The day was a great success particularly as the weather held up for most of the day –this was a particular bonus taking account of the dire forecast earlier in the week.
The course was in superb condition but was set up with one or two difficult pin positions and some relatively easy ones- the result being that several individuals managed to score extremely well in the 18 hole morning round. Mark Devereaux was the best for this- scoring a highly creditable 41 points. Unfortunately the convivial nature of the break and excesses of liquid refreshment could well have taken toll as Mark’s first shot from the 11th in the afternoon ended up closer to the quarry than the middle of the fairway.
A day like this is for keen competitive golf but also for enjoyment of another kind and the beer tent was well used throughout the day and everyone was in high spirits especially when the Cushman driven by the vice Captain and the Captain appeared at various places on the course to add to the beverage consumption as well as supplying Apples and Bananas.
The liquid refreshment may account for the extended time for the 26 holes as it did get slow later on in the rounds.
The Captains day winner for the 26 holes of golf was Tony Ambrose with a superb 56 points (38 + 18). In his speech on receipt of the prize-Tony said he had played in this competition for 24 years and had been runner up and third and fourth on previous occasions and he had always dreamt of winning-well this was his day!! As well as the Captain’s Day cup he received a DDGC engraved decanter plus six glasses all displayed on a polished wooden (galley) tray as well as a winner’s memento.
David Taylor was runner up on count back so he too should be congratulated-he did however receive a rather nice chess set with golfing characters representing the board pieces-whilst not playing the game of chess at the moment David said that this could be the time to learn-otherwise it is a good table decoration.
Our congratulations go to all of the other prize winners.
Our thanks also go to all of the staff members (including our manager Alan Sigee who arrived at 5.00 a.m. in the morning).All helped the day run so smoothly and we were wined and dined extremely well-but a special thanks to Margaret and Terry Pead with Terry doing the Tote on Friday and part of the day on Saturday. In spite of arriving at 5.30 a.m. Terry still managed to play his 26 holes. Marg. assisted Alan in doing the cards for the whole day and I think slept very well on Saturday night.
Jim Jameson with Rod Hacking as assistant- as usual did a wonderful job as bartenders-although maybe he was a bit too generous with plying the early finishers. Many thanks to them as well.
My thanks to all who supported the day and made my Captain’s day so very special-hopefully you will see the video evidence on the screen in the bar very shortly.!!!
Graham Tate, Captain
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