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WW 2026/14 - Wearside, 31/08/26
Wearside is our Society's home course and a regular on the fixture list. We had intended to make this years visit our annual Finals Day event but unfortunately we could not agree a suitable date and time towards the end of the season so we swapped the Wearside and Houghton rounds on the fixtures calendar. As it turned out playing on the Bank Holiday Monday produced some good weather and a very healthy turn out of 19 players.
The recent rain has improved the course making the fairways softer and the greens more forgiving, it certainly helped some more than others.
Before hitting the course we revealed the plans for next season's 25th Anniversary celebrations. Though very much still in the planning stages the suggestion of a trip to the Scottish Borders produced a positive response from those who were at Wearside. More details will be released over the coming weeks and months so keep an eye out for messages.
Right now back to the golf at Wearside, as mentioned earlier thanks to the recent rain the course was a lot more forgiving than recent venues. Overall the course was in excellent condition and apart from one short sharp shower and despite the forecast the weather was perfect almost all day.
Right now for the top three following card scrutiny -
In third place (on countback) with 36pts was Gordon Grant.
In second place also with 36pts came Wearside "Pro" Gary West.
And the winner with a total of 39pts (44 with win bonus) was Steve Grant.
The Longest Drive category was won by Andy Trewick. The Nearest the Pin category was won by Peter Anderson with 8.7m. No "Two's'" were carded at Wearside. Finally a total of 74 nett birdies were carded.
Our next gathering is the penultimate round of the 2026 season at Wilton, a parkland course we have visited a few times in the past. Then the following weekend we have our Finals Day celebrations at Houghton.
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