The Emerald ( Stableford) The call came on Monday, we are playing Eastern Star and it is in very bad condition, so change to another venue. After some time considering we went to The Emerald. With the rain pouring down for day after day some of the Courses are becoming waterlogged, but others come through the deluge quite well, so off to The Emerald we went.

The Course was nearly empty when we got there, and a steady drizzle was in the air, but we went out to play. As we went around, at times the rain got a little harder, but over all the day was very nice, if a little humid. Amazing that even when it rains it can get humid.

We could take carts but the fairways were a bit wet and boggy in places, and we could not take carts on them, but the greens were not too bad and were still quite fast. Of course you did not want to go into the rough as it was wet and difficult to get out of.
Round over we sat in the only outdoor Restaurant, and the food was in fact quite good. Mick in particular really enjoyed his food, and the value is excellent.
Back at Bert's we noted that we still had some good scores. In second was Perry McNeely with 37 points, but the winner was that tough competitor Mashi Kenata with a fine 39 points. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins Badger Bill Knight Derek Brook Mashi Kenata
Long Put Badger Anders Pederson

001 Mashi with one of Bert's finest