One of the main days of the calendar for the Club Captain is Captain's Day. This is when he gets to organize a competition, in a format of his choice, to compete for the Captain's prize. For those taking part, this is an opportunity to win a Board Competition - this means that the winners get their names emblazoned in gold leaf in perpetuity in the Honours Bar. A much sought after honour.
As well as choosing the format of the competition (I went for Greensomes Stableford), it is also the Captain's job to purchase the prizes and to feed and fuel those playing. I offered coffee and bacon rolls on arrival as well as a suitably logoe-ed
ball stamper. In addition, there was a half-way gazebo erected to allow the players a choice of drink and snack as they came past. (Here, I shall ignore the member who when asked "What do you fancy?" asked if my daughter was on offer...).
Despite the vaguely positive weather forecast, the morning turned out to be damp and drizzly and actually very cold for those of sitting rather than playing: thank heavens for Tony who came to the rescue of wife and said daughter with the offer of a warm blanket under which to shelter.
The chosen format seemed to go down well with the field and some fine scores were recorded. My son and his partner managed a fine second but were beaten by two points by the eventual winners, who carded a more-than-respectable 43 points. It was great to see the obvious pleasure Andrew and James got from their win - and they deserved it, with a score of 5 over par!
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