A very foreboding sky greeted us at Birds hill golf course, not to mention the gale force winds.
As we exited the car we all said in unison that we must be mad and what are we doing here, this was voiced by all the 18 players that came along to this prestigious event. It was good to see so many ex members of the society.
The teams were drawn and the yellow balls given out, only three had the mark of the new Vice captain. (Xmas match attendees will understand) It must be noted that these we not returned, some I'm told would only tee the ball up if they used there gloved hand?
The first Tee proved a challenge; most of the shots were propelled towards the 8th fairway due to the formidable cross wind. The wind maintained its energy throughout the match and some odd club selections were reported, but he forecast rain never materialised it only made a brief appearance towards the end of the match.
The side bet as to who would be the winner proved to favour Mr Healy, maybe due to his last outing success with the trouncing of everyone on nearest the pins. However this proved to be misplaced as his accuracy failed him, but he did manage to take the longest drive prize for the match.
The ex-member and a past captain Mr Mark Harris attended with some stunning Bright Purple trousers, comments we made about being too loud to be permitted in the club house, he stated that he has a similar pair which are bright Pink that he was going to wear, so we should be thankful for small mercies.
There we no fines for this outing, so all the stories of all the individuals rounds were not liberated, however watch this space.
To the results:
First Place in the event, but didn't get trophy - Mark Brogden
Second Place in the event, but didn't get trophy - Dave Evans
Third Place in the event, but first placed member, so did get the trophy - Bryan Carter
Skill Prizes:
Longest Drive - Hole 8 - Paul Healy
Nearest The Pin in 3 shots - Hole 18 - Kevin Harris
Nearest The Pin in 2 shots - Hole 17 - Mark Brogden
Nearest The Pin - Hole 16 - Dave Evans
Strongest Man - Dave Flavell
Team prize went to Team Harris.
The trophy winner, Bryan Carter, seen below with ex-Captain Beard.
Roving reporter: Paul Beard