Deborah Hills was the winner of the Ladies’ October Medal at Forest Hills Golf Club with her score of 96-20-76.

Val Bland was second with nett 83 on countback from Olwen Simpson, writes Geoff Norris.

The Seniors held their annual general meeting on Monday, October 26.

That included the changing of the guard, as Roger Hall was installed as their 2027 Captain with Adrian Vines becoming his Vice Captain.

As well as a new Captain, some other roles on the committee have also involved changes.

After 12 years in charge of the purse strings, John Humphries has stood down as the section’s treasurer, handing over to Martin Shipley.

Ian Lovering is the new secretary, in place of Mike Steward, and Clive Winward is back in harness as Handicap and Competition Secretary, taking over from Roger Hall.

In conclusion of his year of tenure, out going Captain Kev Doyle presented some outstanding trophies for the year, especially the Seniors’ Golfer of the Year that was won by Mark Barnard.

The competition for the Seniors on Thursday was an Individual Stableford, that was played on a course that is playing a lot longer than it was just a few weeks ago, and the scores are reflecting just that. Tim Hollingsworth won Division One with 37 points, with David Gardiner second and Nigel Thompson third.

Terry Osborne won Division Two with a one over par score of 35 points.

Phil Manns was second and Geoff Norris third.

A score of five over par was good enough to win Division Three as Mike Butcher took the honours with 31 points, with Mick Hilliam second and Colin Laver third.

The twos kitty was shared between Mike Parry who had an eagle two on the second, and Graham Wallace, Mike Butcher and Nigel Thompson who all birdied the eighth.

The normal Stableford format on Saturday was replaced by the Medal Trophy, and the round out the day was returned by James Bath.

His gross score of four under par 68, transferred to a nett 71 that earned him the win on countback, from Chris Drew, 82-11-71.

James Prior was third, Gary Davies fourth and Steve Jones fifth.

There were no claims made on the twos kitty, so the £63 rolled over to next week.

The format for the latest round of the Winter League was a Pairs Shambles and some outstanding scores were returned.

The winners were Luke Martin and Fraser Freeman-Jones, who came in with a 14 under 50 points, despite bogies on the first and 17th.

Ryan Burris and Chris Jones were second with 48 points that included six birdies and 12 pars.

Steve Graham and Tony Laws were third, Kev Burford and Stuart Smith fourth on count back from Matt and Mark McGirr who finished fifth.

On Monday, the Seniors competition was a Pairs Better Ball Stableford, with a par of 36 points.

The top 10 all finished with scores of par or better. The winning score was posted early, as Tim Hollingsworth and Alex Harvey were first out, and their five under 41, proved one too many for Simon Killen and Steve Sheppard and Bob Gibson and Adrian Vines who both finished on 40 points.

The twos kitty was shared by Simon Killen and Tim Hollingsworth who both birdied the 17th.