It's Mr. Grumpy's birthday and in celebration of that there's a record turn out of Muffins, nine in total including Bones who make his first appearance in a year. Bright, sunny, but with a nip in the air, the tossing of nine balls causes Fat-Boy some concern and a lot of fancy footwork is required to re-distribute the balls into a combination that suits him. 

Mr. Grumpy, Brett and Tate head for the 3rd tee followed by Cutie-Cutie, Turbo and Bones whilst Fat-Boy, Nance and DJ head for the 1st.

Brett, who's headed the league table throughout the winter, starts to exhibit the same sort of nose-bleed suffered by Manchester Utd and his petulance mirrors that of Wayne Rooney. On 11, Brett gets a drop alongside the new 12th tee whilst Mr. Grumpy relieves himself in the hedge. Brett thins his wedge through the back and commences a tirade of self-abuse that starts as Mr. Grumpy whips out his todger and is still going long after Mr. G has shaken it and put it away. Later in the round Brett turns his ire on the green staff who seemingly can't cut a new hole without "crowning" it - a fair point as Brett's 3-ball fail to hole a putt all day.

Cutie-Cutie's also having a bad morning and slaps his tee shot on 15 into the right hand side bank which is still covered in leaves. A few minutes desultory swishing about fails to reveal it at which point he strikes the ground in a bit of a paddy. By some sort of miracle he's chosen the spot where his ball lies and out it pops!

The three-3 ball format produces some difficulties on the results front. One 3-ball win the front 9, a second win the back 9 and a third win the match. It takes accountant Tate to work it all out and more money changes hand than you could shake a stick at. 

Individually Mr. Grumpy and Bones share top spot and Brett's demise leaves everything to play for on the final Sunday. Watch this space!!



