At Mar Menor
After hearing the rain hammering down for most of the night we feared our game at Mar Menor would not take place but as we gathered for breakfast at the Lo Crispin Tavern the sky began to clear and the sun appeared.
Upon arrival at the course we were told that we would not be allowed to take buggies onto the fairways. We supposed this was because of the heavy rain the night before but we found out that it was a policy of the course not to allow buggies onto the fairways in any conditions. This did not go down well with the members of the society and I for one could be seen clutching an arm full of clubs as I limped to my ball. I have bad knees and this amount of walking did nothing for my game.
On 3 occasions I hit my second shot into a bunker and rather than walk all the way back to the buggy for my sand wedge I attempted to hit out of the bunkers with the wrong club which was a mistake.
However we got through the day although there were a few sore legs and backs as most of us are not in the first flush of youth.
The course played remarkably well after the heavy rain and the greens got faster as the day progressed and we did complete our Stableford singles match.
The results were;
Gold Category: 1st Bob Berry with 31 points. 2nd Tony French with 30 points. 3rd Ian Watson with 29 points.
Silver Category: 1st Dave Lewis with 35 points. 2nd Bill Mackay with 30 points. 3rd Alan Crain with 28 points.
Bonze Category: 1st Dave Roebuck with 36 points. 2nd David Dodd with 35 points. 3rd Roger Eaglestone with 34 points.
Nearest the pin prizes went to;
Hole 2 Ian Watson. Hole 8 Meirion Roberts. Hole 14 Brian Leys. Hole 17 Tom Johnston.
This was our best turn out of the year and a full complement of 44 players teed off.
Our next meeting will be on the 17th of March back at our home course Roda.