Dear Members,
I said in my last blog that hopefully, the sun will start to shine again soon and what a great week we have had so far. I hope you have all managed to get a few rounds in while the sun is shining. Let us hope it continues a bit longer (with the odd spell of rain overnight to water the course.)
It is now the first week of June and that can only mean one thing – I have been knocked out of all the knockout competitions. I actually didn’t play too badly, and I certainly can’t blame my playing partners. We just came up against opponents that were too good for us on the day. My singles match against Phil Alley and my Mixed Pairs against the Lady Captain and Alan Dunne both went to the 18th and my pairs against Scott Walker and Tom Peters went to the 17th.
I have to say all games were played in the right spirit and an after-round drink was enjoyed in the 19th after all matches.
The course also looked in fantastic condition as it always does in the bright sunshine. Once again, please help the Green Staff where you can by replacing divots and repairing pitch marks on the greens.
Three rounds in three days did take a lot out of me though. My legs were like jelly last Tuesday. On the bright side, it was great training for my 72-hole challenge on 20th June. I posted the details on the Members Facebook page, but I will be playing 4 rounds of golf on the day teeing off at 6:00, 9:16, 13:32 and 17:32. The Lady Captain and Alan Dunne have offered to join me for the final round, but the other tee slots are open, so feel free to come and join me on the day.
If you cannot join me, please can you sponsor me by either:
• Logging on to my Just Giving page on https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gordon-wallace
• Making a payment to my bank account, Sort Code: 09-01-28, Account Number: 69144315
• Leaving a donation in the shop
Even £1 can go toward providing help to someone suffering mental health issues.
I was sad to read this week that Naomi Osaka had to pull out of the French Open due to the issues that she is facing in her life. If it can happen to someone at the top of her game, it can happen to anyone. What really disappointed me was some of the tweets posted in Twitter having a go at her. It was great however seeing some stalwarts from the game of Golf talking some sense, like Lee Westwood, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnson and Thomas Bjorn. Well done lads.
Remember, people who suffer with mental health issues do not pretend to be ill; they pretend to be well.
Sadly, I have had to cancel the sweepstake that I was proposing for the Euro’s, as only 1 person responded saying they were interested. I might try something else later in the year.
This week, I am playing in the England Golf Captains qualifier at The Wilmslow, accompanied by 4 other Past Captains from the Club. I am really looking forward to this as I have heard it is a great course.
We also have the Mixed Challenge Trophy coming up on Friday 18th June, another event I am looking forward to.
The third round of the West Cheshire League matches are being held at Antrobus this Sunday. Pryors Hayes currently lie in second place, but Antrobus is always a tricky place to pick up points. Good luck to the lads anyway who are playing on Sunday. It will be enjoyable whatever the score.
Big Shoutout has to go to Matthew Jones, who picked up his second Major this year by winning the Captains Trophy last weekend. It was also good to see a new member of the Ladies section, where Anne May took the Porter Challenge.
Until next time, PLAY WELL, STAY SAFE, SUPPORT THE CLUB AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER