Nevertheless, I was up bright and early and met up with Martin and Jeremy, my putative challengers for a three-ball game. We were fortunate enough to be first off the tee (apart from a couple of 2-balls who had set off very early (could they even see where they were going?) whom we never saw again. We decided to play a 4-2-0 game and. tp start with, I was very glad that I was not playing with a Pro as I just couldn't get the pace of the greens right: they were very different from those I had been enjoying in Florida: wet, bumpy and slow...
Before I knew it, I was miles adrift and, at the turn, it looked as though it was going to be a 2-hores battle between my opponents. As often happens in these games, however, the worm turned and gradually the game tightened. On the final hole, the 18th, I managed a par which won the hole and meant that I had snuck my way into second place, still two holes back from my namesake but glad to have made a match of it. We were round in not a lot over 3 hrs so were amongst the first back in the bar. It still being January (only a week of dryness to go..), I enjoyed a Gunners (IMHO the best non-alcoholic option!) and a chat before returning home.
Like many others, I have recently made the switch to Whattsapp for online conversations with family and friends. This evening, one of our threads was abuzz with excitement awaiting the result of the USA vs Ireland game being played out by our wives in Florida on the Esplanade course at Lakewood Ranch. No news by the time I went to bed: they must be out celebrating....
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