End of winter? Start of summer? Whatever, it's the Muffins away day at picturesque, scenic Sandwell Park in the heart of West Bromwich adjacent to the Baggies ground, the M5 and the Kingsmill bread lorry depot. From such unpromising surroundings a little gem of a course emerges and whilst not being able to hear yourself think and forgetting for a moment the electricity pylons, it's a most enjoyable, tough track. Cheap as well. 

Seven regular Muffins sans Brett plus Bones make up the party and Mr. Grumpy, Turbo, Cutie-Cutie and DJ head out into the unknown, followed by Nance, Fat-Boy, Tate and Bones.

Sandwell's best defence is it's greens which are fast, subtle and inviting of the three if not four stab. There's also a bit of an icy breeze. Nonetheless DJ and Tate make light of the conditions for a morning 41 points apeice with Mr. Grumpy 2 back on 39. A resounding win for the lead 4-ball leads into soup and sandwiches. No-one can be arsed to change the teams at lunchtime so the same groups are retained for the afternoon.

The long walk and the continuing chill make for a tiring pm and the scores start to suffer. Bones and Cutie-Cutie share top spot with 34 points, Tate collapses, Fat-Boy has a bit of a mare and thus DJ's 33 point afternoon is sufficient to take the overall £40 prize money on offer by a couple from the surprisingly consistent Mr. G. DJ has now infringed his amateur status so turns pro.

Fines (various) swell the curry fund and its off to the George and Shebab's for a convivial end to proceedings.