Ladies

A small but talented group made it through the cyclists to play in the August medal and all were either in their buffer zones or had their handicaps cut, which must be a rare event. This of course caused the CSS to drop one to 68, rewarding Caroline Stilwell, who was the winner on a net 64, a 1.6 reduction in handicap to 20.4. One shot behind on 65, was Kate Emanuel, with Val Riziotis one further behind on 66. Both reduced their handicaps by 0.9 to 15.8 and 17.6 respectively. Results…

Men

Considering the disruption from the cycling event, turnout was high on a pleasant summer’s day. Mark Rice emerged from the field as winner with a quality 62, two ahead of Ed Henery and Richard Owen. Reinforced by 65s from Cuneyt Sazer and Martin Heinrich, the overall standard of play was very good with CSS reduced by one from SSS to 66. Three suffered dq for not signing their cards. Results…

In the associated Grand Medal Trophy, two have a lead on others – Ed Henery 341 and Tony Kopczak 346 – but Stephen Legg looks well position after just four rounds on 266. R6 Leader board…