Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow but somehow, we forgot about the quick bits on our round today. It was a Bogey Shield (Par plus 5) and to boot there were some singles and doubles knockout competitions taking place. But the upside was it was a glorious, blue-skyed 26c day and that made it slightly better. We are always welcomed very warmly at this very Spanish course by Antonio and his staff.
They look after us very well overall. The ground staff are doing their best with the busy season (even though it’s actually low season) which was evident on the greens were being sanded to repair and feed as we were playing. Overall, they ran a bit slow, but the course was generally in good nick.
Finishing a little later than anticipated, there were some hurried departures to make those important dinner dates. There was a birthday celebrated with a yummy chocolate cake, a rambunctious birthday chorus and a lovely gift given to the Secretary, Sandra, who celebrated her birthday yesterday and was very grateful for all the effort.
Some healthy net scores today, with the best of the bunch as follows:
Gold: Dave Rowe (76 net)
Silver: Charlie Jackson (74 net)
Bronze: Carmel McCann (72 net – best net score of the day)
A special mention to John Osborne with the best gross score of the day of 85 – he’s back…
Singles knockout matchplay results: Charlie Jackson beat Gavin Parke 5&4, Denis Ryan beat Mick Pryke 8&6. There was another singles but the result hasn’t been notified to the author as yet!
Doubles knockout matchplay results: Dave Rowe and John Osborne beat Lee Eastman and Mick Roscoe 3&2.
One “Twos” today for Carmel McCann – well done! “Nearest the Pins” for Denis Ryan (5th), Charlie Jackson (8th), Ivan Hanak (10th) and Guy Wade-Palmer (17th) who also took the football card with Manchester City. Nick Goodwin was back after a while away and obviously felt the need to take home the “McBride Bottle” – enjoy – you saved a few others who thought they were in the mix!
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Winners (sorry for the glare!) (L-R): Richard McCann (because he wanted to keep his wife company), Nick Goodwin (McBride Bottle), Carmel McCann (Bronze), Alan MacDonald (just because he wanted to smush the PBomber, Tony Smale, Dave Rowe (Gold), The Tango Twins (Lee Eastman & Mick Roscoe) and Charlie Jackson (Silver). Good job all.
