At the time of publication of this week’s newsletter I expect to be playing golf in Malaga with Paddy, Bob, and Lymm expat, Andy Howarth. (I am writing this on Sunday 26 Feb, and have set it to publish automatically on Wednesday 1st March.)

Therefore, we have a light newsletter this week, or at least that would have been the case, had not your old favourite, Rob Taylor, volunteered to pad it out 😉

At the Committee meeting last Friday, we discussed some changes and additions to this year’s calendar. Rob has agreed to update the calendar spreadsheet; when he has done so, I will upload it to the ‘Senior-Section Calendar’ page. John Armstrong is still firming up arrangements for the scheduled home and away friendly matches. And Graham Brickell is firming up arrangements, and a possible change of dates, for the annual golf trip.

Match Report for Winter League: 8 of 10 – Friday 24th February

39 cards submitted (22 Div 1 and 17 Div 2).

Weather: dry, but with bitterly cold breeze.

A superb round by Paddy Moran this week, who dropped only 1 shot gross to score 38 points. This takes Paddy to the top of the leaderboard for the first time this season.

You will see on the leaderboards that I’ve now added the best fives scores of all leaders and contenders.

Results:

Division 1:
1st: Paddy Moran (38 points)
2nd: Graham Brickell (37 points, on count back)
3rd: Andrew Cox (37 points)

Division 1:
1st: Andrew Ransom (36 points)
2nd: Phil Perry (35 points)
3rd: Eric Cox (34 points)

2s prizes:
Andrew Cox, Grahame Brickell, Mike Bennett, Jim Wilson, Phil Perry.

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I will make up for the newsletter deficit next week. In the meantime – despite hopeful rumours that Rob had given up writing for Lent – I leave you with Taylor’s Tortuous Tuesday Tail with a Twist in the Tale.

Strange happenings on the course

Reporter: Rob Taylor

The sap is rising and that well liked hominid, Homo-Senior-Golfio has woken from his winter hibernation and appeared on the course on TUESDAY 21st ( last week) at precisely 09.15.

Picture this.

4 players standing on the 10th idly chatting away as the 2 ball in front played second shots towards the green ( starting on the tenth remember?) .

At that moment, Homo-Senior-Golfio appears up the path and waves enthusiastically and cheerily at the foursome.

“ Hello everyone “ says Alan ( for this is its name) .” Who am I playing with then?”

Blank stares – equalling : what in Hades is he on about? Our group, four players? Five would be illegal surely? Alan looked on ; RAN a COMBE through his hair (hidden identity clue? Keep up will you)

“What time are you due out Alan?”

Quick as a flash “09.20”

More blank staring – “ WE are booked out at 09.20, Alan.”

“Can’t be “ says Alan “ here I am” he says pulling out his phone, “quite clearly booked out at 09.20 – see? There it is – WEDNESDAY, 22nd – 09.20.”

This is the first time this senior type of strange behaviour has been observed this year, but we are sure there will be more. Quite harmless but thankfully extremely amusing . An hour early for your tee time is perhaps forgivable, but 24 hours?

We must underline – there was no cruelty to little furry animals in the making of this tale.

He was gathered up, squeezed in (a two ball with a three following closely behind) and a jolly time was had by all 5 on the tee that fateful 09.20 – when the laughing eventually stopped of course.

Newsletter Editor: Mark Pickles. Coda: Rob Taylor