Tate is overcome with emotion after his historic hole-in-one during the previous day's Birkett Barker, DJ is working and Cutie-Cutie is with the kids, so it's an unpopular 5-ball for the 1st Sunday in August. 

Five-balls are now legitimate apparently so Fat-Boy decides that the most fun can be had by pairing Nance with Brett leaving himself to skipper Mr. Grumpy and Turbo.

Fat-Boy has had several sherberts and a curry on Saturday night, both of which decide they no longer they want to be part of his digestive system. This dictates a start on the 6th hole and even so it's even money whether Fat-Boy will reach the sanctuary of the half-way house without an accident. He does so only by putting out whilst the other 4 are still searching for Nance's ball half way back up the fairway.

The Bicker Twins are true to their sobriquet and although the back 9 margin to the 3-ball is only a single point, their 5 point lead on the first 9 is enough for a comfortable victory. Fat-Boy and Mr. Grumpy take ten Muffin points apeice and Mr. Grumpy's handicap has now suffered more cuts than the Government's public sector budget. It's a disgrace.

It's also worth noting that the computer agrees with Fat-Boy's calculation of the stableford scores without subsequent adjustment - something of a record - and also that he's in imminent danger of overtaking Mr. Grumpy for second spot in the fines table. His holiday in Toronto could be ideally timed.

