Royal Yea GC enjoyed a terrific turnout on Saturday, with 30 men and 7 ladies hitting the course as the new 7th Green—under the careful supervision of Bob Glenister—continues to take shape and impress.
Monthly Medal & Sichlau Round 6
The men competed for the Monthly Medal alongside the sixth round of the Sichlau Trophy (best four rounds to count).
Anthony La Grutta (18) claimed the medal with an excellent 65 nett, winning on countback from Jack Kenney (24).
Young gun Jobe Dunne (22) continued his rise, finishing third with 66 nett, while Brian Simmons (12) and Martin Lowe (18) shared fourth on 67 nett.
Other highlights included:
- NTP 19th: Neil Peterson
- Putting: Darcy Pell with an impressive 24 putts
- Club Award: Steve Rumney
In the overall Sichlau Trophy, consistency paid off for Alan Pell, taking the title with a total of 282, edging out joint runners-up Brian Simmons and Neil Peterson on 283. Kevin Coghlan (284) and John Phillips (286) rounded out the top contenders.
Ladies Stroke Event
A superb round from Sharon Grogan (24) saw her dominate the ladies field, firing 90 off the stick for a nett 66 to win comfortably.
Penny Britton (31) claimed second with nett 73, while Meryl Connell took NTP on the 18th.
Coming Up
This Wednesday marks the first Gender Competition of the Summer, a stableford event starting with a 9:00 arrival for a 9:30 shotgun start.
Last Wednesday, 25 men competed in a par event. Jack Kenney (30) won with +6, edging out Jobe Dunne (24), also on +6. Tony Rule took third at +5 with a personal best of 81. Zach Pell (15) and Phil Armstrong (20) both finished at +1. Zach was nearest the pin on the 14th, and Trevor Connell claimed the Club Award.