Pershore Golf Society
Match Report 30/12/2025
Xmas Special – Ludlow
Terry set out his stall as he embarked on his year as PGS Captaincy in style. With a great turnout of 30 players for his first his event, he was unable to turn his back on his previous Fines Master role. The first order of business was to fine Mr Brazier for a misdemeanor that didn’t even occur in the PGS environment!
All players were pre-briefed about arriving at the event in some kind of Christmas themed apparel. A gaggle of six, lead by Chairman Adams, took to the roles of Xmas Grinch and did not embrace the brief, earning them a fine…..JV having embraced the brief with a Christmas Baubel discreetly worn as a bracelet also received a fine for a lack of sufficient enthusiasm to the brief!
Capt’s brief and the draw done, the eclectic group of golfers headed to the first tee for Xmas Special photograph – thank you to our guest, Steve, for taking the photo enabling all 29 members to be in it!
First tee was due at 10.30am and Terry’s 1st tee shot was struck at 10.20am with no one given chance to barrack or cheer…..speedy Gonzales was off and running, which seemed appropriate at a horse racing track!!! This sparked the attention of Mr B who quickly got into his stride preventing Daren teeing off twice as he saw cars approaching from about half a mile away – you can never be too safe! Mr B, 3rd group out, concentrating on firing abuse at all others, forgot to get his own house in order and tee’d off from the whites. As you would anticipate, no-one missed this and he was suitably fined later.
Before we get into the round itself, worthy of mention was the pre-match allocation of NP and NP in 2. No other descriptor can be used other than to say that Robbo and Captain Tezza ‘fucked that up royally’. No info given at the brief and where the holes the markers were placed on bore no resemblance to the Gamebook App – guess what, fines forthcoming.
Feedback from all regarding the course, very good indeed! The greens particularly, we would all have been happy if we were putting on those in the summer, never mind the penultimate day of December.
Secretary Rawlings reported some helpful commentary to him from Cashie on the 1st ‘So, have you still got the shanks’. Ex- coppers eh! Team 8, Killer, Cuth and Matt had a motivational team talk on the first also. Killer fed back that the chat may need a bit of work as they secured last place with aplomb in the Team event.
Robbo snap hooked his tee shot on the 5th and was helpfully assisted in trying to find his ball in the bracken by his group. 007 emerged with a clutch of six balls, sadly none of them being Robbo’s!
Daren, the conglomerate businessman was reported for taking ‘business calls’ throughout the round. I am sure this helped with some respite from the fast walking for Nige Weaver, who looked to be struggling with the ‘salmon and trout’ after some Xmas food and drink indulgence over the festive season.
Team 5 reported on Dan Long nearly killing a motorist as he boomed a shot that headed straight for a passing car. The ball apparently struck the road passing through the course, missing the car narrowly as it sailed over its roof. Also in Team 5, as Robbo shouts ‘fore’ from the following group (this time with a slice not a duck hook) Gaz, the brave Navy Serviceman, screamed ‘don’t hit me’ as he pulled Dan in front of him as a human shield. The words of Windsor Davies resonating ‘I have never seen such a display of puffery in my life’ – kids, ask your dads!
Not to be out done, as Team 6 waited on the 10th tee, the strong shout of ‘fore’ from Mike Jones, in the following group, sent Team 6 and 3 female dog walkers diving for cover as his ball smashed into some on course furniture – one of the females remarking ‘where the fuck did that come from’ with a nervous laugh and the smell of fear abundantly clear.
Team 10 had their own trials and tribulations, Redge reportedly nearly killing a passing cyclist with an errant shot. Team 10’s crowning glory though being leaving the nearest the pin marker out on the course with the excuse ‘we never saw it’. Observations and abuse from the Capt ensued as he pointed out ‘It was the feckin great big red marker near the hole’. Whilst there may be some poetic license here, I understand after going out in the dark to retrieve the marker, Nick Moody found it in his golf bag!!!!!
Finally, the pre-match admin viz a viz the ‘runners and riders’ list from JV indicated ‘Nick Weaver’ was playing at the event. Nick couldn’t make it, but thankfully Nige Weaver was able to take his place, the member of PGS for two years now! You all know JV’s fate there!
A brilliant start to the 2026 PGS season and some very impressive scoring…..
1st – Gaz Walden (on countback) 40pts
2nd – Dave Adams 40pts
3rd – JV 36pts
NP – Simon Haines
NP in 2 – Maz Madzarevic
Team Event – Dave Adams, JV and Greg
Sweep – Robbo
Most golf Played – Redge
Best ‘and only’ Guest – Steve Guest….not a typo, his surname is Guest!
I am sure the handicap ‘cuts’ will be fair with the Handicap and ex-Handicap secretaries leading the way!!!! Data driven my arse 😊
