Although there was no Club event and most people probably wanted to do something else on Grand Final day (like go to the footy even) three of our members signed up for the two man Ambrose run from the Clubhouse. Although there was notionally a fourth person in our group, he hadn’t turned up by tee time so we had to form two teams from the three of us. The Good Guys consisted of Tony and Dennis and the Hardly Normals were Tony and Harry. Being all similarly handicapped mid-range players, we had to give away nine or ten strokes for the Ambrose handicap. Birdies were needed to have any chance but despite being in with chances on occasion the putts just wouldn’t drop when we wanted them to. The really sad thing was leaving putts short by the second putter for the team – no names no pack drill but most of us were guilty at one stage or another.
In the end we were well behind the competition winners but of the two teams, the Good Guys took the honours by half a stroke from the Hardly Normals.
Starting the round on the 14th created a certain amount of confusion with writing up the cards and remembering which hole was which. The requirement to play at least six drives each for the round left Tony with a choice between the 12th and the 13th. Tony made the call for the 12th despite a less than stellar result. As it turned out, Dennis managed to hit the back of the ball with a following wind on the 13th leaving Tony and Harry with two shots to catch him. The handicapper is a bit concerned about the handicap that has come to Dennis from his three cards.
While you are here on the site, would you all mind checking the member directory for your details and if there are any changes to phone numbers or e-mail addresses could you let me know, prefereably by e-mail or, failing that, next time you are at the Club.