After the "away day" at Alto last week due to the European Seniors Competitions, the matchplay men came back home to Silves on this damp and relatively cold Thursday morning.  Quite a few of the regulars were not playing today, as they were on marshalling duty for the Seniors Final at Pinta - getting very wet and very cold!

So, just 12 of us today, and only two of the three 4balls were our normal matchplay game, as Pete Vaughan and his guests played their own game.

Dave Tweed was hoping to capitalise on Peter Chapman's absence by winning today and therefore leap frogging Peter in the league, but Dave and Don (who are pairing up in the Club knockouts), had an ominous defeat at the hands of Stuart Deans and Ken Shelton by 3 & 2.

The other league match was nearly a whitewash, as Chris Nickel and Larry Pratt beat Dave Underwood and Paul Spallin (the other pair practising for their Club knockout double competition), by a convincing 6 & 5.  Still, great to see Dave joining the "male bonding" morning, and he will now be a regular - so surely there will be loads of victories ahead for him!

Not many changes in the league, but Stuart, Chris and Larry are gradually climbing nearer the top.  Leading positions below, but full table on request:-

                                       PLAYED         POINTS       HOLES WON

1    Peter Chapman             5                       9                      9

2    Dave Tweed                  6                       8                     11

3    Stuart Deans                 5                        8                      6 

4    Steve Edwards              3                        6                     11

5    Chris Nickels                 5                        6                     10

6    Larry Pratt                     6                        6                     10 

Just below the leaders are Warren, Bernard, Ken and Stuart Walker with 4 points each. Frans has 5, but he will be leaving at the end of this month