Last Thursday it was the friendly local derby as Tenby Seniors entertained their neighbours Trefloyne on what turned out to be a fine and sunny afternoon. The few hours of sunshine were squeezed in between some late morning and late evening drizzle and did mean that the early four-balls were forced to don their wet weather gear - but not for long. It was rumoured that there were a few sceptics in the bar assuming that the event would not take place due to the weather and were just about to replenish their glasses when the call to arms was made. By the time they had finished the last drop and rushed to the first tee, the sun was breaking through and they had to wait awhile before they could resume social pleasures. 'Awhile' was only 14 holes for John Hancock and Maurice Lewis, who were out fifth, but still managed to be in the clubhouse before the Newman and his entourage. John claims that it was Maurice's usual immaculate game that gave them the seven and six win over Walter Witts and John Cliff, allowing them to retire after 14, even though the game was over by the 11th. They bided their time and struck when it was appropriate (lucky pair!). The other Tenby pair who could have walked in early was that of Bob Howse and Colin Griffith, whose game was over on the 15th. Bob was lucky that he was not playing Mike Evans and Bernard Bradley on his own, since Colin was all set to play the match at Trefloyne - he had even ordered his buggy! It must have come as something of a shock to be reminded that he had to walk the Tenby course instead. Never mind, his straight hitting kept him out of the rough and on the shortest route from tee to green to help his partner to a well-earned victory. Bob made no mention of his putting this week; either it has improved or he left it to Colin. The rest of the games were much closer affairs, with four of them being decided on the 18th, one of which was a half. Brian Morgan had to bow to the superiority of his work-mate Gary Hopkins, partnered by Terry Morgan. Gary, himself, admitted that he more than played to his handicap and was delighted to find the green with his second shot on the 18th. A shot in hand gave him the vital putt for a win. Tony Morris declared that he should have stayed in Cardiff, since he could not find his rhythm until late on. When he did, he helped the pair to a recovery on the 15th and 16th holes to keep the contest alive. Brian was heard murmuring something about cutting Gary's handicap with the Kilgetty Society. Another game to reach the 18th green and then end in a half was the one between old rivals on the badminton court, Barry Woods and Brian Waters. Brian and Martin Neilan had to work hard on their own course to deny this master of the spherical arts (cricket and hockey as well as badminton and now golf) with his competent partner John James. In this close encounter of the spherical kind, 12 of the holes were halved and neither pair could gain more than a two-hole advantage. So it was they walked down the last, shot for shot, to shake hands at the end of a very interesting and challenging game. Vince Shaw had the job of re-introducing Tony Morgan to the course as they played the Trefloyne captain, John Smith ably supported by Brian Norman. Tony had obviously forgotten what the rough is like at this time of year, as numerous balls were consigned to the long grass by all players. In fact, Tony and Vince both lost their balls on two consecutive holes, which did not help the cause after the Tenby pair took an early lead. They managed to hold on to it, however, to win by two and one. Roy Morgan was strangely quiet when he and his partner, Ron Murphy, arrived in the clubhouse. In a game, which could have gone either way, they had to concede to the steadiness of Roger Cryer's game and the excellent putting of his partner, George King. They could not overcome the deficit of an early lead and lost by two and one. Another pair to lose out was that of Clifton John and Alan Keating (yes Alan is back on the scene). They went four down to David Owen and John Crosby and had to concentrate on their game to try and retrieve the situation. They were rejoicing when they drew level on the 16th. The effort had been too much as they lost the last two holes to come in with heads bowed. John Crosby was disappointed that he could not repeat last year's start when he achieved a two on the first hole. Geoff Aston was partnered by Owen Monaghan and they were up against Graham Harrison and Garfield Price. This was an encounter that put the Tenby pair two down at one stage. The turning point must have been the 12th hole. Graham put his drive onto the path alongside the beach and was absolutely delighted to chip over the valley and putt in for a par. He was heard to mutter something under his breath when Geoff sank a long putt to share the glory with him. From there on, Owen's steady play kept the Tenby pair in contention and they were pleased to walk off after winning the 18th. After the last report, Newman chose Des Stone to be his scapegoat this week and they proceeded to splay the balls in all directions off the tees. Fortunately for them, so did Trevor Lewis. It was left to the very steady Denis Busby to cut a swathe down the middle and find the greens in three. Newman and Des went two down, before recovering with Newman's first hole win since early May. It was his smile on winning the fourth that brought out the sun. The smile was soon wiped away with Trevor's birdies on the sixth, the ninth and the 16th. The Tenby pair only had to halve the 17th to claim a two and one victory. Unfortunately, Newman could not stay after the meal to celebrate his first win in a long time with the rest of his team. So - who had the hole-in-one? None other than the inscrutable Mr. Roy Gundry. It was his pleasure to provide the whisky for everyone afterwards as he celebrated his 10th ace (scored on the sixth) - a remarkable feat. Well done sir! The excitement proved too much, however, as he and his partner, Malcolm Arlott, lost on the 18th to Ivan Kirk and John Shephard. This was a match played in great spirit and enjoyed by all who played. Results: N. Vincent and D. Stone beat T. Lewis and D. Busby 2 and 1; T. Morris and B. Morgan lost to T. Morgan and G. Hopkins 1 down; R. Gundry and M. Arlott lost to I. Kirk and J. Shephard 1 down; V. Shaw and T. Morgan beat J. Smith and B. Norman 2 and 1; J. Hancock and M. Lewis beat W. Witt and J. Cliff 7 and 6; M. Neilan and B. Waters halved with B. Woods and J. James; G. Aston and O. Monaghan beat G. Harrison and G. Price 1 up; B. Howse and C. Griffith beat M. Evans and B. Bradley 5 and 3; R. Morgan and R. Murphy lost to R. Cryer and G. King 2 and 1; C. John and A. Keating lost to D. Owen and J. Crosby 2 down.