Summer finally arrives with tempratures in the mid-80's for the second day running.  Fat-Boy and Nance are surprise attendees for this weeks Muffins soiree, having both competed in similar tempratures the day before in the Birkett Barker Shield - when Fat-Boy having achieved a top 10 finish.  Nance, however recorded scores of 81 and 91, a sequence which he was looking to break.  Turbo and Mr. Grumpy are absentees, choosing to take part in the annual Stubbins golf day.

Fat-Boy ropes in his next door neighbour, Wayne, as a guest for the day - the opening introductions include very clear instructions to Wayne to pick up as many extras as possible, in order for Fat-Boy to pick them up by proxy.  Instructions which were clearly taken in, but more of this later.

Fat-Boys toss is surprisingly uncontroversial, though it does alloow him to keep a close eye on Wayne, and to offer him suitable advice at every "extra-opportunity".  Nance made up the 3-ball, leaving Tate, DJ, Stan and Cutie-Cutie to "come up the rear".

Waynes start seem to flatter to decieve, although the wheels did come off as early as the 3rd, with the first of Fat-Boys "extras-by-proxy" in the ditch to the the left. Little further of note on the front 9, with the 3-ball shaving it by 2 points at the sandwiches.

Tate's game was, as it turns out incorrectly, once again off the boil, and the usual shouts of "fore!" continues to ring out aorund OGC. Typical was an approach to the 12th green from the greenside bunker on the 13th, over the heads of Nance, Fat-Boy and Wayne.

The back-nine proved to be a bit expensive for Fat-Boy.  His 2nd "extra-by-proxy" followed a wayward drive on 14, and the third a hooked drive on 16 which may have ended up in a front garden on Links Drive.  However it was on 16 when Fat-Boy was thankful of his recent wins on the OGC draw.  3 conseqcutive drives out-of-bounds added up to an unprecedented haul of 6 "boob-by-proxies" for the Fat-Boy.  Fat-Boy himself decided to add to his haul by picking up a duck no 18.

Fortunately for Fat-Boy, Nance picked up the camels for the 3-ball, and Stan for the 4-ball.
Last week, we were forecasting that Tate would be in retirement by now, however 7 days is a long time in golf, and this week he picks up 37 points for the individual win.  

Nance's zero points forces him down a spot in the race for the Girlie-Bunt trophy, and Mr. Grumpy will be happy (surely not) to see his absence rocket himself to the top of the pile.