Where on earth did that East wind come from? I thought that Spring had sprung? As we stood on the first tee at 0845, my son and I had no idea quite how biting the wind was to become. Indeed for the first few holes the sun shone and we were fooled into thinking that we were in for a warm and pleasant day. Well, one out of two ain't bad...
We had a great match play game: he won 2&1 but if I had holed that birdie putt on the 17th, who knows? Mind you, if he'd have holed his (closer) putt, I know exactly what would have happened!
As we went around, we had half an eye on the duel behind us: the Hylton/Waymire pair stormed to a 4 hole advantage in the Autumn Mixed Foursomes semi-final but were eventually hauled in on the 17th by their opponents, Richards/O'Sullivan - epic stuff.
A swift drink, a bolted lunch and a rapid shower later and it was time to head off to Twickenham. I was the fortunate recipient of a corporate invite to the England/Scotland game. Fun though it was to be plied with cordon blue food and unlimited drink, I can honestly say that I prefer the more homespun version of bratwurst and two-pint beers with my son. Fortunately, we do have tickets for the England-France pre-World Cup game in August.
As to the 6 Nations, well it's almost as well poised as the Burhill Nations Cup tournament which will come to a head next Saturday. Just in time to watch the "other competition" decider between England and France. The Twickenham hosts will need to be more clinical than they were today if they want to come out on top...
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