Approaching mid-summer day and God and Charlie Neill decide to bless the Muffins with a glorious morning. The course is set up for low scoring, though DJ is not appraised of this.

It's a "non Cutie-Cutie week" so the 7 remaining Muffins each think they are in with a shout for ten points.

Fat-Boy juggles the spheroids and comes up with the teams he'd decided upon the previous evening. He sends out Nance, Turbo and Mr. "it's a game of two-halves" Grumpy. The leading trio make good progess and courtesy of another 21 points from Mr. Grumpy, lead by a full 6 points at halfway.

Tate, Brett Fat-Boy and DJ are having a difficult morning. DJ in particular, if faced with a cow's arse is unlikely to have juxtaposed it with a banjo.

However, following the previous week's collapse, the principal speculation centres on Mr. Grumpy's chances of delivering a repeat performance. A shakey drive courting an OOB down the left of the tenth is an early indicator. Aided by a double OOB from Nance on the same hole, the 4-ball take a fresh guard with renewed optimism.

Despite a solid contribution from Turbo, Mr Grumpy's repeat collapse for another back nine of just 12 points (but, 1 better than last week)ensures that the 3-ball chuck away the back 9 and the match 78-80.

Individually Fat-Boy shades it with 37 points, one point ahead of Brett with 36. There are a clutch of players with 32 and DJ also has a 3 and a 2 in his score, unfortunately in a different order. The David Blunkett of the greens now has some additional issues to address.

Finally, it's a lucrative day on the fines front. DJ and Mr. Grumpy pick up the camels, 15 and 6 respectively and there's a nap hand of OOBs contributed by Nance, Fat-Boy, Tate and Mr. Grumpy.

Next week Cutie-Cutie will return, so it's a scrap for the minor places. 