Day 214 - Hindhead

A nice lazy start to the day - having breakfast in front of the Solheim Cup when the front door bell went. First reaction was to ignore it ("it must be someone selling something") but I thought I'd check anyway. It was Rick, with whom I had played at Woking, who had found my Burhill cap that i had left behind - how is that for service?

Soon time to head off down the A3 for a Mixed match at Hindhead - one of our best such fixtures.  We all met up for coffee first and then teed off just after 12. I was paired with Dawn, who set off out of the traps like the proverbial b out of h: single-handedly, she ensured that we were very soon 3 up whilst I could only stand back and admire.  Then our opposition kicked into gear and by half-time, we were only one hole up.

Hindhead is very much a course of two nines: the first half are very dramatic, playing through majestic valleys created millions of years ago. The second nine are more traditional Surrey heathland holes.

Apparently, my game was more suited to the more traditional holes and it wasn't until after a cup of tea and a slice of home-made cake in the Half-Way Hut that I decided to join the party.  A few good holes later and we found ourselves dormie 4, sealing the win on the next hole to return a fine victory by 4&3.

A fine dinner followed, with speeches to follow and the news that, overall, the match had been a tie: this, combined with some charming hosts, great weather and some stunning golf holes on one of the top courses in the south of England made for a wonderful day!

Now, did we win our Davis Cup tie, I wonder?