Day 112 - Fathers and Sons and Daughters

Today was the occasion of the annual Burhill Fathers and Sons tournament. Of necessity a somewhat eclectic event as both parent and child need to be members of the Club.  Nevertheless, we had a field of 36 players, ranging across all ages from 70+ to 10+, which was a recipe for a great day.

All the more so as the weather was fantastic and the course in great condition. Brian did a great job of organising and we even had two teams returning scores of 39 points which in a Foursomes format is most creditable.

Unfortunately, my son and I did not appear amongst the winners, but consoled ourselves that we played very solidly with relatively few mistakes and took solace from the fact that playing off a handicap of 8 was always going to be a challenge.  Great fun anyway!

And the fun continued later on, as we were able to return home afterwards for a bbq dinner with my daughter and her fiancé... yes, the happy couple got engaged over the weekend, something which made everybody (but particularly her parents!) very pleased and excited.  The topic of conversation was definitely wedding-focussed for most of the evening.

Reminder for self: need to grab a moment to re-watch Father of the Bride for a few tips...