A cool cloudy day greeted the teams on the John O’Gaunt
course, using a two tee start worked well with most players arriving in the
clubhouse with plenty of time to relax and enjoy a drink before lunch. A superb
Steak & Ale pie followed by Bread & Butter pudding for most, all served
by Dawn and her team.
The result was a draw 4/4, but had a JOG player not missed a
birdie putt of 2 feet on the last hole we could have won another match, but it was lost therefore a draw ensued. It would be unfair to
name him but he took it in good spirit. Bill Walker hit one of his opponent’s
trolley and bag and asked if that meant a two shot penalty for them!! It was
quite unusual today for a Seniors match with a lot of low handicaps on both sides, including three
in single figures in the HC team.Captain Fred and myself lost 2 & 1 but we were up against the Seniors Captain and Club Captain from Harpenden. It was a great performance by Arthur Taverner (HC Seniors Captain) bearing in mind it was two years to the day that he underwent a quadruple bypass, he is still making birdies.
As match 2 was approaching the 9th green they noticed a number of lady members approaching the 10th tee, someone said who are all those ladies and what are they doing, Jim Peacock then said “I don’t know, my wife is one of them”. Not wanting to interrupt the Seniors’ match the ladies went off to play the Carthagena course.
Great wins by Gerry Degaute & Jim Peacock (4&3) and
Terry McSweeney & William Skelding (6&5), David Crosby & Peter Wade
(3&2) and Ken Doggrell & Ray
Smart (1 hole) ensured the half overall was achieved.
The John O’Gaunt nearest the pin was won by Geoff Beck, well
done. However, there was a little confusion when the marker arrived in the
clubhouse because the last name was Gerry Gentle, we have a comedian in our
midst because Gerry was playing elsewhere. It would seem that William Skelding always wants to be on the sheet at every home match, he used his own permanent marker, and it is permanent!
Finally, thank you to Alban Macdonald for donating a
voluntary fine of £5.00 to the Captain’s charity. He had forgotten his tie for
lunch.
Algy Grimes - Organiser
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