The second event of the season was hosted by Burnham Beeches and provided great attendance.
This time last year we all played in shirt sleeves and enjoyed the sun, however this year required a minimum of 3 layers of clothing.
Despite the cold weather it stayed dry, the course played well and the club were very welcoming.
Reports from around the course:
Welcome back Colin Turvill after nearly 2 years missing through various injuries - I am sure the cobwebs were well & truly dusted off!
Dave "Monkey" Evans arrived without appropriate dress code & promptly returned home to pick it up and still making his tee time.
Chris would like to thank Tony Peters for the lend of a tie after leaving his at home after putting it in a place he couldn't forget it!
Mark Harris was not playing at his best and after a blob flicked the ball up with his putter only to slap the ball flush into his chin - "cricket is not that easy Mark!"
Frazer "Arrow Straight" Webb hit the pin on the prize hole "nearest the pin in 3" - great shot Frazer.
The "rumours" are that the winner of the event heard reports who the closest rival was and strategically moved 2 tee positions as far right as possible. This helped restrict Mark 'Power Draw' Turvill's angle hitting both tee shots into the left rough and finishing just short in second place.
Just to show what a sociable society we are Peter Carfrae & John Thorp kept each other company on the beach, both splashing out impressively. The video proof can be found here!
So to the prizes. Again a very close event with 3rd to 14th place split by only 5 points. The top 2 however were 3 & 4 points clear. A resurgent Frazer Webb played a great round of golf to score 40 points - 20 on each half, edging out Mark Turvill by a single point. Well played Frazer.
Results were:
Winner: Frazer Webb
Runner up: Mark Turvill
Longest Drive: Chris Turvill
Nearest Pin: Darren Anderson
Nearest Pin in 2: Mark Turvill
Nearest Pin in 3: Frazer Webb
Strongest Man: Colin Turvill
See you all at Mill Ride on the 23rd April - our 111th event in our history!
The photo shows our Captain Mark Harris presenting the 1st prize to winner Frazer Webb.
Stand-in roving reporter: Chris Turvill