Monday 7th September 2026
Fine day for golf ass rain stayed away...but not for much longer as it will be heavy rain all night.
Had an interesting hour in the 19th after our 3 hour 5 minute round..mind you it does not take long to score a gross 63, with eleven threes ! - no sure if it was good enough as few more good teams to come in.
Lots of stars absent as John Baker was leading a Team against Long Sutton .
A big thank you to all that played today in the home fixture
against Long Sutton. As usual, good company and enjoyed by all.
Results:
Nick P & Jim L W 7/5
Rob S & Paul S L 2/1
John B & Martin L W 5/4
Dave M & Brian S W 2 up
Barrie H & Martyn J W 2 up
John G & Chris H W 1 up
So overall: CST 5…LS 1
NTP: Nick Patten
Thanks again to all the players for representing the Seniors
and doing the club proud.
JB
First topic in 19th was Sunday Scramble, where several Seniors Teams competed. Very interesting card from the Crabb Bros...
Scored Gross 56 with lots of blues and yellows , but had to ADD a stroke as their combined handicap was plus 1,
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..Just a different World !
Then some talk about Avalon League over weekend, where CST men were involved in a trimerite with Long Sutton and Isle of Wedmore. Think we lost both matches, which affected the final standings.
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Friday 4th September 2026
Here's the top 10 of the order of merit with one game to go
Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Friday 28th August 2026
August Monthly Draw
1st John Pearce £26.25
2nd Keith Hunt £15.75
3rd John Evans £10.50
£52.50 goes to the Captains charity. Thanks to all those who took part.
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Monday 24th August 2026
Friday 21st August 2026
Reminder from Martyn Jewel
https://www.somersetgolfunion.co.uk/opens
Wednesday 19th August 2026
Monday 17th August 2026
Friday 14th August 2026
Wednesday 12th August 2026
Monday 10th August 2026
Friday 7th August 2026
The Seniors Championship
..and please accept this 4 stroke handicap reduction with my compliments for obtaining the same gross score as8 4 Handicapper Ian Hildred
Wed 5th August 2026
Stroke Index Stableford
I love all the rules and regs for Friday Championship, no changes, strict handicap order, play off etc -
Tuesday 4th August 2026
Start times for Fridays Seniors Championship
| Time | Player | Player | Player |
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| 08:48 | Nicholas Hill (HI: 43.7, CH: 38, PH: 36) | William Hilson (HI: 33.5, CH: 28, PH: 27) | David Hannaford (HI: 32.2, CH: 27, PH: 26) |
| 08:56 | Peter Spencer-Farr (HI: 31.2, CH: 26, PH: 25) | Terence Hackling (HI: 31.0, CH: 26, PH: 25) | Robert Tuttiett (HI: 29.7, CH: 25, PH: 24) |
| 09:04 | Robert Barrow (HI: 20.4, CH: 16, PH: 15) | Jozef Kotwica (HI: 29.4, CH: 24, PH: 23) | Mark Haskins (HI: 26.9, CH: 22, PH: 21) |
| 09:12 | Eric Williams (HI: 26.4, CH: 22, PH: 21) | Ian Frost (HI: 26.3, CH: 22, PH: 20) | Roger Withers (HI: 25.8, CH: 21, PH: 20) |
| 09:20 | Martin Leigh (HI: 25.3, CH: 21, PH: 20) | Mark Sanders (HI: 24.9, CH: 20, PH: 19) | Ian Thomas (HI: 24.5, CH: 20, PH: 19) |
| 09:28 | Douglas Oliver (HI: 24.4, CH: 20, PH: 19) | Richard Forster (HI: 24.2, CH: 20, PH: 19) | Jim Lauchlan (HI: 23.5, CH: 19, PH: 18) |
| 09:36 | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
| 09:44 | Derek Gardener (HI: 22.2, CH: 18, PH: 17) | Tim Purrett (HI: 21.4, CH: 17, PH: 16) | Norman Markby (HI: 21.4, CH: 17, PH: 16) |
