Reminiscent of the Karate Kid movie – “wax on, wax off”, it was “jacket on, jacket off” with the sun teasing us on a cold January morning. Villamartín Golf Course is one of the oldest golf courses in the Orihuela Costa. Designed by Paul Putman and opened in 1972 (nearly as old as the author of this article!). Whilst generally in good condition, the age of the course is pre-empting a much-needed complete refurbishment which could very well be on the cards for late 2026.
48 “happy campers” (mainly), including six guests, teed off down the dog-leg 1st tee at a fair pace mainly negating slow play (and Spanish hypothermia). Refreshments were served on the terrace afterwards (thank you to Sarah and her colleagues) with scoring generally pretty good on the “hole” as follows:
Gold: John Osborne (38 points)
Silver: Paul Lamber (38 points)
Bronze: Mickey Roscoe (41 points and best score of the day)
“Two’s pot” winners were John Osborne, Dave Rowe, Denis Ryan, Paul Lambert, Cecila Lager, Mickey Roscoe and Phil de Lacy with the NTPs mirroring the Twos generally, as you’d expect, were Dave Rowe, Denis Ryan, Mickey Roscoe and Phil de Lacey,. Best guest was Jaime Martinez, also winning the Football Card.
Next week we travel up to El Plantio which has become a good regular course for the Society.
The photo was, ehmmm, embarrassingly forgotten this week (slapped wrists) but we’ve manufactured one.
