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 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2024

SOUTH HEREFORDSHIRE

 

We got there only two months late, well some of us did!

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It was touch and go due to the continuing bad weather, but their website information was concise. COURSE OPEN – NO BUGGIES PREFERRED LIES, which confused one person, who shall remain nameless who then cried off due to the chance of lightening somewhere in Europe!

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An elite field of 18 arrived at S. Herefordshire and we soon realised the S stood for Soggy. A few wet areas and a couple of dodgy greens did not distract too much to what was a nice course and worth another go in dryer conditions.

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Captain Robbo was his normal organised self and had the cards and board all prepared before anyone arrived. There was murmuring of a fixed draw, but I will hear none of it, as I was in the first group. However, it wouldn’t be PGS without at least one glitch.

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When the sweep cards were being drawn Matt Brooks appeared, as a card not in person. Could it be a premonition as he hasn’t been seen for 12 months or more?

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Assembling on the 1st in blustery conditions, the skipper tees his ball up so close to the marker that we all took cover. No need to worry he launches it bisecting the fairway. Oxygen was required when we reached the uphill green but a vape had to suffice.

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Coming to hole 5, which is stroke 1, we were faced with a temp halfway up the hill which had seen better days and more than one person reported getting stuck in a muddy footprint.

The next was a dogleg with a sign saying, “wait for the bell.” We waited and waited, nothing so decided to go. When we get to the bell and ring, it was fitted with a silencer!

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The 9th runs downhill with OB right, which is the driving range. I carved one towards it and went looking for it amongst the errant range balls, finding it, whilst dodging balls coming off the range. Guess the kids had 50p to see who could hit the old git.

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On that subject of being hit we had two incidents. The first was on LD (which I lead at one point) Robbo is walking to his drive when Robin hits one at him. Luckily it caught him on his 70’s flared waterproof trousers so no damage. The second was “Long Dan” misjudging the distance to the green on 15, flying it and hitting Maz who was two groups behind and minding his own. Again, no damage just a fine for both.

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On the 15th the tee was a temp, well forward and strategically placed with a row of tall trees in front. How to play it? Scab one like me, miss the trees by 4 inches and end up in the middle of the fairway or hit it straight at the trees like Robbo and Bish? The former hit a tree square on and ended up nearly back at the tee, Bish sailing through to the fairway.

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Keyo drove the green on 12, just missed his eagle and then had a “whiff” to end up with a par! He then had a falling over incident on 18, coming in covered in mud, looking like one of the African hippos David Attenborough talks about.

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When the mud had settled the results were

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  • NP – JRGW

  • NP 2 – Greg

 

  • 3rd – Meady – 35 pts

  • 2nd – JRGW – 36

  • 1st – IB – 37

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Team prize was the big hitting combo of Bish, Dan, Gaz with JRGW.

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Bish fell apart and could not build on his 43 points at Bewdley which left JRGW to take the Winter Cup with scores of 34 & 36.

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One last mention for John. On the way home he realised he had no keys or phone, his missus was out and he didn’t know her phone number (being in his phone) “Drop me at the pub and I’ll walk home later” As it looked like rain he would take his jacket for the walk, only to find he’d left that in the clubhouse. Fortunately for him jackets get returned, unlike Angel Cup jumpers!!

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Next up Doubles at The Herefordshire.

 

 

 

 

 

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