I was a bit nervous about the day as I didn't think I would know anyone playing on either side. I had played earlier in the year with a few of the Captains at their earlier game at Burhill and was also pleasantly surprised to find that I recognised quite a number of faces among the Secretaries: the organiser from Surrey Golf as well as the representatives from Malden, Royal Mid Surrey, the Drift and from Royal Wimbledon itself (although the latter had only been in post for 2 weeks, having recently moved from the NZ Club).
We had drinks before the game and I got chatting to Jeremy, a former Captain from Richmond. He was telling me that he was working on his swing and that he pitied the poor guy who got paired with him as he was playing poorly. It was with a slightly heavy heart therefore that I heard the teams being announced after lunch and, yes, we were to play together against the Secs from Malden and Corham Hurst.
I needn't have worried: we both played well, mixing and matching as is required in 4BBB. I managed to play to my handicap and yet with 3 to go we were 1 down after a number of wonderful bunker saves from Steve, of Croham. We finally arrived at the 18th all sqaure, a short par 4. I then winged my 3 wood into the trees and Niel of Malden fame drove the ball pin high.... Game over? But he then 3 putted and we managed to scarpe a victory with the lastshot of the day. Great fun!
Royal Wimbledon looked after us well with a great dinner to follow and it wasn't until gone 9 pm that I got home. I look forward to playing in one of these events again, though probably not this year...
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