Brett's on holiday, it's a non Cutie-Cutie week, Turbo's AWOL and Nance and Fat-Boy are making their last appearance in the Summer 4-Ball. So, to save Tate and DJ the embarrassment of being a nuisance 2-Ball, Mr. Grumpy has to come out of retirement. It also gives the cub reporter a week off.

It's lovely morning with a whiff of Autumn in the air, marred only by the heaps of wet grass cuttings that build up on the shoes such that after a couple of holes, longer shafts are needed. Tate sets the tone early on the camel front with a deuce on the first hole on his way to collecting a baker's dozen.

DJ turns in a very steady performance and despite a couple of 3-stabs, amasses 38 stableford points and a 10 maximum. Mr. Grumpy scores 35 with an OOB and Tate scores 30 but skilfully avoids hitting anyone. DJ adds nothing to the camel total, so is odds-on to pick them up on the last hole, but manages to stay out of trouble

In the Summer 4-Ball Nance and Fat-Boy get a bit of a pasting 6 and 4 by the Kennedy's. Apparently it's Fat-Boy's fault.

AOB

Mr. Grumpy's Guide to ZEN, No. 1 in an occasional series.

"Do not lead for I may not follow,
Do not follow, for I may not lead.
Do not walk beside me either,
just f**k off and leave me alone".

AAOB

Mr. Grumpy has taken the liberty of reserving a table at the Muffins Annual Prizegiving Dinner which doubles as the WUGC Annual Dinner at Copt Heath GC, which he thinks is Friday 28th Nov. All those available please email confirmation to ian@knowle45.fsnet.co.uk 