With remarkable foresight the Bunkers committee scheduled our longest playing day before the hottest weather of this year arrived. With a good turnout, and a few old friends returning, the day proved a resounding success. Many will have remembered the course and food from previous visits, so a few changes didn’t go unnoticed. Some found the many dog-legs on the back nine somewhat tedious. The extra water on the 18th proving a particular hazard for JohnT.!. The club restaurant did a fine job this time, although a few more chips (Frazer managed to blag extra portions and was duly fined and ColinT had sneaked an extra bacon roll) at lunchtime would have been welcomed, but the evening dinner was second to none.
Old hands will recall the mayhem that usually surrounded AlanB in the distant past. This time was no exception………..here’s just a short summary: spending more time (always?) than was wise on the wrong fairways, wearing ‘That Shirt’ , forgetting to put his name on the nearest pin, getting NP on the 4th when playing the 3rd and, finally not allowing PaulH to keep him under control. Quite a rap sheet!. Obviously PaulH was too busy to notice trying to win despite a visit to the hedge by the practice green, without his shirt being tucked in and practicing in the bunkers.
Others were obviously affected by the occasion including a hungry IanT who demolished many calories and answered the phone on the 1st. Many members, well two at least, were ready to decapitate SteveW for repeated mention of a Callaway ball, mashing a bunker in anger, and for his inability to accurately measure an NP. PaulS and Phil were fined for being the same distance from the hole.
LukeP was cheeky about everything, particularly Frazer’s pink shirt. By the way, Alan is definitely not Richard. MikeJ and IanD were strangely dressed for the climate. Did this contribute to the 25 shots Mike took to emerge from a bunker. For Mike and DaveF a buggy over a tee was not a good idea. These two also parked the buggy next to a ‘lost’ ball and went off to look for it, but DaveF only had one blob on his card (Hurrahs all round)
MarkT was fined for being a goody goody .
Our skipper Dave had an eventful day. Ran over a golf trolley and played Frazer’s ball.
Noticing a bell or not ringing it was a heavy fine for SteveW’s group but this wasn’t as bad as falling asleep stretched out on the 14th tee. JohnT obviously had lost his voice and failed to shout fore on more than one occasion, but artfully missed Phil in his bright red shirt but not his trolley.
A flurry of confusion during the prize giving underlined the importance of card markers cross checking scores with the player BEFORE handing over to Frazer.
Congratulations to all prize winners from both competitions on the day.
Congratulations to singles winner Paul receiving the trophy from Captain Shorter.
Roving Reporter: John Thorp
