The Wednesday Night Bash Presentation Evening took place on Wednesday 7 October following golf, with a complimentary meal provided for all players who had participated in 10 or more competitions throughout the season. A special thank you goes to Lou for providing the meals. Prizes were presented to everyone who attended the evening.
Congratulations to Caroline Evans, who was crowned the 2026 Wednesday Night Bash Order of Merit Champion with an impressive total of 202 points. Competition organiser Simon Wright commented that this was the highest winning score achieved during the 10-week counting period.
The Order of Merit is calculated using each player's best 10 scores recorded during the season, which runs from March to October.
Order of Merit Top 10
Position Player Points
1 Caroline Evans 202
2 Rob Diprose 195
3 Terry Lloyd 193
4 Vinnie Emmence 192
5 Lorraine Williams 191
6 Dave Cox 190
7 Paul Nevard 189
8 Ian Rew 188
8 Gary Searl 188
10 Will Donnelly 187
10 Paul Pinder 187
The popular Lolly King award was won by Roy Western, who collected an impressive six lollies during the season. A "lolly" is awarded to players scoring fewer than 10 points in a round, with a total of 68 lollies handed out across the season.
Other notable statistics from the season included:
• Highest score: 25 points achieved by Keith Hiron, Caroline Evans and Chris Salway
• Lowest score: 3 points recorded by Vinnie Emmence and Nick Petrie
• Total player appearances: 1,033
• Average weekly field: 40 players
• Highest attendance: 52 players
• Lowest attendance: 31 players
The club extends its thanks to Simon Wright, Dave Cox and the rest of the Wednesday Night Bash team for their hard work in organising another successful and enjoyable competition, together with an excellent presentation evening to round off the season.