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Congratulations to Mike Smith & Chris Bryant and Barbara Biggin & Gillian Toogood who came 2nd and 3rd respectively in the recent SCBA Michael Coda Cup Final. 

Please note that you need to register for the Teams competitions at Wedmore on the 19th May.  Captains please email Geoff  with your team. so that we can prepare handicaps.

Roll of Honour

Single Session Events

No single session events were played before 2025. Such events started in 2024 – 25 with Pairs Championships and Teams Championships at Cheddar and Wedmore.

Cheddar Championship Pairs

2024 – 25 1st P Dawes & J Hall, 2nd K Foote & J Bennett, 3rd M Smith & C Bryant

Cheddar Championship Teams

2024 – 25 1st M Smith, C Bryant, M O’Brien & R Harper, 2nd P St. Quintin, G Davies, R Follenfant & J Young, 3rd B Williams, M Dykes, S Gudgeon & B Jepps

Cheddar Handicap Teams

2024 – 25 1st B Williams, M Dykes, S Gudgeon & B Jepps, 2nd J Midgley J Benson D Sellers & J Sellers, 3rd M Smith, C Bryant, M O’Brien & R Harper

Wedmore Championship Pairs

2024 - 25 1st P St. Quintin & G Davies, 2nd M Smith & B Crosby, 3rd S Spink & M Uffindell

Wedmore Championship Teams & Handicap Teams

To be played on 19th May 2025

Whole Year Competitions

The notation 2023 - 23 below refers to the first part of 2023 up to 31st August since the clubs merged at the beginning of 2023 but the club year was chosen to run 1st September to 31st August.  Where a number of attendances are required to compete in a competition the requirement was reduced proportionately for the short 2023-23 season.  

Individual

This competition is judged on a person’s average percentage score in their best twenty face to face club events at all venues. (If more than 20 events are played only the best 20 are scored.) Competitors must have played with at least two partners.

2023 - 23 1st B Biggin 69.5%, G Toogood 65.4%, M O'Brien 63.5%
2023 – 24 1st B Biggin 68.7%, G Toogood 66.9%, P Dawes 65.1%

Monday % Pairs

This is a competition based on a pair’s average percentage score on a Monday night over at least 10 face to face club events. (If more than 10 events are played then all are counted in the average.)

2023 - 23 1st M O'Brien & R Harper 62.0%, 2nd B Biggin & G Toogood 57.7%, 3rd G Toogood & M O'Brien 56.5%
2023 – 24 1st J Hall & P Dawes 56.2%, 2nd M O’Brien & R Harper 55.7%, 3rd G Davies & P St. Quintin 54.4%

Wednesday % Pairs

This is a competition based on a pair’s average percentage score on a Wednesday afternoon over at least 10 club face to face events. (If more than 10 events are played then all are counted in the average.)

2023 - 23 1st G Toogood & G Davies 60.2%, 2nd B Biggin & G Toogood 56.7%, 3rd J Hall & P Dawes 54.1%
2023 – 24 1st B Biggin & G Toogood 62.1%, 2nd A Skinner & B Biggin 61.0%, 3rd J Hall & P Dawes 60.3%

Master Points

This competition is for the total Masterpoints won in all face to face club events throughout the year.

2023 - 23 1st B Biggin 620, 2nd G Toogood 588, 3rd G Davies 399
2023 – 24 1st B Biggin 1373, 2nd G Toogood 1147, 3rd P Dawes 808

High Scores

All scores in excess of 69% in club face to face events

2023 - 23 B Biggin & M Smith 81.7%, 72.2%, B Biggin & G Toogood 71.9%, 69.6%, M O’Brien & R Harper 72.2%, 69.1%,  B Biggin & Gary Langdale 73.0%, , A Skinner & B Biggin 69.0%
2023 - 24 B Biggin & G Toogood 73.1%, 71.4%, 71.2%, 69.6%, 69.4%, J Hall & P Dawes 72.0%, 71.9%, 70.2 %, 69.4%, A Skinner & B Biggin 74.6%, 72.6 %, G Davies & P St. Quintin 71.2% 69.0%, M Smith & S Pedrick 70.0%