Well, this was a disappointing result. As they say, a game of two halves, but unfortunately, two halved matches and six losses, two of them on the last hole.
The threatened thunder and lightning didn't materialise and conditions were ideal, the course was in great condition, the wind was minimal. Rob and I had a see-saw game against acting Captain Martin and "young" Tim who played superbly tee to green but had a few putting problems. Your Captain, not a fan of early starts, took a while to turn up but made a contribution by winning the first three of the four par 3s. Somehow we managed to be dormie three, only to see Martin hole a downhill ten footer to keep the match alive then Tim parred 17 and 18 to get St N a halved match. A half when you're dormie three feels like a loss, I can tell you.
I know handicaps are supposed to reflect playing ability at all levels, but in fourball format, St Neots receiving 116 shots in total from the lowest handicappers (all Burghley men) and our team players receiving only 46, makes it very hard to call it a level playing field.
Nearest the pins were the evergreen Pete H from Burghley and the 27 handicap bandit Jim Mynott for St Neots.
A one course meal of pork chop nicely cooked, and a couple of dodgy jokes, rounded off the day.
My personal thanks to those team members ( Pete H, Alan, Richard, Mike B and Phil) who turned out both yesterday and today, in warm to hot conditions, as the selection options were limited. Perhaps next year we can avoid a "two matches in two days" scenario.
Pip
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