The day began with the invasion of Wales by the Devon Captains paying £6.40 for the privilege of playing in the Principality, hmmm ! Driving into the long entrance to St Pierre it was obvious that the lush parkland course was in good condition, as usual. Soon we were joined by some very familiar faces from St Pierre and friendships were toasted in local ales, these included Secretary Arnie Pidgeon, Eric Brown and John Jones all in fine fettle, except for Eric who informed that he is currently on the "Welsh Hip List", didn't affect his golf though ! Unusually, once all were gathered, we had our bacon baps and coffee al fresco at the Halfway … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
Devon Captains’ versus South West Secretaries at Worlebury G C
Captain Roger with Tony Edge and opponents Jon Mills (SWS Captain) and Will Hendry Glorious sunshine greeted all players with views out over the Bristol Channel looking towards Wales with the Millenium Stadium in the distance. This match was played for a trophy presented by Martin Lowry in 2004, long time Secretary of Bigbury Golf Club, so both teams were inspired to play their best golf. The team was led by the Captain Roger who was playing with Tony Edge who has been suffering a long term injury - welcome back Tony - a good win 4-3. The second game went the way of Secretary/Manager with an on-loan Devon … [Read more...]
