Day 169 - 27 holes

Weather still holding on, so delighted to have arranged a game of Disorganised Golf at the Club at noon.  Four of us turned up and, balls in the air, I was paired up with Jan against Ian/Hugh.  We had a cracking match: nip and tuck the whole way around, mostly playing par golf, until we got to the 12th when Jan and I accelerated and managed to win three holes in a row to go 3 up with 3 to play: Dormie 3.

[Quick check of the online world: where on earth does this expression come from? Some explanations out there, but "origin unknown" seems to be the most accurate].

Then, on the 16th, I went way right but chipped to within 6" - surely that was it? But no, Ian holed a monster birdie putt and we went on to the 17th, which we also lost... The 18th was playing downwind (for me Driver, 9 iron - most unusual!) which allowed us to halve it as the final putt just went wide. Great fun - and all that work for a pint of beer!

A drink on the Terrace, where we chatted to Geoff and Ivor in the sunshine (golf/cricket chat!) until it was time to do a quick Waitrose run, then back to the Club again for another 9 holes... 

With friends, Colin and Nigel, we decided to get some practice in for the "3 Clubs and a Putter" competition coming up at the Club at the end of August.   Long discussion about what clubs to take ensued... I took 3W, 6i, P but it didn't really work.  Back to the drawing board!