Surprisingly,
all 18 holes were open although the storms had brought down a couple of the
larger fir trees plus several smaller trees and boughs. There were a huge
amount of loose impediments blowing around the course.
The earlies sorted themselves out and the 0845's played a 2 from 3 Stapleford,
with a strong Nor'westerly blowing, effectively turning several holes into par
5's. As usual, afew started at 16. However, by the time the main field
had got to the 18th, it had been turned into a 115yd par 3, to allow the tree
surgeons to work in safety, so those groups played a different course to the
others.
Sadly, in consequence, the morning's competition will be voided and entry fees
returned.
Commiserations to Danny, Bob & Rob who returned a great score of 83 pts.
There was only one 2, but that was at the last, and the 2's competition will be
voided also.
Dave Mugridge - Captain
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| Thanks to Mike Hone - twixt 5th & 18th |
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| James with a Three on 6th.... ...sorry Tree !  |
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| Pic from Neil Cochran Before
the tree surgeons got there, the tree on the 18th gave up some long lost
treasure. |
Wenesday 16th February 2022
Having walked around on Monday, had to take a day off today, suffering from hamstring and back ache. Would have liked to play today as Friday is a complete mess with big gales and rain. Hope you all had a good walk round today in the muddy conditions.
Farmer Bob adds:-
"Now me missus zaid 'er did'n want ver to gaw traipsin' roun' the Shaw, lookin' at 'ossesan 'effers - 'er zeed they every day of the yer, 'er zaid. Wot 'er wanted du wus leuk roun' the shaps wi' 'er zister wot lives een Exeter. Zo 'er got out corner 'igh Street an' telled us to make 'er een the zame place at zix o'clock.
"Down over Zouth Street us goes an' out to the Shaw Yard. 'Course, be this time there wuz a vew other volk wi' the zame idaya an' it tooked us a liddle wiles to get een, but when us did, us 'itched the 'oss an' ztarted to 'av a leuk roun'."
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| Captain fires a 5-iron under the wind on 11th to make a Par . False Economy on his equipment , however, as his leaking £47 shoes necessitated a pair of £85.50 Waterproof socks.... |
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| Welcome back to Andy Read who belittled his 33 Shot allowance by hitting one of the best drives of the day down 1st and made a Par for 4 Points..but came down to Earth with a bump on 3rd by taking 3 shots to get past the Ladies Tee - how wonderful is Golf at having the last word ! |
Monday 14th February 2022
Happy Valentines to all our Ladies
Ever romantic Sir Clive, thought he'd done everything right when he departed for Golf, Breakfast made for the lovely Val, Dishwasher emptied, flowers & card on the Table as he crept out of the door at 07:15...but on arrival home, he found he could have been a little more attentive to the card he chose...
John, this is the card I gave Val this morning, I thought
the words were appropriate but didn’t notice the couple.
Should have gone to Specsavers!
You can put it on the blog.
Cheers Clive
Winter League cancelled - so normal 4BBB Played
We will use reserve day on Wed 23rd..but that will be it as March Hare, Foursomes and the Spring Programme is rapidly approaching.
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| Sunshine for Golfers but rain falling on the levels |
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| Roger indicating how many Club Lengths I get from taking relief from this staked tree..luckily I still had a few stakes left-over from the Medal Round |
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| Well done to Jolly Roger - strode around the course..but he admitted to being better-bandaged than Tutankhamun for his burial. |
