With Charlie Neil forecasting a total white-out, it was with great surprise that Muffins woke up to find that the snow was holding off just long enough for the Sunday 4-ball to complete.  Seemingly benign conditions for those looking out of the window from under a warm duvet, however for Muffins, the biting nor-easterly made the temperatures raw at best, and a need for a minimum of 6 layers all round – only 4 for Fat-Boy, who has 2 layers fitted as standard.

Conditions, then very similar to the Dubai Desert Classic, the other event competing for time on the TV schedules this weekend.

Only 6 Muffins this week, yet another non Cutie-Cutie week.  Mr. Grumpy also is absent on holiday in South-Africa, and as he reminds the boys via text before the match, he is spending his time with the hyenas and baboons, as usual for a Sunday.

Top tosser is back to his duties following a week off, and decides he wants to play with Tate and DJ, leaving Turbo to put with the expected bickering from Brett and Nance.

From the opening tee shots, it was clear that Turbo, Nance and Brett were going to struggle.  With the team picking up a measly 2 points for the 1st hole, a long round looked in prospect. However a gross birdie for Nance and a par for Brett at 2 brought them back into the game.  Hockey-cokey golf followed, however, in-out-in-out all the way to the sandwiches and a significant deficit of 5 points for the front 9. 

The back 9 continued in a similar vein. A brief distraction for the Fat-Boy, DJ and Tate whilst walking up the 11th sees the OGC captain fire his drive down 9 straight at the yellow tee marker, the ball ending up behind him, the tee marked 10 years ahead of its original position.  Charlie required Mr. Pick to play his 2nd immediately, since it was his honour.  

This brief interlude fails to break the concentration of Fat-Boy, DJ and Tate, who hold on to take the back 9 by a short head, and the match by a clear margin.  Tate takes individual honours on a day of mediocre scoring.   He also decides to claim the camels for his team, as does Nance for his.  Turbo adds two little ducks, and DJ a further 1 to the pot.
