“2020 Golf Challenge Cup Report”
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For several years, The MAD and near neighbours
Isis CC have muted the possibility of a team golf tournament at the close of
a regular cricket season, but nothing ever game to fruition. Fast forward to
a season blighted by a pandemic and an utterly irregular cricket season,
things came to pass. The competition will hopefully now become an
annual affair with the teams taking it in turns to organise the event and nominate
a course. It is also hoped we have a cure for Covid-19 by the end of next
year so we can get smashed in the bar afterwards
‘I. Van de Veld’
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Part I – Course,
Format and Particulars
Particulars
Two charity cases who walked in off the street…. |
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Part II – The Day With players from both teams
dropping in and out of the eventual line-ups, teams were settled on the day as
thus, with the unregulated handicaps in brackets. Mr Whiter then introduced a
few rulings on certain holes to benefit the more handicapped to make them
less of a handicap, or something like that…. The
Protagonists
Isis
CC – Team Photo
Left to right some nice chaps in
decent attire. (Dave Penhallurick was late
unfortunately, but very much there in soul….) Far
from the MCC – Team Photo
Left to right some scruffy buggers who
appear to have slept in a skip overnight. (Chris Williams is out of shot having a piss
somewhere….) |
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Part III – Captain’s Report Isis eventually settled on
twelve combatants for the day, with Damian Todd and Joe Walter deputising in
the singles for Ravi Kella and Nick Hardy (pairs). Essentially this method catered
for everyone who was enthusiastic to play… and who hadn’t fallen out with
their respective Captains due to their selected opposition or partner. Following a cheeky clubhouse can
or two for the pub team, the pairs get underway to rich applause when Captain
Whiter hit his opening drive onto the wrong fairway. He improved markedly
after that, as did most of his Isis comrades, with Mr Reeves posting live
Leaderboard feeds online after being bombarded with WhatsApp text updates as
the lads went round the course….
With a light wind and no
little sunshine, The MAD were relatively competitive during these early pairings,
with Mellor & Williams winning by 4&3 (v Francis & Roper) and
Carter & Howarth winning by 2&1 (v East & K Ponsford). Less
successful were the other 3 pairings that weren’t very successful and would
go on to score nil pois….
Scores on the doors at the
halfway point were Isis 3 v MAD 2 and all to play for in the singles events,
unless of course, you were crap or had a really shit
round, which to be fair, was most of The MAD team in general. Shining lights
amidst this wayward dross were again Paddy Mellor (2&1), Corne Vermaak
(on the last) and… erm, well Chris Williams, who managed to halve his round despite
throwing an almost unassailable 4-shot lead away….
Easty holing for a spirited resurgence in the singles…. Ian van de Veld attempts the… just shit
really. |
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Part IV – Final Results
A very smug Captain Keith Whiter holding the Isis CC FFTMCC Challenge
Trophy.
J Ponsford (Pin) and D Todd (Drive) receive their trophies. |
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Part V – Summation An extremely enjoyable day
out and good time had by all, and at times you forgot there was a pandemic
going on. It’s obviously a real shame our neighbours came back strongly down
the back 9, but the best team definitely won out on the day (probably), and
of course thanks to the two Keith’s for doing the lion’s share of organising
things. We look forward to hosting
next year’s event with a completely different result, particularly if there
is bar open to settle those driving irons.
To
2021! |
