From our correspondent at Wycombe Heights:
“Richard, The original six were joined by Stuart, so the balls were thrown to find one team of three and one of four. Nick, Bill and John T played against Stuart myself John S and Rob. The handicaps of the four were set at three quarters +1 of their normal handicap and we waltzed 1-2-3,1-2-3 etc – one score to count on the first hole, two on the second and three on the third ad nauseum
Whilst it was warm, it didn’t feel that way with a strong wind blowing and the course was extremely claggy, damp with worm casts everywhere
Pars were rare, I certainly did not get one, and the ball refused to run onto the green, but just stuck.
We repaired to the cafe area to refuel, lick our wounds and see if the other lot had done any better. The food was good, the scoring less so.
Nick’s team 27/20 lost to Stuarts 30/27 and we had a debate about what a Bashcoin should be worth (ed. the same as a BitCoin I suggest?).
We concluded that Wycombe Heights should not be played on in the winter and that the majority of Basher autumn/winter games would be played at Temple, requiring a co-operative approach to tee booking
Mike
One other point worth noting is that John S secured a new Ballbasher record for the most debris deposited on himself and the surrounding floor after tackling one of Wycombe’s extremely tasty but explosively messy sausage rolls… Rob has a photo of the end result.