What a difference a few weeks can make to the Spanish weather – most turned up in shorts and Society polo-shirts today. Layers were not on the agenda. Our fourth Eclectic competition which is already hotting up in the scoring charts. Some picturesque cumulus clouds scattered the blue sky and the breeze was ever evident up at Vistabella.
A full field with a late phone call to one lucky reserve due to a late cancellation, teed up eagerly to play this well-maintained and popular course. The greens were, at times, difficult to read but played well – not too quick, not too slow. Overall, some big scores came in today as follows:
Gold: Darren Strugnell – aka El Presidente (39 points)
Silver: Paul Lambert (37 points)
Bronze: Derek Braid (44 points and how could that not be the best score of the day – well done Young Man)
Well done to everybody else who scored over 36 (of which there were many!). The “Twos” pot was shared between Greame Millington, Lee Eastman, Denis Ryan and Alan Macdonald – and three of these were chips in and not even putted! NTPs were Humphrey Kelleher, Yvonne Davies, Denis Ryan and “Officer” Sandra Dibble. The football card was won by Denis Ryan (third mention today – ahem!) with QPR. The “McBride Bottle” was received by Steve Davies (not even a bad score on this high scoring day).
Next week we are at Roda and this week we again remember our friend, Norman McBride, whose funeral is on Friday at Pilar de Horadada. RIP Norman, you kind and gentle soul.
Winners pictured left to right: Derek Braid (Bronze), Tony Smale (P-bomber), Paul Lambert (Silver), Lee Eastman (Captain) and Darren Strugnell (Gold & President).
