It's Sunday morning so the Muffins select a local church and pop along to join in with the local service before heading to St Andrews. Hymns ancient and modern are sung with gusto and there's a very thoughful sermon by the resident episcopater.

A putting competition on the "Himalayas" has then been scheduled, but is preceded by an excellent breakfast in the St Andrews Clubhouse which offers a multiplicity of delights including fresh fruit, muesli and assorted bakery items as well as the traditional fry-up. This variety of fare will be pointed out to Lawrence and Helen at the first available opportunity.

The putting is tricky but enjoyable although the battle-hardened Muffins seem to do little better than the 5 year olds or Grandma's they are sandwiched between.

Then, it's off to Ladybank. A tour highlight. Not unlike Frilford or Ferndown it's heathland, tree-lined and very pretty. But, there's Germans. In particular two of them playing immediately in front of Tate, Mr. Grumpy and Fat-Boy - who's made himself conspicuous in a fetching combination of fuschia and pale blue.
Tate has tried to insert a ball up Fat-Boy's posterior the previous day and now the German's are at it. There's no shout of "fore" - not even an "Achtung Spitfire", just a sotto voce "sorry" after the event. 

"For you Moray, ze golf iz over"

Tate's having tree trouble and, not finding conditions to his liking, is drawing on all his reserves of verbal self-abuse. Mr. Grumpy however is revelling in more familiar conditions and on the back nine, Big-Dave starts to exhibit the sort of game that once had him as low as 1.8.

Nonetheless it's Nance who takes the honours with a useful 35 points to start a late charge, but DJ's in second spot and one fears is building an unassailable lead to compensate for his undisputed reputation as the Sultan of Sand. The front 9's are shared and Nance, Big-Dave and DJ take the back and the match.

Fat-Boy's better-half Julie drives up during the day and joins the boys for an excellent Indian (DJ will dispute this). But such is the conviviality of the company, Julie chooses to make this a one-off.  