| 09:52 | John Evans (HI: 21.0, CH: 17, PH: 16) | Dave Edwards (HI: 20.8, CH: 16, PH: 16) | Martyn Jewell (HI: 20.7, CH: 16, PH: 16) |
| 10:00 | John Baker (HI: 20.5, CH: 16, PH: 15) | Nick Gabb (HI: 20.2, CH: 16, PH: 15) | Barrie Heath (HI: 19.9, CH: 16, PH: 15) |
| 10:08 | Brian Smith (HI: 19.9, CH: 16, PH: 15) | Gary Millward (HI: 19.8, CH: 15, PH: 15) | Roger Stone (HI: 19.1, CH: 15, PH: 14) |
| 10:16 | James Siabi (HI: 18.9, CH: 15, PH: 14) | Dennis Hussey (HI: 18.7, CH: 14, PH: 14) | John Wandless (HI: 18.3, CH: 14, PH: 13) |
| 10:24 | Keith Hunt (HI: 17.9, CH: 14, PH: 13) | Martin Bargery (HI: 17.7, CH: 14, PH: 13) | David Asquith (HI: 17.1, CH: 13, PH: 12) |
| 10:32 | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
| 10:40 | Steven Southgate (HI: 15.9, CH: 12, PH: 11) | Bob Dennett (HI: 14.6, CH: 11, PH: 10) | Nicholas Patten (HI: 14.4, CH: 10, PH: 10) |
| 10:48 | Jeremy Blackburn (HI: 14.3, CH: 10, PH: 10) | Gordon Brent (HI: 13.0, CH: 9, PH: 9) | Steve Best (HI: 11.8, CH: 8, PH: 8) |
| 10:56 | Robert Shelley (HI: 11.4, CH: 8, PH: 7) | David Mugridge (HI: 9.7, CH: 6, PH: 6) | Danny Dowell (HI: 9.5, CH: 6, PH: 6) |
| 11:04 | Martyn Hartley (HI: 8.0, CH: 4, PH: 4) | Ian Hildred (HI: 7.9, CH: 4, PH: 4) | Kevin Barry (HI: 5.4, CH: 2, PH: 2) |
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Monday 3rd August 2026
Summer KO
Steve Kitcher & Martyn Jewell played their QF which was settled on 17th as Martyn won 2 &1 to meet Bob TTTTT in the semi-final.
Letter from Fight Bladder Cancer
Dear Clive, and all
who took part in the Golf Club’s fundraising today.
Just wanted to say
thank-you so much for your generous donation for FBC from your charity fundraising day.
We really do
appreciate it, and it will go some way to help us offer support and advocacy
for all bladder cancer patients across the UK.
Best wishes Team FBC
What a pretty round from Earlies, can't believe they didn't win...so much blueeeee...thanks to phantom pro for turning JKP & PSF score from pathetic 46 to creditable 71. Got bollocking all the way round for not knowing Peter had been absent for 6 weeks to have a pacemaker fitted and that Jan had a broken wrist .
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Yards | 382 | 250 | 204 | 356 | 491 | 294 | 335 | 114 | 398 | 335 | 329 | 169 | 108 | 349 | 365 | 154 | 274 | 299 | 5206 | |
| SI | 5 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 6 | | |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 68 | |
| Gordon Brent (8) | | 5 | | 6 | 5 | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 4 | 4 | | 3 | -1 |
| Steven Southgate (10) | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 5 | | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| David Asquith (11) | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | |
| | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 82 Points |
Back to Seniors 2 from 3 Stableford
Friday 31st July 2026
Wednesday 29th July 2026
More sad news I'm afraid, but heartening in a way.
As we came in from Golf, after an extremely competitive game where Terry Rutherford rolled back the years - but rolled in the Putts as their trio that had hardly met before scored 93 points and had to discard 11 of them....
Anyway, in walked Geoff Dean, with his younger Brother for a beer. If you scroll down to ,9th July, we featured Geoff celebrating his 93rd Birthday and telling us about his Wife of 66 Years, young Janice.
Geoff informed me she passed away last Tuesday.
Janice had made it back home , but was on Morphine for the pain. Last Monday, he saw her to bed and Janice asked Geoff to sit with her, and hold her hand.
