Ladies 'B' Team
The 'B' Team played on Monday at home against Worlebury and I am delighted to say they had another very impressive win! The score at the end was 12 points to Clevedon and two to Worlebury. Well done to the team of Carol Kirkwood, Rosemary Fife, Sue Bamford, Alison Lee, Sue Tasker, Caroline Fairhurst and Sue Liddeatt. The ladies have three more matches to play, but at the moment the team are still top of the division.
Ladies 4BBB Open
Another successful Ladies Open took place this week with the winning pair of Lynn Georgiou and Jan Griffiths from The Kendleshire taking the main prize. The best CGC pair were Sarah Martin and Sally Anderson in second place. In third was Alison Lee and her partner Kathy Salway from Oake Manor GC.
August Medal
Some very good scores were produced in Saturday's medal event. A brief run-down of the scores is as follows:
Division One - First place - Chris Hicks (Nett 68), second place - Jon Mansell (Nett 69) and in third place - Wayne Neale (Nett 69).
Division Two - First place - Jon Day (Nett 68), second place - Steve James (Nett 70) and in third place - Clive Randall (Nett 70).
Division Three - First place - Paul Standeven (Nett 76), second place - Rod Billing (Nett 79) and in third place - Stephen McNulty (Nett 80).
There were 12 winners of the twos sweep with each entrant receiving £20.50 each.
Amateurs or pros?
Welcome to this week's newsletter. By the time you read this a few medals will have been handed out already in Rio - but who's going to take home Olympic gold in the golf?
The build-up to Rio - in terms of the golf - was dominated by many of the game's biggest stars dropping out, and these players have all received a lot of criticism for doing so.
Was the Zika virus a convenient excuse? Can today's elite stars be forgiven for skipping the Games because of their hectic schedules? Where does an Olympic gold medal stack up against a Green Jacket or Claret Jug?
Whatever your opinion, it has raised the question as to whether amateur golfers should have been targeted to represent the sport in Rio, rather than professionals.
We'd be interested to know your opinion, so pop to our homepage and register your vote.
It's a discussion that will rumble on. In the meantime, let's see how those who are playing get on. When the medal ceremony does take place, we wonder whether any of those who did decide to withdraw will regret their decision. Just a thought…