Pershore Golf Society
SANDWELL PARK GC Sunday
24th March 2024
Here we went again boys (esp for Cuth) with our first medal of the Summer. It’s just a shame that it was still virtually Winter!
It was back to Sandwell Park GC where we had the usual very warm welcome, even despite the DIY coffee! Poor Tony Poyner had to get the snip from the young barmaid as he couldn’t open his sachet. A lovely crispy bacon roll and some good banter amongst the lads bode well for a fun day out.
It was a mixed start with the disappointment for Bish having to give back his trophy that he hadn’t actually won for the Christmas Special. Apparently, (someone tell Santa Claus) Christmas isn’t over yet, there’s another Special” game to play! Capitano Robbo later had to dish out a quid for dishonorable trophy discharge.
There were some quiet mumblings about the “Sandwell-Gate” scandal of last year and a warning to everybody about the 9th and 18th tees this time out. But no penalties were given despite some driving the wrong way around the car park.
Following on from much derision about the viral video which appeared on WhatsApp, featuring some seriously horrible “Dad dancing”- in ski boots- on a table by Robin Eaton, things turned nasty when some thievin’ and robin’ occured in the clubhouse. Mr Robin Proctor was found guilty of robbing Robin Eaton of his new PGS shirt, removing the label and sneaking off with it. After all this Rob Robbin’ Robin and Bob bob bobbin’ away, it was time for the golf.
Out on the course things got underway in a cool wind and very soggy ground conditions, but we were out to enjoy ourselves and not blame the greenkeepers, as they had obviously done a great job despite the horrendously wet Winter we’ve had. We were just happy that it was open and we could still use our trolleys.
Our group teeing off in 7th position, consisted of Chris R, Sam M, Pete “Quite” J and yours truly Chris “Deliriously” Jolley. Sam smashed a high long drive which curled ominously towards the OB left but was prevented from going out by a handy ditch. PJ slashed a wide “nice and slicey” one right, CR smoothly down the middle, sadly last AND least, this was followed by my heel-shank into the Lleylandii 20 yds from the tee! Now I know why we were playing for the Founders Trophy as I “found” 2 new ProV1s AND my ball in the hedge. Who needs to be “Nearest the Pin”? It cheered me up a bit that a ProV1 player was twice as crap as me, even despite my quadruple bogey 8 on the first!
Chris R was playing very well, but several scandalously unlucky lippy putts meant his score was a “NO CIGAR” job for a podium finish. Sam and I sadly battled it out to avoid the wooden spoon.
On the mythical “Kingsmill” 10th hole there was some fun when Darren Thompson excelled himself and provided us with some terrible bread “buns”….he “sliced” his drive way into the factory grounds, got a bit “hot and cross” under the collar. Then, in not using his “loaf” and being on a “roll” he nearly did the same again, stopping short in a “crusty” area just inside the OB. He had to use his “sand wedge” to “ciabatta” out. (I blame Killer for this, he started it!)
Some great golf was played given the conditions. Frankly, I don’t know how they did it!!
Milo came in in 3rd place with an excellent 71 and then, to be fair, the round of the day must be JV’s 69 off his 6 H/C. Brilliant play in any conditions which gave him a well deserved 2nd place.
But Champion of the Day with an unbelievable score of just 66 was Dan Long (off his “Long Gone” handicap of 18!) Congratulations go to Dan plus a very nice trophy, which he won’t have to give back next time out.
Prizes also for Adam Izod (NP), Don Swainson (NP in 2) and finally, the team prize went to Mssrs Keyo, T Poyner, J Vincent and our one and only guest Kev Lloyd….by a streak!
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