"I'm feeling scared and don't want to be alone ".. as Geoff remained until she fell asleep.
In the midnight hours, she awoke in pain and 999 were summonsed and it was back to Musgrove where she was put into Re-sus. Geoff drove in Tues Morning and sat with her, as her breathing shallowed and she left him.
Very bravely, Geoff told me the whole story, then mentioned a burial site near Ottery, which I think he called twinkles. They had been there to another funeral and Janice had remarked that it would be a wonderful place to be at rest - so he is going back there with Janice when all arrangements are sorted.
Geoff Dean 19 Robin's Court
Chard
TA20 1LY
Home: 01460 68576
Mobile: 07840 698499
Email: janiceandgeoff@talktalk.net
Monday 27th July 2026
The Challenge Cup Finals Day
Challenge Cup Final at St. Pierre. A lovely day of golf
which was subsidised by Mike Light again costing only £30. Thank you Mike, it
is appreciated very much
[27/07, 17:03] James Siabi: Well done Charles summers,
wining on countback. How I missed 7 putts from 3-4 foot on the last 5 holes??
[27/07, 18:29] Anthony Harris: Thanks James for organising
again this year. A great competition, across some great courses.
[27/07, 21:41] Charles Summers: May I associate with Tony's
sentiment. James's stewardship of the Challenge Cup has been exemplary,
and, in handing over, sets the bar high for next season. 👏
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| Charles, on a Summers Day receives Challenge Cup from The Sponsor Micro-Light Aircraft Company as Captain James Cook..s the books to sort out all those within a shot or two... |
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| Steve Southgate celebrates in style |
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| Me again...always seem to be wearing a hat ! |
Saturday 25th July 2026
Thurs 23rd July 2026
Update on Maurice ArnoldRichard has been in contact with June and their will be no actual Funeral, just a private family affair which is all taken care of by Undertakers.
There will, however, be a chance to pay our last respects on :-
Saturday 8th August at 15:00
Merriott Social Club
71 Lower Street, Merriott, , Crewkerne, United Kingdom, TA16 5NP
No particular dress code, just 'come as you are'
Just as he did in life, no fuss from Mo. He will walk as quietly from this life into eternity and onto those perfect greens & fairways.
We are not expecting large numbers, but if you could let Richard Forster know via WhatsApp if you are attending it will help the Family.
Wed 22nd July 2026
Summer KO Singles QF clash between Neil & Norman looks tasty as both had same nett score, both cut 0.5 H/C and both playing off 21 HI...
Tuesday 21st July 2026
..meanwhile there was some proper golf being played by our Avalon Team as manager Martyn Jewell reports...
Avalon League result.
Stockwood Vale 3
CST 12.5
Very warm day.
Generally friendly company, while a minority were very
serious!
Thanks to the whole team for navigating some tricky holes.
Martyn
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| Stockwood Vale fielded a very strong Team, but what a start by our first three 4-balls...but would you fancy giving Martyn 12 shots ?..love the way that even if you get a half in an AWAY game ..you Win ! |
Monday 20th July 2026
Big attendance at Alan Chance Funeral
Estimated 120 plus in attendance, fortunately dry fields nearby were opened up for parking.
is it just me, or do you tremble a little when you see numbers like 1948 for DoB...
yes, I know mate.....flipping handicaps have been the bane of my life too....
Thanks to Nick & Alan for Order of Service Pics.
Await details of Maurice Arnold Funeral
Today's friendly match against Taunton
Boy were those greens slick, needed a wet stick of rhubarb to putt....although Dave was seen watering 18th as water may have been partially restored.
N Patten & J Lauchlan Won 7&6
B Heath & T Purrett Halved 0 & 0
J Siabi & P Shorrocks Lost 3&2
B Smith & R Shelley Won 3&2
M Leigh & J Griffiths Won 3&1
D Mugridge & E Williams Won 3&2
CST 4.5 T&P 1.5
Well played guys
Summer KO Singles - Dave & Terry are playing on Thursday
Summer KO - 4BBB First Team to Semi-Finals:
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| Stunning win for Bob Five "T's" as he and Tony Harris take down fancied Neil & Mark by 3 &2 |
..but there are still 6 very strong pairings to overcome before they can celebrate.Holt/Mugridge v Jewell / Shelley
( Playing Fri 08:56)
Gingell / Hildred v Hannaford / Smith
( Playing Wed 08:40 .)
