The traditional annual Past Captains Trophy was contested this week. 6 past captains played a stableford competition with Gary Edwards defending the trophy he won last year. Joining them was this years "future past captain" Peter Chapman.
After the morning competition the Captains and partners all met for a meal at SdM member Jimmy Cruz's restaurant O Canto in Ferragudo. Jimmy certainly pulled out all the stops with a meal fit for KIngs!
Serra de Monchique Golf Club
Captain’s Report No 2 2016
Apologies for a tardy issuing of the second Captain’s Report of 2016 - not to worry at least it means you will only have to read 3 reports in the year rather than the usual 4!!
The club continues to function well with membership steady around the 170 mark and high levels of attendance in nearly all competitions both qualifiers and fun golf. This is due in no small measure to the hard work of Competition Secretary Lynn (and in her absence Marja), Dave Tweed (Thursdays) and Eileen (Ladies Day) – without them our golfing lives would be much more difficult.
Many congratulations to our Interleague team who have gained promotion to Division One with second place. This is our second promotion in the last two seasons, let's hope next year we go on to take the title!
Our final match resulted in a 3-2 victory over a strong Vilamoura team.
It is just reward for all the hard work from team members and Interleague Captain George Cook.
Scores:
A beautiful Algarvean September day, a great turn out and some remarkable scores made this years President's Day very special. In his last as President George Cook went out in style. Following Saturdays golf was a brilliant event at the Vila Vita Beer Garden in Porches on Sunday evening. A barbeque to remember, brilliant music and almost 100 members and guests made for a fabulous occasion.
Official Results:
After last weeks poor 2-3 result againts Quinta do Lago our team bounced back with an emphatic 5-0 thrashing of Quinta do Vale. This sees them top the league with one home match to play against Vilamoura on 29th September. Another ressounding victory could see SdM gain the title.
Many congratulations to our two worthy winners in this years Club Championships. After many very close attempts Gill Edwards has achieved her wish and become Ladies Champion with rounds of 85 and 81, both being the low round of the day, for a superb total of 166 and a winning margin of 15 shots!
An excellent team performance from SdM saw us move up to second place in the Division 2 table. With our three remaining matches all home fixtures we can hope of promotion to Division One. The top three teams going up.
The score today was 9 points to 1, four of our pairs winning and one honourable half, Gary and Gill Edwards coming from 4 down!
Other scores: