"When we played at Tenby in May we were stuffed!" said Brian Williams, Seniors' captain of South Pembs. "Today at South Pembs., we have been stuffed!" replied Des Stone, Tenby Seniors' captain. "Both at the meal table and on the golf course, but what a pleasure it has been to play this course in excellent condition, and in such fine weather, against such amicable opponents." It would appear that Owen Monaghan, out with Colin Griffith, had good reason for their loss. As he trudged into the locker room he declared: "I'm absolutely cream-crackered!" (Cockney rhyming slang from a scouser?). Not being used to walking such distances these days, the South Pembs. course had taken its toll and he was glad to rest his wearies. Losing two balls on the first hole didn't help. Showing them the way round were John McHale and Ken Chichester and Ken confided at the end that he had played his best game ever, scoring a number of pars in this very friendly match. Whatever the reason, Colin and Owen were unable to catch the local pair and gave up gracefully on the14th. They were not on their own as many of the Tenby pairings were unable to capitalise on the quick greens and fine weather. "I don't wish to talk about it!" was Derek Bath's response - not very bubbly - "Jack and I were not on song." Further discussion revealed that Tony Stewart and previous captain, Mike Williams, had played very well to demoralise the Tenby pair. Jack Hasdell's rejoinder was that "The butterflies were very noisy today!" Again, this pair left it to the rest of the team to find a result. Unfortunately, so did everyone else. Brian Waters and John Cook were up against the demon putter in Frank Harris. It would seem that he was putting in from all angles and distances as well as making the most of the shots he was allowed. Now J.C. is no mean putter himself, availing himself of the said club whenever he can on or off the green, but even he tired of hearing Frank say "I had a shot there." When he wasn't in contention then Mike Leigh's was typifying their performance like chipping in from off the green on the par three sixth. "Ah, I mesmerised them," said Frank, "and when I started singing that really finished them off!" It is unusual to see Bob Howse walk in with a long face, but even he could not overcome the performance of Robert Griffiths and Jim Boyd. The highlight of this match for Bob and Doug Havard was being two up after two holes. "We should have declared the match won at that point," said Doug, "and enjoyed the rest of the afternoon sitting in the sunshine." With his straight down the middle, regulation golf, Jim and his partner soon rectified the situation giving them a narrow lead after nine holes. That's when the Tenby pair lost the plot and seeing Jim's two on the 14th was the final straw. Chris Sierwald's introduction to Seniors matches was a baptism of fire. He had been given a familiar face to play with in Newman Vincent and pleasant opposition in Henry Davies and Larry Jones. Newman thought he was back in America, in the Badlands to be precise, since he did mention the word 'bandits' in passing, but wouldn't go into any great detail. Chris has promised to try another game - when he has recovered from this one. David Kaye was hoping for a good 'swan song' as this was his last match before he moves to Woking. We were all hoping for a good 'swan song', but it was not to be! He and Stan Hudson were 'never in it' as they succumbed to the silky skills of Peter Bowling and John George. Stan did have a birdie on the 11th hole, but his reward was only a half. Peter played well on the front nine, while his partner complemented his success with a good back nine, scoring two birdies in the process. Stan and David had to content themselves with the fine weather and wonderful views of the estuary. You put two Morgans together and expect a result - not this week! It was a sunburnt Brian Morgan, fresh from ball spotting duties on Wednesday, who tried to keep up with vice-captain, Roy Morgan. In a match where all four players had some golden moments, it was the South Pembs. duo of Kevin Dewhurst and Dai Evans that ended up in front. In his usual succinct manner, Roy summed it up by stating that he had chipped in for a three on the 12th and that they took them to the seventeenth which Brian then lost. They had to concede to two better players on the day, but nevertheless enjoyed the company and the golf. "They were too good for us!" cried Martin Neilan as he and John Williams walked into the locker room. "Ex-schoolteacher Dai Wright, partnered by Eric Pennington, taught us a few lessons today." "That's right," replied Eric, who weighed in with a few cracking putts, "We just out-gunned them!" Martin momentarily frightened them when he chipped in for a two on the ninth hole. Alas, it was not enough and the Tenby pair remarked that they came across a couple of ban-, sorry buzzards, on the course. Tony played the shots while Alan pulled the trolley, such was the summing up by Alan Yates. Trevor Pearce and Richard Davies had led them a merry dance around this expansive course, but the tenacious Tenby twosome held on and only found themselves three down after 15. Things were not looking good, they could not win, but pride was at stake and the two stalwarts dug their heels in to try and force a half. A 20-foot putt was required on the last to do just that and Alan duly obliged, to walk off course with head held high. Was their any success in the Tenby ranks? Just a little! While everyone was trailing behind them Geoff Aston was out there setting an example. Des Stone had chosen him this week to prop up his game and that's just what he did. While his drives were occasionally wayward, his recovery shots made up for any problems encountered. Playing against Brian Williams and his vice-captain, Clive Pitten, the Tenby pair lost the first hole, but welcomed Des's par on the second and Geoff's birdie two on the third to give them a lead which they never lost. Clive was the only player to play his original ball over the valley on the fifth, the other three had lost balls in the attempt, and he eventually claimed that hole. Clive and Brian were driving straight, but such was the nature of this match either Geoff or Des would match their attempts on most holes. This match ended on the 14th which allowed all players the luxury of admiring the estuary views on their way in. Clive then relaxed and had a birdie on the 16th. As this was David Kaye's last Seniors match before he moves to Woking, everyone in the Tenby team wished him a successful golfing future in his new home. Results: D. Stone and G. Aston beat B. Williams and C. Pitten by 6 and 4; B. Waters and J. Cook lost to M. Leighs and F. Harris by 4 and 3; B. Howse and D. Havard lost to R. Griffiths and J. Boyd by 4 and 3; N. Vincent and C. Siewald lost to H. Davies and L. Jones by 4 and 3; M. Neilan and J. D. R. Williams lost to D. Wright and E. Pennington by 2 and 1; S. Hudson and D. Kaye lost to P. Bowling and J George by 4 and 3; R. Morgan and B. Morgan lost to K. Dewhurst and D. Evans by 2 and 1; A. Yates and T. Morgan halved with T. Pearce and R. Davies; J. Hasdell and D. Bath lost to T. Stewart and M. Williams by 5 and 4; O. Monaghan and C. Griffith lost to J. McHale and K. Chichester by 6 and 4.

AJO Memorial

The first leg of the AJO Memorial and the Tenby Observer Cup takes place tomorrow (Saturday) at Trefloyne Golf Club. The second leg is at Tenby Golf Club, the following Saturday, June 23. Members, both male and female, of each club are eligible to take part on either or both days. Although the entry sheets are almost full, there are still a few tee times available for both legs.