Our 6^th event of the year was held at Nevill Golf Club, a great venue for our Strokeplay and Stableford Competitions. The course was in good condition, though the normally very fast Nevill greens, were not actually that fast which confused a few.  We had some welcome cloud cover to take some of the heat out of the day but returned just as we sat down for our post round drinks which enhanced the enjoyment of the day. 

At the briefing before our tee times the skipper explained that for the strokeplay competition you had to finish off every hole and take provisional balls if you had any doubts about where your ball had gone.  Unfortunately for Captain Kevin he lost two shots on the 16th by his ball landing directly on John Collingwoods from his drive and sadly disappearing sideways into the woods.  Fortunately Kelvin got over the his desperate bad luck very quickly but not til after he told everyone about it!

We had a field of 27 players, split into 2 competitions. 12 golfers with a handicap of 18 or lower aiming to take the strokeplay shield off the concurrent 2-time winner Stuart Bourne and 15 golfers with a handicap of 19 or over competing for the stableford shield. The handicap secretary made the day even more complex by including a team event which was unscheduled!

There were a couple of out of control trolley incidents on the day with Rob Weaver halfway through his back swing and with great resolve stopping his swing and chasing after his trolley which had set off on its own.  He was lucky compared with Jerry, who having made yet another 3 putt on the previous green found he had no bag to deposit his putter – his trolley having decided it couldn’t watch anymore and made a dash for a ditch some 70yds down the next fairway! He was grateful for all the helpful comments and support from his fellow team players!

The team competition had 6 teams of 4 and 1 team of 3 competing against each other.  With all three scores counting in the team of three and one dropping out in the team of 4, all members needed to contribute on each hole.

15 points separated all 7 teams and the winning score of 105 came from Phil and Chris Taylor, Graham Meadows and Keith Townsend.  The runners up were Mark Hughes, Graham Smith, Rob Weavers and Will Lunn with a score of 99. 

The average score for the day was 31.63 off the yellow tees, with 7 players dropping into the twenties, with the rest recording some good scores in the thirties – 10 birdies were posted.

The strokeplay competition was won by Andy Williams playing on his own course with a net score of 72.  Closely followed by Mark Hughes and defending champion Stuart Bourne on 74. With strokeplay you have to finish out the hole and count all shots.  Rod Lunn spent some time explaining his 11 on the 13^th and the fact he had played 5 before passing the ladies tee!

The Stableford Competition was won by a very good round from John Collingwood scoring 40 points.  He was closely followed by last months winner James Gallifant.

Stuart Bourne hit a great shot to win nearest the pin on the 12th and Guy Barker hit two excellent shots to win nearest the pin in 2 on the 8^th.

An excellent day was rounded off with a lovely meal of salmon, a few drinks and the normal ‘bon homie’ of and MGS day.

The Strokeplay Shield

Position	Individual	Score
1st	Andy Williams	72 Net
2nd	Mark Hughes	74 Net
3rd	Stuart Bourne	74 Net

The Stableford Shield

Position	Individual	Score
1st	John Collingwood	40
2nd	James Gallifant	38
3rd	Rob Weaver	35

Team Competition

Position	Team	Score
1st	Phil & Chris Taylor, Graham Meadows, Keith Townsend	105
2nd	Mark Hughes, Graham Smith, Will Lunn, Rob Weaver	99

Nearest Pin 12^th Hole (150 Yds)

Stuart Bourne

Nearest Pin in Two 8^th (356 Yds)

Guy Barker

Birdies

Player	Hole	Score	Yards & Stroke Index
Chris Taylor (Guest)	2nd	4 on par 5	518 Yds SI 13
Andy Williams	2nd	4 on par 5	518 Yds SI 13
Alan Bond	2nd	4 on par 5	518 Yds SI 13
Stuart Bourne	3rd	3 on par 4	365 Yds SI 5
Rod Lunn	4th	2 on par 3	169 Yds SI 15
Alan Bond	11th	4 on par 5	474 Yds SI 8
Alan Bigley	11th	4 on par 5	474 Yds SI 8
Alan Bond	13th	4 on par 5	453 Yds SI 4
Graham Smith	15th	2 on par 3	177 Yds SI 12
Guy Barker	17th	3 on par 4	361 Yds SI 14

Order of Merit – Mayfield Golfer of the Year (Average of best 4 rounds)

Position	Individual	Average Score
1st	Kevan Gill	37.50
2nd	James Gallifant	36.25
3rd	John Collingwood	35.25
4th	Keith Townsend	34.50

The societies next event is on Thursday 17^th July and its Captains Day at Sweetwoods.