clans, but it is now more a massing of the Seniors. This was the last meeting of the group to conclude the winter programme and there were 48 exuberant, enthusiastic members of the elderly echelon taking part in this week's Hidden Partners Competition over 15 holes.

The bright sunshine welcomed the shamrock as well as the daffodil as everyone started in high spirits on St. Patrick's Day. While everyone did their best to conquer the course, the result depended on the partner each was allocated and this was decided by the computer in the clubhouse.

Scouser, Owen Monaghan, played alongside the adopted Swansea Jack, Brian Morgan, and the banter was unrelenting. Morgie was off to a flying start, scoring 20 on the front nine, while Owen was a bit more modest in his attempts to match him. The Swansea Jack blew a gasket on his return journey and only managed to find eight points on his run in to the clubhouse, losing a ball on the last hole after finding good position.

Just behind them was John Hancock, suffering a bit in his attempts to make a name for himself. His performance was summed up on the 11th where he was on the green for three. He then proceeded to play ping-pong either side of the hole to end up with a six.

Another to play ping-pong was Dave Morgan, who had a similar experience on the 13th in his round of unlucky 13. He was out with Maurice Lewis, who lorded it up, riding shotgun, while Peter Woodhouse chauffeured. Peter summed up the group experience when he claimed that they were all eminently consistent - at hitting lousy shots. Between them they par-red two holes and had a mass of blobs.

'Uncle' Jim Taylor had the putting blues and joined Richard Davies, who had not recovered his form. Jim recovered on the 18th where - 'he had a six-footer and adjusted the angle of his favourite putter!' Tony Morgan used his putter more effectively to save embarrassment on some holes.

John Beechey reckoned he had a 'senior moment' on the fifth. He found his ball in the bunker and that after three attempts he forgot where it was! - and gave up.

The ever-reliable Stan Hudson stumbled somewhat after an opening nine holes with 17 points. Joining him on 25 was Bob Howse

Paul Nixon was suffering with back trouble and cadged a lift in on a passing buggy after five holes. Another to suffer was Rod Clark, who struggled on with a painful leg, as did Colin Griffith with a painful achilles.

On the recovery front, Nigel Rimell bounced back after his fall last week, hoping to avail himself of a lesson in buggy management.

Before the group sat down to eat, Seniors captain, Brian Waters, introduced members to three representatives of the PIPPA organisation which highlights access for the disabled. He then presented them with a cheque for £200 to enable them to further their cause.

Also presented with a cheque for £200 was senior member, Bob Storey, who accepted it on behalf of the Tenby Talking Newspaper. All the money had been raised by Brian Morgan, aided and abetted by Mike Fox, in the weekly raffle. A further £56 was raised on the day with prizes given out to Des Stone, Rod Clark, Alan Yates, Jim Taylor, Nigel Rimell and Kevin Pullen.

Winners of the hidden holes competition were: 1. Peter Williams (32) and Bart Youll (26) 58 pts; 2. Geoff Aston (29) and Brian Waters (28) 57; 3. Brian Morgan (28) and John Cook (27) 57.

At this point in the proceedings, the long arm of the law intervened and Geoff Aston, amidst huge cheers, was frogmarched from the room by the local constabulary. There was no need for concern since it was only the club captain, Idwal David, requesting a word in the ear of the club president, Geoff Aston.

To end the winter season, the winners of the eclectic competitions were announced by Brian Waters. Secretary, Jim Martin, set the scene by providing an analysis of the scoring and interesting information.

For the second half of the season, the following were congratulated on their achievements:

Best gross - 1. Stan Hudson 67; 2. Richard Davies 68 (back nine); 3. Martin Neilan 68.

Best net - 1. Nigel Rimell 52 (back nine); 2. Chris Sierwald 52; 3. John Beechey 54.

Prior to announcing the overall result, Brian presented each of the following seniors with a ball as a consolation for not having won a prize all winter: Roy Morgan, Dave Morgan, Ron Murphy, John Williams, Maurice Lewis, Roy Gundry, Doug Havard, Mike Munroe and J. Preece.

The final accolades of the day went to the winners of the overall eclectic competition. These were:

Gross - 1. Richard Davies 134; 2. Stan Hudson 137; 3. Martin Neilan 143.

Net - 1. Nigel Rimell 110; 2. Dudley Williams 110; 3. Des Stone 113.