32 Seniors members attended the Away Day at Newbiggin golf club in September, and enjoyed a bacon sandwich before playing Texas Scramble in teams of four.

The winning team with a score of 67 (5 under par) was: Peter Smith, Keith Wilkinson, Geoff Minto and Peter Leonard who all has £10 credited to their City bar cards. The runners-up with a score of 71 were Michael Irvine, Gary Wilson, John Jones and George Hall.

Keith Wilkinson and Arnie Minford won the Nearest Pin on the par 3 holes and both won golf balls kindly donated by Jim Trigg.

Everyone enjoyed an enjoyable meal, after the golf, of steak pie chips and mushy peas. An excellent day out!

This year the Northumberland Seniors League Field Day was played over the Stocksfield golf course, each club fielding 10 players. The best 4 returning counting cards were: Gordon Lamb 36 points, Dave Lowrey 35, John Stephenson 33, and Keith Ridden 32.

Runner up in category D group was Gordon Lamb 36 points.

Northumberland were the winning team for the Ken Clarke Trophy with 150 points. City in 4th place with 136 points.

Another great year for the section!

Dave Fletcher

An excellent field of 62 members teed off this morning, and all players met up in the club-house following the round and enjoyed a Fish ‘n Chips meal. The two Champions were presented with their trophies by Dave Fletcher.

Results:

The Champion (Gross score) – Rod Hall 73.

                         £15 credit on club card, and the Championship Shield.

Runner-up – Steve Slater 74 (for the second year in a row)

                        £10 credit on club card

Third Place – Paul Messner 75.

                         £5 credit on club card

The Net Score Winner – Les Miller 64 (82-18)

                         £15 credit on club card, and McLachlan Trophy.

Runner-up – Ian Donalson 67 (78-11)

                        £10 credit on club card

Third Place – Steve Paxton 69 (92-23)

                         £5 credit on club card

Nearest The Pin at 6^th hole – Steve Slater 246cm wins a bottle of Prosecco.

Nearest The Pin at 14^th hole – Dave Dryden 5ft 11in wins a bottle of Prosecco.

Bonus Ball Winner – Dave Hodgson wins £50, credited on his club card.

Four-Ball Winner – Steve Muse wins a voucher for Gosforth GC.

Congratulations to the above and thanks to all who supported the event, including the Competitions Team and the catering staff.  The winners will be contacted individually about receiving their prizes.

Dave Fletcher

Yesterday, at the City, we had the final senior league match of the season against Bedlingtonshire. Going into the match we were sitting in 2nd place 3 points clear of Blyth. There were some great performances on the day and City ran out 7 - 5 winners. This win was enough to secure second place behind Stocksfield and conclude a very successful league campaign, finishing on 84 points (5 points clear of Northumberland who finished third).

On behalf of the Club, thank you and congratulations to all who participated in the matches.

Peter Smith, Team Captain

On a typical British Summer’s day we travelled to Tynemouth for our penultimate league game of the season. With many other courses closed in the area I was surprised that the match was able to be played.

The matches started well with 3 out of a possible 4 points after the first two games. Unfortunately we were only able to secure one more victory in the remaining four games, Tynemouth running out 7-5 winners on the day. This leaves us second in the league, behind Stocksfield.

One league match remains against Bedlington at the City on 17^th August.

Peter Smith, Team Captain