2024 say the all-day Captain's Cup being played at the 27 hole Weybrook Park, with a 9 hole Texas Scramble in the morning with the main individual competition in the afternoon. A rather light turnout of 14 for the morning and 15 for the afternoon battled through the unseasonably damp weather but still had a good day in the most part.
Unfortunately the Editor was not able to attend the morning part, but was informed of some good play by the winners, and some not so good play by all the others. The scramble event was won with a 3 under score of 21 points, by James McPhail, Ian Turvill, Dave shorter and David Beck. Congratulations to them.
After what seemed an interminably long beak for lunch, the 15 payers for the afternoon made their way out on to the course expecting to get a bit damp. The weather held true to form and all came back in a bit wet. In between though there was some events that were fined:
- Ian T for ignoring the Captain's food choices for Captain's Day (Luke: we had Chicken Crumble - your favourite)
- James for persuading/bribing the Captain to ferry his clubs around for him on his buggy whilst he walked
- Steve for feeding the ducks as he walked the course
- Steve for criticising Graeme for using a driver on a par 3
- Brian for failing to tie his bag to the buggy before it moved off
- Steve for standing in the pond to play a shot rather than take a penalty
- Steve for not knowing what Texas Scramble was or how to play it, and then moaning about it all day!
- John F for phone use in the clubhouse
- Steve for standing in the car park chatting away when he should have been on the 1st tee, and also for not realising the people he was talking had left
- Captain going to the wrong 1st hole (he was on the wrong course)
- James for working in the clubhouse during lunch
- Steve for wearing slippers
- Steve for eating rabbit food!
Fun by all, an expensive day for Steve, and some good golf by a few.
Nearest The Pin (3rd) - Ian Turvill (21)
Nearest The Pin in 2 shots (8th) - Alan Gipp (25)
Nearest The Pin in 2 shots (13th) - Brian Benzie (21)
Nearest The Pin in 2 shots (18th) - Chris Turvill (11)
3rd placewas Phil Richards, 2nd place Rick Britton, and winner James receiving the winners trophy from Captain Dave
The stand-in reporter