25 August, home vs St Neots

Rain and thunder overnight so a cooler start, soon warming up to a lovely day. Partnered Robin Tinston against Ken and Andy, two very pleasant guys.  Played well and were never behind, getting to dormie 3 and closing out on 17th.

24 August, Seniors

Very hot, hottest this year by the feel of it as no wind. With John Murray and Steve Ogilvie in 3 man team, two scores to count. Scored 37 and 41 but lots of shots squandered by the other two when they were getting at least one a hole and several times two. One more point would have put us in the prizes.

20 August, Captain's vs President's

Played with Keith Cridland vs Steve Rogers and Lee Richardson. They both played very solidly and we were never really challenging. Hit a few bad drives early on but improved.

16 August - Seniors Pairs vs Meridian

With Alan Evans. Recognised John and Norman immediately from Seniors matches.  They started strongly, birdie, par. Then they managed to get down for par 3 from bunker on third, while I was pin high and quite close.
Same thing on a few more holes so we got to the ninth 2 down.

Then we won 5 in a row including my drive pin high on the 289 yard 14th, ground very hard so running well.  Closed out on the 16th with a par.

9 August - Crameri Cup, Berkhamsted

Lovely day and a nice pair of opponents, Nick and Phil. Got a bit lost on the route there but arrived in good time.  Started badly, going 2 down immediately.  Several good chances to even up but they finished stronger on several holes, and we had bits of bad luck, eg running off greens into springy semi rough that made it hard to control the ball.  Got worse and worse to six down, six to go. Then won two holes but halved the next so 4 and 3.

6 August - British Legion

Good conditions but still driving badly.  With Pete and David W, and overall Refos scores quite low, 33 winning.

5 Aug - 10 Hole fun comp

With Hilary, playing with Helen and Stuart Steverson.  Well played Hilary! Finished strongly with pars on 17 and 18, and scores on every hole other than 15. Tied for win.

1 August, Seniors vs Whitehill, away

Very pleasant day, overcast but warm.  Played with Andy Forbes vs Stuart and Ed, starting on the 10th.

Terrific golf from Stuart, he reckoned gross 71 for 17 holes.  Even so, we were never behind, going from 2 up with three to play to level on the 18th tee.  Managed the par 3 for the win.

29 July - Seniors hcp k/o vs Stuart Knight

Got off to another good start, swapped a few holes but finished the stronger, ending up 3 & 2. Stuart made a lot of crucial mistakes towards the end, letting me in.

28 July - Seniors vs Ely, away

Very pleasant day, getting in before some torrential rain over lunch.

Played with Bob Lee vs John and Barry.  Game went back and forth but we were struggling to keep up later on, losing 4 & 3. Mixed driving, better once the game was over ...

26 July - Seniors Scratch K/O

Against Alan Saunders. Off to good start, winning first three. Then it evened up a bit but I finished more strongly to win 3 & 2.

25 July, Seniors vs The Shire

Lovely day.  Left at about 6.45 to be sure of getting to the course in good time.  Bit slow around Stevenage but arrived in under an hour.

Partnered Steve Ogilvie against Paul Johnson (12) and Shanti Shah.  Very enjoyable chat all the way round, match swinging both ways but Steve not contributing much at all.  Ended 2 down.  Drove well mostly but fell foul of the water on the last.

23 July - Pulsatilla Cup, first round

Difficult conditions and a struggle. With Tony and Pete L.  Opted out of tomorrow.

22 July - Bishops Stortford

Partnered Andy Forbes vs Keith Cridland and Gary Fortune. Lovely day, course quiet, played mostly okay including good final hole. Andy and I won.