June 16th was an atypical day as far as the weather was concerned—it was quite nice! Normally, at this time of year we can rely on summer weather, but this year June has been very fickle. The night before our President's Decanter competition Pallanne was deluged with rain and hail, so much so that the bunkers were either full of water or compacted. However, the vagaries of this year's weather didn't prevent fifteen Musketeers from turning out in their attempt to win one of our annual 'majors'. The course had softened up thanks to the rain, but at last the fairways had been cut to a sensible length and the course was playing and looking remarkably well.
Rob Jones, our former Captain, sponsored some wonderful prizes and in a closely fought competition the prizes were awarded as follows:
James Gibb won with 36 Stableford points — impressive off his low handicap.
He received the President's Decanter which carries with it the tradition that the winner returns it the following year filled with some really good wine. Some call it a poisoned chalice, but James won a bottle of Armagnac as well, so he wasn't complaining.
David Smith came a close second with 35 points
Steve Paterson came third with 32 points.
The nearest the pin winner (on the 10th) was John Wilkinson — a mere 3 metres from the flag. He won a bottle of Champagne for his skilful tee shot.
The longest drive was by James Gibb on the 11th — only about 30 paces from the green — but the one-prize rule meant he couldn't claim the bottle of Champagne, so it was raffled. Our Handicap Secretary, Pete Giles held the winning ticket and went home with the fizz.
Eleven Musketeers stayed on for lunch at La Racine and prize winners sat proudly with their bottles of Armagnac, Whisky and Champagne in front of them, trying not to gloat too much.
Rob Jones, our former Captain, sponsored some wonderful prizes and in a closely fought competition the prizes were awarded as follows:
James Gibb won with 36 Stableford points — impressive off his low handicap.
He received the President's Decanter which carries with it the tradition that the winner returns it the following year filled with some really good wine. Some call it a poisoned chalice, but James won a bottle of Armagnac as well, so he wasn't complaining.
David Smith came a close second with 35 points
Steve Paterson came third with 32 points.
The nearest the pin winner (on the 10th) was John Wilkinson — a mere 3 metres from the flag. He won a bottle of Champagne for his skilful tee shot.
The longest drive was by James Gibb on the 11th — only about 30 paces from the green — but the one-prize rule meant he couldn't claim the bottle of Champagne, so it was raffled. Our Handicap Secretary, Pete Giles held the winning ticket and went home with the fizz.
Eleven Musketeers stayed on for lunch at La Racine and prize winners sat proudly with their bottles of Armagnac, Whisky and Champagne in front of them, trying not to gloat too much.
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