April Monthly Medal Winner

5 April 2025

A bright and sunny day welcomed 90 members for the April Monthly Medal, played over The Garden & The Church.

In a closely contested competition, Ian Nickoll claimed top spot with a net two-under-par 70, winning on countback with a net 35.5 on the back nine. Nicholas Chappell also finished on net 70 but placed second with a net 37.

Derek Love followed closely behind in third place with a net 71, continuing his strong early-season form.

Leaderboard

Pos.	Player	To Par Net	Total Net	Details
1	Ian Nickoll	-2	70	Countback – Net 35.5
2	Nicholas Chappell	-2	70	Countback – Net 37
3	Derek Love	-1	71
T4	Christopher Driver	E	72
T4	Ross Kemp	E	72
6	Jeff Olsen	+1	73
T7	James Copley	+2	74
T7	Susie Lee	+2	74
T7	David Cope	+2	74
T7	Rob Whittick	+2	74
T7	Stuart Owens	+2	74

Low Gross

Ian Nickoll, who carded a 75 (+3) secured the Low Gross win as well. James Copley finished second with a 77 (+5), and Neil Sharpe took third place with a 78 (+6).

Pos.	Player	To Par Gross	Total Gross
1	Ian Nickoll	+3	75
2	James Copley	+5	77
3	Neil Sharpe	+6	78

Rank List

Following his third-place finish, Derek Love moves to the top of the Rank List with 800 points, overtaking Neil Sharpe, who now sits second on 697.55 points, 102.45 behind the lead. David Cope climbs into third place with 528.31 points, maintaining consistency across the early events.

Current Rank	Previous Rank	Player	Events	Number of Wins	Points in this Event	Total Points	Points Behind Lead
1	2	Derek Love	2	1	300	800
2	1	Neil Sharpe	3	1	81.75	697.55	102.45
3	5	David Cope	3	0	163.2	528.31	271.69
4	9	James Copley	3	0	163.2	500.2	299.8
5	–	Ian Nickoll	1	1	500	500	300
6	10	Jeff Olsen	3	0	190	498	302
7	13	Ross Kemp	4	0	230	495.41	304.59
8	T89	Nicholas Chappell	2	0	375	397.2	402.8
T9	T3	Cindy Dawes	1	0	0	375	425
T9	T3	Robin Choudhury	1	0	0	375	425

Twos

Pos.	Player	Instances
T1	Nicolas Galperin	1
T1	David Senior	1
T1	Ian Nickoll	1
T1	David Cope	1
T1	Martin Collins	1
T1	John Rowe	1
T1	Alistair Brown	1
T1	Rob Whittick	1
T1	Paul Weston	1
T1	Derek Love	1