Orchardleigh Seniors annual presentation

ORCHARDLEIGH Seniors held their annual presentation last Monday, with Seniors Captain, Mike Passingham, presenting the trophies to this year’s winners.   

The Monthly Medal Winners all received an engraved cut glass whiskey tumbler, while the trophy winners also received a tumbler plus their respective trophy. 

The “Major” winners in 2021 were: Jonathon Reeve (Seniors Champion) with David Chalker taking the prize for best Nett over the two days (The Mike Small Cup).   Phil Brocks was the Nett Winner on Day One (The Phil Jefferies Cup), with Guy Turner taking the honours for day two (The John Scott Trophy).   Other trophies went to: Malcolm Lloyd (Drums Hill Masters) Paul Lewis (Vets Vase) Richard Fry and Bill Savage (Summer Pairs) Colin Cook and Adrian Malling (Autumn Pairs) – while The Seniors Captain’s Cup was won by the captain himself!!   The captain also won The Pairs Knockout – partnered by Gavin Rea – while Ray Clarke was the winner of The Forth Shield for the Singles KO. 

Former captain, Jim Worsley, presented a trophy to the Seniors for the winner of the new Order of Merit Competition – which counts the scores from all competitions across the summer.   The first winner was Malcolm Lloyd. 

The Medal winners this year were: Division One – Malcolm Lloyd, Jonathon Reeve, John Scott, Mike Norris, Steve James and Steve Lawrence. Division two – Terry Hulbert, Andy Legg, Keith Broughton, Brian Francis, Keith Beal and Ted Bullock. 

The final competition of the summer was held before the presentation and was a Bowmaker with two to count on each hole.   The winners were Andy Legg, Keith Beal and Keith Broughton with a magnificent 93 points. 

The Seniors now go into their Winter season with Roll Ups starting at 9 am every Monday, and the Annual General Meeting is at 8 am on Monday 22nd November.