It is one of the few matches that is still played in the traditional format: 36 holes of foursomes, with lunch served in between. A few years ago, there was pressure to change to a better-ball game, but this was reversed after just one time. That being said, last year, West Hill had to cancel the game due to their inability to field a team...
No such problems this year. On paper their team looked a lot stronger than ours, but on the other hand they have been having major problems with their greens so maybe they would be out of practice?
As things turned out, it was very much the latter... we went to lunch after the morning's foursomes with a 5-1 lead and closed the day out with a 10-2 victory. All very satisfactory and should mean that we approach the return match in August with some confidence...but not too much!
My partner and I were untouchable this morning: we won the match on the 11th green and after we had played a couple of holes for fun were still at level par: nice when everything you try works out. The afternoon game also delivered a resounding win, though not as convincing one as the morning one: maybe the lunchtime food and alcohol had something to do with it!
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