I’m back from international donking, and likely to be in the wrong time zone in my head when we tee off at the Skins tomorrow, at an event that the Players Rep is promising to be the most complicated...
Continue reading...So Close – 2015 Gibbon Match Report
The controversy As the final group walked into the clubhouse at the Menzies, it was clear that we weren’t going to be retiring to our private room for the rice and curry. As Bruce had make it abundantly clear,...
Continue reading...Two Events In, We Have a Form for Submitting Your Issues to the Players Rep
After a couple of years without fines – because we put Nice Mike in charge and also because Baxter had a tantrum – Pete had this as a clear item on his manifesto for Players Rep. He was keen...
Continue reading...She Does Exist
For the first time in three years, we have proof of the continuing existence of the Munich Stein with crappy hinged lid. In 2012 the winner of the Spittle Shield took this trophy home, and like the presidential belt...
Continue reading...Handicaps After the Shield
It seems like Pete’s USPGA system is working OK, but today was a weird, low scoring day for most players. Millers drops a stroke for a win, Nelly M drops because he’s building a portfolio of rounds, and Doug...
Continue reading...Slicker Donking
Part of moving the site onto a new template was so that I could start linking my admin sheets directly to tables, which means I’ve had to do a quick bit of year-change housekeeping but after that zzzzzzzz –...
Continue reading...So, which three clubs will it be then?
Some of the boys turning up to the Spittle Shield on Saturday will never have played in a Spittle before, so it is worth reminding you that the Sponsor likes to ease the society into their season by requiring...
Continue reading...Not looking as bad as the last visit to the Abbey
For those of us heading back to Redditch to see if we can get round, the weather on Saturday doesn’t look terrific. Pack your waterproofs, gloves and thermals boys – this is an american website, so it’s all in...
Continue reading...Are You in for the Shield, Gibbon, Jug? Do we know?
I’m trying something new to help you and me, and the event sponsors keep track of who’s in or out of upcoming events. Have a look at the table below, which looks fine on my android phone and tablet,...
Continue reading...Your 2015 Handicaps Are Ready
I’ve just written quite an extensive explanation of the new system on the handicaps page, so if you need to know what lies behind this, check there – what is shown below is the ‘live’ embedded copy of our...
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