Sunday 13th Dec

I always think the weeks leading up to Christmas should be a quiet period at the golf club, but far from it, it seems busier than ever. Short wet days, long dark nights ... but lots to do. On Sunday we managed to play the first of the Men's Bird and Bottle competitions. We suddenly had a relatively fine day, the course was wet but playable with 18 holes open and 84 men turned up to play in the competition. I seemed to be at the Club all day, certainly all of the daylight hours. Having completed the round, it was back to the Clubhouse to sort out the prizes, mainly bottles of spirit which I had been buying when the offers were on at the supermarkets, and meat vouchers. There were over £300 prizes awarded to the first 8 pairs and the winners were Malcolm Cook and Kevin Pinkney with an impressive 50 points. Well done guys. I marked the card for Daniel Deakin and Darren Rushtom. Daniel had a great round with 7 birdies, but 43 points did not get in the prizes! With so many people playing, it was nearly dark when Kenny Shepherd and I did the presentation, and it was certainly dark by the time I typed up the results and got home. I spent the evening doing the accounts and putting the results on the Internet. A long day, but nice to get 18 holes in. (The photo shows the 8th tee, currently being rebuilt. Nice to see the divot repair box strategically positioned?)