Day 216 - Triangular Trophy

Once a year, we have a three-way competition between Burhill and two other courses in the BGL family: Redbourn Golf Club and Aldwickbury Park Golf Club.  This has been going for 6 years and we were playing for the seventh time today, back where it all started off at Aldwickbury.

When we woke up this morning, it was raining and by 09:00 it was absolutely tipping it down. Then we received a Burhill Old Course update stating that it was closed, so I wasn't at all surprised to see a message from the match manager saying that he was checking with our hosts in Hertfordshire as to whether the match was still on. And, surprise, surprise, they came back asking what all the fuss was about as the weather there was just fine...

And so it was. As I drove round the M25, it got brighter and brighter until when I reached my destination where there was no sign of rain at all. There was a cold wind when we teed off at around midday, but by the time we had finished our round, the sun had come out and we really could have no complaints. The course was short but enjoyable: it had some excellent fairways and the greens, although they had recently been treated, were clearly the course's main defence.  But for two moments of absent-mindedness (missing a short putt and playing an incorrect ball out of the rough), I would have played to my handicap, but at least I achieved my mission for the day: scoring better than either of my two playing partners from the other clubs. If everyone could do the same, we were guaranteed a win!

Reclaiming the trophy from Robin Edwards,
the Seniors' Captain of Aldwickbury

I am not really sure why, but Burhill has won this trophy every year since its inception (maybe we just have a larger pool of players to choose from?) and this year was no different. Counting the best 9 out of 12 for each team, we ended up the winners with a score of 291 to 279 (A) and 261 (R)... not even close really!

We had an excellent dinner after the game (the bread and butter pudding was delicious!) after which we headed back home: what a treat to drive around the M25 and see no sign of traffic the whole way!