SOS CUP, ROUND 2

The second round of the SOS Cup, and with the early start came dewy greens, which played slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. Fine if you're doing the foxtrot, but a bit of a pain if you're putting. 

Of course, you could always be doing something more interesting. Like jetting to disease central, aka the UK:

We tried to stop him leaving...

Getting used to the latest European fashions

But back to the golf. Inevitably, in a two week competition it can get a bit, well, competitive. That only serves to bring out the best in our play, and Barry (aka Boris) certainly excelled himself with a birdy on not just the second, but also the eleventh. 

OK, big deal you say, except that these two holes are distinguished by being index two and one on the course - a feat that doesn't appear to have been achieved within living club memory. (Guiness Book of Records suggest that Kim Jong Il managed it during the opening of the Pyongyang Golf Course in North Korea, but we discount that). 

So, great golf Boris!

Generally, we expect Greg to have achieved a pretty good result on any Saturday, and today was no exception. He won the raffle!

On the day, the honours went to Stephanie, who turned in an exceptional score of 68, three points clear of Ian in second place, who was himself another point clear of Boris. 

Well done all three. 

So, how did we go today?

PLAYER	SCORE	BIRDIES
Stephanie	68
Ian	71
Barry	72	2, 11
Gary	75
Birgit	75
Bernie	76
Glen Pope	76
Greg Bennett	76
Don	77
Tony Gooch	77
Peter	79
Earle	79
Dave	86
Vickie	-
Gerry	-

Apologies to the other ornithologists - I didn't have the cards to see all the birdies.

But it is, of course, the aggregate that matters. Gary had put in a solid marker last week, but found his putting letting him down today. Would his 75 be enough to hold off the challengers?

In the end, not quite. Beaten on countback by the surging Boris. Commiserations to our Captain, accolades to the new challenger. 

Here, the aggregate scores of all players who completed both rounds:

	PLAYER	SCORE
	Barry	144
	Gary	144
	Ian	145
	Stephanie	146
	Tony Gooch	152
	Peter	153
	Greg	155
	Bernie	156
	Don	156
	Earle	160
	Glen Pope	161
	Dave	165

Now if you've ever wondered what it looks like out of the window while you're enjoying your two weeks of quarantine, here it is, courtesy of Paul and Kerry. 

Just another ten days to go isn't it guys? Maybe there'll be a bird or something?  Perhaps a robin? You never know. 

Back at SOS, next week, it's Ladies Day, so expect some fun and games. We'll miss Paul's cross-dressing - anyone volunteer to take his place? It'll get in the blog!

They're all over it. 

And in the meantime, if you've forgotten how to do the foxtrot: