By Dave Bruce

A small group of Axe Cliff Golf Club Ladies played a team from Sidmouth at home last Monday and continued their good form with a narrow win in this friendly match.

Last Wednesday, in unseasonal warm and calm weather which always makes Axe Cliff a spectacular place to play golf, there was a good turnout for their Monthly Stableford. Not surprisingly, good scores were the order of the day with Margaret Kenchington closely taking the honours from Jill Wellington.

Both had a par 36 points but Margaret's back nine of 21 beat Jill's 17. The c;ub's Devon Venerable County Champion, Stella Thompson, pushed them

all the way, taking third place with 33 points.

John Hanna, Axe Cliff's Senior's Captain and his vice, David Lacey decided this year to have the annual Captain's vs Vice Captain challenge shrouded in secrecy by not telling members who was playing for whom. I have to say they picked wisely with both teams evenly matched. Certainly John thought so with his 15 players just edging a win with 533 points against David's 500.

David can, at least, claim the overall winner of the day - Alan Morgan with a magnificent 40 points in Division One.

John Purdy, in John's team, also won Division Two with a fine 38 points.

To finish the week in style, on Sunday, in excellent conditions, the Men's section played out of their socks in the Monthly Medal with great scores. Steve Thompson in Division One won with a 76-7 Net 69; Richard Gibbons came second with 82-10 net 72, leaving Paul Curtin,

to claim third spot with 85-12, net 73. There will need to be some revision of handicaps in Division Two which was won by Craig Trivett with an unreal score of 82-17, net 65. Mike Rymer also did well with 92-26, net 66, leaving Paul Hankin with third place scoring 82-15, net 67.

It was good to see a busy clubhouse on Sunday with the excellent carvery cooked by new cook Tracey, now an important member of Clair's catering team.

Many also enjoyed a drink on the verandah soaking up the amazing views of Seaton's bay. It's best to book for Sunday lunch on 01297 21754 as it'svery popular with the public."