An easy trip to Gatwick until we approached the North Terminal, when it appeared that the whole of the South of England also had flights to catch to Geneva. At least we had plenty of time in hand, so no need for any panic.
Back home for a brief zzz before heading off to the Club to play in the Men vs the Ladies Hicks & Centenary teams. This is a fixture that goes back some 10+ years and for me was a first.As Captain, I got to partner the Junior Vice Captain, Malcolm, which was great (for me...); we were paired up against Debbie Richards (she of England fame...) and Mary Waymire, which was also great; we were playing on the New Course and were required to give them 3 courtesy shots and this was definitely not great! Giving courtesy shots when the pars are different (as on the Old Course) is one thing but when the pars are the same, it's a bit of a nonsense.
In fact, I would need to do some serious analysis as to whether or not those 3 shots made any real difference, as the Ladies played more consistently than we did, with Debbie expertly slotting in 3 birdies and Mary playing very solidly. As a result we lost our match, 4&3, and the Ladies won the match overall by 5 to 2.
All was played in excellent spirits and nobody took things too seriously which was just the way it should be. A few drinks in the bar were enjoyed by all, and Douglas handed the trophy across to the winning captain, Kika: the Men are still ahead overall but the gap is smaller than it was before we played.
Time to go home and watch the rugby: Italy/Scotland as a starter before the Wales/France main course. If either game is as exciting as the Australia/New Zealand cricket was this morning, we shall be in for a treat....
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