SETTING off in autumn mists but ending in summer sunshine, the team of Keith Wood, Dai Lloyd and Fred Chapman won the Norman Fisher Trophy in convincing style at Vivary Golf Club last week.

They compiled a strong 88 points in the Seniors’ Bowmaker competition, four ahead of their nearest rivals Pete Jeffery, Dave Hinton and Brian Davey.

Five points further back on 79, the team of Dave Thomas, Keith Parker and Dave Willis secured third place, on countback from Colin Woodford, John Troke and Ted Lemon.

The first three in the October Medal were only separated by three points.

Dave Thomas came home with 61, followed by Charles Hall on 62 and Eddie Cullen with 63.

The Seniors’ Equinox Stableford was won on the back nine by Chris Stone from Dave Hinton, both players having scored 39 points.

Pete Jeffery, Pat Vaughan and Dave Thomas all compiled 38 points and on countback were placed in that order.

In the two-man Texas Scramble Pete Jeffery and his partner Steve Baker scored a very creditable nett 57.5.

Phil Nicholls and Brian Thomas came second with nett 59.2, and Mike Gough and Dave Hawkins (nett 60.2) were third.

The Seniors’ Winter League has been drawn for partners and begins this week.

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THE Oake Manor Seniors played a Waltzing Bowmaker team competition on Monday and the team of Keith Woodmason, Gordon Gosney and Martin Rivers came first with 80 points.

Charles St George, Howard Spear and John Atkinson were second with 76 and Tony Staple, Alan Harman and John Coleman were third with 72.

The Seniors Summer Eclectic Competition has now been completed with Charles St George winning the best gross with a score of 65.

Second gross was Andy Brown (67) and Martin Rivers (69) came third.

Bob Trott won the best nett with 60.5, Charles St George (nett 61) and Andy Brown (nett 62) third.

Kevin Ward was the clear winner of the Midweek Stableford Competition scoring 39 points, Graham Wiskin was second with 35, Simon Molloy third with 34 and Graham Walsh fourth with 31.

Jane Clist won the Ladies Stableford Competition with 36, Pat Snellings came second, also 36, Sandra Lawrence was third with 35 and Pam Akers fourth, also 35.

In the Ladies’ Waltzing Bowmaker Competition, the team of Ali Harman, Pam Akers and Cathy Shepherd were first with 69 points; Janet Howe, Karen Potter and Ladies Captain Ros Shepherd were second, also with 69; and Rachel Hughes, Julie Cross and Linda Sully were third with 67.

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Somerset County Gazette:

SUCCESS: The Taunton & Pickeridge Juniors team with junior organiser Mike Hooper​ and match co-ordinator Mark Langford.

TAUNTON & Pickeridge Golf Club ladies took part in a Dallas Scramble medal format played in teams of three on Tuesday.

At the end, it was Berni Hatcher, Jan Hill and Shirley Portis with nett 55 who won on countback from Lennox Heath, Liz Cutler and Liz Reeve, who also returned with the same score.

Congratulations to T&P Juniors, who won the Somerset Junior League Jamboree for the first time in nine years when it took place at Wheathill Golf Club at the weekend.

The T&P team of Bailey Langford, Charlie Hooper, Dillon Watts and Pierre Clifford had a team stableford total with three scores to count out of four of 115 points to win by one point, so it was thrilling to the end.

Mike Hooper, the junior organiser at T&P, said: “This is the first time in nine years the section has won the event, so it’s a real achievement and well done to the juniors involved.

“Everybody at T&P would also like to thank Mike Perry, the president of the junior league, for organising the event and presenting the prizes at the end of a great day.”

This was a fitting way for Bailey Langford to conclude his year as Junior Captain, during which, not only have the section enjoyed considerable success but he has had a trial for England and reduced his handicap to 3.