The last match of a long Summer season and despite promises to the contrary, DJ doesn't show - so he can't be overtaken in the quest for the Girly Bunt Trophy and neither does Tate, which leaves Mr. Grumpy disconsolate at the head of the fines table.

Fat-Boy decides that Mr. Grumpy, Cutie-Cutie and Nance will take on himself, Turbo and Brett. A highlight of the front 9 is Fat-Boy's wedge approach to the 4th green. After playing it he squints into the sun confidently expecting it to pitch on the green and is thus surprised to hear Brett's scream of "fore" as what turns out to be a shank misses Cutie-Cutie's swede by a thou as he crosses the stream on the 5th. Thus un-nerved, Fat-Boy then contrives to hit himself with a bunker shot on the 8th.

At half-way there's a 2 point advantage to the Fat-Boy Three which is little surprise as Mr. Grumpy and Cutie-Cutie are having to carry their single figure player who has yet to achieve a par.

Nance finds his game around the 13th, but unfortunately not his ball on the 12th where a vicious hook finishes in the copse by the 14th tee. Cutie's seminal moment occurs on the 17th where he's behind a staked tree - but not so far that he can claim a drop. The resultant swat hits the stake and cannons back past him for an OOB.

Nance's partial recovery allows him and his compadres to turn the match around for a one point victory and Cutie-Cutie takes the individual honours with a useful 35 points.

Next week - winter draws on.