Rod's week started with the Sunday competition at Parklands in the Handicap Trophy and unfortunately he was nursing a back injury. However he managed a creditable 81-9=72 and a good start to his week. A 4am start to Monday and a long drive to Oxfordshire and the Frilford Heath Golf Club where Rod was to compete in the final phases of the Volvo Matchplay Championships. Rod won through to this final by entering the matchplay singles and through the months of June to September winning a series of matches in true knock out fashion against competitors from Whitburn, Hobson, Alnmouth and Seaton Carew. Monday was practice round day and accompanied by his brother as caddy, he played 9 holes and walked the back 9. He was tired to say the least after his early start and long drive, but determined to 'give his all' on the day with the winners of this competition going to play in Portugal. As things worked out, it was not to be for Rod. Frilford Heath has 54 holes of Championship standard with the Red course at 6800 yards and lots of thick lush gorse just off the fairway waiting to swallow stray balls. As Rod said "you could see your ball but there was no way to reach it". A long drive back home and time to reflect on what might have been, but Rod confirmed that the experience of the day and the event was worth all the time and effort.
And then to Friday, and Rod attended the Hadrian Golf League Annual Dinner and Presentation Evening at the Assembly Rooms along with a few Men's Committee members including the Captain, Brian King and his Vice Captain Brian Rutherford. The main event of the evening for both Rod and the other Parklands reps was the award of the Challenge Cup Best Net Prize, won at Bedlingtonshire earlier in the season, which went to .... you guessed Rod Armstrong.
Well done Rod ... I hope you have enjoyed the week and well done for being such a great ambassador for Parklands Golf Club.
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