Gardener / Hone v Asquith / Brent
( Playing Wed 08:32 if Gordon Fit.)
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The Chicken Farmer (Retd) shot Gross 81 as he led his Team to a narrow win on Wednesday. He got mad a few times as Greens were so challenging.17th - On Green in 2, 8 feet from pin. Had to putt across a rare green patch..but was too long and had a 9 foot return putt, which turned left and stopped 10 feet away. Luckily his partners were there to mop up the odd point as JKP got a bollocking for not getting a shot on Stroke Index 18 !
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Thursday 16th July 2026
Having had a rest day, a little thank you message for our
wonderful seniors section is in order
Good evening everyone,
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who
helped make this year's Captain's Charity Open such a tremendous success.
Thanks to your generosity and support, we raised an
incredible £4,329.51 for our chosen charity, Fight Bladder Cancer.
This is a
fantastic achievement and one that everyone involved should be proud of.
A heartfelt thank you goes to our Seniors Section members
for their generous donations and for providing so many excellent raffle prizes.
Your continued support is greatly appreciated and played a significant part in
the success of the day.
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| How ironic that one of the sponsor - experts in solar energy - parked in the shade and the gusts of wind removed the roof of their Gazebo |
To all our visitors and home players, thank you for taking
part in the competition and for your generosity in purchasing raffle tickets
and supporting the refreshments at the halfway house. Your contributions helped
make a real difference to the amount raised for the charity.
...and of course " The Sponsor Terrier" - who nagged/begged/ pleaded for sponsors and of course has a very personal reason for this Charity being chosen and will hopefully arranged some of those he has met to come along and accept the cheque
Sir Clive Fisk
Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our
committee members. The amount of work carried out before, during, and after the
event was immense. Their dedication, enthusiasm, and willingness to help
ensured that everything ran smoothly. Quite simply, without their support, this
event could not have been the success that it was.
QUINNY slaved away all day on the Computer, with many challenges as handicaps change right up to the day before.
Others in the Starter Hut were Mr & Mrs Spencer-Farr-Warner-Booth and Mrs Janet Thomas, wife of our Vice-Captain.
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| Note the water, supplied by Captain for every player whist Club repairs water pump that sits above water level in aquifer. |
Thanks to the Ladies on out half-way house, although we were somewhat down on cakes this year and had to make a dash for supplies to ensure we could look after the late tee-times.
Thanks to John Baker who controlled the Start and read the rulesHe even had a 'suggestions box' alongside him.
Thanks to emergency 'cut&paste' team that had to cut up and print all the card labels & handicaps as Club printer was not available as expected.
Thank you once again to everyone who attended, volunteered,
donated, or supported the event in any way. Your generosity and community
spirit are what make this such a special occasion. We hope you all enjoyed the
day, and we look forward to welcoming you back next year to enjoy our improved
course, including the exciting addition of three new holes.
CST Catering did a great job and as teams finished, they were seated in the Horizons for a 5-course Meal.
Lasagne, Garlic Bread, Lettuce, Tomato & Cucumber ..I jest- it was just about perfect after a round of golf - so thanks to all the staff.
With sincere thanks,
James Siabi
Seniors Captain Cricket St Thomas G.C.
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| The Kitcher Kids - threw it all away on 18th with a Bogey 5. |
Another big Sponsor was West Country Cars who sell the very popular Chinese BYD Cars
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| Party of City West Country based in Taunton |
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| They have a brand new 4x4 due out shortly and I've asked for a brochure. |
Note :-The Committee are holding a debrief on Wed after medal to discuss Open and anywhere we can improve. Send JB / DA / JS / IT any suggestions . One thing we may have to change is Leader Board as Quinny has indicated this may be his last year. Think we should do a trial run using the IG System - with each team entering their own cards on Computer - it should be possible any many other Clubs do it. It is, after all, what it is designed for.
