The October Monthly Medal and Tournament of Champions took place under mixed weather conditions. The day began wet and overcast, with showers until midday, but the sun emerged in the afternoon for the later groups, brightening play on The Garden & The Church courses.

Monthly Medal

In one of the final groups of the day, Andrew Bacon posted an impressive net four-under-par 68. In the last group, Stuart Owens also finished with a net four-under 68. To break the tie, the scores on the back-nine were examined, with Andrew Bacon securing victory with a net 33.5 on The Church, while Stuart Owens placed second with a net 34.5. Malcolm Wager rounded out the top three, finishing third with a net three-under-par 69.

Tournament of Champions

In the Tournament of Champions, both Cindy Dawes and Philip Donald successfully reached the 19th fairway with their flags. However, Andrew Bacon stood out, finishing his round with four shots to spare, planting his flag on the 19th green, just 35 feet from the hole, earning him the win.

Low Gross

In the Low Gross competition, Neil Sharpe claimed the win with a gross three-over-par 75. Alistair Brown followed with a gross 77, both Peter Gray and Stuart Owens take third place with gross 79.

Rank List

With the final event of the season concluded, Michael Chard won the Rank List, finishing 277.9 points ahead of Peter Harrison, who took second place. Peter Gray secured third place, finishing 284.61 points behind Michael.

It was an exciting conclusion to the season, with strong performances across the board!