The Seniors October Medal at Forest Hills was the last qualifying competition for the Monday Masters and the last Best of Series event, writes Geoff Norris.

Gerald Woodley won Division One with

88-14-74 from Richard Medlin on countback, with Phil Gwynne third.

Brian Evans’ 86-15-71 was the best of the day and won Division Two.

Terry Hooks’ 93-20-73 won Division Three on countback from Mick Hilliam

The 2026 Best of Series gross winner for 2026 was Mark Barnard, with his best eight totalling 65, with Phil Gwynne winning the Nett with 604.

James Bath won the Winter Vase with nett 69.

The A team needed a 4-2 win at home to Gloucester to retain their place in the North Gloucestershire Foursomes Division One.

The final N.G.F.L. fixtures of 2026, involved matches against Gloucester, with the emphasis focused on the A Team fixture at Mile End, as the Foresters needed at least a 4 - 2 win to retain their status in Division One.

The ‘true’ Forest Hills side turned out for what was probably the first time this season.

Wins for Hayden Burford and Ross Jenkins, James Bath and Lee Ayres, Josh Goode and Ryan Burris, Nathan Tayney and Jamie Smith, and Lee Hanson and Mike Burris saw them win 5.5-05.

‘Sty’ Williams and Martyn Walker fought all the way to secure a half.

The B team lost 4-2 in the reverse fixture.

There were wins for Dave Wilding and Tony Laws and for Ollie Cooper and Dan Morse

Dan Reese’s four under gross 68 in Division One was the score of the day in the October Medal.

Steve Thomson won Division Two with 78-12-66 while countback was needed to sort Division Three with William Bailey pipping Joe Liddington as they finished nett 71.