I think I beat Brian and joined a heathland course - Worplesdon - before he did!
Now a proud member of a good links (Deal), a good parkland (Flossmoor), a great club (Outpost) as well as the heathland.
And all on a copper's pension...ain't life grand?
I know its hard to believe, but Sheehy has been a bit hard done by. I am not religious man so praying is out. I am also not in a position to pull strings, so nepotism (in the gca.com family sense) is out. Nonetheless, I wish him all success in obtaining heathland membership even if the bugger is being very picky!
Sheehy let me down - 0 ferFor myself
Trip to Aberdeen for Cruden Bay, R Aberdeen, Carnasty Burnside & Montrose Medal -
quad tic - Burnside was my quite favouriteMaybe a trip down to Deal when S Warren is in town -
Si, with a game at Royal Ashdown chucked inMaybe Ganton with Sheehy - we need to get off our asses -
a major coup with the terrific Alwoodley really stealing the show!I must make the effort to see The Sacred 9 - I don't know what my problem has been -
another major coup!! As always, R Ashdown Forest & Pulborough are on the list - though like Ganton, I wonder if these places actually exist -
push one into 2014 and the other over the cliffLindrick too has been pulling at my strings...
heavy sighPerhaps Buda, but I seriously doubt it -
didn't think soBalanced against my failures were some great unexpected successes.
Mid Pines, Dormie and especially Old Town is about as good as it gets for me. There was also a surprise trip to
Seacroft with Hunstanton and Woodhall Spa making up the trio; Hunstanton easily stole this show - a very undervalued course.
I also unexpectedly made a return visit to the Duchy of Cornwall and visited two old friends -
St Enodoc and Perranporth. Well, in the ultra firm conditions with bright sun on my back - links doesn't get any better.
Finally, I recently dropped in on
Walton Heath. This is what heathand golf is meant to at least look like. The tranquilty of the setting only marred by the m25 - is 1986 the year of the most influential change at Walton Heath?
I hope to have a few more surprises up my sleeve - still 3.5 weeks remaining.
Ciao