Saturday - this must have been the best day of the summer this year: the weather was stunning, with sunshine and blue skies and the very gentlest of winds. The courses are in great nick - surely today's Medal would be a low scoring one... I was playing in my usual slot at 0842, this time with Allistair and Phil. We teed off on time, played the first hole and then arrived at the second hole to find that the previous group were still teeing off there... And so it went on: we had to wait on pretty much every tee but even so the round took "only" 4 hrs and 20 mins - and with the glorious conditions, what was there to complain about?
My game was very steady: but for a missed out on the 17th and a mess of the final 18th, I would have had a really good score. As it was, I ended up one under my par, which means that I am a single handicap golfer again (albeit just, at 9.4). I thought that my nett 71 was not bad...until I got to the Clubhouse and found that a player in the group in front of us had recorded a net 60! That takes some doing: a score of Autralian-First-Innings proportions... Everybody else was just an also-ran... Fortunately, the handicapping system now kicks in and the winner, Mark, will see his shot allowance cut by 4.
The plan for the afternoon was to go home to watch the England team win the Ashes, but their fine performance meant that this had been achieved by the time we got to the 12th hole. So, instead, I played a few more holes, behind a couple of groups of junior girls, receiving some help and instruction from some kindly ladies. Great to see the next generation out there - they all play off 54 to start with but from the look of their swings, they shall soon be improving fast.
Off to Sussex for dinner with my brother and family: great to catch up and to see what they have done with their new kitchen and breakfast room. Looks stunning, guys!
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