It's the ultimate Sunday of the 2008 Summer Season, but it's a very wet one as Olton receives an overnight dowsing. It's still raining as 6 Muffins obey Brett's orders and assemble at 08:15am. Turbo's had another overnighter in the Cotswold's sampling Mrs Archer's dumplings and Cutie-Cutie's got the kids, so Fat-Boy tosses them up and pits himself, Nance and Brett against Tate, DJ and Mr. Grumpy. 

With Cutie-Cutie having an unassailable lead for the trophy, all eyes are on the fines table to see whether Tate or the unfairly treated Mr. Grumpy finish the most out of pocket.

With few members braving the elements, progress is brisk and at half way, the second 3-ball have a three point lead curtesy of Mr. Grumpy's 21. A collapse is anticipated. The rain stops, a weak sun shines and the back 9 provides an exact reversal of the scores such that both 9's and the match is halved. 

This was unecessary. 

From pole position in 2 on the top of the bank on 18, Mr. Grumpy dumps a weak wedge into a plugged lie in the front right bunker from which a sideways escape is the only option. All Tate has to do is chip onto the green from 10 yards short of the stream. A strong "thin" scoots the ball over the green into the back bunker from where he takes two to escape. The result is only a couple of points for the team score and 9 camels for Tate to take the Extra's Title.

Individually Mr. Grumpy bags the ten points with a useful 39 shading Nance with 37. Fat-Boy picks up the other 11 camels and an OOB.

It's the inaugural match of Winter 08 -09 next week!