THERE were 90 ladies involved at Stover Golf Club for Ali Cull’s Captain’s Day.

On a rather breezy day, the format was a Texas Scramble with a twist in there, involving throwing dice on the tee to determine which drive was taken. The Tolchards’ wagon proved a great success, with many bottles of Prosecco enjoyed.

The winning team of Jacqui Lacey, Annema Bunch, Katy Cooney and Jenny Parr had an amazing score of nett 58. Their prizes were collected by Jacqui.

Margaret Allen, Janet Emery, Moyna Harper and Carole Ridley were the winners for the 9-hole competition with a nett 34.

There were other prizes for lower places. The team that came last were Linda Clake, Teresa Metters, Rickie Pawsey and Liz Payne. Their voucher for a playing lesson with Craig Passmore was collected by Teresa.

Many ladies stayed on for the prizegiving and there was a lovely atmosphere in the marquee with standing room only. Ali gives her grateful thanks to all who played and especially Richard, Alan and granddaughter Nicole who worked tirelessly to make the day such a success.

Also taking place recently was Richard Cull’s senior Captain’s Charity Day and 98 brave men turned up for this one, playing a competitive round of golf from the red tees, using the men’s stroke index.

It was a very hot day with little breeze. The fairways were firm, providing some interesting bounces, and the greens were quick.

These intrepid souls can now speak with some authority to those who think they know what it’s like to play off the red tees – but have never actually done it. The final scores certainly demonstrate, for some at least, that the length of a golf course and how far you can hit a ball off the tee doesn’t always correlate with difficulty or scoring potential!

All 98 players knew they were playing to fund the installation of a defibrillator at the back of the sixth green. Richard is very pleased to say: “Well done” to all who took part – approximately £800 was raised, successfully reaching our funding target and more.

Among the many memorable performances, Peter Atkinson, at 90 years of age, completed all 18 holes with a very creditable score of 30 points. When asked how he enjoyed it, he said: “I enjoyed every minute.” He added, “When you’re 90, it’s rather silly not to enjoy every minute, however one plays!”

Jeremy Parr, from the 70–79 age group, scored an outstanding 45 points to win the John Wigney Trophy.

Neil Blackhurst, playing off a significantly reduced handicap, performed brilliantly to win the 60–69 age group with 40 points

Bill Mitchinson scored an excellent 37 points to win the over-80s division and the John Brench Trophy.

Thanks go to everyone who played or supported the event. Thanks also to those who couldn’t attend but donated, to all who contributed draw prizes, and to “Foxy” for both a generous prize donation and invaluable behind-the-scenes help.

Special thanks to Andy Carpenter for helping with the starting and assisting Harvie Taylor with marshalling duties, and to Jo and Eileen for running the raffle.

Finally, thanks to the ladies captain for general organisation help and Lesley Pascoe for completing the results.