Day 1 of the trip and round 1 of the 'championship' sees us assemble at Burnham & Berrow GC, for their Seniors Open, in time for our mid-day'ish tee times. The view from the clubhouse window didn't fill us with excitement... whilst it was bright enough, the horizontal rain didn't look too promising!
Fortunately the forecasters got it right for a change and the rain cleared before any of us tee'd off, however the wind persisted all day.
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| Burnham & Berrow 1st Tee |
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| Must have been a practice swing? Surely he didn't play with those people so close... mind you, they are in the fairway so quite safe! |
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| Clearly a staged pose? Bon coup, Monsieur. |
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| Finally... some 'golfers' arrive at the first tee! |
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| On the tee at the par 5 4th, James and Mike trying to work out where to aim to try and carry the crap. |
As can be seen from the scores below... the course, or more specifically the wind, was the winner on the day! The Open winners score of only 35 points and a CSS of 75 (R/O) bear testament to how tough the conditions were.
Our scores -
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Hcp | Pts |
| John Alexander |
13 |
27 |
| Mike Steward |
17 |
26 |
| Dave Williams |
16 |
26 |
| Kevin Timms |
18 |
22 |
| Cliff Smith |
20 |
20 |
| Andy Wright |
18 |
20 |
| Richard Gent |
22 |
19 |
| James Barnatt |
14 |
19 |
| Alan Lake |
19 |
18 |
| Glyn Rees |
22 |
18 |
The above has been written two months after the event (don't let the date at the top the post fool you), so you'll forgive me if the details are a bit thin on the ground.... memory of events later in the evening are even more sketchy! Suffice to say I think all had a pleasant evening in Weatherspoons (just across the road from our hotel... good fortune eh? Or good planning?).
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| The 10th man is behind the camera... thanks for the pics Glyn. |
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