Day 231 - Kingswood

At the beginning of the year, I decided that it would be appropriate for me to seek to say thank you to the men who serve on the Men's Committee and invite them out for a golf day together. This is something not uncommon at other clubs but has not been the norm at Burhill (at least since I have been on Committee!).  I first made the suggestion in the Spring but finding a date that worked for all proved to be a challenge and we had to go all the way into October to agree one... and then the Vice Captain had to pull out as a result of a rescheduled board meeting... aargh!

As things turned out, it was not only the VC who was absent but also two others (doctor's appointment & work commitments...), which meant that we were only scheduled to be nine on the tees this morning.  We had agreed to meet at 09:00 for coffee beforehand but a major incident on the M25/A217 intersection meant that at the allotted time there were still four of us (yes, including the Captain) who hadn't arrived.  Fortunately, the emergency services cleared things up promptly and we all made it to Kingswood Golf Course on time.

We had invited Pip Elson to join us today as he had been on the Men's Committee when the idea was first mooted and it was great that he was able to join us for the day.  I had decided to go for a team game, with the make-up of the teams to be drawn after play to keep things interesting.

As we teed off, the heavens opened and for the first hole or two, the conditions were miserable. Fortunately, the clouds lifted and, for most of the rest of the game, we played in good autumnal weather.  Kingswood is a long course (especially if you favour the heavy rough...) and all were delighted that we were put on the yellow tees for the day.

Once all the scores were in, it turned out that the scores were pretty close but the clear winners, by 3 shots, were the grouping of Duncan, Jan and Colin.  Bottles of wine all around!  A good carvery lunch followed, with the usual golfers' desserts, and all washed down with a particularly robust Rioja as recommended by the waiter.  All in all, a great day out and to be repeated next year (please, Steve!).