Junior section
The Monthly Medal was once again played in dry conditions, although there was a bit of a stiff breeze blowing into your face down the first.
Matthew Adams won the white box medal with an excellent nett 57, followed by Jack Guerriero in second. The black box medal was won by Huw Thomas, with Ciaran Slyne second.
Sunday, July 4, is the Monthly Medal, with the Russell Jones Cup on July 11.
Tri-Golf is again on this Sunday - please remember your passports. This week we will be practising from the bunkers and playing a par-three hole.
On a sad note, Emma Guerreiro stumbled on the course during the medal and broke her collar bone. We wish her well and a speedy recovery, and thank everyone who helped out when the accident occurred.
Holly and Steve breeze to 'Sam Ackerman' success
The late Sam Ackerman presented his trophy some 25 years ago to be played as a mixed foursome with a draw for partners. A number of potentially strong looking pairs came out of the hat, but were quickly blown away in the wind.
Exceptions were early starters Pat Fox and Mervyn Tucker (yes, he's still playing) who were in the clubhouse with an excellent 41 points.
However, Holly Watkins and partner Steve Cole eventually came in with 44 points - with no score on two holes. A call for drug testing of winners is being considered.
Top three were: 1. Holly Watkins and Steve Cole 44 pts; 2. Pat Fox and Mervyn Tucker 41; 3. Lindsay Moran and Fred Wilks 36.
Pat and Mervyn had two 2s and scooped the pool.
Eighteen pairs played.
Linda and Steve Evans take Mathias Thomas Trophy
The Mathias Thomas Trophy is the only mixed foursomes event to be played as a medal competition and as such is usually won by the better golfers, and so it was this year, with Linda and Steve Evans winning the Claret Jug.
Top three were: 1. Linda and Steve Evans net 73.5; 2. Barbara and David Evans 75; 3. Holly Watkins and Mark Heywood 76.5.
Ladies' Section
Last week, the Tenby team of Holly Watkins, Heather Morgan, Gillian Roberts, Sue Griffiths, Anita Davies and Barbara Shaw joined 62 other teams at the Vale of Llangollen Club for the 2004 Welsh Team Championships.
On the practice day and for the first round, the weather was mixed - heavy showers interspersed with warm sunshine, but each time Tenby played, the rain stopped.
We were playing a local team, from Rhuddlan, who knew the course well and, we eventually discovered, had four single figure players to our one. However, the grounding we all have on a championship links course does make a difference when playing benign parkland.
Holly seemed to have her match well under control, but unaccountably lost the last three holes to finish all-square. However, she won the par five 19th with an excellent eagle to a birdie.
Heather played steadily, but was down midway through the match. She is very adept at coming back in the later stages of a match and won 2 and 1.
In the fourth match, Sue Griffiths found difficulty - as we all did initially - in coming to terms with the greens and lost her match out in the country.
Anita, for whom I caddied, did not play as well as during the practice round, but at least sank some telling putts in the middle of the round. Her opponent plays the course frequently and her greater knowledge of the subtleties of the greens eventually told and Anita lost 3 and 2.
So the match was two-all with Gillian Roberts approaching the last green one down needing to win the hole to continue the match. She chipped first, just beyond the hole, while her opponent at the back of the green had a very long putt with a vicious borrow near the hole and she holed it for a birdie.
So the team lost 3-2, but they had all done their damnedest against stiff opposition. They were all most appreciative of the support they received from their caddies and the eight other Tenby members who were with them and, of course, for the organisation carried out by the captain, Anne Wilks, who made the visit to Llangollen run so smoothly.
We were sorry not to have won, but this did not deter us from celebrating Anne's birthday quite adequately during the evening!
B.M.S.
Club report
After the excitement of Open Week and the AJO Bowl, last week it was back to normal at Tenby Golf Club.
Unfortunately, the weather turned from the glorious sunshine we have got used to over the past six weeks to torrential rain.
On Wednesday there was the June mid-week medal and on Saturday the June monthly medal.
Mid-week medal
This was played on Wednesday, June 23. Ten competitors braved the very poor weather.
Winner was Chris Hughes with a very creditable net 68, and second was Dave Roberts with a net 74. There were no twos
All those who participated should be congratulated on their perseverance.
Monthly Medal
This was played on Saturday. The weather for the monthly medal was very poor in the morning and made it very difficult to play golf, with only three brave enough to go out early. However, the weather improved in the afternoon, an in the end a total of 31 competed.
Winner was Jonathan Webb with a remarkable net 61, while joint second on 66 were John Morris, Daniel Cope and Gavin Scotcher.
Eight competitors had twos, namely Steven Amos, Daniel Cope, Martin Creese, Paul Hoyland, Viv John, John Morris (2), Gareth Rees and Neil Webb.
This Weekend
Tomorrow (Saturday) is the Philip Booth Texas Scramble which is a fun event, followed on Sunday by the Rabbits' Gwyn Tibbs Trophy.
Seniors' day out
A group of 18 Tenby senior golfers (to use the term loosely) enjoyed an excellent day at The Grove Golf Club, Porthcawl, last Thursday.
Not sure of what to expect after the wind and rain of the previous two days, the group was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by sunshine along with the warm welcome by the club staff. However, the wind blowing in from the Bristol Channel, across this exposed coastal course, proved to be the undoing for most of the party as it made the round more demanding and was the reason (excuse) for some low scores.
Tackling an unknown course for the first time is challenging enough, but the frustration was increased as the wind threw the balls off course. It has been said that the game was called GOLF because all the other four letter swear words had been used up. Well they were certainly used up on this day.
Despite all this, everyone enjoyed the day out and the opportunity to pit their golfing skills against another golf course even if the course, aided and abetted by the weather, won on this occasion. Those who managed to keep the ball on the fairways were the obvious winners, while the rest of us went searching for balls in the hedges and undergrowth, even the water, muttering and chuntering to ourselves.
The best scores in were from John Cook and Stan Hudson, both on 33 points (John won it on countback), and Hywel Probert and Geoff Aston, which Hywel won on countback. Stan figured in all the competitions since he won the hidden holes with five points and was the leader of the winning team, accompanied by Fred Wilks and Brian Waters.
Following the golf, the group enjoyed an excellent meal provided by the club and were delighted that they were able to travel home in time to see the England game, though that result was as disappointing as some of our scores.