Phoenix  (Stableford) So off we went to Phoenix to play the Mountain and Lakes Nines. The Mountain was in it's usual fine condition and players scored well on what is normally the hardest of the three Nines, but once we started the Lakes Nine it became apparent why it had been closed the previous week, when we found the greens were 'Bouncy, Bouncy. It happens but I think a few days more would have seen it in better condition.

 Rick Evans who was playing in my fourball, after a level par first nine, the like me, found the irregular lines on the greens frustrating, and we started to leach shots. Still it is the same for every person but in these circumstances the higher handicappers have more shots to waste, so I expected the higher handicappers to come in.

 Back at Bert's as the results were called we had three players on 38 points. Don Carmody won the countback from Colin Cronin in second and Norm Martin in third. In fourth place was Derek Brook with 35 points. Off a Handicap of 35, this is the first tine Don has ever shot his handicap, and we expect great things of him now.  T.T.F.N.

Near Pin      Peter Whitehead   Peter King   Colin Cronin

Long Put     Badger   Peter Whitehead

002    First Three with one of Bert's Finest. Fourth was behind the camera.