ALTHOUGH everyone has been having to endure greater rainfall than normal, Bransford seniors have still managed to get in some golf in the past few weeks and certainly made the most of the few drier intervals there have been.

The team has spent much of the time on the road in the first couple of months of the new season with three matches scheduled away from home in April following two in the previous month.

Persistent downpours prevented the match at Evesham from going ahead but either side of this fixture they secured a 3-3 draw at Puckrup Hall and then gained an impressive 5½ -½ victory at Churchill and Blakedown.

The match against Evesham at their Fladbury-based course has been re-arranged for Wednesday, June 6.

Poor weather also forced the Bransford ladies’ April medal competition to be abandoned.

The ladies sensibly opted for the warmth and dryness of the clubhouse after viewing the snowcovered Malvern Hills from the 15th tee.

However, the Saturday medal was played and the winner was club captain Lesley Lammas with a nett 71, while the April stableford was won by Glenda Davidge with 31 points.

The ladies travelled to Cleobury Mortimer for their second match of the summer programme and this resulted in a 3-1 win for Bransford.

However, the match against Ravenmeadow ladies was cancelled due to the wet weather.

The main club’s first mixed match away to Sapey went in Bransford’s favour.

The Bettisons, Lammas, King/McPherson and Atkinsons all won 4&3; the Wettons lost 2&1; Clarke/Watts also lost 2&1, while the Hamiltons halved.

Seniors results, Puckrup Hall 3-3 Bransford (Bransford names first): Alan Wallcroft and Ferey Ghani lost to John Pritchard and Roger Gamage 5&4; Peter Harrison and Harry Godwin beat Tony Cope and Roy Richardson 2&1; Trevor Atkinson and Dick Bettsworth beat Neil McLearie and Roland Baldwin 5&3; Ian Hamilton and Mike Davidge beat Colin Bamford and David Wilson 2&1; John Phillips and Neil Sheldon lost to Tony Windridge and Bob Deaves 6&5; Bill Bowen and Roy Williams lost to Keith Johnson and Gordon Potter 2&1.

Churchill & Blakedown 5½- 1½ Bransford (Bransford names first): Wallcroft and Hamilton beat Ian Maddock and Tom Lowe 3&1; John Phillips and Robin Brighton lost to Mike Tromans and Geoff Cox 3&2; Godwin and Roger Clark beat Phil Jefferson and Terry Hawkins oneup; Atkinson and Harrison beat Ray Tungate and Ted Barber 3&2; Bowen and Stan Parnell beat Geoff Hull and Phil Palfrey 3&2; Richard Steele and Andy Falconer beat Tony Ross and Maurice Agger one-up; Wiliams and Sheldon halved against Peter Nixon and Ken Lees.