April medal: A cool spring day and with an entry of 149 golfers, Bedale members welcomed the first medal of the 2004 season and with a standard scratch of 74 the best gross was returned by Michael Henson with an excellent 77.

Terry Jobling, Bill Doherty and Stephen Kendrick are the first qualifiers for the medal final to be played on Sunday, September 12.

Leading scores: Division One: 67 - Terry Jobling (11); 70 - Matthew Day (11); 71 - John Forrester (8); 72 - Michael Greenwood (12).

Division Two: 70 - Ben Doherty (18); 71 - Eddie Adair (18). Also John McAuley (19) card countback; 74 John Searle (20).

Division Three: 71 - Stephen Kendrick (26) ; 72 Ian Jepson (28); 73- Jim Turnbull (21).

Seniors: A wet start for those of riper years to battle the elements with a white tee start. Leading scores: 76 - Gareth Jones (16); 77 Bill Beaton (19); 78 - John Carr (15); 79 - Noel Winstanley (12).