
the winners were Mark & Neil……………..
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The serious competitions for 2017 are now over, just a friendly pairs competition this week, and then the Clover Christmas bash on the 22nd. Thanks to Lynn Bell for acting as starter this week. The forecast was for 22 degrees, but the tops only came off for one hole early on, and then the wind arrived to make scoring difficult for the 16 pairs.
But Neil and Mark were runaway winners with an unbelievable 45 points – it was possible because they dovetailed perfectly with one of them doing the business at every hole.
1st Mark Ambridge & Neil Simpson…………………….45pts
2nd Chris McAllister & Pete Elgar…………………………41pts
3rd Tom Toner & Shaun Cairney………………………….40pts
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didn’t matter that Neil was in trouble at hole 4 – Mark made par for a net eagle!
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the winners watch my partner Don Henry putt out on the devil’s hole, number 10………..
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Next week is the annual Clover Xmas special, a stableford with a twist – 2 gifts from Santa, one free throw at any time during the round and a mulligan (replay one shot you weren’t happy with!). Players must wear a Santa hat (provided).
All arrive at the clubhouse for 09.15 for mulled wine and mince pies, and the society is putting on a small buffet for golfers at 7pm Friday night.
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Not much this week, so here are some observations………………………
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.
A day without sunshine is like, well, night.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.
It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them.
If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
Torch: a tube for holding dead batteries.
God gave you toes as a device for finding furniture in the dark.
When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people, who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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Barry
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