Day 124 - Two Mohameds

A morning of preparation for Saturday's Charity Day beckoned. I have had A3 sized posters made for display on the tee boxes of the sponsored holes. These have been printed and laminated (and look very professional, I must say!) and Diana and I stapled these to the excellent boards that former Captain Chris made for the Cub a couple of years back. 

I had hoped that the green-keeping staff might be able to assist me in malletting them into the ground, but that was not to be. As a result I had to disturb the Vets Texas Scramble as I buggied around the course hammering the posts into the ground. Everyone was in good spirits though and nobody seemed to mind too much.

A quick trip to Laithwaites to pick up a wine order also helped with a donation for tomorrow's raffle (thanks!) and then on to Wentworth. A friend is returning to Canada with wife and family after 15+ years in the UK and this was the last chance to play some golf together along with host, Benoit. 

The weather was very kind to us and we played a Skins game on the Edinburgh Course. I always enjoy a visit to Wentworth (it has a certain style!) and this was no exception. A bit of celebrity spotting (Brucie is looking old..), some fun golf and I even managed to win our very casual game.

When we stopped in the Halfway Hut, the attendant there greeted us with surprising warmth: "was one of our party really called Mohamed Mansour?". On hearing a positive response, he greeted said individual as a long lost friend, for it turned out that he too had exactly the same name and also came originally from Egypt.  We had clearly made his day!