The second round of the 2015/16 Fermon Trophy was played at Gramacho on Monday 7th December. The good conditions and the forward placement of a number of the Men’s tee boxes meant the scoring in general was extremely good. The day did not start off well for SdM as Gwynne Jones had to withdraw at late notice but fortunately Captain Ray Groves agreed to step into the breach and following a shuffle of some of the pairings the team went about their business.
On the day Silves International were resounding winners with a massive 217 points at an average of 43.4 per pairing!! Equal second were Carvoeiro Golf & Country Club and Alto with 200. SdM were fourth, but not too far behind, recording 197. The reigning champions, Vila Sol, continued their poor start finishing in last place on 196.
So after two rounds SIGC lead the table with 372 points with SdM second on 361. Carvoeiro and Alto are locked together in third place on 359 and Vila Sol, with work to do, in last place on 347.
SdM scores on the day were:
Bob Cutt & Euan Pyper - 42 points
Ray & Eileen Groves - 41
Steve Morgan & Malcolm Cooke - 39
Rudi Pyls & Mich Caubergh – 38
Peter Chapman & Paula Luijt – 37
Stu Deans & Marja Chapman - 33