A hole in one at Taunton and Pickeridge Golf Club is a rarity but during the course of the Ladies Section Fourball Betterball competition on Tuesday there were TWO Aces! Jan Hill got hers on the Par 3 2nd and Terina Parker on the Par 3 10th! At the end of the competition the winners were Jackie Pike and Lyn Gridley with an impressive 49 points.

The winner in Division One of Saturday’s Stableford was Tony Reed with 40 points, one ahead of Bryan Southward with 39. A number of players returned with 34 points but after countback it was Dan Keitch who was third, David Lock was fourth, Mike Liddle fifth and Daren Carter sixth.

In the second flight it was Simon Duncan who took the honours with 40 points, Malcolm Lawrence was second but only after countback put him ahead of David Clarke who was third and Andy Willett who was fourth after they all came back with 39 points. The third division was won by Gary Nightingill with 40 points, Chris Maggs was second on countback from Nigel Gridley after both carded 39.

In Sunday’s Stableford the first division was won by Andrew Tidesley with 43 points, one in front of second placed Martin Sawyer with 42, while third place was claimed by John Compton with 39. James Julyan claimed first place in Division Two with 42 points, two in front of Simon Squire with 40, while Steve Alison was third on 39.

Martin Tufill with 37 points was the winner in the top division of the Over 55s Stableford on Monday, Jerry Palmer was second with 36 and Iain Brown was third on countback with 34 just ahead of Martin Short with the same score. 

Division Two was won by Hywel Thomas with 40 points, Gordon Buller was second on countback ahead of John Gardner after both returned to the clubhouse with 39.

The T&P seniors had a narrow defeat when they travelled to play East Devon losing by 3.5 points to 2.5 but this was quickly forgotten by a comprehensive 6-0 home win earlier this week against Long Sutton.

Congratulations to T&P Junior member Thomas Gendall who won won the Division One of the  Boys Nett competition with a nett score of 67 at The Tiverton Junior Open  at the weekend.

The Musgrove Cup Charity Golf Competition, in support of The League of Friends of Musgrove Park Hospital, will take place at T&P on Sunday, 22 September.  The format is a Pairs Betterball Stableford, and pairs may be any combination of members or non-members, men, ladies, or mixed.  

In addition to the main Stableford prizes, several individual Spot Prizes will be available.  Further details and a link to the bookings system can be found via the club’s website. www.tauntongolf.co.uk

Musgrove Park Hospital is an integral part of our community and affects most, if not all, of us in our lifetime.  The League of Friends is the premier fund-raising charity for Musgrove Park Hospital, and since 2017, they have raised in excess of £4 million.  Last year T&P’s contribution went towards their Birthing Centre Appeal where £300,000 was raised.  This year, T&Ps contribution will be part of the £1.5 million pledge towards the latest robotic surgery equipment.