Debuse takes Monthly Medal with 65

Both divisions of Freshwater Bay Golf Club’s Mid Week Stableford, played on Wednesday 9^th September, where won with 37 points. In Division 1 John Davies (16) held off Dave Wilkins on (16) on the back nine with Derek Wright (3) three points behind in third place with 34. Graham Ellis (25) won Division 2 with the aforementioned 37 points ahead of Peter Scott (21) on 35 in second and Richard Couse (17) in third on 33 points beating Richard Leppard to 4^th on count back.

In the Saturday Stableford 37 points was again a key score but not good enough to take first place from Kevin Garrett (5) with a useful 39 points. Second place went to Kasey Tuckey (8) with the magic 37 on count back from both Hugh Morrison (14) in third and Kevin McArthur (9) in fourth.

Division 2 players scores were slightly lower with Steve Sargeant (15) finishing first on 36 points and John Sexton (16) in second returning 35, Malc Williams picked up third on the back nine with 33 points from fourth placed Richard Couse (17).

Played on the same day was the Captain v Vice Captain Match in the form of a team aggregate stableford with a true Captain’s innings from Barry Hunter and partner Fred Smith opening up a 14 point lead in the first group out, with the Vice Captain’s team only managing to reduce the deficit by 3 points by the end of the match.

The Monthly Medal played on Sunday was won by Mark Debuse (8) with a nett 65 followed by 5 handicapper Richard Frost on 67, John Riddlesdell (19) shot nett 68 to take third on count back from fourth place Derek Wright playing off 3 shooting the lowest gross of 71. In the afternoon the Club President, Peter Sheard, hosted a three sixes stableford competition for mixed pairs followed by tea. Forty one points was good enough to win with Richard and Maureen Couse taking home the Presidents Salvers from Bob and Jan Godden in second place, with the two pairs only being split on count back on the last 12 holes.