With two teams both scoring 120 points it needed to go to a countback to decide the winners of Monday’s ‘Bowmaker’ (that’s the best 3 scores out of 4 to count on each hole). After the calculations had been made and all the postal votes counted, Ron Phipps, Petina Murray, Trevor Pullyblank and guest, Helge Fillespen, just edged out Nigel Price, Bryan Neal, John Shervell and Joyce McClusky. I’m sure there will be some sort of legal challenge regarding handicaps being made on behalf of the runners up!
‘Two ball better ball’ was the format for Wednesday’s Memorial Day competition. With an outstanding 48 points and the cries of ‘four more years’ ringing in his ears, it was our very own President, Dave Pulling, together with his chief of staff, John Drakesmith, who got their names onto the Honours Board for this year.
It should be noted this was Dave’s first trophy win since his inauguration back in 2016. Perhaps he was just ‘Biden’ his time! Missing out by just one single Electoral College vote were Paul Brown and Marja Oldenziel and in 3rd place, with 46, it was Mark Western partnered with Pete Dunn.
Proving that the opinion polls don’t always get it right it was myself, Mark Western and Petina Murray who achieved a landslide victory in Friday’s ‘Yellow Peril’. With 148 points we ‘Trumped’ AnneMarie Weisheit, Nigel Price and Friedel Knebel who finished on 143.
Finally, I was a bit confused when Mike Mahony described one of his very many putts as a ‘Salman Rushdie’. I think he meant an impossible read!
Pues hasta la semana que viene
Peter Reffell
