Yuletide Greetings from Mr. and Mrs. President and Mr. and Mrs. Captain
Wednesday's golf and post-match festivities appear to have gone off very well, judging by the full-throated, enthusiastic singing which brought lunchtime to a close. It was lovely to see such a good crowd of international golf enthusiasts and their friends playing, then eating, drinking and toasting each other with best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
The three 3ball teams and the five 4ball teams went ahead promptly in the Texas Scramble competition which occupied our morning. Results in full below. This was followed by a Christmas lunch at the clubhouse after the prizes had been awarded and our mutual presents exchanged. Sandra is to be called upon to teach the kitchen staff how to make a proper Christmas pudding since, although they had had the best of intentions, what turned up on some dessert plates was below expectations, to say the least. Better luck, or better training, next time.
Nevertheless, nothing could dampen the jollity of the carols and the general good feeling which prevailed as we left for the car park, with We Wish You a Merry Christmas still ringing in our ears.
Allow me simply to echo this with my good wishes to you all for the festive season and for a happy, healthy and golfingly-successful New Year.
Gordon
Texas Scramble Results
Nearest the pins:
Hole 4: John Brook
Hole 8: Roger Hunger
Hole 11: Michael Davison
Hole 14: Eddy Fagg
Birdie 2: Eddy Fagg on Hole 14
3ball teams:
Runners-up: 69,3 net score - Richard Davis, Graham Sutton and John Brook
Winners: 67,5 net score - Eric Pages, Stan and Christiane Tarabula
4ball teams:
3rd place: 65,5 Roger Hunger, Chris van Bemmelen, Luc Verhaegen and Marie-Jo Lesot
2nd place: 64,3 Greta Biersteker, Santi Hung, Eddy Fagg and Keith Preston
Winners: 61,8 Erik Paesmans, Edi Rogers, Jan Boultbee and Gordon Burton
