The Beginners/Get Back to Cycling Ride went well yesterday. Despite the high winds and rain the night before, the weather in the morning was perfect for cycling. The group enjoyed a leisurely ride of approximately 15km starting from the Clubhouse and stopping for coffee half way round at Poço Barreto, then ending up back at the Clubhouse. All agreed that it was something they would like to do more regularly, so hopefully there will be more rides in the future. Please let any of us know if you would like to join us next time. We are also looking for more people who would like to cycle at a slower pace and keep to the shorter distances.
On Sunday 30th September 52 members and guests enjoyed a fun filled evening at Amendoeira Sports Club. We played 18 holes of floodlit golf on the Par 3 Academy course and the format was an individual stableford. In addition players were split into 2 Teams, Owls and Nightjars with the twelve best scores to count towards team's total.
For the statistitions amongst you here are the final figures for this seasons player performances.
| Player | |||||
| Played | Won | Halved | Lost | Points | |
| Michael Docherty | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| Steve Edwards | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Jimmy Cruz | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Les Smith | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Gunnar Eskilsson | 14 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| Euan Pyper | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Glenn Pennington | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Per Lars Tonstad | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Gordon Wilkie | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Judi Murphy | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Peter Steward | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Jeff Lamb | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Gary Bristow | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Andy Mattinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Girling | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Ian Williams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nigel Cotterill | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Damir Babikov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| James Kinner | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Dunn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SdM's final match, away to Vale do Lobo, ending a hugely successful season was a slightly disappointing 4-1 loss. VdL are involved in a very tight battle between three clubs for the second and third place promotion spots so it was no surprise then that they fought very hard with much determination. First group out for example were Jimmy Cruz and Steve Edwards who had 4 birdies in 15 holes and were beaten comprehensively 5&3.
Second match home saw Jeff Lamb and Les Smith win superbly 7&6, otherwise there were similar stories to the first match. Congratulations to VdL and we wish them well in their quest for promotion.
Results:
Last weeks brilliant half away to contenders Levante finally secured the second division title for SdM with one match to play. Although the divisional result was never really in doubt it was still matmatically possible, now it isn't.
A fantastic season with some stunning results and very high quality performances. SdM have claimed a double in also winning the Interclub Knockout Trophy for the first time.
One match to go, away to Vale do Lobo.
All the resullts and tabls: Interclub Algarve
Results:
The Past Captain's Day was held recently with seven past captains joined by the current captain. The day's competition was an individual stableford with the Trophy being presented at a dinner held the same evening at Hexagone in Seismarias.
I don't know what the collective noun for a group of past captains is, but judging by the photo it could well be "A persil"!
These were the words from 2nd Commander Gabriel Travassos pictured here with Club Captain Euan Pyper. SdM managed to raise 650 euros for this very worthwhile cause.