George Taylor and Heather Morgan win AJO Bowls

Tenby and Trefloyne Golf Clubs recently hosted the AJO Memorial on consecutive Saturdays.

Arthur Ormond MBE was the Managing Editor of the Tenby Observer, and the competition involving both clubs is held each year in his memory.

First leg – Tenby GC

The famous links were in excellent overall condition, although the weather proved extremely tough, with a very strong easterly gale and some rain. Nevertheless, the turnout was good in view of the circumstances.

Arthur’s grandson, Sam Ormond, led the field with an excellent 40pts. George Taylor followed closely with 39pts, while Neil Webb came in with 38pts.

In fact, given the conditions, the scoring was generally very good, with 32 competitors returning scores of at least 30pts.

Second leg – Trefloyne GC

The weather was much improved for the second leg, although a stiff breeze blew throughout the day.

The parkland course was very well presented, with the fairways, semi-rough, greens and bunkers all in good condition, although the main rough proved very penal.

No fewer than six men returned scores of 37pts: Mark Taylor, Ashley Griffiths, William Morgan, Lee Gilpin, Robin Lloyd and Harri Harries.

It was another day of excellent scoring, with 39 entrants handing in cards of at least 30pts.

Ladies section

At Tenby, the best ladies’ card was returned by Angela Large with 37pts.

At Trefloyne, the ladies produced the two best scores of the day, with Mary Price scoring 39pts and Heather Morgan close behind with 38pts.

AJO Bowl – Men

Previous winner George Taylor, of Trefloyne, topped the field with a superb 36-hole total of 74pts.

Robin Lloyd, also of Trefloyne, finished second with 72pts, while Lee Gilpin, of Trefloyne, was third on 71pts.

Three players tied for fourth place on 70pts: Sam Anderson, of Tenby, Andrew North, of Tenby, and Llewelyn Jones, of Trefloyne.

AJO Bowl – Ladies

Evergreen Heather Morgan was the winner of the Ladies’ AJO Bowl with a total of 69pts, while Georgina Ormond finished a close second with 67pts.

Leading scores

At Tenby GC – Men

Sam Ormond (Tenby) – 40pts
George Taylor (Trefloyne) – 39pts
Neil Webb (Tenby) – 38pts
Sam Anderson (Tenby) – 36pts
Neil Thomas (Tenby), Robin Lloyd (Trefloyne), Andrew North (Tenby) – all 35pts
Lee Gilpin (Trefloyne), Nick Allen (Tenby), David Crowley (Trefloyne), Llewelyn Jones (Trefloyne), Terry Whitehouse (Tenby), Iwan Thomas (Trefloyne) – all 34pts
Andrew Cope (Tenby), Lee Burgin (Trefloyne), Simon Law (Tenby), Colin Murphy (Tenby), Matt Hughes (Trefloyne), Mason Ledwood (Trefloyne) – all 33pts

At Trefloyne GC – Men

Mark Taylor (Trefloyne), Ashley Griffiths (Trefloyne), William Morgan (Trefloyne), Lee Gilpin (Trefloyne), Robin Lloyd (Trefloyne), Harri Harries (Trefloyne) – all 37pts
Llewelyn Jones (Trefloyne), Julian Bowen-Rees (Tenby) – both 36pts
Matt Hughes (Trefloyne), Andrew North (Tenby), Simon Arthur (Trefloyne), Ray Young (Trefloyne), George Taylor (Trefloyne), Darren Lignun (Trefloyne) – all 35pts
Harry Phillips (Trefloyne), Eamonn Thomas (Trefloyne), Sam Anderson (Tenby), Nick Garrod (Tenby), Randal Day (Trefloyne) – all 34pts

At Tenby GC – Ladies

Angela Large (Tenby) – 37pts
Georgina Ormond (Tenby) – 34pts
Heather Morgan (Tenby) – 31pts

At Trefloyne GC – Ladies

Mary Price (Trefloyne) – 39pts
Heather Morgan (Trefloyne) – 38pts
Georgina Ormond (Tenby) – 33pts
Jane Meyrick (Trefloyne), Julie Llama (Trefloyne) – both 31pts

AJO Memorial Bowl – 36-hole aggregate – Men

George Taylor – 39 + 35 = 74pts
Robin Lloyd – 35 + 37 = 72pts
Lee Gilpin – 34 + 37 = 71pts
Llewelyn Jones – 34 + 36 = 70pts
Andrew North – 35 + 35 = 70pts
Sam Anderson – 36 + 34 = 70pts
Matt Hughes – 33 + 35 = 68pts
Iwan Thomas – 34 + 33 = 67pts
Mason Ledwood – 33 + 33 = 66pts
Ray Young – 35 + 31 = 66pts
Gary Phillips – 31 + 34 = 65pts
Harri Harries – 27 + 37 = 64pts
Randal Day – 29 + 34 = 63pts
Nick Allen – 34 + 29 = 63pts
Sam Ormond – 40 + 23 = 63pts

Tenby Observer Cup – Gross aggregate

George Taylor – 34 + 31 = 65pts

AJO Memorial Bowl – 36-hole aggregate – Ladies

Heather Morgan – 31 + 38 = 69pts
Georgina Ormond – 34 + 33 = 67pts
Angela Large – 37 + 25 = 62pts
Mary Price – 22 + 39 = 61pts

Longest drives

At Tenby
Men – Sammi Rossiter
Ladies – Angela Large

At Trefloyne
Men – Sam Anderson
Ladies – Jane Meyrick

Nearest the pins

At Tenby
Men – Glenn Hunter
Ladies – Angela Large

At Trefloyne
Men – John Morris
Ladies – Heather Morgan

Winners will be credited with their prize money in the Pro Shops at Tenby and Trefloyne Golf Clubs.