Stableford comp this weekend was a non-starter thanks to the weather. Hard frosts on Friday night and again on Saturday meant the ground was frozen solid and the greens like iron. Again and again, decent shots into greens just meant lost balls in the rubbish way behind the greens. "Just play short"... obviously, but even when that plan ...
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Archives for January 2017
Horsham away days as the “blizzard” hits Surrey National
Saturday
Snow arrived during the week... inevitably sticking around for a while at Surrey National.
Early Saturday morning saw a few hardy souls at the club hoping for a game somewhere, anywhere. The Lee's Feeze and Snashers, Beef Austin, Ritchie and myself were calling around to find a club open and we eventually booked tee times at ...
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January 2017… and we’re playing in t-shirts!
A bit bonkers really for the start of the new year but yesterday's mild weather for Sunday's stableford comp saw quite a few in t-shirts for the first stableford of the year - albeit for a half a dozen holes.
Young Peter did very well coming in with 35pts off of 6 on Saturday - not many Swashies playing to threaten the top10. I'm awaiting ...
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