We were welcomed by a dewy start which delayed our tee time much more back in February with some “demanding interlopers” trying to squeeze into our tee times as “that was their time”. Anyhoo, didn’t happen today and we got off in a timely manner. We have many who enjoy this parkland course and many who don’t – personally I do.
There were mixed messages about the course, some saying it was in good condition and others bemoaning it not to be – the consensus was that the greens were being top sanded which isn’t really great when top prices are being paid. It’s really an indicative moan of the courses overall -profit over good golf?
Nearly a full field of 46 teeing off with some noticeable absences due to slippages and falls last week in the wet weather – Daz and Martin we want you back to full strength very soon please!
We enjoyed the Autumn sunshine back on the terrace for the presentation with the following scores being recorded:
Gold: Peter Brammer (33 points)
Silver: Robin Eastman (35 points)
Bronze: Mick Pryke (36 points and Captain’s prerogative best score…..)
Two twos by Paul Lambert and Lee Eastman. NTPs were Charlie Jackson (7th), Mike Stott (9th), Drew Niblock (14th) and Paul Lambert (18th). John Batterby (needing to retain his name somewhat in this paragraph) took the coveted McBride Bottle and Ivan Hanak took the most valuable football card prize with Norwich.
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Winners pictured (wide angle lens ….seriously Interpol’s Most Wanted.) (L–R) Pat Dooley (Pbomber! But Welcome Back), Mick “El Capitan” Pryke (Bronze), John “love my McBride Bottle” Batterby, Greame “Pbomber2!” Millington, Lee “El Presidente” Eastman, Paul “missed his wife but had a Two” Lambert, Steve “I have no actual words why?” Webb, Robin Eastman (Silver), and finally Peter Brammer (Gold but mean with restaurant invites…). Good going all.
