The annual N. D. Toy & Partners charity golf day was held on the Tenby links recently with 51 players taking part in an 18-hole individual stableford competition. As always with outdoor events, the weather can play a huge part and on Friday, N. D. Toy & Partners were again lucky, considering this summer's weather. Apart from one very heavy shower which lasted 10 minutes, the rest of the afternoon and evening was almost ideal for golf, some sunshine with a light breeze. As usual, the Tenby links were in superb condition, which is a credit to head greenkeeper Chris Jenkins, his staff and the greens committee. This meant that for those who could keep the ball on the fairway, there was every chance of recording a good score, but if you strayed into the rough, you were just grateful to find the ball and accept the punishment of hacking back to the fairway. Steve Amos built his round on solid foundations with 19 points going out. A couple of dropped shots on the turn didn't deter him, and with just the one dropped shot on the remaining seven holes, he carded an excellent round of 36 points. There were five main prizes for the golf tournament and again, there was a first time winner, but only just. The winners were: 1. Steve Amos with 36 points - Steve won a round for four people on The National Course at the Vale along with some lovely cut glass whisky glasses; 2. Roger Schooling with 35 points -Roger won a round for four at Bowood Park near Chippenham; 3. Rob Hall with 34 points - Rob won a round for four at St. Pierre; 4. Gary McKeown and 5. Loz Phillips, both on 32 points, with each winning a sports shirt. Gary and Loz beat John Stenson into sixth place with better back nines. There were three different winners of the nearest to the hole on the par threes. There was some controversy about John Stenson's shot on the sixth which ran round the right-hand bank raced onto the green and struck the nearest to the pin marker which stopped the ball in its tracks some four-feet from the hole. Spare a thought for poor Gary McKeown. He hit a quality shot to within four-and-a-half feet and was cruelly robbed - the organisers may have to introduce a rule change for next year's event! Some believed that Steno would be too embarrassed to claim the prize, but no, although he was a little red faced, he still collected the prize. Mike Schooling was one of a few who actually hit the 12th green. It would appear that all of the practice is paying off Mike! Jon Webb finished up just short of the 17th hole; the result was excellent, but as Webbie wasn't telling everyone about the shot in the bar later on, it is assumed there was an element of luck involved! However, he did remain composed on the green and made a two. This was a rare outing for Jon as he doesn't usually play golf during the bowls season and after hearing him singing in the bar later, most people are hoping he takes up indoor bowls during the winter! The longest drive on the seventh into a breeze was won by Rob Hall, who went on to record a nice par four. Incidentally, Rob won the longest drive on the same hole last year - seven must be his lucky number! Steve Amos hit a beauty downwind on the 14th to complete the prize-winners. Rumour had it that Paul Haley was 50-60 yards further on, but couldn't quite keep the ball on the fairway. Sorry Paul, but you've got to be on it to win it in this game! The final formality of the evening was to draw the charity raffle which raised £500 for good causes. There were four prizes; first out was Robin Bradbury, who chose a round for four on The National Course at the Vale, next was Gary McKeown, who chose a round for four on the Old Course at St. Pierre, as did Johnny Webb. The final prize of a Pringle jumper was won by Richard Rossiter - little did he know at the time that the jumper would come in very useful later on in the evening when he fell asleep in the chair next to his already dozing brother Jason! It was left to his friends to make sure that he remained snug and warm in his nice new woollen jumper! In the eight years of staging this event, over £3,500 has been raised and donated to local charities, which is a great credit to everyone who has taken part and contributed to local organisations who carry out such wonderful work on behalf of Pembrokeshire people. As always, N. D. Toy & Partners are extremely grateful to the captain and committee of Tenby Golf Club for allowing them to hold this event on one of the premier courses in Britain. Many thanks to Julia, Gary and the catering staff for serving a lovely meal in the club restaurant and, of course, Nick and Scott for ensuring that the liquid refreshments continued to flow throughout the evening. Thanks also go to Eamon Maher who again marked the cards, ably assisted by Geoff Aston.