Plucky Jim triumphs in The Tempest as Blatchington blows a Gale
Date: 29 May 2009
Men: DA, HO, JT, NM, PM and AD.
Mice:
AB, MD, PK, AF, PB, PE.
Guest:
Lewis Mann
Venue:
Blatchington,
Seaford.
Weather:
Hayling Islandesque possibly
worse.
And so the
comic caravan of the Last Hoorah made camp for the day in Blatchington home of
our latest member, Philip Mann. On behalf of those that enjoyed Phil’s
hospitality, may I extend a big thank you. You made us feel most welcome. It is
a shame however we repaid this by our schoolboy pranks e.g. hiding condoms in
the condiments where they were well camoulflaged - I wonder which of the
membership will be first to spice up his sausage sandwich which that particular
lubricated contraceptive. Whatever tickles one’s fancy, I suppose but on to
graver matters.
The day
dawned with low grey cloud scudding low over the Downs, a harbinger of what was
to come… At the last moment, Captains Boyle and Davieeeees cried off concerned
that rough winds might ruffle up their fancy hairdo’s never-mind what havoc the
rain might wreak on their mascara or guyliner. But mock not these
cheroot-chomping Captains, I hear you cry, for they are truly prescient having
seen into the future and with the help of BBC News long range weather forecast
had quite sensibly decided to sit this one out in the dry.
But as
those of us who played and were blown away in the maelstrom of Hayling 2007
know, the members of the Last Hoorah G. Soc. don’t do sensible. We laugh gales
in the face of 6-7 force winds and smile into the salty spindrift and play on.
There are times (particularly with HO still recovering from Swine Flu) when
discretion should get the better of our valour but HO has put his life on the
line before in the pursuit of the Red Jacket and no doubt will again.
We
started as is our wont with a hail(?) and hearty breakfast thanks to Phil who
introduced us to his stepson Lewis who was tidily dressed from head to foot in
golfing attire from the Ian Poulter school of
sartorial elegance. Despite the fact that we were but 1 week from
‘Blazing June’, the wind chill factor made it feel like midwinter. To our
disbelief, the first thing Lewis did on the tee box was to take his jumper off
to reveal his polo shirt. It didn’t take long before the colour of his arms
matched his Poulter pink bag. Even the brave Northern Warlord looked askance at
this show of youthful bravado.
Whilst
on the subject of the Society’s very own Viking, may the rain-soaked annals
record his 1st and long-awaited victory. HOORAH, HOORAH…HOORAH. A truly
Corinthian effort in the face of all that nature had to throw at any golfer
foolish enough to be caught out on a course as exposed as Blatch. From the last
straggling group of HO, DA, PM and AD, glimpses were caught of Jim leaning into
the stiffening wind exhorting his cohorts to carry on. His words however were
snatched by the winds and lost forever out to sea. All credit to HO for tying
with Warlord on the front 9 with 15 pts apiece but JT blew all away with his 17
pts on the back 9 and a win overall with 32pts. For most, being out and still
standing was enough but for Jim, Viking Warlord of the Financial Services
Industry, only being outstanding will suffice.
JT and
HO share the honours on the par 3 comp with 4+ but no-one made birdie. How
strange?
Congrats
once again to Jim and our thanks to Phil for his hospitality. Afterwards, DA
cried off the curry but a beer at Phil’s local which was heaving with the good
folk of Seaford chuckling into their beer as Barcelona stuffed Man United. The
others went on to sample the local sub-continental cuisine to great
appreciation.
See
Stato’s much rain-affected records of
the day....
Scores
On The Doors:
|
#4 Seaford Blatchington |
|
HO |
DA |
NM |
JT |
AD |
PM |
Lewis |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F9 |
|
15 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
? |
9 |
? |
|
|
|
B9 |
|
10 |
12 |
11 |
17 |
? |
13 |
? |
|
|
|
18 |
|
25 |
23 |
25 |
32 |
? |
22 |
? |
|
|
|
Hoom Pos. |
|
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
? |
|
|
|
Hoom Points |
|
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
|
? |
|
|
|
Par 3's (4) |
|
4 |
8 |
|
4 |
? |
6 |
? |
|
|
|
Gross Score (Par 69) |
|
91 |
96 |
97 |
86 |
? |
97 |
? |
|
|
|
(note
no FIR / GIR / Putting stats available) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Winnings |
|
£23.00 |
|
£1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
£25 |
Player
|
Exact H/C
before
event |
Meddle
Score Today (Par 69)
|
Adj To H/C (max +/- 2)
|
New Exact H/C
|
New Playing H/C
|
HOOM Before Game
|
HOOM Points Today
|
HOOM
After Game
|
|
HO |
10.6 |
+22 |
+2.0 |
12.6 |
13 |
15 |
3 |
18 |
|
PB |
10.6 |
|
|
10.6 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
|
DA |
13.3 |
+27 |
+2.0 |
15.3 |
15 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
NM |
16.6 |
+28 |
+2.0 |
18.6 |
19 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
|
PE |
8.4 |
|
|
8.4 |
8 |
6 |
- |
6 |
|
AF |
19.0 |
|
|
19.0 |
19 |
3 |
- |
3 |
|
PK |
18.0 |
|
|
18.0 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
|
MD |
22.5 |
|
|
22.5 |
23 |
13 |
- |
13 |
|
JT |
12.6 |
+17 |
+1.2 |
13.8 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
|
AD |
26.0 |
+? |
+2.0 |
28.0 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
AB |
24.6 |
|
|
24.6 |
25 |
9 |
|
9 |